A gift for grandpa that the whole family keeps
Grandpa has everything already. Except a book of his own stories. He answers one question at a time just by talking, and we turn it into a hardcover book, with his 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 best gift for grandpa
A jumper, a bottle of wine or a book about the war: grandpa says he needs nothing, and usually he is right. What he does have is his stories. About the farm, his first car, how he met grandma. Stories that get a little vaguer with every birthday.
This gift keeps them. Grandpa does not have to write anything. He gets a question, talks for as long as he likes, and his words become a chapter. Beside every chapter is a QR code, so his grandchildren can hear his real voice later.
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 grandpa will be asked
A few examples from our question list. You choose which ones grandpa gets.
- What was your first job, and what did you earn?
- How did you meet grandma?
- Where did you like to play as a boy?
- Which news event do you remember best?
- What do you want your grandchildren to know about life?
- What is the finest thing you ever made with your hands?
A gift for grandpa, for every occasion
Grandpa's stories suit every moment the family gets together. These are the occasions people most often look for a grandpa gift.
Grandpa's birthday
Give the invitation on his birthday. He can answer the first question straight away over coffee, with the grandchildren around him.
Grandpa turns 70, 80 or 90
At a milestone birthday grandpa naturally looks back. A book of his own life is a gift that fits the moment.
Christmas
Give it at Christmas, and let the book grow in the months that follow.
Father's Day
Grandpa is a father too. On Father's Day his children can give him a gift his grandchildren will also treasure later.
A gift from the grandchildren
Grandchildren can give one gift together and each think up a question for grandpa. 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 grandpa
Still undecided? These are the gifts for grandpa that families give most often, and what each is good for.
- 1.
A book of his own stories
Grandpa talks, we write it out and make a hardcover book. The only gift on this list that keeps his voice.
- 2.
A family photo book
Lovely to leaf through. It shows what you did together, but not what grandpa thought or lived through at the time.
- 3.
A day out together
Fishing, a museum, a match or a drive past the village where he grew up. Take your phone along: the stories come by themselves on the way.
- 4.
Have an old photo restored
Have a damaged photo of his parents or his wedding day restored and framed. Ask who is in it while you are at it.
- 5.
Something for his hobby
Tools with his name on, something for the garden or the allotment. Practical, and grandpa will really use it.
- 6.
A letter from each grandchild
Let each grandchild write down what grandpa means to them. It costs nothing and is kept for years.
Frequently asked questions
Give grandpa a gift that lasts.
Setting up takes about five minutes, and the first question goes out this week.
