A printed letter. In the mail. Once a month.
Pick a correspondent. Each month your child gets a letter written to them by name — printed, mailed, and meant to be read at the kitchen table.
From $8.89/month · First letter free · Ages 7–12
Same price. Same mailing. Different world. You can subscribe to more than one.
Dr. Argelian Vance & Barnaby
A field naturalist and his Wire Fox Terrier write from real places — plants, maps, a rival always nearby. Vance is warm and a little scattered; Barnaby is the comic partner who still saves the day.
Choose Field Dispatches
Captain Aurelia Lostel & Whitney
A strong, no-nonsense Mediterranean captain on the Valhalla who smiles through rough weather. Whitney, her African Grey, steals the punchlines. Real islands, and a pirate ship that will not quit.
Choose Seafaring Diaries
Señor Fernando Cornelius & Pesky
A restless inventor in a stone workshop — one idea a month, how it almost worked, then the fix. Pesky the monkey interferes on purpose.
Choose Workshop JournalsWe write the pages, print them, and mail them.
That month’s chapter, written to your child by name. Printed on paper and sent in the post.
A short write-up — a place, a fact, a diagram — the correspondent’s own notes for the month.
Something to try at home with supplies you can find around the house. Pencil, paper, a bowl, a walk outside.
Mail your child’s letter, or photograph it and email it. A short personal reply goes out with the next month’s mailed issue.
Monthly or yearly. Two lines at once: 2× the cost, minus 5%.
Billed monthly · Stop anytime
Billed monthly · Stop anytime
Pay by Interac e-Transfer, PayPal, or card (Stripe). After you request, we email the payment details. First letter free; billing starts with the second.
Ships across Canada. Postage included. International/US postage charged.
These began as letters for family and friends. Send the details below. We email you next with payment instructions — nothing is charged on this page.
We’ll email you to confirm the address, then send an Interac e-Transfer request, a PayPal link, or a Stripe payment link. The first letter is free.
Printed pages in the post. This is a Seafaring Diaries issue, opened.
Written for 7–12. Stronger young readers and older kids who still like a story both do well.
No. We write them, then print and mail them. They are real paper in a real envelope — not a handwriting replica.
The envelope is the letter, notes, and a challenge that uses supplies you already have. No toys or trinkets.
Yes. The stories never cross. Two lines cost 2× the chosen tiers, minus 5%.
$19.98/month or $198.90/year. Your child writes back: mail the letter, or photograph it and email it. A short personal reply is printed and mailed with the next issue.
Interac e-Transfer, PayPal, or card via Stripe. Choose one on the form. We email you the payment request or link — we don’t charge you on this website. First letter free; billing starts with the second.
Email hello@youngletters.com. No long contract. A little notice helps us plan the print run.