A gift for mum with her own stories
Your mum knows everything about you. But what do you know about her childhood, her first job, her dreams? 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 a gift for mum that lasts
Flowers, a spa day or a lovely scarf: all very sweet, and forgotten within a month. What really touches your mum is that you ask about her life. Not as a mother, but as the girl she once was.
With this gift she gets those questions one by one. She talks, we write it out, and it becomes a book for the whole family. Beside every story is a QR code, so her voice is always part of it. For her grandchildren too, later on.
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 your mum will be asked
A few examples from our question list. You choose which ones your mum gets.
- What did you want to be when you were little?
- How did you meet dad?
- What do you remember about the day I was born?
- Which piece of advice from your own mother do you pass on?
- What was your first job, and what did you think of it?
- What are you proudest of in your life?
A gift for mum, for every occasion
These are the occasions people most often look for a gift for mum.
Mother's Day
Give the invitation on Mother's Day. She can answer the first question straight away, with the children around her at breakfast.
Her birthday
A birthday is a lovely moment to look back. Especially a milestone one, like 60, 70 or 80.
Christmas
Give it at Christmas, and let the book grow in the months that follow.
A gift from all the children
Brothers and sisters can give one gift together and each think up a question. That way everyone is in it.
She becomes a grandma
A new generation is a good reason to capture her story. The book is for the grandchild too, later on.
Her retirement
After a whole working life she has time to look back. The book gives her a reason to tell it.
More gift ideas for mum
Still undecided? These are meaningful gifts for mum, and what each is good for.
- 1.
A book of her own stories
Your mum talks, we write it out and make a hardcover book. The only gift on this list that keeps her voice.
- 2.
Her recipes in one little book
Ask about the dishes from home and write them down, with the story behind each: who she learned it from and when she made it.
- 3.
A day together
A walk, a museum or a drive past the street where she grew up. The stories come by themselves on the way.
- 4.
Have an old photo restored
Have a photo of her parents or her wedding day restored and framed. Ask who is in it while you are at it.
- 5.
A letter from each child
Let each child write down what she means to them. It costs nothing and is kept for years.
Frequently asked questions
Give your mum a gift that lasts.
Setting up takes about five minutes, and the first question goes out this week.
