for the stories you'll want to hear again
Give your mom, dad or grandparents a weekly phone call with a patient, curious interviewer. They just talk, in English or Spanish. We turn every story into a hardcover book, with QR codes that play their voice telling it.
The gift arrives as a card on Christmas morning. First call in January. Full refund any time before the first call.
Most families finish in three to six months. You decide when the book is ready.
Pick from hundreds, or write your own. "How did you meet Dad?" "What was your first job?"
At the day and time they choose. No app, no passwords. A landline works. They just pick up and talk.
Written in their own words. The whole family can read along, fix a date, and add old photos.
Printed and shipped about two weeks after you press "print." Order extra copies for every sibling.
a sample
The book can be printed in one language or both, side by side. Every chapter keeps a link to the original recording, so nothing is lost in translation.
Interviewer: Carmen, ¿cómo era la cocina de la casa donde creció?
Carmen: Ay, pequeñita. Mi mamá molía el maíz antes de que saliera el sol, y yo me sentaba en un banquito a verla.
Interviewer: ¿Qué olor recuerda más de esa cocina?
Carmen: El café de olla. Con canela. Todavía lo huelo.
Our kitchen was tiny. My mother ground the corn before the sun came up, and I would sit on a little stool and watch her. What I remember most is the smell of café de olla, with cinnamon. I can still smell it.
Sample for illustration. Names and story are fictional.
Writing prompts and recording apps work for some people. Most of our parents would rather just talk on the phone, so that's the whole experience.
You'll get a printable card and an email we deliver on Christmas morning, so it works as a last-minute gift too. Order until December 24.
Extra copies $59 each.
Give it for ChristmasFull refund any time before the first call.
No. It's an AI interviewer, and it says so at the start of every call. It's patient, never rushes, and asks follow-up questions about what your parent just said. The stories, and the words in the book, are always theirs.
You can print the book at any point with the chapters you have, and family members can add their own memories to complete it. We'll help you put it together, with no deadline.
The QR codes in the book stay online, and you can download every recording at any time, so a copy always lives with your family, not only with us.
The United States, Canada, Mexico and Spain. Your parent can live in a different country from you.
Only the family members you invite. Recordings are never used to train AI models or shared with anyone else.
About two weeks after you press "print." Most families print after three to six months of calls.