River Elm Penpals
Dragon & Toad
Every month, you'll receive a personalised letter from the River Elm Penpals, and a seasonal hand-illustrated story featuring all our favourite river characters.
Doug & Doris
Mr Shrew & Kevin
Suitable for little people (5+) first learning to read or anyone who wants to receive post that includes hand-touches and delightful stories instead of only finding bills in your post box!
Nutty
How it works
Choose from a rolling monthly subscription or a 6-month or 12-month subscription both with a -25% discount.
Each month we write and illustrate a new story, a personalised letter and include an activity and some stickers.
We post by snail-mail all letters for that month by the 10th so it's best to subscribe by the 5th or your subscription will start with the next month. This is because everything needs to be packed and posted by hand.
Please allow 5–10 days for UK delivery, and up to 30 days for international delivery. We don't send with tracking to keep our offering affordable.
The Perfect screen-free activity
There is nothing nicer than checking your post-box for a coloured envelope full of hand-illustrations and soothing river stories.
