StorySafari
Make them the hero
Use a photo or describe the child. Family, friends, and pets can join the adventure too.
For your granddaughter or grandson
Make your grandchild the hero of their own book.
Your Sunday pancakes. Their favorite animal. An adventure with Grandma or Grandpa. Give your grandchild a book that feels like you.
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First story and cover free · No subscription needed
- Your dedication inside
- Ship straight to them
- No price in the box
A book made
just for them.
Softcover $7Hardcover $15
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A real StorySafari family
The moment it becomes real.
Murray helped imagine a flower-garden adventure. Here she opens the finished hardcover. A familiar face, a story of her own, and a book to keep.
Create a bookFrom you, with imagination
One child. One idea. Their very own book.
Make it feel like them
Bring a favorite thing or a shared memory. Leo helps shape the story; you review the words and pictures.
Make it a gift
Add your dedication, choose softcover or hardcover, and send it to their door. The price stays out of the box.
Made to give
Sign it from you and send it to their door
At checkout, add a dedication in your own words. It is printed inside the book, and you see a preview of the page before you pay.
Each book is printed to order: printing usually takes 3–5 business days before it ships, and you choose standard or expedited shipping at checkout. Giving it for Christmas? See the estimated Christmas order-by dates.
For Maya,
who makes every visit an adventure.
Love you to the moon,
Grandma & Grandpa
1
A dedication from you
Up to 200 characters, from a pet name to a family joke, printed inside the book.
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Shipped straight to them
Enter your grandchild's name and address at checkout. The packing slip lists the book, never the price.
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A book for each grandchild
Each new story after your first starts at $7, paid up front. Print upgrades, shipping, tax, and extra pages are additional. Order extra copies anytime from your StorySafari library.
Made by Grandma or Grandpa
Put a little of your world into theirs.
The garden you visit together. Your Sunday pancakes. The pet name only you use. Turn one shared detail into an adventure your granddaughter or grandson can keep.
- An original story shaped around them
- Your dedication printed inside
- A free preview of your first story and cover
Make it unmistakably yours
Bring one shared memory into their adventure
Start with something your grandchild would recognize: your pancake recipe, a garden you visit together, or the funny name you gave a favorite toy. Turn that detail into the story's problem, discovery, or surprise.
In the browser, add up to seven characters. A grandchild, a grandparent, and a pet make a complete cast. You can describe each character instead of uploading a photo.
If the gift is a surprise, ask a parent which interests are current and confirm the delivery address with them. Checkout shows the available destinations and the shipping price before you pay.
Looking for a starting point? Read an adventure together, or use our birthday book ideas for a milestone gift.
Ideas from the family
Turn a shared detail into their own adventure
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Grandma's secret garden map
A familiar garden hides a path to a tiny world that opens only when your grandchild makes a kind choice.
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The recipe that came alive
A family recipe sends the young hero searching for three magical ingredients with a mischievous kitchen companion.
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The next-visit adventure
A favorite park, beach, or backyard becomes the starting point for a mystery waiting for the family to solve together.
A book to hold. A price you can see.
Choose how they’ll keep it.
Read your first story and preview its cover free. When you’re ready, choose a printed book with illustrations from $7, or digital illustrations from $1 for 12 pictures. That $1 goes toward a printed book. Choose upgrades at print checkout.
Premium color +$3. Shipping, tax, and extra pages cost extra; your final print total is shown before you order. Each new story after your first is paid up front.
Loved by families
Real stories from real families.
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Grandparent storybook questions
Can grandparents make a personalized book for a grandchild?
Yes. Create your grandchild as the illustrated main character, choose an adventure inspired by the things they love, and order the finished story as a hardcover keepsake.
Do I need to know how to write a children's book?
No. Start with one idea or ask StorySafari for suggestions. StorySafari turns your direction into an illustrated, age-friendly story that you can review and polish.
Can I send the hardcover to my grandchild?
Yes. At checkout you choose the recipient name and shipping address, and the packing slip in the box never shows the price. Available destinations, shipping methods, and prices are shown before you pay. Printing usually takes 3–5 business days before the book ships.
Can I add a personal message to the book?
Yes. At checkout, add an optional dedication of up to 200 characters. It is printed inside the book, on the opening title page or the last page depending on the layout, and you can preview it before you pay.
Can grandparents appear in the story too?
Yes. The web creator supports up to seven characters. Add your grandchild and yourself, with room for a sibling, another grandparent, or a pet.
Can I make a book for each grandchild?
Yes. Give each grandchild a story of their own. Your first story and cover are free to preview, and each new story after that starts at $7, paid before you create it, with no subscription. Print upgrades, shipping, tax, and extra pages are additional. Siblings can also share one story, with up to seven characters.
More personal book ideas
Make a book they’ll remember you by
Create their characters and start a free story preview in your browser.
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