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By: Troy Cummings
New York: Random House, 2018. Picture Book. 

Arfy is a hound on a mission! Bound and determined to find a home, Arfy writes letters to everyone on Butternut Street. Honestly, he's the best dog you could ever want. He's obedient! He's housebroken! He even has his own squeaky bone! Who will adopt Arfy in the end? You'll never guess!

By: Helen Foster James
Ann Arbor, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2018. Picture Book. 

A grandmother shares her adventures and special memories with her grandchild through a series of letters written while she is traveling the world. 

By: Samantha Berger
New York: Running Press Kids, 2018. Picture Book. 

A long time ago, before email and texting, the mail was delivered in a much slower way. It was called Snail Mail! Although it took much longer, everyone agreed that letters were a little more special when they were delivered by Snail Mail. They might be handwritten. They might include a drawing. They might even contain a surprise inside! One such letter was sent by a Girl to the Boy she loved, and it was up to four special snails to deliver her card across the country. 

By: Emily Gravett
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007. Picture Book. 

Through a series of flip-up postcards addressed to his family, Sunny Meerkat documents his travels as he searches for the perfect place for him to live. 

By: Nancy Churnin
Chicago, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company, 2021. Informational. 

In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. But some of his books reflected a prejudice that was all too common at the time: prejudice against Jewish people. Eliza was Jewish, and her heart hurt to see a Jewish character in Oliver Twist portrayed as ugly and selfish. She wanted to speak out about how unfair that was, even if it meant speaking out against the great man himself. So she wrote a letter to Charles Dickens. What happened next is history. 

By: Doreen Cronin
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2000. Picture Book. 

When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn, they start making demands and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want. 

By: Ben Clanton
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016. Picture Book.

After Liam writes to his mailbox asking for more mail, he gets his wish. But soon he realizes that sending mail is even more fun than receiving it. 

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