Grandparents' Day is a small, easy-to-miss occasion that deserves more than it usually gets. A story starring your child and their grandparent together — nana, grandad, or whatever they're known as — makes the distance between visits feel a little smaller, wherever everyone actually lives.
Add a real family nickname, a specific shared tradition, or an in-joke only your family knows, and let both generations be genuine characters in the same adventure.
Add a grandparent as a full character — built from a photo or description — so they appear alongside your child throughout, taking a real, active part rather than a passing mention.
Use whatever they're actually called (Nana, Grandad, Bubbe, Yiayia, or a name your child invented themselves) so the story sounds like your family, not a generic script.
Share it as a private link so a grandparent anywhere in the world can read (and hear, via narration) the finished story without needing their own account — ideal for family who live a flight or two away.
Order a printed hardcover as a physical keepsake for a grandparent's own home, ready for the next visit or video call together.
Build it around a specific shared memory — baking together, a favourite walk, a running joke from every visit — and it becomes a genuine record of the relationship, not a generic “thank you grandma” card.
It's also a lovely thing for a grandparent to make FOR a grandchild, flipping who's doing the giving.
No blank page, no writing or drawing skill needed — just a photo or a description, and a few simple choices.
Upload a photo for a true likeness, or describe your child, a toy or an invented character in words instead.
Choose a theme or type your own idea, set the reading age and writing style, and pick from eleven art styles.
A fully illustrated story appears in about a minute — read it, hear it read aloud, or print it as a keepsake.
The things a free chatbot won't do — the narration, the trust, and the keepsake.
The same lovable hero on every page, built from a single photo.
Soothing AI narration reads every story aloud, so they can listen and follow along on the iPad.
From 'read to me' to 'I can read', tuned to their age and ability.
Premium hardcovers and a growing library you'll keep for years.
Every story is moderated automatically and you see it before your child does. No ads, ever.
A point-and-click flow — magic without the wait or the work.
Use one as-is, tweak it, or upload a photo and tell us your own — every story is generated fresh, unique to your child.
A warm adventure built around whatever your child's grandparent is actually called and loved for.
Turn a real family baking or cooking tradition into a gentle shared adventure.
A tall tale grandad's always told, properly illustrated at last.
Free to preview — pick their look, their name, and watch it come to life in about a minute.
A storybook gift for your grandson.
A storybook starring your grandson, made from one photo. Preview it free, add a note from Nana or Grandad, and post the hardcover to him for birthdays or Christmas.
A storybook gift for your granddaughter.
A storybook starring your granddaughter, made from one photo. Preview it free, add a note from Nana or Grandad, and post the hardcover to her for birthdays or Christmas.
A guide for grandparents choosing the perfect story.
A grandparent's guide to gifting a personalised TurtleTime storybook — closing the distance, previewing free, and shipping a hardcover anywhere.
Mother's Day Storybooks
A TurtleTime Mother's Day story stars your child and mum together — the routines, the in-jokes, the things only your family would recognise. Free to preview.
Birthday Storybooks
Skip another toy. A TurtleTime birthday storybook stars the birthday child by name and age, previewed free before you pay a penny.
Easter Storybooks
A gentle, springtime Easter adventure starring your own child — previewed free, illustrated in about a minute, printable as a hardcover keepsake.
Halloween Storybooks
A gently spooky Halloween adventure starring your own child, tuned to their age so it's fun, not frightening. Free to preview, illustrated in a minute.
New Baby Storybooks
Help a big brother or sister welcome a new baby with a personalised TurtleTime story built around their real feelings — excitement, wobbles, and all.
Yes — add them as a full character, from a photo or a written description, and they can appear alongside your child throughout, with a genuine role in the plot.
Share the finished story via a private link so they can read and listen to it from anywhere, no account needed, or order a printed hardcover shipped directly to them.
Yes — describe them however your family actually does (Nana, Grandad, or any name your child uses), and that's what shows up in the story.
Yes — anyone can be the one building the story; it works just as well as a gift given by a grandparent as one given to them.
Order the hardcover by about 10 December for US delivery or 14 December for UK delivery, which leaves buffer for printing and shipping before Christmas Eve. Checkout shows live delivery estimates before you pay. Running late? Gift the digital book straight away and print it afterwards. Grandparents can ship straight to the child's address.
We built TurtleTimefor our own children first. Safety isn't a setting here — it's the whole point.
Create your child's first story free — in about a minute.
