Your family’s stories, painted.

Add a few phone photos and tell it the way you remember it. It becomes a storybook starring your child and the toys they love.

Read her book

  • 3 pictures freeTheir toy, and your first page
  • From $12.99 a monthAbout a book a month
  • Read and share onlineA printed hardcover is optional

A book for days like these

  • A big feeling

    The morning they missed the bus.

  • Morning and bedtime routines

    Bath, teeth, jammies, one story, lights out.

  • Memories from a trip

    The week at the lake with Grandma.

  • Welcoming a sibling

    The day they met the baby.

  • Quality time together

    Saturday pancakes, just the two of you.

  • Getting ready for school

    The backpack, the goodbye hug, the new cubby.

  • Being brave

    The doctor, the dentist, the dark, the haircut.

  • Family far away

    Grandma’s kitchen, and the stool they stand on.

Their toy becomes a character.

Photographed at home, painted for the book.

A well-loved plush cat sitting on the floor against a sofa.The same cat, painted in watercolor.

How it works

Add photos

A few phone photos of your child, the grown-ups and the toys.

Tell the story

A sentence or two is enough to start. Change any line.

Read it together

On your phone or your computer. Send family the link.

Styles for every type of story

Mira painted in the press’s soft watercolor.
WatercolorGreat for: a day in the life, adventures with stuffies
Mira drawn in a botanical sketchbook look — pencil and a light, faded wash.
Botanical sketchbookGreat for: recounting travels, time with grandparents
Mira painted in warm, sunlit gouache with bold flat color.
Sunlit gouacheGreat for: days out in nature, big adventures
A child’s hands and a grown-up’s hand holding the hardcover of While We Wait on a bed.

Add a printed hardcover for just $39

8.5" square hardcover, 24 pages, delivered in the US. Only if you want one: reading and sharing online is part of every plan.

Made by parents, for parents

We wanted books that hold our family’s core memories, help our little ones understand new changes, and bring more wonder and whimsy into our days.

We chose each art style with care, because we wanted beautiful books that inspire us every time we open them, and that we are proud to keep on our shelves.

Your photos stay yours

We don’t train anything on them. They go only where making your book needs them.

A person checks every printed order

One of us looks at the exact files before anything goes to the printer.

Create your first book in just a couple of minutes.

Start with 3 free pictures.

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