StorySafari
Step 1
Start with the child
A real photo gave the adventure its curious hero: Murray.
The Grandma & Me Book
Create a storybook for your granddaughter or grandson
Make them the hero of an original illustrated adventure shaped by the people, pets, places, family traditions, and little details you know they love. A keepsake gift for a granddaughter or grandson that no store shelf could hold.
Create online with up to three characters. Choose English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, or Dutch. See pricing, printing, and preview details.
Made by you, shaped for them
Begin with what you already know about your grandchild
You do not need a finished manuscript. A photo or description and one small family idea are enough to begin a grandma and me book — or a grandpa and me one — that no store shelf could hold.
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Make them the hero
Upload a photo or describe your grandchild to create their illustrated character.
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Add your spark
Choose a favorite animal, shared place, family tradition, or adventure they would love.
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Send the keepsake
Review the complete book and enter the recipient's name and delivery address at checkout.
Real StorySafari example
From one small idea to a printed family keepsake
Murray imagined her family and Poki in a flower garden, became a watercolor character, and ended up holding her own printed mystery.
Step 2
Create the character
StorySafari turned Murray into a reusable watercolor character.
Murray's idea
My family in a flower garden
Her parents and Poki joined a mystery among gray, wilted flowers.
Step 3
Start from what you know
A shared memory or family detail is enough to spark the whole story.
Step 4
Make the story
The idea became The Gray Garden Mystery, where the family helps a magical garden bloom again.
Step 5
Hold the keepsake
Murray holds the finished hardcover made from her family's idea.
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 three 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. Print checkout shows the available destinations and delivery estimate before you order.
Looking for a starting point? Read an adventure together, or use our birthday book ideas for a milestone gift.
Loved by families
The kind of book that gets asked for again
My mom reads me my fairy story every night.Wren
Jack made a story about him and a space slug.Jack and Dad
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.
Create from anywhere
A personal gift does not have to start in the same room
Create the characters and start a free story preview in your browser. Once the story feels right, $20 completes one personalized story and includes the print credit for one 28-page hardcover.
At print checkout, choose the recipient and shipping address. Shipping and applicable tax are quoted before the print order is placed.
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No writing experience needed
Describe the feeling or memory; StorySafari helps shape the actual adventure.
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Review before printing
Read the pages, polish the words and pictures, and approve the cover first.
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Ship it to their door
Available destinations, shipping methods, prices, and delivery estimates are shown at print checkout before you place the order.
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 print checkout you choose the recipient name and shipping address. Available destinations, shipping methods, prices, and delivery estimates are shown before you place the print order.
Can grandparents appear in the story too?
Yes. The web creator supports up to three characters. Add your grandchild and yourself, with room for a sibling, another grandparent, or a pet.
More personal book ideas
Begin their Grandma & Me book
Create their characters and start a free story preview in your browser.
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