Real moments, illustrated

What we sent in→ what we made.

Every book on this page was made for our own daughter, Lara. We built Whimbel for her first, before opening it to other families. As real families receive their first books in the coming weeks, we'll add their stories here — with their permission.

A First Steps BookLara's First Steps

What we uploaded

Lara — the photo we uploaded for her First Steps book

Lara

What we made

The finished illustrated spread from Lara's First Steps hardcover book
A Memory BookLara's First Day at the Beach

What we uploaded

Lara — the photo we uploaded for her first beach day book

Lara

What we made

The finished illustrated spread from Lara's first beach day book
A Mama TributeLove for Mama

What we uploaded

Mama and Lara — the photo we uploaded for the Love for Mama book

Mama & Lara

What we made

The finished illustrated spread from Love for Mama — Lara reaching up to Mama, arms up, hold-me-close
A Memory BookDay at the Yellow Slide

What we uploaded · 3 photos

Saba, Savta and Lara — uploaded for the Yellow Slide book

Saba, Savta & Lara

Mama — uploaded for the Yellow Slide book

Mama

Aba — uploaded for the Yellow Slide book

Aba

What we made

The finished illustrated spread from Day at the Yellow Slide — the whole family laughing at the playground

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