Her story, her face, her book
A personalized book for her, whether she is your wife, girlfriend, mom, sister or daughter, that puts what she loves at the center of the plot and her face on the hero, made from her photo.
The women in your life have been buying thoughtful gifts for everyone else for years, and they know a last-minute candle when they see one. A personalized book for her is the opposite of last-minute: she is the hero, made from her photo, in a story we write around the things she loves, the garden, the marathon, the book club, the kids, the dog who prefers her.
It works for a wife at an anniversary, a girlfriend at a birthday, a mom who says she has everything, a sister who moved away and a daughter of any age. Pick the style she would hang on a wall, painterly or cut paper, or the one that makes her laugh, and add a second character or the dog. She can read the digital edition tonight.
A gift that proves you were paying attention
The best gift for her is evidence that you listened. A book that stars her, in a plot built from the marathon she trained for, the garden she is losing to the deer or the year she went back to school, is that evidence in hardcover. We write it from what you tell us, so the details are hers and the jokes are yours, and we draw her from a photo she likes, so the hero has her actual smile.
Five ways this book could go
Use one as it is, or tell us your own. The story is written fresh either way.
Your wife wins a war with the deer over the tomatoes, using strategy, patience and one very loud dog.
Your mom as the librarian of a library that holds every story she has ever told, including the ones you doubted.
Your girlfriend runs a marathon through every city you have visited together, with you handing out water.
Your sister, across the country, and you keep one kitchen table between you, no matter which house it is in.
Your daughter, age seven, becomes queen for a day and passes a law that bedtime is optional.
Your idea
The stuffed rabbit, the trip to the lake, the sourdough that never rose. Type it in and it ends up on the page.
Start the bookReady tonight, printed in about ten days
Tell us about them
Name, age, what they love, the occasion, and a photo or two. Up to three people or pets in one book, any age.
See the first pages free
We write and illustrate a story around them in the style you picked. Change anything before you pay.
Read it, then hold it
The digital book is yours in minutes. Add the Keepsake Hardcover with your dedication printed on the first page.
Gifting tips
- List three things she is proud of that nobody asks her about; one of them is the plot.
- Use a photo she chose herself; a photo she hates on the cover will not be forgiven.
- Put the kids or the dog in as the second character; she will read it to them.
- Short on time? Get the digital edition tonight and let the hardcover follow in the mail.
One price per book
The Storybook
- Up to 24 pages in any art style
- Their photo becomes the hero
- Online, PDF and a link to share
Keepsake Hardcover
- 8.5″ square premium hardcover
- Dedication and bookplate printed inside
- Ships in 7–12 business days
Not sure of their photo or their favourite things? Send an e-gift and let them make it.
For her book questions
What kind of story works for her?
One built around what she loves and what she is proud of. A gardener gets a garden with a mystery in it, a runner gets a race, a reader gets a library, a mom gets a rescue with the kids as sidekicks. Send us the details and a photo she likes, and we write the story around her and draw her into it.
Is it a good anniversary or birthday gift for my wife?
It is the gift that gets remembered, because it is about her and it took thought. For an anniversary, make the two of you the characters and the marriage the plot. For a birthday, make her the hero of the thing she loves most this year. Either way, put the line you always mean to say on the dedication page.
Can it be for my mom or my sister?
Yes. A mom gets a story built from thirty years of her sayings and rescues, with you or the grandkids as the co-stars. A sister gets the childhood you shared, the bunk beds, the shared bathroom, the secret language, turned into an adventure with both of you drawn from photos. Tell us the relationship and we write to it.
Can it be for a daughter?
At any age. A little girl gets a story at her reading level with her face on the hero and her favorite animal as the sidekick. A teenager gets anime or 3D animation and a plot built on her sport, her music or her plans. A grown daughter gets the story of the two of you, which she will read on the drive home.
