Standard
The full illustrated book — softcover.
This edition
- Up to 100 moments
- 37 pages
- Softcover
- Premium colour paper
- Add a hardcover or extras at checkout
From a whole life story to one unforgettable family year — pick the book that fits your memories and we’ll illustrate them into a keepsake everyone treasures. From $49.
No payment to start · 5 minutes of setup · Pay only if you love it
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Looking for the most personal family memories keepsake books? Gather your best photos — and moments from friends and family — and we’ll turn them into a printed comic-style book they’ll keep forever.
Drop in real photos — we illustrate the best moments into a printed recap book.
Send one custom invite. Friends and family upload from their phones; every moment lands in the same shared grid.
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Scan or share — no app download needed
Photos arriving…
Friends drop moments into a shared album. We illustrate the best ones into a comic-style family memories book.
Photos pouring in…
Cover title The Life Story
A keepsake book
Six steps and about five minutes of your time — we handle the writing, art, and printing.
A few questions, names, and photos. No writing needed.
Share one link — friends and family upload photos and stories from their phones. No accounts.
The best moments become comic panels with captions. You steer the tone — tender to full roast.
See every page before paying a cent — the whole book, cover to cover.
Love it? Confirm your order and we print your book.
Decide if you want to receive it to your address or directly to the birthday boy's! We ship worldwide.
Same seven questions, asked of each one. We lose two of them.
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The Great Recap
from $69
A comic book built from your real photos.
Standard photo book
$40–95
Your phone photos, laid out with captions.
Custom name storybook
$40–95
Their name dropped into a ready-made plot.
Experience gift
$80–250
Dinner or tickets. A great night out.
In your favour. Written from your story
Not really. Same layout as everyone's
Partly. Their name, stock artwork
Not really. Anyone can book the same night
In your favour. Drawn as comic panels from real ones
In your favour. Straight off your phone
Not really. Illustrations only
Not really. No photos involved
In your favour. One share link collects their photos
Partly. Only if they email you photos first
Not really. Just you and a form
Not really. Hard to include distant family
In your favour. Free preview of the whole book
In your favour. You build the layout yourself
Partly. Cover mock-up only
Not really. You book it blind
In your favour. Hardcover on the shelf
In your favour. Hardcover on the shelf
In your favour. Hardcover on the shelf
Not really. Gone by the next morning
Partly. About 25 minutes
Not really. An hour or two of dragging photos
In your favour. A name and a checkout
In your favour. Book it and you're done
Partly. Digital same day, print in ~5 days
Partly. Print in about a week
Partly. Print in about a week
In your favour. The moment you book
"We made Papa’s life story for his birthday. He read it three times that day and called everyone he knew."
"Our family year book is the one thing every kid fights over at holidays. Best gift we ever made together."
"After we lost Dad, everyone contributed stories. The memorial book gave us something to hold onto."
Comes in 3 editions — Standard, Premium, or Deluxe.
The full illustrated book — softcover.
This edition
Hardcover, heavier paper, bonus chapters included.
This edition
A dedication page they’ll keep.
This edition
$0.60 per additional moment. One photo uploaded = one moment
Preview is free. Extra copies 25% off. Ships in about 5 days.
Pick the book that matches your goal: The Life Story or Memorial for a whole life, Family Year for one household year, New Arrivals for a baby, The Story of Us for a couple, and Year in Review or Undergrad for a single milestone year.
Yes on several books — especially Life Story and Memorial tributes. Invite family to add stories and photos; we weave them into one illustrated book.
No. A few minutes of questions and photos is enough. We handle captions, art, and layout. Edit anything before ordering.
Yes. Additional copies of the same book are 25% off — popular when the whole family wants their own.
Digital previews are ready the same day. Printed books ship in about 5 business days, with rush delivery at checkout.
Then you don’t pay. Your first panels are free to preview. You approve a proof before we print.
Standard includes 100 moments, Premium 120, and Deluxe 150. One photo uploaded equals one moment. Extra moments are $0.60 each if you keep every photo in the book — or you can stay at the included count with no extra charge.