Mother's/Grandmother's Book (from Young Child/Children)

Following is the entire text of the story. The words in red represent the personalized information.

This book was created
especially for
Mom
With Love From
Jack, Shannon and Kathy
May 15, 2005

Mom, we can't remember the exact moment that we met you for the first time, but it must have been wonderful to see the smile on your face and the love in your eyes.

We especially love your blue eyes, Mom.  They look at us with kindness when you hug us, become sad when we're ill, and are full of smiles when we tell you that we love you.

Mom, we love your kisses: the soft kiss that wakes us in the morning, the warm kiss at bed-time, and those extra large kisses that console us when we're sad.

We love your voice when you sing us sweet songs and tell us exciting stories.  Mom, we love how you hold us ever so tightly and reassure us when we are frightened.

You also prepare so many good things to eat.  No one can cook lasagna the way that you do!

In short, Mom, we love everything about you.

When we walk together along the streets in Atlanta, or you take us places, we are so happy that you are our Mom.  You are the greatest!

When you're with your friends or other family members, we watch as you chat and laugh with them.  We think you're the best Mom of all!

At times, you scold us and your face looks angry, but you are only trying to teach us what is right and wrong.  We wouldn't change you for any other Mom in the world!

We'd like to give you a beautiful and very special present;  we'd like to give you a little bit of the sun to brighten up those days when you're sad.

Mom, if we could ride on a star, we'd climb up into the sky and grab a piece of the moon to make you a dress of light.  That way you'd become a princess, like the one in our book of fairytales.  Even if, to tell the truth, you're already a princess to us!

We'd like to pick the sweetest smelling flower for you; when you hold it, its perfume will always make you think of us.

Mom, we'd like to give you a special charm to make you forever appear as loving and beautiful as we see you.

We'd like to give you a magic wand that would do all the daily chores for you.  Then, you'd have more time to be with us.

We'd like to give you an eraser to rub out the tiredness and worries that we sometimes see reflected on your face.  Then, you could always be happy and smiling.

Mom, we'd like to buy you the best treat in the world.  We'd like to let you know just how sweet we think you are when you hug us, play with us, and read us stories.

We'd like to give you your every wish!

But the sun and the moon are too far away, and flowers wither quickly.  Magic wands only exist in fairytales, and we're afraid that our erasers are only good for rubbing out scribbles.

Even so, we know that a kiss and a very big "We love you, Mom!" can make you smile with happiness.                                                                                           

We don't know what any other

 Mom is like,

 but we know that you are

 our Mom.

 With Love From

 Jack, Shannon and Kathy

 Mom, we hope that you like the

 drawings and special things that

 we've done especially for you.

 Jack, Shannon and Kathy

 May 15, 2005

Here are sample pages from the inside of the book.  To read the story, click on the "Read the Story" tab to the left.

This book does not contain illustrations.  Instead, as a keepsake book, it includes removable pages on which you can add photos or children can draw pictures.  It also includes lined pages on which to record notes or other memories.  Samples of these pages are below.

• Quality, hard-cover personalized book
• Insert pages on which to add photos (4 double-sided pages)
• Lined pages on which to write notes or other memories (2 double-sided pages)
• 32 pages
• Measures 6 3/4" x 8 1/4"