A keepsake book

Saying Goodbye

A gentle goodbye, made for your family.

A 12-page personalized storybook to help your child understand and grieve the loss of their pet. Created with input from children's grief specialists. Customized with your pet's name, breed, your child's name, and a favorite memory you share. Written gently, honestly, and with love — because the best way to help a child through grief is to walk them through it, not around it.

Price$29
Illustrations13 painted from your photo
FinishedBy hand, in 24–48 hours

Order this book See the full book (PDF)

A few gentle questions and a photo. We paint it and send you a print-quality PDF.

Before you order

The questions you’ll answer

Set aside 5–10 minutes and have one good photo ready. Here’s everything we’ll ask — gather your answers first, or simply read the example we used to paint the sample above.

Your pet

Their nameRequired
What kind of animalRequired
How they lookRequired
He, she, or theyRequired
Illustration styleRequired

The child

The child's nameRequiredDrawn as a stylized character, not a likeness of a specific child.
Their ageRequired

The memories

Their favorite thing to doRequired
Where they loved to sleepRequired
A favorite memoryRequired
A dedicationOptional

Tone & gentle choices

How they diedOptional
Where the book says they are nowOptional
Other pets at homeOptional

Required to start Optional — degrades gracefully if left blank

The example we used

The answers behind the sample

These are the exact answers behind the sample illustrations above — a filled-in example of what “good” looks like.

The original

The photo we started from

One clear snapshot. This photo is what every painting in the book is drawn from.

Their name

Mango

What kind of animal

dog

How they look

fawn pug with a black mask over his muzzle, deep velvety wrinkles, big dark round eyes, and a tightly curled tail

He, she, or they

Illustration style

watercolor

The child's name

Maya

Their age

6-8

Their favorite thing to do

waddling beside you on slow evening walks around the park

Where they loved to sleep

snuggled into the cushions at the foot of your bed

A favorite memory

The evening you two sat together on the low wall by the park fence, your hand resting on his back, both of you watching the world go by until the light turned golden.

How they died

natural

Where the book says they are now

rainbow-bridge

Other pets at home

Your answers can be just as short. We do the writing and the painting — you bring the pet and the moments.