AlbumAmicorum

My Friends Book

Friendships, kept
by hand.

My Friends Book invites children to collect the stories, drawings, and handwritten memories of the friends who shape their childhood — a keepsake that becomes more precious with every page.

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What is My Friends Book?

A book that becomes the story of childhood friendships.

My Friends Book is a beautifully illustrated Friend Book where friends leave behind handwritten memories, drawings, favorite things, and little pieces of themselves. As each page is filled, the book becomes something no one else will ever own — a one-of-a-kind keepsake created by the people who matter most.

  • Every friend leaves a page

    Each friend adds their own memories, drawings, and handwriting, making every page as unique as the person who created it.

  • Written by hand

    Some memories deserve more than a screen. Handwriting captures personality in a way nothing else can.

  • Made to be treasured

    Long after childhood has passed, My Friends Book becomes a keepsake filled with the voices, creativity, and friendships that shaped those years.

Two children on the beach sharing a Mermaids edition of My Friends Book

Choose a world

Seven editions, one story.

Every edition tells the same story. Choose the world your child will be excited to share with friends.

The Books
  • My Friends Book, Mermaids edition — illustrated cover

    Mermaids

    Ocean stories waiting beneath the waves.

    $30

  • My Friends Book, Flowers edition — illustrated cover

    Flowers

    A garden filled with color, kindness, and imagination.

    $30

  • My Friends Book, Space edition — illustrated cover

    Space

    Big dreams beneath an endless sky.

    $30

  • My Friends Book, Fairies edition — illustrated cover

    Fairies

    Tiny wonders hidden among leaves and flowers.

    $30

  • My Friends Book, Forest edition — illustrated cover

    Forest

    Among quiet trees and woodland friends.

    $30

  • My Friends Book, Dinosaurs edition — illustrated cover

    Dinosaurs

    Adventure through a world long forgotten.

    $30

  • My Friends Book, Animals edition — illustrated cover

    Animals

    Friendly companions from every corner of nature.

    $30

The journey

A page, a friend, a lifetime.

  1. A page gets filled

    It starts with a name, a few favorites, and whatever makes you you right now. Then the bookmark slides forward, leaving the next page open for someone else.

  2. Passed to a friend

    The book goes wherever the people are — a friend, a cousin, a teacher, a coach — anyone who has made life a little brighter.

  3. Kept for years

    Each person leaves a page, a drawing, a bit of themselves. Long after, it is still a book full of people who loved you.

Why parents love it

Something real to hold on to.

  • Screen-free connection

    A quiet alternative to digital keepsakes — something children can hold, turn, and return to.

  • Made for little hands

    Thoughtful paper, gentle prompts, and space to draw so every age can leave a mark.

  • Gifts that grow meaning

    Perfect for birthdays, school years, and farewells — a keepsake for years to come.

  • Beautiful on the shelf

    Soft covers and natural tones that feel at home in a Waldorf-inspired room.

Our story

Inspired by a tradition that began more than 450 years ago.

More than four centuries ago, students traveling across Renaissance Europe carried small books from place to place, inviting friends and teachers to leave handwritten messages, poems, drawings, and signatures along the way. These books became known as Album Amicorum — Latin for "Book of Friends." Today, My Friends Book carries the same spirit into childhood, one handwritten page at a time.

  • Book of Friends

    Album amicorum is Latin for "Book of Friends" — a name for a habit people kept for centuries.

  • Carried into childhood

    The same idea, made for children ages 5–12 and the friends who fill their pages.

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A keepsake for years to come.

  • “My daughter carried her Friend Book everywhere that summer. Looking through it now feels like opening a little time capsule.”

    Parent · My Friends Book family

  • “The illustrations are beautiful, but it's the handwriting that makes it so special. Every page feels like a memory.”

    Parent · My Friends Book family

  • “It has become one of the books we reach for most often — not to read, but to remember.”

    Parent · My Friends Book family

Questions

Good to know

What is a friend book?

A friend book is a fill-in book a child passes to friends, family, and teachers. Each person fills a page by hand with memories, favorite things, drawings, and a message, so the finished book becomes a one-of-a-kind record of the people in that child's life.

What ages is My Friends Book for?

My Friends Book is made for children ages 5–12, from the first school years through the end of elementary school.

How many editions are there?

There are seven illustrated editions — Mermaids, Flowers, Space, Fairies, Forest, Dinosaurs, and Animals. Every edition works the same way; only the illustrated world changes.

How much does it cost and where do you ship?

Each edition is $30. Shipping is a flat rate added at checkout, and we ship to more than 40 countries.

Where does the name Album Amicorum come from?

Album amicorum is Latin for "Book of Friends." Students in Renaissance Europe carried these books on their travels and collected handwritten entries from the friends and teachers they met.

Begin your child's Friend Book.

Some memories grow more meaningful with time. Start collecting them today.

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