Gift for your sister: an illustrated book of your story together

Gifts for a sister often come from the same list: jewelry, a spa voucher, a gift set. They're kind, but they could come from anyone. A book that tells your story can only come from you.

The principle is simple: your two faces are drawn from two photos, and a story is written from what you tell us. It isn't a photo album where pictures are lined up, nor a template book where two names are swapped.

• ✦ Childhood memories: the shared bedroom, the tape line down the middle, vacations in the back of the car, secrets whispered after lights out.
• ✦ Rivalries that became closeness: the borrowed sweater never returned, the three-day fight, and the first call that ended it.
• ✦ The turning points: leaving home, the first apartment, one wedding, a baby.
• ✦ Family sayings: the phrases only the two of you understand.
• ✦ What you are like today: the Sunday calls, the two-person group chat, the way you still protect each other.

To sort your memories, our guide what to write in a couple book offers a method that works just as well for a sister.

• ✦ A birthday, especially a milestone one: see our page milestone birthday gift.
• ✦ A turning point: a wedding, a baby, a move far away, a new job.
• ✦ No occasion: because you don't see each other enough, and this book says what you don't say on the phone.

If you have several sisters, the book keeps two heroes: you and the one you give it to. The other sisters are mentioned in the story, with their nicknames, and the best answer is often one book per pair.

The style depends on the sister more than on the story: watercolor for a soft mood, manga for those who grew up on anime, vintage as a nod to old family photos. To compare all six, see our page which illustration style to choose.

The free preview shows your two faces in the chosen style before you order. A dedication can be added and printed in the book: just write to us after you order. See our book dedication ideas.

1. Choose the style. The free preview shows the duo drawn before you order.
2. Add two photos: one of you, one of your sister, faces sharp and front-facing.
3. Tell the story. A questionnaire guides you: where, when, what makes you laugh, the moments to keep. Ten to fifteen minutes is enough.
4. Review. You have 48 hours to read the book and ask for changes. Nothing is printed without your approval.

The book always keeps two heroes; other people are mentioned in the story, with their names and running gags.

• ✦ Digital: €39, ready in about 2 hours (24 hours at most).
• ✦ Signature: €59, a 30-page printed book.
• ✦ Prestige: €129, a 40-page printed book.

You review the book for 48 hours with up to 10 free revisions, then printing and delivery take 5 to 7 days. Nothing is printed without your approval.

For a birthday, allow about ten days between ordering and delivery of the printed edition. The digital one can save a last-minute order.