They earned the cap. Give them the book.
A personalized graduation book with the graduate on the cover, made from their photo, telling the story of how they got from the first day to the diploma, for high school, college and everything after.
Graduation gifts tend to be money in a card, and the card is gone by August. A personalized graduation book stays: the graduate is the hero, made from their photo, and the story we write follows them from the first nervous day to the walk across the stage, with the roommates, the all-nighters and the professor who changed everything along the way.
It works for high school, college, nursing school, trade school, a master's finished at night while working full time and the adult who went back at forty-five. The kindergarten version lives on its own page; this one is for teenagers and grown-ups. Parents and grandparents order it most, and the digital edition is ready to read tonight if the ceremony is this weekend.
A diploma says they finished; a book says how
Diplomas are proof, not stories. The story is the part worth keeping: the first semester that nearly ended it, the job at the coffee shop, the friend who dragged them to office hours, the night before finals when the power went out. Because we write the book from what you tell us, those details are in it, and because we draw the graduate from a photo, the hero on the stage looks exactly like the person in the cap. It goes on the shelf of their first apartment.
Five ways this book could go
Use one as it is, or tell us your own. The story is written fresh either way.
Four years of college as a mountain climb, with each camp a dorm room and the summit a stage in the rain.
A nursing school graduate gets a final exam in which every patient is someone who believed in her.
The high school senior who almost quit in tenth grade, retold as a hero who kept walking through the fog.
The graduate's dog tells the story of the degree from under the desk, one dropped snack and late night at a time.
A mom who finished her degree at forty-five, and the kids who did their homework beside her, celebrate together.
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
- Ask the graduate's roommate for the story the family has not heard yet; use the printable version.
- A cap-and-gown photo is great, but any clear, front-facing photo from this year works.
- Put the school, the degree and the date on the dedication page.
- Order the hardcover before finals week; the digital edition covers a ceremony that is days away.
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.
Graduation book questions
What is a personalized graduation book?
A storybook with the graduate as the main character, drawn from their photo in the style you choose, in a plot we write from the story of how they earned the degree. Pick the digital edition to read tonight, or the keepsake hardcover, an 8.5-inch square premium book with a dedication page and printed bookplate that includes the digital edition.
Is it too childish for a college graduate?
No, because the story and the art are made for them. Anime and 3D animation look like the shows they grew up on, painterly looks like a gallery, and the plot can be as dry and funny as the graduate is. Twenty-two-year-olds are also the ones most likely to post the cover, which tells you something.
Can it be for a high school graduate?
Yes, and it is a good moment for it, since they are about to leave the house with a duffel bag and no bookshelf. The story can cover the four years, the friends, the team and the teacher who mattered, and the dedication page is the place for the note you are not sure you will manage to say out loud.
What about a graduate who went back to school later?
Those are some of our favorite books. Someone who finished a degree at thirty-eight while working and raising kids has a story with real stakes, and the family who lived through it should be in the pages. We draw the graduate and up to two others from photos; let the kids write the dedication.
