Every grandmother has stories she means to write down someday. My Pride and Joy gives her the place to do it: a guided memory book where page after page of gentle prompts does the hard part, so all she has to do is open it and start remembering.

Early pages ask what she looked forward to about being a grandparent, the kind of grandparent she wanted to be, the name she hoped to be called and the name the grandkids actually chose, and why. A keepsake box saves the date, the place and her reaction at the moment she became a grandmother. Chapters such as Great Expectations, The Loves of My Life and Love at First Sight follow, and the Meet My Grandkids pages hold each child's full name, nicknames, birthday, best quality and who they take after.

Bound in a deep blue hardcover framed with pink and coral blooms, it is a gift that turns into an heirloom: lovely for Mother's Day, a new grandma's first year, or a birthday when she insists she needs nothing at all.