An epistolary story doesn’t have any chapters in it. It’s a story told through a collection of letters and notes. Here are some of the best epistolary fiction for Kids!
I love you, Michael Collins
Lauren Baratz-Logsted
jFICTION Baratz-Logsted Lauren
Kids, Fiction
In 1969, as her own family is falling apart, ten-year-old Mamie finds comfort in conducting a one-sided correspondence with the least famous astronaut heading toward the moon on Apollo 11.
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Beverly Cleary
jFICTION Cleary, Beverly
Kids, Fiction
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.
- Angie
Dying to meet you
Kate Klise
jFICTION Klise, Kate
Kids, Fiction
In this story told mostly through letters, children's book author, I.B. Grumply, gets more than he bargained for when he rents a quiet place to write for the summer.
Ignatius B. Grumply moves into the Victorian mansion at 43 Old Cemetery Road hoping to find some peace and quiet so he can crack a wicked case of writer’s block. But 43 Old Cemetery Road is already occupied by eleven-year-old Seymour, his cat Shadow, and an irritable ghost named Olive.
- Angie
Love, Ruby Lavender
Deborah Wiles
jFICTION Wiles, Deborah
Kids, Fiction
When her quirky grandmother goes to Hawaii for the summer, nine-year-old Ruby learns to survive on her own in Mississippi by writing letters, befriending chickens as well as the new girl in town, and finally coping with her grandfather's death.
When her quirky grandmother goes to Hawaii for the summer, nine-year-old Ruby learns to survive on her own in Mississippi by writing letters, befriending chickens as well as the new girl in town, and finally coping with her grandfather’s death.
- Angie
Unusual chickens for the exceptional poultry farmer
Kelly (Kelly Anne) Jones
jFICTION Jones Kelly
Kids, Fiction, Humor
Through a series of letters, Sophie Brown, age twelve, tells of her family's move to her Great Uncle Jim's farm, where she begins taking care of some unusual chickens with help from neighbors and friends.
Through a series of letters, Sophie Brown, age twelve, tells of her family’s move to her Great Uncle Jim’s farm, where she begins taking care of some unusual chickens with help from neighbors and friends.
- Angie
The day the crayons quit
Drew Daywalt
When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.
Picture Book:
When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.
- Angie
Click, clack, moo : cows that type
Doreen Cronin
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.
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.
- Angie
XO, Ox : a love story
Adam Rex
"The hilarious tale of an ox who is in love with a gazelle, told in correspondence"--
Picture Book:
An epic, if initially unrequited, love affair between a graceful gazelle and a clumsy, hapless ox. Romance will never be the same.
- Angie
Dear Yeti
James Kwan
Told through a series of notes, two boys go on a hike hoping to find Yeti but run into trouble along the way.
Two young hikers set out to look for Yeti one day, and with the help of a bird friend, they trek further and further into the woods, sending letters to coax the shy creature out of hiding.
- Angie
A story told through a collection of letters that 10 year old Mamie Anderson sends to Michael Collins in 1969 as he prepares to go to the moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. I am not sure what made me pick this book up off the shelf, but I am glad I did. Since I was a child, I have found that I really like reading books in this format, so I was pleasantly surprised when I flipped through to see it was an epistolary story.
- Angie