Their 70th, their 80th, their retirement: a life in a story
For that big birthday or the day they retire. The whole family shares memories and you give them an illustrated picture book with their story and your faces.
Printed book from £47.90 with free delivery · Order today, get it around …
This story's about a grandma whose laugh rings like a bell. Everyone calls her Ababa… though she's really Ana Isabel!
At sixteen, by the Málaga sea, young José came along; they rode his scooter to the beach and love became their song.
When Ana grew up she chose to be a midwife, kind and true: she welcomed babies to the world, a thousand, maybe two!
At Ababa and Abu's house there's never time to frown: balloons are hanging from the roof and costumes all around!
Where Ababa is, there's laughter, there are games and so much fun. Because joy is catching, you see… and she shares it with everyone!
A gift from the whole family
Everyone's memories
Gather what siblings, cousins and grandchildren remember and tell us in one chat.
Worthy of a lifetime
Eighty years don't fit in a card. In a story, they do.
In time for the party
You see the delivery date before paying.
Like a herd: step by step, together
You tell us
About 15 minutes, typing or dictating. Pause and come back any time.
See it before you pay
Read the full story and see your family illustrated. If you love it, we carry on.
It arrives home
We illustrate the whole book, you check every page and we print it. PDF included.
Whose story is it?
pages from a real story: Ababa, from Málaga
Their own story, for a birthday or a retirement.
A gift from all the nieces and nephews on a big birthday.
How their parents met, told for them.
To remember someone who is no longer here.
Your family's roots, so nobody forgets them.
Made by people, helped by technology
Checked by hand
A person reads every line and looks at every page before you see it.
Your photos, protected
Used only to draw your family and deleted once you approve the characters.
See it before you pay
The full story and your family illustrated. Unlimited text changes and up to two corrections per character.
A template book
- The same story for everyone
- Swap the name and the hair colour
- A generic character
A My Elephant Tales story
- Written from your real memories
- Your whole family, drawn from their photos
- Every page checked before printing
Choose how to keep it
The keepsake edition. PDF included.
Printed on 170 gsm silk paper. PDF included.
A PDF to read and share with the family.
Extra copies for grandparents or aunts and uncles: £21.90.
Don't know all their memories? Give the experience
With a gift card, the family does the interview whenever they like. It arrives by email instantly, perfect for last-minute gifts.
Questions
Can several relatives take part?
Yes: collect the whole family's memories and tell us in the chat. You can stop halfway and carry on another day from the link we email you.
When will it arrive?
About 12 days from when you start. You'll see the exact delivery date before paying, and the PDF is ready as soon as you approve the book.
What if I don't like it?
Before paying you read the full story and see your family illustrated. Unlimited text changes and up to two corrections per character. If something in the final book isn't right, we redo it for free.
Do you use AI?
Yes, as a tool to write and illustrate. Every page goes through an automatic check, you review and approve the whole book, and we check it before it goes to print.
What do you do with the photos?
They're only used to draw your family. We delete them as soon as you approve the characters.
Which languages?
The website is in English and Spanish. Your story can be written in the language your family speaks.
“For María, Mica and Vega, who once called their grandma Ababa, and the name stayed forever.”Dedication from our first bookCreate their birthday story