Share your one-of-a-kind life story with your grandchild.
Answer some questions, add a few photos, and we'll turn your memories into a beautifully illustrated storybook — made just for them.
Read the true life story of a grandparent — with their grandchildren right there in the pages.
How it works
- 1Tell us your storyAnswer questions one at a time — where you grew up, what you loved, the lessons you taught. Add a few photos. It saves as you go. Making this for your mom or dad? You can answer for them.
- 2Choose your portraitWe paint you as a storybook character from your photos. You pick the one that looks most like you.
- 3See your bookWe write and illustrate all 32 pages, with your grandchildren in the story. A real person checks every page, then you see the whole book. Written for grandchildren ages 3 to 8 — and loved by the whole family.
Painted to look like them
Every portrait is painted from the photos you send. Here are Nanny and Farfy — the real them, and the storybook them.
See every page before you buy
You'll see the whole book first. If we can't make a book you love, there is no obligation to continue.
Read Nanny's whole book
Pages 2–3 of 32
Swipe to turn the page
Read Farfy's whole book
Pages 2–3 of 32
Swipe to turn the page
Choose your book
Hardcover
$89
A printed 32-page hardcover keepsake, shipped to your door. The digital copy is included.
Digital copy
$39
The whole book to read on any phone, tablet or computer, or to print at home.
Add another copy — another hardcover of the same book, for the other grandparents or one to keep safe.
+$49
Your digital copy is ready to read in 2 to 3 days.
Standard shipping is included — about 3 weeks in the US, about 2 weeks in Canada. Rush shipping in the US is $19 and arrives in about 2 weeks.
You choose after you've seen your book.
A gift for Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day, a milestone birthday — or no reason at all.
Your family's memories stay yours
Your photos and stories are used only to make your book. They're never used to train AI, and we delete them 30 days after your book is delivered. You can ask us to delete anything, anytime — just email hello@nanabooks.com.
Questions
- What is NanaBooks?
- A children's storybook about your family's grandparent, written from your answers to a few simple questions, with pictures drawn to look like them.
- Will the pictures really look like Nana?
- They're illustrated in a warm storybook style, drawn from the photos you send. Before we make the book, we'll show you a few portraits and you choose the one that looks most like her.
- Is this made with AI?
- Yes, with a person in the loop. The story is written and the pictures are painted with AI, from your own words and photos — that's how we can make a one-of-a-kind book for every family at a fair price. But no book goes out untouched. Every page is checked by a real person: if a picture doesn't look like Nana, we redraw it until it does. You'll see every page before you buy, and if we can't make a book you love, there is no obligation to continue.
- How long does it take?
- Your digital copy is ready in 2 to 3 days. A printed book arrives in about 3 weeks in the US, or about 2 weeks in Canada. Need it sooner? Rush shipping in the US gets it to you in about 2 weeks.
- How much does it cost?
- Hardcover $89 (digital copy included), digital $39, extra hardcovers $49. Standard shipping is included.
- Is this easy enough for someone who isn't good with technology?
- Yes. If you can send a photo from your phone, you can make a NanaBook. You answer questions one at a time, it saves as you go, and a real person is one email away.
- I'm stuck. Who can help?
- Email hello@nanabooks.com. A real person will answer.
Every grandparent has a story worth telling.