I love these two books. The first gives the parent/caregiver an idea and even examples of letters from Santa. The second is where the letters are written. I wish I had this for all my kids starting 16 years ago. I have handwritten letters, typed letters but never thought to write them in one book for each child to have when they grow up. This is definitely a true keepsake for kids and parents alike. ( )

As usual I received this book via a giveaway and thus didn't pay anything for it. This time it was through a LibraryThing member drawing. Despite that kind consideration I give my candid opinions below.

The idea of this set is simple but really cute. One book is blank and intended to be left out for Santa each year along with the usual milk and cookies. After the kiddies all go to bed, when Santa arrives he'll take a few moments to write to the family while he's having his snack. If Santa happens to need some ideas or inspiration for what to write about, that's what the other book's for.

On the whole I found this set very well thought out. It makes suggestions about what to write about and also what NOT to write about and is just a nice tightly-knit little kit. I would observe, however, that the target children for this will be (ok, this is rather obvious now that I start to write it) very, very young. Probably best to start this out with their first Christmas rather than trying to introduce it when they're 8. Also worth noting that parents might want to plan ahead as you only have so much time to write.

In summary, a very cute idea that I wish we'd had when our children were much younger. They'd love it. Oh, and the author suggests having one per child. This is probably something good to know as you're buying it. She states rightly enough that it'll be a family keepsake that they'll both want once they get older. So perhaps just make it easy on them and buy 2-3 at a go. ( )