Snail Mail For Children

Did you have a pen pal when you were a child? Lots of children did when I was growing up. In fact it was often a done as a school project to teach better writing skills, manners, how to share information and learn about different cultures.

my-very-own-mail1My Very Own Mail is a twist on pen pals. Mrs. Lisa writes personalized letters to children about books. She includes surprises too! You can get purchase one letter or a subscription for 3 months.

Here’s what you’ll get:

  • A personalized letter  (Mrs. Lisa will gear the letter toward your children’s reading comprehension) that is written about a particular book
  • An easy craft project
  • Stickers, temporary tattoos, or other goodies
  • All this in a big manila envelope that your child will love to see addressed to him/her

How does this help your child?

  • It helps promote reading, both the letter and the book mentioned in the letter
  • It teaches them about the library. No need to buy the book, go to your local library and borrow the book.
  • It boosts their self-esteem. Your child is getting their “Very Own Mail”

I know how much my daughter loves to get mail and reading a letter just for her that recommends a book would definitely entice her to want to read that book.

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Book Review – SteamPotVille

Author: If you know Steve Ouch from Twitter then you know he is nothing short of hilarious. If you know that he’s the author of SteamPotVille and see some of the illustrations from said book, you’ll say, “aha” because it all fits into place.

Only someone with the mind of Steve Ouch could come up with something like this:

Steampotville

Dreaming

Illustrations: And that’s just the beginning. There’s 40 pages of amazing stuff like this. The kind of illustrations that have you looking at them to see if you’ve missed something, to check out all the colors, the animals and what in the world they’re doing too. If I had the book in hand (copies are to be released soon) I’d be turning the book all around to see every detail. And you so know that you would be too.

Plot: A child’s dream about a place filled with animals who do strange things. The whole book has a dreamy quality to it and it allows your child’s imagination to go wild.

Buy It: Right now the best way to find out how to purchase this book is to keep an eye on the SteamPotVille blog. You can also follow Steve Ouch on Twitter and read and subscribe to his blog. The cost of the book is $13.99. Hopefully it will be available in time for Christmas.