{"product_id":"the-story-path-first-book-set","title":"The first book set: a personalised 1st birthday gift","description":"\u003cp class=\"sp-opening\"\u003eOnce upon a time there was a very small person with a very short story.\u003cbr\u003eTheir name on the first page, two places to wander, and The End to bring them home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA first story for a first birthday, or a first Christmas. Short enough for small hands and a short attention, and ready to grow with them: every tile added later joins this one, and the story gets a little longer each time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTell us their name in the box above. We engrave it in our script on the first page, so every story starts with them. Longer names go onto two lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sp-lines\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrows with them.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every tile and pack added later joins this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheir name, engraved.\u003c\/strong\u003e Type it in the box above; longer names go onto two lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e£39.95\u003c\/strong\u003e, posted from 1 December, in time for Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIn the bag\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first page, engraved with their name: “Once upon a time, there was…”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo solid oak tiles, the wood and the cottage, each a place for the story to go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe End\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur cotton drawstring bag, which is also the pile you draw from\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it is played\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt one, the story is yours to tell and theirs to point at. Lay the first page down, say their name, and walk the path together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lucky Bag.\u003c\/strong\u003e Reach into the bag and draw a tile without looking. Join it to the path, and say what happens there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Forked Path.\u003c\/strong\u003e Later, when they can choose, draw two tiles and let them pick the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt becomes a storytelling game as they grow. Every tile joins every other, and when it’s time, The End joins on and brings them home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it is made\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first page, the two tiles and The End are each solid oak, 120 mm square and 13.5 mm thick. We plane and shellac them, engrave the pictures and their name in our script, then ebonise them with iron and vinegar so only the engraved lines turn black, and finish them with Osmo hardwax oil. Every piece has the same arrow joint, so any tile joins any other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePre-order\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade to order in our Wiltshire workshop and posted from 1 December, in time for Christmas. It comes in our cotton drawstring bag, which is also the pile you draw from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Oak \u0026 Sprout","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55699683443027,"sku":"SP-FIRST-BOOK","price":39.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/3363\/7715\/files\/story-path-first-book-set-playmat.jpg?v=1793581963","url":"https:\/\/oakandsprout.live\/products\/the-story-path-first-book-set","provider":"Oak \u0026 Sprout","version":"1.0","type":"link"}