Story Starters

ABC ($12.00)
One of our most popular Story Starters. The ABC Story Starter can be combined with any other Story Starter to help tell a story from A-Z. With lists and questions for each letter, tell the ABC's of your family, your baby, your Christmas holidays, childhood memories, and many more. Use this Story Starter to tell the story behind many of your miscellaneous pictures that may not be part of a larger story.

FAMILY YEARBOOK ($12.00)
Capture your family's year with your own yearbook. This Story Starter is filled with ideas for writing about every member of your family, your favorite pasttimes, foods, and activities from the year. It will help you identify trends and celebrate the "everyday" of your family. For even more help in capturing your year, combine this story starter with the ABC Story Starter and/or the Seasons Series Story Starters. This is a Story Starter your family can't do without.

GRANDPARENTS ($12.00)
Write a story about your grandparents or write a story for your grandchildren. Either way you write it, this Story Starter will help you share thoughts and stories about this special relationship.

PET ($12.00)
If your pet is considered a member of the family, this Story Starter is perfect for you. It will help you share the wonderful times and sweet connection that come from loving a pet.

REFLECTIONS OF A PARENT ($12.00)
If you're a parent that wants to quickly catch up on those important memories of your family's past, you can use this Story Starter to write a beautiful story for your children. This Story Starter was inspired by a father who wanted to write to his four grown children about his memories and love for them. The questions and themes will help you recall precious memories that may otherwise be lost or go unspoken.

TRIBUTE TO MOM OR DAD ($12.00)
Celebrate the life of your parents with this Tribute Story Starter. Give your parents a gift they will treasure; write a story that shares your love for their intangible gifts. Use the Story Starter as an interview guide and you're bound to find out all kinds of things you never knew about your parents.

VACATION ($12.00)
Record the stories and memories from your special trip. Whether it was a family camping trip or foreign travel, this Story Starter will help you tell your story. Don't forget to take this Story Starter with you when you go. Have travel companions help you answer the questions. Your book will be written before you get home! The Vacation Story Starter and your finished book will help you relive the wonderful memories of your trip over and over again.

Christmas ($12.00)
Music from the season, Christmas lights, favorite foods, and fun times with those you love most: what's the best part of this holiday for you? How has it changed since you were a child? Tell the stories of your Christmas memories with this Story Starter. What a great gift for grown siblings.

SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER ($12.00 EACH)
"To everything there is a season," and with this Story Starter series, you can tell the story of yours. These Story Starters are filled with questions about different holidays, traditions, special events, and everyday life as it changes with each season of your year. Combined with the Family Yearbook Story Starter, or used on their own these are the tools you need to tell the stories of all the seasons of your life.

BIRTH TO 18 MONTHS ($12.00)
Tell your baby's story from the first kick and doctor's visit to the first cry and steps. This Story Starter covers the first 18 months of life and is a must for every new parent.

PRESCHOOL ($12.00)
Share the memories of the tearful good-byes that first day of "school," their favorite toys and videos at school, their new friends and learning to write their name. This Story Starter will help you tell the stories that fill your preschooler's days.

TODDLER ($12.00)
Is your toddler full of fun, keeping you laughing with the cute things toddlers say and do? Capture the stories of your child's toddler years with this fun Story Starter.

I DID IT ($12.00)
Buying your first car, moving out on your own, running your first race, earning a special award- if you did it, there is usually a story about struggle and triumph or disaster and disappointment. This Story Starter will help you identify and write about your achievement, inspiration, and motivation. Explore your achievements with the I Did It Story Starter and start sharing your story.

I REMEMBER WHEN... ($12.00)
Have you ever sat with friends and family telling stories of "Remember When?" This Story Starter is a fun, finish-the-sentence Story Starter that will help you write all of your remembrances. The five themes in this Story Starter lend themselves perfectly to five simple volumes of your personal history - from childhood memories to older years - use this Story Starter and start your personal history today.

