Change a detail and watch the story rewrite itself.
This is a real first letter. The dashed blanks fill in with your answers. Type your kid's name and pet at the top of the page, or the details here, and watch the letter change.
The best five minutes of the week.
Kids almost never get mail of their own. For a whole season, they get a story that's about them.
On letter day, a race to the mailbox.
The envelope has their name on it, a stamp, and a dragon that's been looking for them.
Every night, "read it again."
Five minutes on paper, with pictures and a map to follow along. No screen, no autoplay.
- Builds a reading habitEarly readers want to try the letters themselves.
- Feels made for themBecause it is: their pet, their favorite things, their name.
- Something to wait forTwo weeks between letters: long enough to wonder, short enough to remember.
- They steer the storyA choice on every field page changes what happens in the next letter.
- Read aloud, tooThe letter writer reads every letter out loud in their Quarters. Perfect for bedtime and little ones.
- Their drawings, in the storySend a photo of a drawing, and the crew might pin it up in the next letter.
Where should Flick take your child?
Tap a world and the sample letter switches to it.
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Three steps, then check the mailbox.
Pick a world
A sky race through uncharted islands, or a riddle trail through a lantern-lit forest.
Tell us about your kid
A five-minute form after checkout: name, age, pet, favorite things, and anything to avoid.
Letters start arriving
The welcome packet and first letter go out within a week. Then a new letter every other week, six letters in all.
A welcome packet, then six letters of story.
Letter one brings a fold-out map of their world, a sheet of badge stickers and their own Courier ID card. Every letter comes with a field page of puzzles, and one choice on it changes what happens next.
- LTR
1The InvitationFlick arrives with the first letter, the map, stickers, a Courier ID card, the first field page, and the password to your kid's Quarters. - LTR
2The First TaskA small job that uses something your kid already loves. - LTR
3A Friend in the WorldA new friend their age, and a problem they fix together. - LTR
4The Hard PartThe mystery gets bigger. Tense for a moment, never scary. - LTR
5The Brave ThingOften drawn from what you tell us they're proud of. - LTR
6HomecomingA certificate with their name, a hint of season two, and the option to keep the whole adventure as a hardcover book.
More than their name at the top.
Most kids' letter clubs print your child's name on the same story every reader gets. Ours is written from your answers.
| Name-only letter clubs | Paper Dragon Post | |
|---|---|---|
| Your kid's name in every letter | ✓ | ✓ |
| Illustrated, real paper, mailed | ✓ | ✓ |
| Their pet joins the adventure | ✕ | ✓ |
| Favorite foods, colors, and hobbies written in | ✕ | ✓ |
| Brothers and sisters as characters | ✕ | ✓ |
| Drawn into the pictures, from your description | ✕ | ✓ |
| Their own drawings show up in the story | ✕ | ✓ |
| Every letter read aloud by the letter writer | ✕ | ✓ |
| Their choices change what happens next | ✕ | ✓ |
| You tell us what to steer clear of | ✕ | ✓ |
The gift that keeps showing up.
Toys get forgotten by January. A dragon that keeps writing back gets talked about for months.
- Letters go straight to the kid's address
- Pick the start date, like a birthday or the first week of break
- Your note tucked into the welcome packet, and a line from you woven into the story
- Ordering after December 5? Print a gift certificate to wrap, and the letters start in January
To your child, keep an eye on the mailbox. A friend of ours has been looking for you.
Love, Grandma & Grandpa
Adventure for your child, starting this week.
One payment. No subscription, and nothing renews.
