What PCS books do, is encourage “relationship”…and that, my friend, is the basis of ALL learning! You need to add that to your list of benefits for PCS!

Wendy – Kidlutions

Your personal child story is my baby’s favorite book. She walks around the house w/ it saying “baby! baby!” I love that book, too. We read it everyday.

Pamela – Utah (Editor, Wasatch Woman Magazine)

WoW! I love it….fantastic! That is such a talent that you have……….it is just perfect!

Maureen – Florida

Oh my goodness, the tears! This is wonderful. I didn’t realize you had sent this when I replied to your last email. She loves gum too, so that line was great. Yes please add a coloring page too. You are very talented. I’m going to post your info on my facebook status, my friends deserve to have a book like this for their children.

Christy – Canada

It is WONDERFUL!! And Landon is officially addicted – you should have seen his face when he noticed his pictures! He is retelling the pages on his own to Harlow. Thank you SOOOOO very much for your help creating what has now become an integral part of our day. Just last night, I heard him reading the book to Harlow and informing her that HE is the superhero of the house and SHE will never be scared again. Fingers crossed!!

Damein – Pennsylvania

Your books are a great concept that I am sure will become treasured keepsakes for the families. Love the fact that you add rhyming text, that some can be more than one language and that the text has a real message not just rhyming nonsense. All the best in 2011!

Lorna d’Entremont

LOVE the book that I got from Personal Child Stories! I cannot wait to give it to Violet, and I actually had to wrap it and stash it away to ensure that I would wait for Christmas!

Jessica - New York

I showed the book to the guests & they absolutely LOVED it.  I so appreciate what you did.

{Books created for a Stroke Walk, helping children to empathize and understand the struggles involved with children who suffer strokes.}

Maria – New York

OMG you are incredible, Shara!!! I’m BAWLING over here!!! I actually laughed out loud when I first read MEATBALL. Super! It’s beautiful and the text is just PERFECT!!!!!

Well you’ve done it again!!!! I am SO excited and can’t WAIT to give this gift!!!!

Laura – Boston

Has anyone ever said something that is exactly how YOU would say it, if you could find the words?  That pretty well sums up what Personal Child Stories does every time.  Love, creativity and sheer genius is poured into every book. I don’t know how Shara does it!

Wendy – Kidlutions

You rock my pink socks! My books came right on time…my kids had just finished giving gifts to their friends when my director (who announced herself as Santa’s helper) came in holding a magic box! My director was sooo impressed Joseph’s dad kept saying how nice they were. Can’t thank you guys enough!

Mrs. Myra – Florida

I took a picture of Anna reading her book today…remember she hasn’t been to school throughout the last couple of weeks. When I presented her present bag she was sooo surprised. I handed her the book and she sat on her cot reading, then re-reading again and again. She couldn’t believe she was on every page!!

Mrs. Myra – Florida

We LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I know, I was planning to wait until Christmas, but I just HAD to see it and then after I read it about 45 times and bawled, I ended up putting it in her stocking for her to find. She loves it soooo much. She was “star student” of the week this week and brought it for her class to see. I’m so happy to have an awesome reminder of our Maddy {dog}. Thank you so much. Now I just want a whole collection of them. Who wants a regular old book now that you are here to personalize them? Not me

Khrystl – Arizona

OH my – I LOVE IT…… WOW Chickie …. it already brought tears to my eyes. I love it, I love it, I love it … you are so inspiring … I was laughing and had a few tears. Krystal came in and I shut the computer window down and she said: “Mom what are you laughing at? Why are you crying”? LOL. Oh goodness… great job. Thanks so much Shara. You Rock!! ♥

Tracy – Arizona

She loves it. I just gave it to her last night. She is already showing her cousins and is all excited there is a book made for her of she and her family. She loves it! YOU ROCK!!!

Tracy – Arizona

We got our book, and we LOVE it; thank you SO much. I am really excited about giving it to my little guy, and appreciate all your work on it. I will definitely be giving you great word of mouth reviews!!

Sarah – Tennessee

Congratulations, Shara! What you do is extremely powerful for not only the kids, but for their parents as well. Creating close, emotional bonds this way is ideal!

Erin Parenting

My family watched the video of Amber reading her PCS book last night and now they are all super impressed with your work! My mom thought the quality of the book looked great and my brother was impressed with how you wrote the book to perfectly match the pictures!

Nicole – Wyoming

Thank you guys so much for the thoughtful present. I actually just got to read it and teared up… you’re not supposed to make a pregnant lady cry Thank you so much for putting together such a great book so quickly! It was wonderful to be able to give something so meaningful to Ella. I know she will cherish it for years to come!

