When Grandma Was Small

A demo book from With Me Books — custom personalized storybooks and family memoirs, built on Dr. Stanley Greenspan's social-emotional framework.

Watch the book get drawn

This whole book — cover and all — was illustrated in the same style you'll get in yours. Press play.

Read the pages

A sample of the full story. In your custom book, the hero's name, appearance, and story theme are made to order.

Cover
Cover
Page 1
"Grandma, what were you like when you were little?"
Page 2
The gate creaked open — a meadow Lily had never seen.
Page 3
"I’m Rosie. Want to see my fort?"
Page 4
"The best things are the small ones — the ones nobody writes down."
Page 5
"You already have — every time Grandma hugs you."
Page 6
"Now I know you — when you were me."

Choose your art style

Every With Me Book is custom-illustrated in the style you pick. Here's the same scene in five of our signature styles.

Animated Cartoon

Animated Cartoon

Pixar / Bluey / Studio Ghibli vibe

Classic Watercolor Storybook

Classic Watercolor Storybook

Beatrix Potter / timeless children's book

Bold Flat Vector

Bold Flat Vector

Mo Willems / Peanuts / modern graphic

Soft Pastel Dreamy

Soft Pastel Dreamy

Oliver Jeffers / Jon Klassen

Crayon & Pencil Sketch

Crayon & Pencil Sketch

Lauren Child / childlike handmade

The Legacy Conversation Edition

Every book can include chapter-end discussion prompts built on Dr. Stanley Greenspan's social-emotional framework — the kind of feeling-based, open-ended questions that keep families talking long after the book is closed.

Not facts. Feelings.

These are the questions that end a reading in laughter and tears, instead of silence.

  • Have you ever wondered what Grandma (or Grandpa) was like when they were your age?
  • What's something small — something nobody would write down — that you love?
  • If you could show somebody who loves you one thing from your day today, what would it be?
  • What does it feel like when somebody really understands you?

Order yours this holiday

Digital books ship in 7 days. Printed-and-bound-by-Christmas cutoff: December 10.