For the grandparents

Grandparents are hard to buy for: they have everything, and anything they do not have they insist they do not need. There is one exception that never fails, and it is their grandchildren. A personalized gift for grandparents puts the grandkids at the heart of an illustrated book where the grandparents appear too, drawn from their own photos.

The moments that deserve a book

You choose what goes in, and a handful is enough:

• The summers at their house that never seemed to end
• The recipe nobody in the family has ever managed to copy
• The garden, the fishing trips, the card game after lunch
• That one phrase of theirs everyone repeats

Those moments become illustrated pages, with a dedication from you on the first one. You approve every page before anything is printed, so the gift arrives exactly as you pictured it.

For birthdays, retirements and Grandparents' Day

It works for a milestone birthday, for Grandparents' Day, as the reason everyone stays at the table after a family lunch, or as a retirement gift that sums up a working life with the family around it. Hardback is the format most people choose: a real book that ends up in the living room, within reach of every visitor. The narrated audiobook is the natural add-on for grandparents who find small print tiring, and for listening with the grandchildren next to them.

You can read a finished example first: Belén's Saturday Beans, a granddaughter, a grandfather and a row of beans that refuse to hurry. There are more in grandparents stories, and the rest of the occasions to give a story.