A British Children's Book: Your Journey to the UK

This personalised children's book Your Journey to the UK is a fantastic storybook for the British expat communities living abroad, for British families raising children abroad, or at least one British expat parent in a multi-cultural family living in a foreign country.

Kids are impacted by their home-environment, which consists of various cultural and social identities. Understanding your roots and having a sense of belonging is challenging for them. The love for your British cultural heritage is not something that they inherit when they are born; it has to be nurtured from an early age.

If you are a British expat parent or grandparent and find it difficult how to share or start a discussion about your roots and heritage – you are not alone! 

You want to make sure that your child gets to know who they are and to whom and what they belong. You want them to experience and understand British culture. You want to share all those beautiful customs and traditions from Great Britain which bring back so many unique memories to you. Are you struggling to find modern British children’s books that do that? Do you struggle to find relevant kids' books to read together and enjoy with your children?

This one-of-a-kind personalised kids’ book gives you a great starting point in talking on what does the UK mean to you, what memories and feelings it triggers in you and why. This personalised illustrated children book about England, Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland will push you gently into discovering even more themes once the reading is finished. For example, cooking a typical meal together, learning how to master steps for an English or Scottish folk dance or organising a children’s party for your expat child’s roots; there, they can share the many learnings and personal stories about the UK with the friends and the community around their home. And why not, also share these unique details with your partner, if he or she is not British.

Now, for the grandparents out there who have British grandchildren living abroad: kids can feel confused concerning who they are, and we need to understand that and empathise with those feelings. This can happen, for example, when your grandchild is positively looking forward to travelling to get to see you, the grandparents and other family relatives in Great Britain, while in the same time they will experience sorrow to leave a familiar place which is their current home and the familiar faces of neighbours and friends they know. Your Journey to the UK can make for a remarkable gift for grandchildren who live far away. Your grandchild also recognises the book as “my world book” and will attach more naturally and more profoundly with the UK, the British culture and traditions.

And when the distance is too big for frequent travels, then this personalised children's book keeps the little ones connected and curious to engage with you on a deeper level.

As soon as they are born, children need adults and a safe and nurturing environment. As they develop from babies into toddlers and preschoolers, their sense of belonging and their roots are being built. It is such an essential part of their future lives, which will come with them to support them later if done right. For multi-cultural families or British expat families living abroad with their kids, constructing the roots and understanding the complexity of the foundation of two or more cultures is essential to be handled carefully. 

We encourage British expat parents, British grandparents, or other caretakers to support that process, to open discussion, to encourage questions, to share. In the end, we all hope for the best for the little ones: a strong identity, a sense of belonging, a sense of exploration and openness to others and a fearlessness driven by passion and joy.

What if you are a single parent or a divorced parent with UK roots, raising your children in a foreign country? Let’s get something clear from the start, this is your situation, and you shouldn’t feel guilty or shamed by it. Even more important, your child should feel comfortable being in this environment. CUKIBO personalised kids' books allow you to select only one single parent in all our books. We make it easy and natural, as per your situation, to read a modern British children’s book.