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Grandma's Letter Exchange by Jacob Cramer is a short and sweet picture book, chock full of beautiful illustrations, and perfect for introducing children to the concept of snail mail! The vocabulary is age appropriate, and the story is very easy to follow along with, making it a great choice for younger readers.

At the very end, instructions are included on how to create your very own letter!

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Grandma's Letter Exchange is an absolutely delightful book that will capture any kid’s attention. The story is full of adventure and surprises, with the added fun of aliens that kids will love! It’s the perfect length for a bedtime story, offering just the right amount of excitement and charm without being too long.

The beautiful illustrations and engaging plot make this a book that kids will want to read over and over. It’s heartwarming, imaginative, and so much fun. Overall, a wonderful choice for young readers.

I received a free eARC of this book, but all opinions expressed are my own.

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This is very cute but I'm not sure what the lesson is here. It's also not very evident that space is involved, I'm assuming so that it's a surprise but I think if the cover hinted at it you may get more parents buying it for children that love space!

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Grandma’s Letter Exchange by Jacob Cramer is a sweet short story about a boy who learns from his grandma why writing letters to friends / the ones you love is so fun for everyone involved. This would be a great book for little ones to read with a grandparent, and I’m sure they would enjoy the cute illustrations throughout.

The dedication to the author’s grandma in the beginning and the mentioning of the nonprofit the author founded, Love For Our Elders, is very sweet and informative.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

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After reading the dedication and learning about Love For Our Elders (which seems AMAZING and I'm so glad to know about it now!) I expected this book to be sentimental, with perhaps our kiddo learning the importance of/how to write to older folks.

But an alien playdate?! I love it. What a creative and fun way to introduce kids to the idea of writing a snail mail letter.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

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What an amusing picture book to inspire sharing letters with others. My children all thoroughly enjoyed the unexpected twist, learning about who grandma exchanges letters with. The illustrations are delightfully vibrant and add to the joy of the book.

My early reader loved being able to read most of the text. While my emerging writer has been inspired to write and draw more after enjoying this charming book!

With thanks to Zog Land for the digital review copy, via NetGalley. This review is voluntary, and all opinions are my own.

The premise of the nonprofit work at Love For Our Elders fighting loneliness and isolation adds to the impact of this book.

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I thought that this book was great and it was a really nice book to read with my daughter.

The story was easy to read, follow and understand and we liked the twist regarding who grandma had been writing her letters too!

The illustrations were great, they really suited the story and helped to bring it all to life.

I liked the idea that the book is for grandparents, and grandchildren to read together too - a really nice touch.

It is 4 stars from me for this one - highly recommended!

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I thought this was a cute book geared toward younger children. I assumed because of the Author's amazing nonprofit where people from all over the country send letters to isolated elders, the plot was going to go in that direction. Either way, it is a nice book and kids will feel like they went on an adventure while reading it.

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Cute idea!! I read it to my daughter and it was simple enough and straightforward! Makes her think of grandma and even if I wish some things were different in the transitions, I think it was a hit for grandparents

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