It can be really hard buying books for people as gifts. After all, you never know just which books they already have. And then when you do find the right book and give it to them, how do you make it really personal? Put in a book plate? Write an inscription? How do you make the whole thing totally them?
These personalized “Chicken Soup for the Soul” books are one really great way to do it. Not only do you get to choose from five different story themes (from “Christmas Stories” to “Giving thanks”), you can personalize it in ways you just can’t with a conventional book. As the title suggests, these are stories meant to comfort and heal.
Your custom “Chicken Soup for the Soul” book will truly be a book for them because the book is printed with their name on the cover, as the recipient. And it’s truly from you because your name is printed on the cover as the giver. You can even include an inscription inside the book and on the back cover. Even add a photo to the back.
There are other nice options to choose from, like the type of cover you’d like and the type of paper. It takes just about five minutes to make it a truly custom book. And chances are, it’s something they’ll love forever. And a 60-page book starts at just $24.95.
There’s a quick video here: Chicken Soup for the Soul that shows you how to fill in all the info using a simple online tool. The books are all done by Blurb, so you know the quality is going to be great.
Get started here: Blurb’s Chicken Soup for the Soul Book
That’s a nice touch added. Gift giving is hard for me because I never know what to get.
i loved these books my mom got me into these when i was a kid
These are great. A good idea for a lot of friends on my list and each book can be different.
What is the maximum number of pages that come in the books? How many stories/poems are there?
Blurb gives you 2 options — 60 pages or 120 pages. I think the number of stories depend on the theme you choose. You can click on any of the links above to check the theme choices. Try customizing it then the Preview will show you how it will look (it will also show you the Table of Contents). The Christmas themed book has 25 stories.
This would be a great gift for a friend. Thank you for sharing this.
This would go perfectly with our collection of Chicken Soup for the Soul books!
this would be a great gift for anyone thanks i would like this
I’ve never actually read s CSS book – I guess I live under a rock! However, this would make an awesome gift for several folks on my list.
hmm.. I will check them out again before my friends big 40th.. maybe order one 🙂
Thank you
Wow, this is a really great idea. If you know that someone is having a hard time with a certain aspect of their life you can select story themes that relate to that aspect of their life. Thank you for this post.