A personalised gift for parents: a book about their life
The most personal gift for parents is one you can't buy off the shelf: their own story. We know our parents as Mum and Dad. Who they were before we existed, most of us only know in outline: where they grew up, the first job, how they met. At Memolio, Mum or Dad becomes the main character of a real book about their own life, from childhood to today, painted page by page in watercolour. Almost every family learns things they never knew. And whoever takes the book off the shelf later, maybe a grandchild, meets the Mum who was also nineteen once, and starts asking.
Why a book about their life?
Parents are hard to buy for. They say they need nothing, and mostly that's true. What they don't have is their own story on the shelf. Not another object, but the feeling of being seen: that their life was interesting and someone listened properly. For a birthday, Mother's or Father's Day, an anniversary or Christmas.
Mum or Dad: who is the book about?
Every book tells the life of one person. The other parent is naturally in it: how they met, the wedding, the years with you kids. For both parents, you make two books.
The whole family can be in the story: grandchildren, children, partner. With a photo we paint them true to life; without one, a few words will do. You only need a photo of the person the book is about.
How it works
You answer questions about Mum or Dad, typed or spoken, in around 30 minutes. Or they tell it themselves. First we paint their portrait, free, and you only pay once you've seen it. The pictures are painted by AI, the stories are real, and nothing goes to print before you've approved every page. The printed hardcover reaches you in about two weeks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a good personalised gift for parents?
One that tells their own life, not a mug with their name on it. A book about Mum's or Dad's life is made once, for one person, from their real stories.
Can the book be about both parents?
A book tells the life of one person, and the other parent appears in it. For both, you make two books.
Do my parents have to do anything?
No. You can answer the questions alone, as a surprise. Or Mum or Dad tells it themselves: every answer can simply be spoken.
What does it cost?
with free delivery. In the US, sales tax is added at checkout where applicable.
Which photos do I need?
The whole family can be in the story: grandchildren, children, partner. With a photo we paint them true to life; without one, a few words will do. You only need a photo of the person the book is about.