$119
About $20 a letter, including the illustrations, postage, map and stickers- 6 illustrated letters written around your kid
- A field page with every letter: search-and-find, puzzles, and a choice that steers the story
- Welcome packet with a fold-out map, badge stickers and a Courier ID card
- Private Apprentice Quarters online: map, missions, badges, printables
- Drawn into the pictures, and their own drawings can show up in the next letter
- Every letter read aloud in their Quarters
- Add a brother or sister to the story for $29 each, at checkout
- Every letter read by a person before it's mailed
Love letter one or your money back. How it works
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- 12 letters: keep the story going in the same world, or switch worlds for season two
- Both welcome packets and 12 field pages
- A favorite for gifts: six months of mail
- Quarters stay open for both seasons
Love letter one or your money back. How it works
Secure checkout through Stripe
The first-letter promise
Read letter one together. If your kid isn't excited for letter two, email within 14 days and we'll refund the whole order. No forms, no arguing.
Every story is planned by a person, so new families start in small batches. Brothers and sisters can join the same story for $29 each, or get their own separate letters for $59.
It started with letters to my own two boys.
Every week I'd put a letter in the mailbox from inside a story we were living together. Watching them race out to check the mail is the reason this exists.
Paper Dragon Post is a small shop. Each story is planned for one kid and read line by line before it's mailed. To be straightforward about it: I use AI tools to help draft the letters and paint the illustrations. The worlds, the choices about your kid's story, and the final check are mine.
Mark, founder
Things parents ask first.
What ages is this for?
About 4 to 10. Younger kids love having it read to them. Older kids read it themselves. The form asks which, so the writing fits your kid.
Can my kid listen to the letters?
Yes. Every letter is read aloud by the letter writer in your kid's Quarters, and Flick reads his own P.S. The code on each field page goes straight to it.
Can we send the crew a drawing?
Yes. Snap a photo of a drawing in the Quarters and send it to the crew. It might turn up pinned to a wall in the next letter. Drawings only, please, no photos of people.
Can we keep the whole adventure?
Yes. After letter 6 you can order a hardcover keepsake book with every letter, the field pages and the map, with your kid's name on the cover, for $49.
Is it really different for every kid?
The world is shared: the same map, characters, and big mystery. What your kid does there, who comes along, and the details woven in are written for your child from your answers. Try the sample above to see it change.
How do the choices work?
Every letter comes with a field page: a search-and-find, a puzzle, and one question with three answers to circle, like which tool to carry or which path to take. Your kid circles one, then you tap the same answer in their online Quarters. The next letter is written to follow it. If no choice comes in, Flick picks, and the story keeps going.
Is this a subscription?
No. You pay once and nothing renews. If your kid wants more when the season ends, you can add the next one.
When does the first letter arrive?
The welcome packet and first letter are mailed within about a week of your form, then a new letter every other week. Delivery time depends on the Postal Service.
What does it arrive in?
The welcome packet and first letter come in a real red-and-blue airmail envelope. Letters two through six come from our print partner in a plain white envelope, with Flick's postmark showing through the window. The magic is inside.
Is there screen time?
The story itself is all on paper. The online Quarters is an optional extra: a map, badges, and printables you can visit together, plus one tap to send in your kid's story choice.
What if my kid doesn't love it?
Email within 14 days of letter one and we'll refund the full order.
Can I send it as a gift?
Yes. Letters go to the kid's address, you pick the start date, and we tuck your note into the welcome packet. You can also add a line that the letter writer weaves into the story. Order by December 5 for the packet to arrive before the holidays. From December 6 to 24, order as usual and print a gift certificate to wrap; the letters start in January.
I have more than one kid.
Add a brother or sister to the same story as a fellow apprentice for $29 each at checkout. They're named in every letter and get their own Courier ID card. If you'd rather each child have their own separate letters, it's $59 per extra kid.
Is any of it scary?
There's a little adventure tension, but it never lasts more than a letter or two, and it's written for bedtime. You can also tell us anything to avoid.
Do you use AI?
Yes, to help draft letters and create illustrations. A person plans each kid's story and reads every letter before it's mailed.
What happens to the information I share?
It's used to write and mail your letters and nothing else. It's never sold. See the privacy policy.
Where do you mail?
United States addresses only for now.
Flick is ready to go find your child.
Six letters. One kid. A story that's all theirs.
Start your child’s season · $119