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You see every page before we printFor a book with your child’s name: the whole book as a PDF by email, printed only after you approve it
Printed price includes deliveryNo shipping charge at checkout
Your language beside EnglishSpanish on the left, English on the right, on every spread
Ships to US, UK, Canada, Australia and New ZealandDelivery after printing: 3–16 working days
PERSONALISED · IN TWO LANGUAGES

ThemaincharacterofthisstoryisLeo.One of our ready-made characters, with your child’s name.

Choose one of our ready-made characters and add your child’s name, and it runs all through the book. Every spread speaks two languages: Spanish on the left, English on the right — so Nana can read along, and so can the teacher at school.

ES · EN
SOBRE TENDER PUENTESLeo y la estrella perdida de NavidadLeo and the Lost Christmas Star
PERSONALISED · IN TWO LANGUAGES

Delivery after printing, in working days: US 5–10 · UK 3–5 · Canada 5–10 · Australia 4–14 · New Zealand 4–16. A personalised book is printed only after you approve its preview.

WHAT’S THE OCCASION?

Who’s the book for, and why?

The story changes with the occasion: a birthday tells a different tale from a new baby’s first lullaby, and a different one again at Christmas. The day is on the cover and on the dedication page, too.

ES · EN

Leo and the Lost Christmas Star

IN THE SHOP
In the shop in 18 languages, each with English. See which

Spanish–English · Tagalog–English · German–English · Turkish–English · Portuguese–English · Italian–English · French–English · Polish–English · Dutch–English · Samoan–English · Russian–English · Ukrainian–English · Greek–English · Vietnamese–English · Chinese (Simplified)–English · Chinese (Traditional)–English · Japanese–English · Korean–English

The star from the top of the tree falls down, and Leo sets off through the snow to bring it back.

USUALLY GIVEN BY
Godparents, neighbours, nursery friends, grandparents
WHEN
November–December
AGE
2–8

More occasions

TWO LANGUAGES

Your language, and English.

Every spread tells the story twice: once in the language you speak at home, once in English, with one picture across both pages. A child reading along stops asking what a word means, and starts comparing.

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El gato de la frutería solo hablaba español. «Rodó hasta el puente», dijo el gato con un bostezo. Leo lo entendió enseguida: eran palabras de casa. El gato se estiró y se unió a la búsqueda. Ahora había dos hileras de huellas.

ESPAÑOL

The greengrocer’s cat only spoke Spanish. ‘Rodó hasta el puente,’ said the cat with a sleepy yawn. Leo knew those words from home. The cat stretched and came along. Now there were two sets of tracks.

ENGLISH
A real spread from “Leo and the Lost Christmas Star”: picture and words as printed.
LOOK INSIDE

Look inside the book

Sample pages from the Spanish–English edition of “Leo and the Lost Christmas Star”, with the name Leo.

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Pages from the print file. The child in the book is one of our invented characters, not a real child.

Front cover of “Leo and the Lost Christmas Star”
Cover from the print file of this book, not a photo.
THE BOOK

This is what arrives.

A printed picture book with your child’s name on the cover and all through the story.

20×20 cm, square
Every book is the same size.
32 pages
Printed in full colour when you order.
Softcover or hardcover
A matt softcover, or a hardback for giving.
CHARACTERS

Pick the character who feels most like your child.

Pick the character, we add your child’s name — on the cover and all through the story. Our characters are invented and drawn for our books; none of them is a real child.

  • Girl 1: shoulder-length dark brown hairGirl 1In 36 books
  • Girl 2: black hair in a low ponytailGirl 2In 37 books
  • Girl 3: black curly hair in two puffsGirl 3In 32 books
  • Boy 1: short black curlsBoy 1In 36 books
  • Boy 2: short dark wavy hairBoy 2In 34 books
  • Boy 3: dark tousled hairBoy 3In 32 books
  • Baby 1: a baby in a blue swaddleBaby 1In 13 books
  • Baby 2: a baby with dark hairBaby 2In 12 books
  • Baby 3: a baby with soft black curlsBaby 3In 11 books

You pick the character when you create the book: up to 6 to choose from in a children’s book, up to 3 in a baby book.

