TWELVE COMPLETE SAMPLE BOOKS

There is no
default family.

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Cigarette Granny editorial storybook world with lipstick, leopard, amber glass, sunglasses and family photographsCigarette GrannyGarage Papa storybook world with plaid, tools, chrome, coffee, workshop notes and family photographsGarage PapaThe Sunday Table storybook world with tomato red, butter yellow, handwritten recipes, gingham and family dinner photographsSunday TableThe Editorial storybook world with black, ivory, powder blue, oversized photography and contact-sheet typographyThe Editorial

Twelve lives could use the same questions—and still become twelve completely different books.

Every sample below contains its own cover, opening portrait, origin story, object index, family chapter, quote spread, timeline and closing letter.

Cigarette Granny editorial storybook world with lipstick, leopard, amber glass, sunglasses and family photographs01/12

Lipstick · leopard · amber glass

Cigarette Granny

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Disco Auntie editorial storybook world with silver jewelry, silk, cocktail details and flash photography02/12

Silver · smoky plum · flash photography

Disco Auntie

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Church Purse Grandma storybook world with burgundy leather, peppermints, tissues, perfume and family photographs03/12

Burgundy leather · peppermints · perfume

Church Purse Grandma

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Cool Mom Before Kids storybook world with 1990s snapshots, red lipstick, sunglasses, denim and magazine fragments04/12

Cherry red · ’90s gloss · old snapshots

Cool Mom Before Kids

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Garage Papa storybook world with plaid, tools, chrome, coffee, workshop notes and family photographs05/12

Plaid · chrome · coffee rings

Garage Papa

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Country Club Grandpa storybook world with racing green, oxblood leather, watch, scorecards and newspapers06/12

Racing green · oxblood · scorecards

Country Club Grandpa

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Record Store Dad storybook world with vinyl records, ticket stubs, handwritten track lists, denim and family photographs07/12

Vinyl · ticket stubs · worn denim

Record Store Dad

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Lake House Papa storybook world with navy stripes, playing cards, fishing notes, maps and family lake photographs08/12

Navy · playing cards · old maps

Lake House Papa

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The Sunday Table storybook world with tomato red, butter yellow, handwritten recipes, gingham and family dinner photographs09/12

Tomato red · recipes · gingham

The Sunday Table

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The Garden Club storybook world with faded florals, olive green, colored glass, seed packets and family photographs10/12

Faded florals · olive · colored glass

The Garden Club

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The Heirloom storybook world with ivory paper, inky typography, antique gold, formal portraits and handwriting11/12

Warm ivory · ink · antique gold

The Heirloom

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The Editorial storybook world with black, ivory, powder blue, oversized photography and contact-sheet typography12/12

Black · ivory · powder blue

The Editorial

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THE STORY KEPT · PRIVATE FAMILY EDITIONS

Which one made you think of them?

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