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.

Can we schedule when codes go out?

Codes have no expiry, so most teams hold the batch and send each one on the anniversary date from their own HR email or Slack.

What if someone's role changed over the years?

The interview asks what they do now, in their own words, so the book reflects the current role. Long tenure often makes for richer answers.

Do employees need to be in the same country?

No. Hardcovers ship worldwide, and the digital edition is available immediately anywhere.

How many codes should we start with?

Volume pricing begins at 10, so a first batch sized to the next quarter of anniversaries is typical. Orders of 500 or more get a direct quote.

Work anniversary gifts for 1, 5, and 10 year milestones

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: A work anniversary is a good moment to hand someone a record of what they actually do. WorkTale turns the employee's role into a personalized 20 scene storybook starring them, branded discreetly on the last page. Buy codes for the year and award them as anniversaries come up.

Why the fifth year is the hard one to gift

Year one can be a card. By year five, the catalog has run out of ideas and the employee has three branded jackets. What has not happened yet is anyone handing them something that describes the work itself.

This gift does that. The story follows their real day, in the language a five year old understands, which is exactly the language that makes an adult feel seen.

Running it across a whole calendar

Buy one batch of codes at the start of the year at volume pricing, then release them as each anniversary lands.
Set tiers if you want: a code at 5 years, a code plus extra printed copies at 10.
Extra hardcovers of the same book are $35 each, useful when a team wants a copy for the office.
Your dashboard tracks redemption so you know who still has a code waiting.

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

Can we schedule when codes go out?: Codes have no expiry, so most teams hold the batch and send each one on the anniversary date from their own HR email or Slack.
What if someone's role changed over the years?: The interview asks what they do now, in their own words, so the book reflects the current role. Long tenure often makes for richer answers.
Do employees need to be in the same country?: No. Hardcovers ship worldwide, and the digital edition is available immediately anywhere.
How many codes should we start with?: Volume pricing begins at 10, so a first batch sized to the next quarter of anniversaries is typical. Orders of 500 or more get a direct quote.

Other programs teams run

Employee recognition — Employee recognition gifts for a program people talk about
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.