Memory Pencil

The personalized coloring book, made from your photos

5/5· Verified reviews

A coloring book where every drawing is one of your memories. Memory Pencil redraws your own photos as coloring pages: the real faces, the real postures, the real moment. As a bound book delivered to your door from €29.99, or as a downloadable digital version from €6.99.

  • Free delivery
  • Printed & bound on demand
  • Hand-checked before printing
Back cover of a Memory Pencil album on a wooden table: a grid of illustrated memories, surrounded by family polaroid photos

How it works

  1. 1

    Upload your photos

    Pick your favourite memories from your phone or computer.

  2. 2

    We prepare your pages

    Each photo becomes a keepsake page and a page to color, which we check by hand. You see the result before we print.

  3. 3

    We print and bind

    Your book is printed on demand by a local partner close to your delivery address, just for you. Sturdy and well made, to be colored today and kept for years.

  4. 4

    We ship it to you

    Your book ships within 5 to 7 business days, ready to color.

An example: Noa's photo becomes two pages

Here is what a real photo looks like once we're done with it: the original photo, the keepsake page redrawn in color, and the outline coloring page.

Original photo: a curly-haired little boy on a beach at sunset
Original photo
Keepsake page: the same photo of the little boy on the beach redrawn as a colored-pencil illustration
Coloring page: the same beach scene as black outlines, ready to color
Book pages

Try it yourself

Your photo as a coloring page, for free

A free preview from your real photo: we turn a moment into a coloring spread. Confirm your email, we draw it, and you get it back in a few minutes.

Your photo

Drag and drop your photo

or click to choose a file

JPG, PNG, HEIC, up to 40 MB

Your photo is only used to generate the preview, then it's deleted. We keep your email to send you the preview, a few reminders while it's online and the occasional Memory Pencil offer (one-click unsubscribe in every email). Your connection details are stored to limit abuse (details).

A real bound book you can flip through

Hardback or soft cover depending on the format, thick paper that takes pencils well: this is the object you'll receive. Flip through it as if you were holding it.

Personalized coloring book — Cover
Cover
Personalized coloring book — Back cover
Back cover

The Memory Pencil touch

What makes this coloring book different

It's not a generic coloring book: it's grandma blowing out the candles, the dog running on the beach, brother and sister on the bike. Your child doesn't color an unknown character, they color their own life, and the keepsake page opposite shows the moment as it was. It's our most open range. If you'd rather have guided coloring, have a look at color by number or dot to dot: same photos, a different way to play.

For every age

Who it's for

For children, who recognize their everyday life on every page and make their memories their own by coloring them. For adults, who turn it into a quiet activity or an object to pass on. And as a gift, for a birthday or the holidays: a personal attention unlike any other book, one that stays on the living-room shelf long after the pencils.

Pick the right book

Three sizes, one book. Every album is hand-checked before we print.

Free worldwide shipping, printed close to you

12 pages

6 to color + 6 color memories · Softcover · 21.6 × 21.6 cm (8.5 in)

A first book to get started

Personalized coloring book, 6-photo format

€29.99

Free delivery to your door

Create my 6 photo album
Most popular

24 pages

12 to color + 12 color memories · Hardcover · 21.6 × 21.6 cm (8.5 in)

The perfect book to gift

The format most families pick when they're gifting.

Personalized coloring book, 12-photo format

€44.99

−25% vs the 6-photo size

Free delivery to your door

Create my 12 photo album

48 pages

24 to color + 24 color memories · Hardcover · 21.6 × 21.6 cm (8.5 in)

A whole year in one book

Personalized coloring book, 24-photo format

€64.99

−45% vs the 6-photo size

Free delivery to your door

Create my 24 photo album

Just €20.00 more than the 12-photo size and you double the page count. Each extra page costs only €0.83.

  • Matte 90 gsm paper that pencils and pens grip nicely
  • Free replacement on print defects
  • Your photos are only kept while we make the album, 15 days at most

Personalised items cannot be returned (French consumer code, article L221-28). We check every book before printing.

Curious how your photos will turn out? Try it first for free with one photo

Not sure yet?

Start with the digital version: the full album as a PDF, delivered instantly. You then have 30 days to turn it into the real bound album, and the price of the PDF comes off the book.

