A gift for grandma with her own stories
Grandma tells the loveliest stories, but nobody writes them down. With this gift she answers one question at a time just by talking, and we turn it into a hardcover book, with her voice in it.
- Months of joy capturing stories
- Watch and hear them again via QR code
- Hardcover book with your photos
Grandma & Grandpa proof, 2,500+ stories told, Choose from over 200 questions, A unique & timeless gift
Why this is the loveliest gift for grandma
Flowers wilt, and she already has a photo frame. What grandma finds truly special is that someone asks about her life. About the school she went to, the house she grew up in, the first time she became a mother.
With this gift she gets those questions one by one, at her own pace. She talks, we write it out, and together it becomes a book the whole family can read. Beside every story is a QR code, so her voice is always part of it.
At a glance
- Product: a full-colour hardcover life story book, up to 400 pages, with your own photos.
- How it works: the storyteller receives one question at a time by WhatsApp or email, at a pace you choose, and answers it by talking out loud. The answer is written out automatically as a chapter.
- No app, account or password needed for the storyteller: tap one link and talk. Works in any modern browser.
- Every chapter has a QR code that plays the real, unedited voice recording.
- Price: £49 one-off for collecting the stories and the printed book. No subscription.
- Delivery within United Kingdom, usually two to three weeks after approval.
- 30-day money-back guarantee.
How it works
Not a book you write yourself with a pen. Your loved one tells stories over the phone, and we turn them into a book in their own words.
Choose the questions you want to ask
Browse our questions, from childhood to love, write your own or add an old photo. We send one at a time to the storyteller, by WhatsApp or email.
Step 2Grandma & Grandpa proofThe storyteller speaks the answer
One tap on the link and the storyteller can start, with or without video. No app, no password. Rather type? That works too. All at their own pace: a question a week, or more often if they like.
We do the writing
Every answer becomes a written chapter. Choose a word-for-word transcript or a flowing story. You can edit every word.
No fuss with technology. All they have to do is talk.
It arrives as an ordinary message. One tap on the message and they start talking.
Learning to skate
What if they're not good with phones?
They don't need to be. One tap on the message and the question is there. No app, no account, no password.
What if they don't know what to say?
They get one question at a time and say whatever comes to mind, just like at the kitchen table. No writing needed.
What if they slip up?
That's fine. They can pause, start again and play everything back. We take out the slips and filler words.
Photos, stories and their voice, kept together in one book.For the generations after you.
- 1QR code: hear and see them tell it
- 2A photo from back then
- 3The story, written out
What families say
“We cried and laughed together when the book arrived. All those stories from years ago, finally on paper.”
“My mum told me things I had never heard before. The loveliest gift I have ever given.”
“One question each week, and after a few months there was a real book. I had not expected it to be so easy.”
“My dad is no writer, but he can certainly talk. Now the grandchildren read his stories.”
“I thought my life was nothing special. Holding the book changed my mind.”
“With his photo on the cover. Now the whole family wants their own copy.”
More than a book
The book is what remains. This is what happens along the way.
Everything in one price. Kept for generations.
Your book of stories
£49
- One full-colour hardcover book, up to 400 pages
- Finish the book at your own pace
- Every story written out automatically, right away
- Unlimited stories and photos
- Beautiful layouts
- Data stored securely in Europe
30-day money-back guarantee.
A gift card and a letter to hand over
After you order, you print a gift card and a letter with your own message. The letter explains in plain words how it works, with a code the storyteller scans to start.
- Card and letter with your own message
- The code opens the book, no account or password
- Prefer digital? We email the invitation on the day you choose
Questions grandma will be asked
A few examples from our question list. You choose which ones grandma gets.
- What did the house you grew up in look like?
- What was your favourite dish as a child, and who made it?
- What was your wedding day like?
- What do you remember about the day your first child was born?
- Which piece of advice from your own mother have you never forgotten?
- What are you proudest of in your life?
A gift for grandma, for every occasion
Grandma's stories suit every moment the family gets together. These are the occasions people most often look for a grandma gift.
Grandma's birthday
Give the invitation on her birthday. She can answer the first question straight away, with the grandchildren around her.
Grandma turns 70, 80 or 90
At a milestone birthday grandma naturally looks back. A book of her own life is a gift that fits the moment.
Christmas
Give it at Christmas, and let the book grow in the months that follow.
Mother's Day
Grandma is a mother too. On Mother's Day her children can give her a gift her grandchildren will also treasure later.
A gift from the grandchildren
Grandchildren can give one gift together and each think up a question for grandma. That way everyone is in it.
A wedding anniversary
Forty or fifty years married? Grandpa and grandma tell how it all began, and the book becomes their story as a couple.
More gift ideas for grandma
Still undecided? These are the gifts for grandma that families give most often, and what each is good for.
- 1.
A book of her own stories
Grandma talks, we write it out and make a hardcover book. The only gift on this list that keeps her voice.
- 2.
A family photo book
Lovely to leaf through. It shows what you did together, but not what grandma felt or lived through at the time.
- 3.
Her recipes on paper
Ask grandma about her regular dishes and write them down, with the story alongside: who she made them for and when.
- 4.
An afternoon together
A cream tea, a garden, a drive past the house where she grew up. The stories come by themselves on the way.
- 5.
Have an old photo restored
Have a damaged photo of her parents or her wedding day restored and framed. Ask who is in it while you are at it.
- 6.
A letter from each grandchild
Let each grandchild write down what grandma means to them. It costs nothing and is kept for years.
Frequently asked questions
Give grandma a gift that lasts.
Setting up takes about five minutes, and the first question goes out this week.