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Some books can also be drawn from a photo of your child, which you upload after ordering.

HOW IT WORKS

Three steps, then it’s on your doorstep.

  1. 01ONE MINUTE

    Pick the book.

    Choose the occasion, the age and the languages: yours beside English, or one language on its own where the book offers it.

  2. An open spread from one of our booksLeo
    02TWO MINUTES

    Choose a character, add the name.

    Pick one of our ready-made characters and add your child’s name — and, if you like, a dedication for the first page.

  3. 03DELIVERY AFTER PRINTING: 3–16 WORKING DAYS

    Check the preview, then watch the post.

    The preview PDF comes by email. We print only after you approve it — if we don’t hear back, we’ll remind you and keep your order on hold. Then the book is printed and sent to you, with a free PDF copy by email. Delivery after printing, in working days: US 5–10 · UK 3–5 · Canada 5–10 · Australia 4–14 · New Zealand 4–16.

THEMES

Five worlds to choose from.

Our Birthday, Christmas, New baby, Big sibling, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and First birthday books each come in five worlds: pick the one your child loves most. Books for other days, from Mother’s Day to bedtime, have a story world of their own.

How stories begin: Once upon a time… · むかしむかし… · Érase una vez… · Il était une fois… · Es war einmal… · Bir varmış, bir yokmuş… · Жили-были…

The school language is everywhere already. The home language often stays at home.

Children growing up between two languages hear one of them at school, on the street and on every screen, and most of the books that come into the house speak only that one. Pip Leaf puts the home language on the same page: one book, two languages, one child. Whoever reads it aloud, at bedtime or on a video call, finds their own words there.

WHY PIP LEAF EXISTS

Who makes Pip Leaf

  • Uğur İnalFounder, technology
  • Belinda McCallionEditor, children’s author and child-development specialist
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LANGUAGES

Your language, beside English.

Our books come in these 18 languages, each with English on the facing page. Pick yours to see its books.

PRICES

Pay once. No subscription.

Prices depend on the delivery country and are shown in its currency. Printed book prices include delivery, so there is no shipping charge at checkout.

Prices for US, in USD.

Printed books ship from this site to US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

With a ready-made characterNo photo needed: choose one of our characters and add the name. The preview PDF comes by email, and we print only after you approve it.
Ready-made bookNo name to add, for any child: the finished book, with its own main character and name.
PDF
With a ready-made character
US$12.99
Ready-made book
US$9.95

Download it, read it on a tablet or print it at home.

  • 32 pages, print-ready PDF
  • Both languages side by side
  • Sent by email
Softcover
With a ready-made character
US$34.99incl. delivery
Ready-made book
US$22.99incl. delivery

Light and sturdy, for every evening.

  • 32 pages, matt cover
  • Both languages side by side
  • Can go to a different address
  • Free PDF copy by email
Hardcover
With a ready-made character
US$49.99incl. delivery

For giving, and for years on the shelf.

  • 32 pages, hardback, dedication page included
  • Both languages side by side
  • Can go to a different address
  • Free PDF copy by email
MORE THAN ONE BOOK

For brothers and sisters, or for the year ahead

Two or more printed books in one order: 10% off every book after the first, delivered together.

Set up each book on its own page and add it to your order there.

Start with the first book
  • One for the new baby, one for the big sister or brother
  • Christmas and a birthday
Every printed book comes with a free PDF copy by email, so family far away can read the same book.In the preview of a personalised book, changes to the details you gave us (name, dedication, character, girl or boy, language order) are free, for up to 2 rounds. If a printed book arrives damaged or with a printing fault, we send a new copy or refund you.

What parents ask us.

Yes. On every spread the same text appears once in Spanish and once in English; the picture runs across both pages as one. For a personalised book, you choose which language goes on the left when you order. Where a book offers it, you can also choose one language instead: the whole book in one language, laid out the same way: the picture runs across both pages and the words are shared between them.

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