Holiday Gift Guide - Personalized Book Shines Way For Your Little Boy or Girl to Learn Their Name

“It’s a Boy, It’s a Girl!” Now what will you name your new baby? Contemplating and creating baby’s name provides one of the most exciting butterfly-like feeling for many parents. Some know right away what they want to name their little one when they find out the baby’s gender, others wait until they see him or her for the first time. Take the special opportunity to give your child a personalized story book - a gift they will always treasure and grow into and truly grow from. Lost My Name is a new magical personalized book that allows for parents to read with their children encouraging enthusiasm as this story is helping them find their path, while also spelling their “name” in a playful way.

LostMyName.com offers a simple one-of-a-kind online book creation for ages 2 - 6. Simply type in the child’s name on their website, select boy or girl and ‘presto’ - your story will arrive taking your child on a journey that offers an educational twist from fictional animal characters that have human qualities looking to locate the missing letters in their names. The Little Girl Who Lost Her Name and The Little Boy Who Lost His Name follow a child who misplaces their name and bravely sets out to find the missing letters. Along the way, a girl named Avery will encounter an Aardvark, a Viking, an Elephant, a Robot and a Yeti to help her find her name; whereas a boy named John will be helped by a Jester, an Ostrich, a Hippo and a Nabarlek to find his name. 

Each tale is entirely unique and written very creatively by a BBC comedy writer and illustrated beautifully on thick eco-friendly paper, these whimsical tales take kids on a journey all their own based upon the letters of their name - which makes every book truly different and filled with a unique and delightful cast of characters! The end result is teaching your young child how to spell his or her name letter by letter and enjoying learning.

The technology behind it is so unique that the company (led by three Dads and an Uncle) recently scored the highest investment deal in the history of the TV show "Dragon's Den" (the UK's equivalent of "Shark Tank").

*Consumers can place orders now through December 12th to receive before Christmas. This one-of-a-kind book sells for $29.99 

My Thoughts

I have always loved books that are personalized. It's so much easier to get children to want to read when they feel like they are really part of the story.  In the Little Girl (or Boy) Who Lost Their Name, the story is all about them. The basis of the book will start out the same for each child. They wake up and can't remember their name. What follows is a magical journey to find the missing letters of  their name through a world of magic and enchantment.

Once you set out on your journey, the book will be different for everyone. You stop by and meet magical beings and each one gives you one of the letters for your name. My daughter's name is Willow. Some of the people she got to meet were a Wizard for W, an Imp for I, and a Loin for L. Even though she has a few letters repeated in her name, there were different adventures for each letter. At the end of the story, you have all the letters you need to spell your name. Not only is it fun and personalized, it also helps teach kids learn how to spell their name! My daughter just loved this book! It's a lot of fun and if you have  more than one child, each story will still be unique.

If you'd like to learn more about this fun book or grab one for a special child in your life,  visit the Lost My Name website or follow them on face book or twitter.