Learn more about the digital version
Start with digital · €6.99

Two ways to get it

Printed or digital

The printed book is the object to give or to keep: a real bound book, on paper that takes pencils and markers well. The digital version gives you the same album as a PDF, right away, from €6.99. You see how your photos turn out without waiting, you keep the file, and you have 30 days to have it printed as a real book if you change your mind.

Frequently asked questions

What is a personalized coloring book?

It's a coloring book made from your own photos. Each photo becomes two pages: a keepsake page, where the scene is redrawn as a color illustration, and a coloring page, the same scene as black outlines, ready for pencils. You color freely, with any colors you like, and the model opposite guides those who want to stay true to the memory.

How is it different from color by number or dot to dot?

All three ranges start from the same idea, your photos turned into activity pages, but the way you play changes. The coloring book gives an outline page to fill freely: it's our most open range, where everyone picks their own colors. Color by number guides the colors with numbered zones and a legend. Dot to dot reveals the drawing by following the numbers before coloring it.

What age is it for?

There's no real limit. Large zones and clean outlines suit small hands from around 3 or 4, the details of faces and backgrounds keep older kids busy, and many adults fill it in with colored pencils as a calming activity. That's also why it makes such a good gift: everyone colors it their own way.

How much does the personalized coloring book cost?

As a printed and bound book, free delivery: €29.99 for 6 photos (12 pages), €44.99 for 12 photos (24 pages) and €64.99 for 24 photos (48 pages). As a downloadable digital version: €6.99, €11.99 and €19.99.

Is the book printed and bound?

Yes. It's a real bound book, printed on demand on paper that takes pencils and markers well, delivered to your door. The 6-photo format is saddle-stitched, the 12 and 24-photo formats have a hardback cover. Manufacturing is handled by our printing partner, as close as possible to the delivery address.

Can I try the digital version first?

Yes. The digital version is the same album delivered as a PDF, ready to download right away, from €6.99. You see how your photos turn out without committing to the book, you keep the file, and you have 30 days to have it printed as a real bound book if you change your mind.

What if I don't like how a photo turns out?

Once your pages are generated, you have a window to swap, from your tracking space, the photos you're not happy with, with a new version on each try (1 swap included on the 6-photo format, 2 on the 12, 4 on the 24). And before any printing, our team reviews every book to check the faces and the lines.

Create your personalized coloring book

From €29.99 as a bound book, or €6.99 as a digital version.

Create my book

Their words, not ours

They loved their book.

Marianne

June 15, 2026

Verified Google review

« It's far more than a simple coloring book: a keepsake that will last. »

I'm truly blown away by the quality of this personalised coloring book! Our family photos were turned into line drawings with an impressive level of detail! You recognise every face, every expression perfectly. The book's finish is neat and the binding solid. It's far more than a simple coloring book: it's a keepsake that will last. Our children will get to color in their own family memories, and that is truly magical. I've already ordered two more to give to friends. I recommend it with my eyes closed!
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Emeric, Olivia's godfather

June 3, 2026

Verified Trustpilot review

Quality album, easy to order and quickly delivered

« I was looking for an original gift for my goddaughter's birthday and I'm really pleased with my experience with Memory Pencil. The album is of very fine quality and the photos look superb. I was able to include memories with her family, her relatives and her friends, which makes this gift even more unique. Ordering was simple, delivery was fast and the result lived up to my expectations. I now can't wait to give it to her and see her reaction. I'm sure this album will let her relive lovely memories while spending a pleasant moment coloring it. »
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Sandy

May 30, 2026

Verified Trustpilot review

Incredible

« Incredible! My son loved his book so much he even sleeps with it. The moment he gets home from school, all he wants to do is colour HIS book! He remembers every moment, every memory! »
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Guillaume Charles

May 27, 2026

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Fast service and excellent quality

« Very happy with my experience with Memory Pencil. The personalised coloring book for my son arrived very quickly and the product quality really lives up to expectations. The finishing is neat, the printing is beautiful and the result matches our expectations perfectly. My son loved discovering his book and it created a real moment of family joy. I recommend without hesitation for an original, quality gift. »
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Ornella, mum of Noa

May 14, 2026

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Our family memories turned into coloring pages

« Our 4-year-old son loved receiving a coloring book made from our family photos. He had so much fun recognising himself and his family members in the drawings. The quality is great and the idea is truly original. It was very moving to see our memories turned into coloring pages and to share the activity together. An experience that created lovely family moments. »
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