Who it's for
A book your child wrote, starring your child
Children tell stories until someone teaches them not to. This catches the stories at six, keeps the exact words, and gives them the shape of a book.
What makes it work
Built for exactly this.
One question a night
Recorded by voice at bedtime. "Make up a story where you are the hero and something goes wrong halfway through."
Their words, kept
"And then the dragon was quite tired" stays exactly as said.
Their pictures
Their drawings, photographed, as the illustrations.
Start here
Free, whether or not you use Tellforth.
Question listQuestions to askIn the order a good interviewer would ask themGuideHow to make a children's book from your child's own storyTurn a bedtime story, a made-up adventure or an "all about me" interview into a picture book your child is the hero of.The booksEvery kind of bookMemoir, novel, young adult, picture book, and more
Also for
Other people it was made for.
A book of your grandparents' storiesFor families who want a grandparent's stories told, by voice, at their pace, and written into a real book while there is time.Your parents' story, finishedFor adult children who want to give a parent the gift of being listened to, and get back a book in their voice.When someone is facing somethingFor a person with a serious diagnosis, and the family around them, who want their story told on their terms, with control, dignity and no pressure.For hospice and palliative care teamsA legacy program for patients and families: dignified, controlled by the patient, and useful to the team.The story of the company, told by the people who built itA founder memoir or company history gathered by interviewing the people who were there, in scenes, with the near-death included.A veteran's story, told the right wayFor families who want a service story recorded without re-opening wounds: ordinary first, led by the veteran, kept straight.
Tellforth
Tell it forward.
The stories are already there. All that is missing is someone to ask.
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