Letters Blog
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Next Letter for Kids: Elise Gravel
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Elise Gravel! Elise writes to us about one of her favorite things about her home city of Montreal—the alleyways! They are full of cats, and kids playing, and parents chatting! It’s like a…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Lidia Yuknavitch (AND SIGNED BOOK GIVEAWAY!)
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from Lidia Yuknavitch! Lidia writes to us about the only thing that can be done in times like these, the importance of breathing, and remembering we are all pieces of each other and…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Colin Dickey
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from Colin Dickey! Colin begins his letter by telling us about how he used to hate email, and reminds us that a letter is so much more than its content—a letter is an experience. To make…
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Next Letter for Kids: Rachele Alpine
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Rachele Alpine! Rachele writes to us about her love of baseball, books, and especially hockey! And the importance of being yourself because there’s only one YOU! To make sure this letter reaches your favorite…
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Next Letter for Kids: Jason Fry
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Jason Fry! Jason writes to us about his weird hobby of making baseball cards for the Mets players that don’t have official baseball cards. To make sure this letter reaches your favorite young…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Dan Bransfield
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from writer and artist Dan Bransfield! Dan writes a gorgeously illustrated letter about summer in San Francisco while on an “urban hike.” To make sure this special letter reaches your mailbox, subscribe to Letters in…
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Next Letter for Kids: Michael Hearst (Plus, a Giveaway!)
Released today, Michael Hearst’s Curious Constructions will bring you face-to-face with fifty incredible structures, including: a fire-breathing octopus sculpture; the skateboard ramp you’d need to jump the Great Wall of China; a whole community of tree houses in Costa Rica; and a lifesize X-Wing…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Mensah Demary
Our next Letter in the Mail comes from Mensah Demary! Mensah writes about not surrendering hope, but instead clinging to it to remain sane in these anxiety-filled times. “There is no human endeavor without hope. Even as I write, I hope…
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Next Letter for Kids: Anna Humphrey
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Anna Humphrey! Anna sends us a picture of her in disguise and wants to play the game “Two Truths and a Lie” with you so get your pencils and pens ready to write back! To…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Kate Colby
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from poet and writer Kate Colby! Kate takes comfort in writing a letter to us while while “embroiled in an extreme emotional situation.” Want to know what’s got…
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Next Letter in the Mail: Rich Ferguson
We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail from Rich Ferguson! Rich writes to us about discovering that he enjoys fatherhood, and what he’s learned from being awake at the “The Devil’s Hour” of 3 a.m. and…
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Next Letter for Kids: Eric Luper
We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Eric Luper! Eric describes the time he escaped hungry crocodiles, and all the adventure that ensued. To make sure this letter reaches your favorite young reader, subscribe by March 31! For more information…