Kim – Texas

Shara’s philosophy is based on years of working with children, education courses and hands-on experience. She loves watching the impact and results of creating toys and books using personal photos that really draw children in and get a reaction. There are numerous other sites – where you just download a pre-made story and there are blanks on the page where you can fill in your own child’s name and some other content to personalize it. But the books are just printed and stapled together; not actually bound or individualized. I have ordered a name and counting book for my son incorporating his rich heritage. Numbers were written in English, Italian and Farsi. What I particularly liked was that the text/content was well thought out. I will also recommend that my clients consider this valuable product and incorporate it into psycho-educational sessions. For example using this medium to describe the devastating affects of bullying, how to manage anxiety or how to deal with divorce or illness. With PCS books, teachers and educators can send photos to PCS, order a custom book completely designed for ONE child – to address any behavior and/or emotional issue whether it be sensory issues, bullying, hitting, biting, communication barriers, social challenges, etc. Wonderful, useful product and great customer care! Thanks Shara!

Dr. Nadia Delshad – Arizona

Little Kelsey just called and loved, loved, loved her book!! THANK YOU!!!  My friend Mary said that she plans on passing out your cards to all her friends at her preschool……Thanks again for a job excellently done!

Louise – Signing Families

I absolutely looove it!!! Oh my goodness, I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed reading this book!! I read it three times!! My husband loved it as well. I cannot imagine how much my son will love this book if we love it so much. We love the story line, thank you!! This is a gift my son will truly enjoy for a lifetime! Toys last a matter of hours but a book like this will really make a difference. We will definitely be doing many more of these books in the future. Thank you again and take care.

Kristin – Pennsylvania

I was in tears after Rozie read your book. After she read it she came over to me, hugged me and said in an uncharacteristically grown up voice, “Thank you so very much.  I always wanted something like that. It’s very important to me. Now, I can see mommy whenever I want to. Thank you so very much.” She had tears in her eyes and hugged me so tightly – repeating over and over, “Thank you so very much.”

Wow – what a gift you gave to that little girl. She has read it over and over, tears of joy on her little face as she’d point out details in the pictures and read. She loved the poems you wrote.

Thank you again. I am speechless at how she reacted to the book.

Deni – Indiana
PayitForwardforJamie

I did receive the book and it is wonderful. When Natalie opened it her eyes lit up and she said, “It’s a Natalie book!” We have read it every night since then. Thank you so much for all the effort you put into the book.

Amy – Missouri

This was the best present ever. I read it to him everyday and I cannot wait to order for my friends Thank you for such a wonderful present.

Carol – Massachusetts

I have tears in my eyes. I couldn’t love it any more than I already do. It’s perfect! Thank you, thank you and thank you. I can’t wait for her to see it!!!!!

I have to tell you, I sat my son on my lap and put him in front of the computer to see the prototype. My husband and I read it to him from our laptop and he loved it and he never sits still for books! He made us read it again and again to him! My husand was dying of laughter – thought it was terrific! And I don’t mean to sound snobby but Chris is a comedy writer and is an alumni from the Groundlings – where all the biggest comedy actors and writers come from – so he’s super critical and he sincerely was blown away by it! Anyway, I just had to tell you how much we love it and can’t wait to give it to Lucy. I am certain that I will be getting more books from you.

Ally – California

Dear Ally, Chris and Braden,

WOW!!! Thank you so much for that custom made book. It’s unbelievable. I’ve never seen anything like it. It was thoughtful and amazing. We read it every morning at breakfast. Lucy’s favorite part is “no more Braden’s jumping on the bed” – she knows a good joke when she hears one!

Thanks for everything. Lucy is a very lucky girl to have family like you guys.

xxoox, Lucy, Mike and Jen

This is so wonderful! I can’t believe how personalized it is. She’s going to get it right away!!! I’m so excited for it!

Thanks for doing what you do Shara, there really is nothing else like this out there! I can’t wait to see the final product and show it to her and let her touch it and play with it!!

Jen – Canada

I just wanted to let you know that I showed your book and “The Cap Catcher” to 30 Scottsdale teachers yesterday at a training I had at T4T. They LOVED it!! [See Cap Catcher book here.]

