PicBooks began with one simple belief: the moments that matter most deserve to be celebrated in a way that's creative, personal and made to last.
A simple question about the gifts that really stay with us.
In a world where children spend more time looking at screens than ever before, we wanted to make something different. Something that gently draws their eyes away from tablets and televisions, sparks their imagination, and puts a pencil back in their hands.
We kept noticing that the most meaningful gifts were never the most expensive ones. They were the ones that told a story: a family holiday, a beloved pet, a best friend at school, a grandparent's smile. So we asked ourselves a simple question. What if those stories could become something you could hold, colour in and treasure forever?
That question became PicBooks.
Colouring is proven to improve focus, build fine motor skills and give children a calm, screen-free activity they genuinely love. We think creativity and hands-on play matter just as much as anything on a screen, and they are getting rarer.
But what makes a PicBooks book truly special is the subject. It's their world. Their family. Their dog. Their best friend from school. When a child recognises a photo turned into a colouring page, their face lights up. They are not colouring a stranger's drawing, they are bringing their own memories to life one pencil stroke at a time.
A school friend laughing on sports day. A pet curled up on the sofa. A grandparent's birthday. A wedding day. Whatever the moment, every PicBooks book becomes a keepsake that outlasts it. Long after the day has passed, the book stays. It sits on a shelf, gets picked up on rainy afternoons, and tells the story of the people and places that matter most.
Unlike a photo album that gathers dust, a colouring book invites you in. It's personal, it's interactive, and it's something you can sit and do together as a family, adding a brand new memory on top of the original photo.
Three things we care about on every single book.
Every page comes from a photo you chose, so the subject is always someone or something your child already knows and loves.
A calm, creative activity that gently pulls children away from tablets and back towards pencils, pens and their own imagination.
Thick paper that takes felt-tips and gel pens without bleed-through, crisp line art, and careful printing and binding every time.
Photos of family, children and special moments deserve real care. Here's exactly how we treat yours.
That isn't just our policy, it's our commitment to you.
Turn your favourite memories into a personalised colouring book. The first preview is free, with no commitment until you love it.
