How long does it take to receive my book?

Your digital preview is ready in just a few minutes after you finish the interview. Printed hardcovers typically arrive within 7-14 business days depending on your location.

Can both parents be in the book?

Yes. Our Family Bundle is a duo of companion hardcovers — one starring each parent's career — generated from a single guided handoff flow.

Is my child in the illustrations?

No. To protect your child's privacy and keep the focus on the parent-as-hero narrative, illustrations feature adults only. Your child is the audience the story is written for.

What happens to my uploaded photo?

Your reference photo is used only to craft the illustrations and is permanently deleted 30 days after you approve your book.

Do you ship internationally?

Yes, we print and ship worldwide through our on-demand print partner.

How much does a WorkTale Book Company book cost?

Personalized hardcover books start at $29. Additional copies of the same book are $35 each.

Does this work for employees without kids?

Yes. Plenty of recipients read it with nieces, nephews, or grandchildren, and many simply keep it as a record of their career. The story is about their work, not about parenting.

Can managers award codes without going through procurement each time?

Yes. Buy a batch once, then distribute codes from your dashboard as awards happen. Unused codes stay valid.

Is this taxable as a gift?

Treatment depends on your jurisdiction and program rules. Each code has a $100 face value, which is the figure your finance team would use.

Can we see what employees receive before buying?

Yes. The corporate page includes a full sample book you can flip through, including the branded final page.

Employee recognition gifts for a program people talk about

Name: WorkTale Book Company Personalized Children's Storybook
Brand: WorkTale Book Company
Price: 29.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (7 reviews)

Short answer: Most recognition budgets buy gift cards that vanish into a grocery run. A personalized book about the employee's own work turns recognition into something their family reads at bedtime, which is why people photograph it and post it. You buy codes in bulk and award them as milestones land.

What makes a recognition gift stick

Recognition works when it is specific and when it is visible to the people the employee cares about. A points catalog is neither. It is generic by design, and it is invisible the moment it is redeemed.

This gift is specific because the employee writes the raw material: what they actually do, the hard part, the moment they are proud of. It is visible because the finished book lives at home, gets read out loud, and stays on a shelf for years.

Programs it fits

Spot awards and peer nominations, where a manager can hand over a code the same week.
Quarterly and annual awards, where a keepsake carries more weight than a plaque.
Values awards, since the interview surfaces the person's own account of their work.
Employee Appreciation Week and service milestones, run from one bulk purchase.

How the program runs

Buy redemption codes in bulk. Each code is a 00 credit toward any package, so shipping and tax are covered for a printed hardcover.
You get a CSV of unique codes plus a copy and paste email template, so distribution fits whatever you already use: HR email, Slack, an onboarding packet, a printed card.
The recipient answers a short interview about their own work, uploads one photo, and their book is illustrated with them as the hero of all 20 scenes.
Your company name and logo appear once, discreetly, on the last page, set in the same type as the story.
Your dashboard shows which codes are redeemed and which are still unused, so nothing goes to waste.

What it costs

Codes are 00 face value and cover a full printed hardcover with worldwide shipping and tax.
The per-code price drops in steps as your volume grows, starting at 10 codes.
Orders of 500 or more are quoted directly, including invoicing and PO terms.
Unused codes stay valid, so you can buy a batch for the year and hand them out as milestones land.

Questions buyers ask next

Does this work for employees without kids?: Yes. Plenty of recipients read it with nieces, nephews, or grandchildren, and many simply keep it as a record of their career. The story is about their work, not about parenting.
Can managers award codes without going through procurement each time?: Yes. Buy a batch once, then distribute codes from your dashboard as awards happen. Unused codes stay valid.
Is this taxable as a gift?: Treatment depends on your jurisdiction and program rules. Each code has a 00 face value, which is the figure your finance team would use.
Can we see what employees receive before buying?: Yes. The corporate page includes a full sample book you can flip through, including the branded final page.

Other programs teams run

Work anniversaries — Work anniversary gifts for 1, 5, and 10 year milestones
Onboarding gifts — Employee onboarding gifts that a new hire actually keeps
Retirement gifts — Retirement gifts for employees who gave decades to the work

See corporate pricing and request a quote

How every WorkTale book ends

Every WorkTale book closes with two pages no name-swap personalized book has. First, a "So, what does Mommy, Daddy, or your grown-up do?" page that distills the parent's entire job into one plain-spoken line a child can recite from memory, with no jargon and no job description. Then an "About the Author" page with the parent's real photograph, name, job title, and a short biography blurb, so the illustrated hero is revealed as the real person the child knows. Why the parent is the hero.