A new baby is exciting and, quietly, a little unsettling for the child who was the only one until now. A story that puts them at the centre of “welcoming baby” — rather than sidelining them while everyone fusses over the newborn — can make a real difference to how the transition feels.
Build a story about becoming a big brother or big sister, and let your child be the one who does the welcoming, not just a bystander to it.
Excitement, jealousy, curiosity and worry about being “replaced” can all show up at once — a story that acknowledges the wobble honestly, then resolves it warmly, tends to land better than one that pretends only excitement exists.
Mention the specific worry if you know it (less attention, a shared room, a changed routine) and the story can address it directly rather than generically.
Many families read a new-baby story before the birth itself, as a gentle way to introduce what's coming, or just after, as the big sibling's own record of “the day I met you”.
Either way, your older child is written as the one doing something important — helping choose a name, showing baby their room, being the first to make baby smile — not a passive observer.
It's also a popular gift the other way round: a small keepsake “from baby to big sibling”, marking the arrival from the new baby's imagined point of view.
Either angle makes a lovely, lasting record of exactly how the family felt at this particular moment.
No blank page, no writing or drawing skill needed — just a photo or a description, and a few simple choices.
Upload a photo for a true likeness, or describe your child, a toy or an invented character in words instead.
Choose a theme or type your own idea, set the reading age and writing style, and pick from eleven art styles.
A fully illustrated story appears in about a minute — read it, hear it read aloud, or print it as a keepsake.
The things a free chatbot won't do — the narration, the trust, and the keepsake.
The same lovable hero on every page, built from a single photo.
Soothing AI narration reads every story aloud, so they can listen and follow along on the iPad.
From 'read to me' to 'I can read', tuned to their age and ability.
Premium hardcovers and a growing library you'll keep for years.
Every story is moderated automatically and you see it before your child does. No ads, ever.
A point-and-click flow — magic without the wait or the work.
Use one as-is, tweak it, or upload a photo and tell us your own — every story is generated fresh, unique to your child.
A big sibling's own account of meeting the new baby for the first time.
A story where the big sibling has one genuinely important new-baby job.
A gentle story about a shared room, a shared toy box, and it turning out fine.
Free to preview — pick their look, their name, and watch it come to life in about a minute.
New sibling
A personalised story to help your child navigate becoming a big brother or sister — feelings, excitement and all. Free to preview.
Baby Shower Gift Storybooks
Give an expectant family something different at the baby shower: a personalised keepsake story ready and waiting for the new arrival's first library.
Christening Gift Storybooks
A personalised TurtleTime storybook makes a lasting christening, baptism or naming day gift — printed as a hardcover keepsake, ready to grow with them.
A storybook gift for a brother or sister.
Give each of your children their own personalised TurtleTime storybook — same family, same quality, a story that's entirely theirs. Free to preview.
Birthday Storybooks
Skip another toy. A TurtleTime birthday storybook stars the birthday child by name and age, previewed free before you pay a penny.
Christmas Storybooks
A TurtleTime Christmas storybook stars your own child in a warm, wintry adventure — previewed free, printed as a hardcover keepsake if you'd like to keep it.
Easter Storybooks
A gentle, springtime Easter adventure starring your own child — previewed free, illustrated in about a minute, printable as a hardcover keepsake.
Halloween Storybooks
A gently spooky Halloween adventure starring your own child, tuned to their age so it's fun, not frightening. Free to preview, illustrated in a minute.
Yes — mention the specific worry in your idea and the story can acknowledge it gently before resolving warmly, rather than only showing excitement.
Both work well — before birth as a gentle introduction to what's coming, or just after as the big sibling's own keepsake of the day they met the new baby.
Yes — every TurtleTime story is written with your named character actively involved; describe a role you'd like them to have (helping pick a name, showing baby their room) and it'll be woven in.
Yes — set a younger reading age for a simpler, gentler telling of the same idea, right through to a fuller story for an older sibling processing more complex feelings.
We built TurtleTimefor our own children first. Safety isn't a setting here — it's the whole point.
Create your child's first story free — in about a minute.