LESSONS ABOUT LIFE ($12.00)
Does writing a personal history seem like a daunting task? Share the most important lessons that you have learned about life with your posterity without having to write every detail. Rather than a biographical sketch, leave your loved ones the answers to questions like, "Who taught you about love and what did they teach you?" "How do you feel about education and what is the impact it has had in your life?" Leave a legacy not an unread book!

MILITART ($12.00)
Share the story of your military service or honor your favorite military person with this Story Starter. Tell about your feelings as you were enlisted. Share what you've learned about patriotism. What has your family sacrificed because of your service? What have you and your family gained? The Military Story Starter will help you tell the story behind your military service and share it with the ones you love.

WHEN I WAS LITTLE ($12.00)
How often has a child plead through wide eyes, "Tell me a story about when you were little." If you've ever been at a loss for what to say in those moments, this Story Starter will evoke memories of your childhood and help you bring those stories to life.

A CHANGE IN PLANS ($12.00)
If illness or disability has changed your plans, A Change in Plans will help you tell your story of change, challenge, and growth.

ADOPTION ($12.00)
Sharing your love whether you are adopted, an adoptive parent or a birth parent, is the magic of adoption and a story that yearns to be told. Adoption will help you tell the unique story of your personal adoption experience.

DIVORCE ($12.00)
Take a healing journey of self-discovery as you explore your divorce through the Divorce Story Starter. Whether you plan to publish the story or keep it tucked safely away in a drawer, this Story Starter will bring understanding, peace and the strength to move on.

LOSS ($12.00)
Losing a loved one can be difficult to think about, talk about and/or write about. Putting grief into words that can be shared by others can bring comfort and understanding. As a tribute to a loved one that has passed on, or as therapy in dealing with your loss, this Story Starter will help you put words around one of life's most difficult challenges.

BEST FRIENDS ($12.00)
Celebrate the friendships of those people dearest to you. How often have you thought about how you met and why your friend remains so special to you? This Story Starter will help you tell your friendship stories and all that they have taught you.

FALLING IN LOVE ($12.00)
Write your love story from your first impressions to your first kiss. Have each spouse answer the same questions and create a "He said, She said" version of your love story. This is one of our most popular Story Starters for good reason. Read through the questions with the one you love and write your story to share with everyone.

WEDDING ($12.00)
When your love story results in a Wedding Day, this Story Starter will help you make the memories of that day last as long as your love. Your special day deserves more than beautiful pictures - tell the story of everything the pictures couldn't capture. Where did you find that beautiful dress? What went through your mind as you said, "I Do?" What did you most anticipate about your coming year together as husband and wife?

ALL ABOUT ME ($12.00)
This Story Starter is designed to help children share thoughts and feelings all about themselves, their friends, their dreams and lots more.

MY ADVENTURES ($12.00)
Finish a story (i.e. I know I've grown because...), write a how to (i.e., How to eat gross food,) make up a "Once Upon a Time" story, or write all about your own real-life adventures in nature or any other special place. The My Adventures Story Starter will help children develop a make-believe story or tell a story from their very own adventures.

MY FAMILY ($12.00)
Every family is unique and every family is special. Help your child tell all about your family with the My Family Story Starter.

MY FAVORITE THINGS ($12.00)
Help children write about their favorite food, hiding places, clothes, toys, friends, pets, hobbies and more. With the My Favorites Story Starter, children will explore all their favorite things and their favorite stories to go with them.

SCHOOL DAYS ($12.00)
Does your teacher talk with a loud, commanding voice or speak to you quietly and gently? What is your favorite thing to do at recess? What is your favorite part of your school day? Can you answer those questions about your child's school day? Help them tell the stories of their days away at school with the School Days Story Starter.

STORY STARTERS
These great little books have pages of questions to provide you with inspiration for your story. Just the right size to bring with you in a purse or glove compartment, these books have lined pages for you to jot down ideas anywhere you go. All you need is a pen!