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Same child in every book
The research behind personalised reading
Their story. A reason to join in.
Studies suggest that personalised books can help children get more involved when you read together.
- New words to discover. Personalised story sections supported better word learning in a small preschool study.
- A little more to say. Children spoke more often during personalised shared reading in a study of 35 preschoolers.
- More smiles together. A home-reading study found more smiles and laughter from toddlers and their parents with personalised books.
Explore the three studies
A small study of 18 preschoolers found better word knowledge for personalised story sections at two of three assessments.
Word learning · First Language, 2014In a study of 35 preschoolers, personalised sections prompted a higher rate of spontaneous speech, including more references to themselves.
Children’s speech · Journal of Pragmatics, 2014Seven parent–toddler pairs shared books at home. Both parents and children smiled and laughed more with personalised books than with comparable non-personalised books.
Shared enjoyment · Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2013
Made for one little person
A gift today. Their story for years.
Their name on the cover. Their own face in the adventure. Even their favourite outfit, brought into the illustrations from your photo. It’s a story with little details they can recognise as their own.
A birthday surprise, a grandparent’s gift, or a new bedtime favourite — a sturdy hardcover to open together and keep as they grow.
