Watercolour Storybook
Soft washes and tender light, the classic picture-book feeling, painted warm.
Gift guide · Memorial
A Memorial Storybook to Keep Their Story Alive
Grief does not need more flowers. It needs somewhere to put the memories before they blur, the way she laughed, the trip he never stopped talking about, the small habits only your family would recognize. An illustrated storybook holds those details in one place, for as long as the book exists.
Watercolour and vintage engraving carry this kind of story gently, without turning it into a cartoon. Pencil sketch suits a single portrait-led tribute; impressionist fits a fuller life, with more scenes and more people in it.
There is no right time to make one, some families order in the first weeks, others wait for what would have been a birthday. Photos and a few sentences about the person are all we need to start; you approve the proof before anything is printed.
Styles that suit the occasion
Four illustration worlds we reach for most often. There are twenty-four in total.
Vintage Engraving
Fine etched lines and sepia tones, like a treasured book from another century.
Impressionist
Loose brushwork and dappled light, as if your story were painted en plein air.
Pencil Sketch
Delicate graphite drawing, intimate and quiet, like pages from an artist's sketchbook.
How it works
Send a few photos and the moment you want remembered. We write an original story, illustrate every page in your chosen style, and send you a digital proof. You approve it before any payment is taken; then we print and ship the hardcover.
The whole process, step by stepStart their book
Most books are proofed within days. Tell us the moment; we do the rest.
Begin the storyHardcover editions from $105. You approve a digital proof before paying.