Make their book
Mom

Funny gifts for mom

The funny gift for a mom that works is the one she can show people. One photo and a few true things about her become a printed picture book with her as the star of it.

She’ll protest, then put it somewhere visible.

Make their book

A hand opens a butter tub full of thread, buttons and pins, beside a cookie tin full of sewing supplies

The book to blame

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A sample spread

THREE! Little Denise hands a delighted patient a birthday cupcake across the front desk.

Denise knows three things about every patient.

Their birthday.

Their first name.

Their balance.

Ten Little Fingers: Denise’s First Counting Book, pages 10–11. Finished art, printed as drawn.

How it works

  1. A hand drops a printed photo into the slop machine’s hopper.

    Feed it one photo.

  2. The slop machine shakes and steams, rivets popping off.

    It does its thing.

  3. A finished picture book pops out of the slop machine’s chute.

    A real book comes out.

The whole process

Questions

What’s a funny gift for a mom who says she wants nothing?

A book with her face in it. She’ll protest, then put it somewhere visible.

Is it respectful?

Keep the details respectful. The text is written from what you send us, so you hold that line. Her face is drawn correctly; the computer handles the hands.

How does it work, and what do you need from me?

You pick the book, send one clear photo of them and a few true things about them. We write and illustrate the book from that. You must confirm they’re an adult (18 or older), they’re willing to star in a gag book, and you have permission to share their photo.

Will it arrive in time?

We print and bind the book after you order it, so it isn’t instant — and we won’t promise a date here that we can’t keep for your address. Order with room to spare. If the day is close, write to hello@hellosorry.com first and we’ll tell you honestly whether it can make it.

The days this comes up

All occasions

More people to apologize to

A hand holds out a single red rose wrapped in a gas-station receipt, its price sticker still on; the other hand keeps hold of a game controller

Boyfriend

He’ll say he hates it. He’ll also keep it where people can see it.

Two arms carry every grocery bag at once, more than a dozen of them hanging from the wrists and forearms

Husband

He has everything he needs and nothing he wants. This is neither.

A hand reaches into a handbag packed with a first-aid kit, a sewing kit, a stapler, an umbrella, a flashlight, a potted plant and snacks, and pulls out one bandage

Wife

Her face, drawn correctly. Her hands, a separate matter.

Everyone else

Somebody you love deserves this. We’re so sorry.

One photo. One real book. A lifetime of them bringing it up at dinner.

Make their book

From $19.99 · Character redraws: free, up to six a day · Digital copy with every printed book