Literary Letters: A Booklist
The educators and booksellers at The Carle have put together our recommended picture books about letters and letter-writing. These booklists are the perfect inspiration for filling out your home or school collections.
A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin
Dear Dragon: A Pen Pal Tale by Josh Funk and illustrated by Rodolfo Montalvo
Dear Juno by Soyung Pak and illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce Whatley
I Miss You Every Day by Simms Taback
I Wrote You A Note by Lizi Boyd
Ice Cream Summer by Peter Sis
Letters from Maisy by Lucy Cousins
Love, Mama by Jeannette Bradley
Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett
Paddinton’s Post by Michael Bond and R.W. Alley
Postcards from Camp by Simms Taback
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and illustrated Oliver Jeffers
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart and illustrated by David Small
The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
The Quiet Place by Sarah Steward and illustrated by David Small
The Thank You Letter by Jane Cabrera
The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles by Michelle Cuevas and illustrated by Erin Stead
Toot and Puddle by Holly Hobbie
Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind by Cynthia Grady and illustrated by Amiko Hirao
XO, OX by Adam Rex and illustrated by Scott Campbell
What are your favorite picture books about letter writing? Let us know in the comments!
