For grandparents
Give your grandchild a story where they're the hero
Toys get outgrown in a season. A story where your grandchild sees their own face on every page — that gets asked for again and again, and read down a phone line across any distance. Make it in minutes from one photo, no tech skills required; if you can attach a photo to an email, you can do this.
Ready in ~2 minutes · Hardcover keepsake optional · Narrated audio + PDF included
Why grandparents love this
- It stars THEIR face — your grandchild painted into every page from one photo.
- Distance-proof: send the story to their tablet tonight, with warm narrated audio for when you can't be there to read it.
- Write yourselves in — a story about a day at Grandma's house becomes a memory they keep.
- The hardcover version makes the keepsake shelf; the digital version makes Tuesday bedtime.
- The first story is free, so you can see their face light up before spending anything.
Easier than online grocery shopping
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Ask the parents for a recent photo (you probably have forty already).
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Tell us the grandchild's name and age — we've pre-filled a day-at-grandma's moment you can adjust.
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Read the finished book together in about two minutes — in person, on a video call, or as narrated audio.
Read a real Lumora story first
The Quiet in the Garden
Every evening when the sun dipped low, Amira settled close to her grandmother on the woven rug in the courtyard, knee touching knee. The rough threads pressed soft patterns into her ankles, and the warm stone beneath still held the last of the day's heat. Grandmother smoothed her robe, folded her hands, and Amira leaned in, already listening.
Read the full sample freeTwo ways to give it
The story
$9.99
Ready in about two minutes. Read on any screen — narrated audio and a printable PDF included.
The hardcover keepsake
$49.99
Printed and bound, 2–4 weeks to your door. Shipping calculated at checkout.
First story free — no credit card. The hardcover is always optional.
Rather let the parents drive?
Send a Lumora gift card to your son or daughter — they handle the photos and details, the grandkids star in the stories, and you're the grandparent whose gift gets requested at bedtime by name.
Send a gift cardGrandparent questions, answered honestly
I'm not technical. Can I really do this?
Yes. You need exactly three things: the child's name, their age, and one photo. The form walks you through it step by step, and if anything goes wrong, a real person at the studio reads every email.
We live far away. How does the grandchild get the story?
Instantly — the story travels as a link or a PDF to the parents' phone, with optional narrated audio. Many grandparents read it aloud on a video call while the child follows along on their screen.
Can I be in the story too?
Yes — write yourself in. 'A day at Grandma and Grandpa's house' is one of the most-loved story moments; you'll be in the words and the warmth (the illustrations star the grandchild).
Is a printed copy available?
Yes — any story can be ordered as a printed hardcover with worldwide delivery, typically arriving in 2–4 weeks. The digital story is instant, so the reading never waits on the postman.
Party's not for a while? Tell us the date — we'll remind you in time.
Make your grandchild's story now
About 2 minutes. First story free. No credit card.
Every story passes layered safety filters tuned for young readers, the parents can preview everything, and if a story isn't delightful we refund it — that's the studio promise.