What makes a "storybook" different than a "photobook"?

family yearbook photo credit: Denise Pehrson

A few years ago I was teaching a Heritage Makers memory-keeping class and a gal in attendance told me that she had just barely finished a photo book.  She went on a once-in-a-lifetime trip and took lots of pictures and was so excited to share them.  

BUT, she said, the company she used for her photo book didn't leave much room at all for text, so she wasn't able to put the details of her adventure in the book.  She told me she was frustrated because here she'd gone on this fabulous trip, spent time and money on this photo book, and yet every time she showed it to someone, she had to narrate it.  

She had to actually sit down with the person and explain all the photos on all the pages.

You've probably seen a good handful of companies that allow you to put photos in a book.  

A photo book seems like a good idea, right?

Well, only if it's a photo-storybook!  

photos + text/story = memories

You want high-quality books, for sure.  But you also want space to record your memories--the story behind your photos.  

Without the story--the reason you took the picture!--a picture doesn't really mean anything, especially because memories fade.

So find our best photo-storybook recommendations and get started creating them yourself by clicking here.