Barb Blalock – Director, Treasures4Teachers

I was delighted and amazed at the quality and standard of the book for my son, Alex. It is never easy for a child to understand an operation and “Alex the Brave” was better than my wildest imaginings. My now almost three-year-old will have something to show why he has a scar and it will help him to understand what was done to save his life. We just love it so much that we have donated two copies to the cardiac unit at the Prince Charles (soon to be Mater Children’s) Hospital staff for their use in explaining to other parents just what the steps are in their child’s operation. Personal Child Stories made this experience a little less daunting and frightening through this wonderfully written book which includes an explanation from the American Cardiac web site (www.americanheart.org). We say a heartfelt thanks, and to borrow a popular phrase…”we’ll be back!”

Vanessa – Australia

I had Personal Child Stories create a book for the little girl I nanny for. I gave it to her as a gift for her third birthday. As she was opening presents she would toss each one aside before quickly grabbing the next one. However, when she opened the present I got her and saw her picture on the cover of the book, she screamed: “Look mom, it’s me!” She sat there with a mountain of presents behind her and looked through every single page of the book, commenting and laughing at the pictures. Only after much persuading did she allow her mom to look at it while she opened the rest of the gifts, but she always kept her eye on who had the book! When her mom got the book she started to cry and it was quickly passed along to the room full of moms who all LOVED it. Thanks for making my present a favorite for everyone!

Ashley – Arizona

I actually meant to write and tell you how big of a hit the books are. When Madeson opened it at her party one of the ladies starting crying she thought it was such a great book.  Madeson really likes it. She tries to carry it around with her. Zander likes his too. He likes it when I read it to him. I ask him who the baby is and he smiles at the picture and then at me. They are definitely a hit. Thanks again.

Kristi H – Arizona

My daughter’s favorite book is about her and her dog, created by Personal Child Stories. She thinks it’s so cool that she and her dog are in the book and the book is about them. It is a definite keepsake and I can’t wait to surprise someone else with a book of their own. Thank you Personal Child Stories!

Wanda – Arizona

Just wanted to say thanks so much for the indestructible book! My two toddlers rip, peel, and chew on every book they own and I thought I would never be able to find a book that would last. That is at least until I found Personal Child Stories. They’ve had your book for a few months now and it’s still intact… a true miracle in our house! The best part however is your story – made just for them to encourage them to care for and respect their books. The photos really keep them interested and I think the message is sinking in, too!

Lori – California

My daughter received the counting book for her Birthday and LOVED looking at the pictures of herself.  She kept asking me if she could read the book about her!  She also counted all of the pictures of herself and when we got to the end, she said, “Again Mommy!”  “More counting!”  The books keeps her occupied in the car and I know she can’t destroy it so it will still be in one piece when we get where we’re going! Thanks to Shara for such great work

Lisa H – Arizona

They LOVED it!  They really love the book, and have shown it to everyone – I know you will be hearing from us again – and hopefully some referrals!

Dodi – Arizona

That is awesome!!! It is so cute!!! My friend will love it! Thanks!

Amy F – Arizona

I love it because it’s all about me and telling the truth. It helps me remember to tell the truth. I also love how it has my baby brother in it. (Referring to book written encouraging honesty.)

Jacob – Age 6 – Arizona

The books can help a lot. If you read them to others it helps them know about your situation so they aren’t worrying about how you are. The books are great! (Referring to books written explaining a medical issue.)

C.L. – Age 8 – Arizona

While working as a classroom aide in a Special Needs classroom during the past ten years, we had a need for books that would help some of our students relate in a much more concrete way with the world outside and at home. We were unsuccessful in finding what we were looking for and decided to make our own books. We felt that one of our students in particular would be helped by such books. With the help of his parents sending in activity photos, we made his personal ‘I play baseball book’ and ‘I love cars’ books. The baseball book talked about getting ready for a game, being with friends, and teamwork enjoyment. The book about cars focused on traveling from here to there, various destinations, and types of cars. He absolutely loved the books and read them constantly. Other simpler books were made for some of the other children and in each case they proved to be a good teaching tool.

Margo – South Carolina

Children love to see themselves and read about themselves in any situation, and at any level. I am happy to see that Personal Child Stories is making available the option to create these special individualized books – I wish they had been available when we were looking for our students! I will certainly keep them in mind for future use!

Children from toddlers to elementary students will flourish when they experience being in their own unique story. Having worked in special education for 17 years, I have witnessed the dramatic results of the children who use a personalized book. These books enable children to conceptualize in their own environment and relate to those within their world. Whether children have special needs, attend public school, private school or are home-schooled, learning won’t seem like a chore. These books are so beneficial and invaluable to all children.

Linda A – Oregon
Special Education Assistant