Letters to My Son Keepsake Book

~$15 typical price

Our pick: Letters to My Son: Write Now. Read Later.

A book of a dozen fold-and-seal letters a parent writes now, each marked for the son to open at a later age or moment.

Why it makes a great gift

It turns what a parent never quite says out loud into letters he can open at eighteen, at his wedding or on a bad day.

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Letters to My Daughter: Write Now. Read Later.

It keeps a parent’s words for the days she’ll want them most, long after the toys are gone.

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It opens a private line between a mom and a daughter at the age when talking face to face gets harder.

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The Birthday Book 18-Year Interview Journal

Asking the same questions every year builds a record of how a child's answers change.

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