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"Armed with an entrepreneurial spirit and help from her graphic-designer husband, Haag launched her My Very Own (www.iseeme.com) line of books in May 2000...." | "Discovering her inner artist Maia Haag says that giving birth transformed her from corporate executive to creative writer...." |
Co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepard checked out My Very Own Name and My Very Own Fairy Tale personalized storybooks as great gifts for children on ABC-TV's The View. Everyone in the audience was thrilled to receive a gift certificate for a free personalized storybook! | Us Weekly featured I See Me! storybooks as "Most Creative" in their Hollywood Gift Guide! "Page-Turners let kids create their own stories with these personalized fairy-tale books by I See Me! Inc." |
The personalized storybook My Very Own Fairy Tale was featured in the holiday gift guide of In Touch Weekly magazine, as a favorite gift of Brooke Shields for her daughter. | My Very Own Name was featured in New York Family magazine as a great personalized gift for kids! |
"We scoured the world for the most fabulous, unique, interesting, and clever gifts for every person on your list. Shop from your sofa--all that's left is the wrapping! Gift For Your Baby: My Very Own Name Personalized Storybook, I See Me! Inc., www.iseeme.com" | My Very Own Name was included in Real Simple magazine as a great personalized storybook for children. |
"Another artist, based in Minneapolis but whose work is available online and through Nordstrom, creates one-of-a-kind keepsake storybooks ideal for the gift giver who want to give a gift that's educational but not boring..." | "Personalizing baby stuff has always been popular. And no wonder: Once you finally decide on Baby's name, it becomes the most beautiful word in existence. Now a book called My Very Own Name indulges your obsession with personalized pages that spell out that marvelous moniker." |
"LOVE AT FIRST SITE. Looking for something other than candy to give this Valentine's Day? Show your kids you adore them with this innovative, sugar-free Internet gift." | "For something personalized and unique, My Very Own Name book makes an excellent gift...." |
"Personally Theirs: Illustrated personalized books celebrate each child’s uniqueness. Any little girl will know she is special when she is featured in My Very Own Fairy Tale...." | "To get down to the practical side of marketing your company on a guerilla level, we talked to Maia Haag, 35-year-old founder of I See Me! Inc., a children's book publisher in Cannon Falls, Minnesota...." |
Maia Haag and I See Me! were featured in Pink, the magazine for professional women. | "'I See Me! is not a company that just churns out books,' Haag said. 'Every creation is personal and meaningful....'" |
People Who Do Cool Things - "Maia Haag has experienced numerous rewards. ‘Hearing feedback from parents who became teary-eyed reading for their child. Telling me their child learned to spell at a young age, or that they love to read the book...." | "What happens when a marketing executive goes on maternity leave? She writes a children's book, creates a business plan to sell it...." |
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I know that my nephew and his parents are going to be thrilled with My Very Own Name. Read the Review | |
"My daughter was blown away by the fact that all her answers to the questions were in the book." Read the Review | "My absolute favourite book to read to my daughter is the book that I received from I See Me!" Read the Review |
"In a world of personalized gifts, My Very Own Name is a storybook which safely strays off the beaten path to give a little bit more bang for your buck." Read the Review | "I think The World According To Your Child books are so adorable and love that it not only features my child’s name and favorite things and people, but also his drawings." Read the Review |
Our personalized gifts have also been featured in the following broadcasts and publications: The Today Show (NBC) Good Morning America Weekend (ABC) XETV (San Diego) KUSI-TV (San Diego) KUTV (CBS-Salt Lake City) WABC (ABC-New York) FOX (Washington D.C.) WUSA (CBS-Washington, D.C.) WAGA (Fox-Atlanta) NBC10 (Philadelphia) WGN (WB-Chicago) WMAQ (NBC-Chicago) WBBM (CBS-Chicago) WFLA (NBC-Tampa) WSTP (CBS-Tampa) CBS11 (Dallas) KARE (NBC-Minneapolis) KMSP (FOX-Minneapolis) WCCO (CBS-Minneapolis) KSTP (ABC-Minneapolis) WITI (FOX-Milwaukee) KUTV 2 (CBS-Salt Lake City) WRTV (ABC-Indianapolis) WISH (CBS-Indianapolis) WXIN (FOX-Indianapolis) WEWS (ABC-Cleveland) KCCI (CBS-DesMoines) WOI (ABC-DesMoines) WGBA (NBC-Green Bay) WLUK (FOX-Green Bay) WBAY (ABC-Green Bay) KWWL (NBC-Waterloo) KWQC (NBC-Davenport) KM3TV(ABC-Omaha) WCCO radio (Minneapolis) 107 FM radio (Minneapolis) KATW radio (Lewiston, ID) KSTZ radio (Des Moines, IA) KNEN radio (Norfolk, NE) WRSN radio (Raleigh/Durham, NC) KFDI radio (Wichita, KS) Frankie Boyer show (satellite radio) Star Tribune newspaper Pioneer Press newspaper Chicago Sun Times Indianapolis Star Green Bay Press-Gazette Los Angeles Family Magazine Las Vegas Family Magazine Family Time Magazine Club Mom Belly Magazine Home Business Magazine |