A gift for your parents: their story in a book
How did your parents meet? What was their first home like? With this gift they answer one question at a time, together or in turn, just by talking, and we turn it into a hardcover book, with their voices 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 meaningful gift for your parents
Parents often have everything already, and say you do not need to give them anything. But they do love it when you ask about their life. About how it began, what they built together, what they would do differently.
With this gift those stories become a book. Your parents can answer a question together or in turn. They talk, we write it out. Beside every story is a QR code with their real voices.
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.
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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 to start with for your parents
A few examples from our question list. You choose which ones your parents get.
- How did the two of you meet?
- What did your first home look like?
- What do you remember about your wedding day?
- What was the hardest year you went through together?
- Which tradition from your own childhood did you pass on?
- What do you want the grandchildren to know about you?
A gift for your parents, for every occasion
These are the occasions people most often look for a gift for parents.
A wedding anniversary
25, 40 or 50 years married? A book about how it began and what they went through together fits the celebration perfectly.
Christmas
At Christmas the family sits round the table together. Give the invitation there, and let the book grow in the months that follow.
A milestone birthday
Is one of your parents turning 60, 70 or 80? Then they will naturally look back.
They become grandparents
Capture their story for the new grandchild. The book is for them too, later on.
A gift from all the children
Brothers and sisters can give one gift together and each think up a question.
More gift ideas for your parents
Still undecided? These are meaningful gifts for parents, and what each is good for.
- 1.
A book of their own stories
Your parents talk, we write it out and make a hardcover book. The only gift on this list that keeps their voices.
- 2.
A weekend away
A few days somewhere they have not seen for a long time. Ask afterwards what it did to them.
- 3.
A family portrait
With all the children and grandchildren in one picture. It becomes worth more every year.
- 4.
Have old photos and videos digitised
Slides, negatives and video tapes in one place where the whole family can see them.
- 5.
A meal with the whole family
Get everyone round the table and ask about the old days. The stories come by themselves.
Frequently asked questions
Give your parents a gift that lasts.
Setting up takes about five minutes, and the first question goes out this week.
