New Release: The Stories I Never Knew to Ask

Some of the best stories in your family have never been told, because nobody thought to ask.

The Stories I Never Knew to Ask is the newest release from Pencil Box Press, a guided journal and memory keepsake book for Mom, Dad, Grandma, or Grandpa. It is full of gentle, specific questions and simple activities that bring back the details nobody thinks to ask about: what their house sounded like in the morning, the first money they ever earned, the friend who changed everything.

Made for people who would rather talk than write

Nearly every topic has a tell-it-out-loud box, so they can talk while someone else holds the pen. A page at the back shows you how to have the conversation, and there is no pressure to finish. They can begin anywhere, skip anything, and never worry about getting the dates exactly right.

What’s inside

• Six chapters of a life, from Where You Began to What You Want Us to Carry
• Activities beyond writing: sketch the childhood home, map how far you were allowed to roam, collect the family words nobody outside the family understands
• Big 8.25 x 11 inch pages, a full two-page spread for every topic, and places for photographs
• Full color printing with soft watercolor-style art, in paperback or hardcover

A gift worth giving

It works for Christmas, birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparents Day or a retirement, and for any ordinary day you decide not to wait. Give it now. Then sit down and listen.

See the book page for more details.