Morris Misel Letters to keep
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A letter to your grandchildren, from their first birthday to 120

On my first grandchild’s first birthday I wrote her a letter about the world she’d grow into, at 1, 5, 10, 18 and every age to 120.

Now there are three granddaughters, and the letter belongs to them all. Here it is as a book, with a second one beside it so you can write your own.

Get both books as PDFs, A$27.95You read mine, then write yours

A Christmas gift you download the minute you’ve paid. Paperbacks and single copies are further down.

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Cover of A Letter to My Grandchildren by Morris Misel: a gold tree on a white page
A Letter to My Grandchildren, my letter
Cover of A Letter to Your Grandchild, a guided letter by Morris Misel
A Letter to Your Grandchild, the one you write
“All I can give you are my thoughts, my hopes, and my love.”From my letter

I wrote my letter because I couldn’t carve wood or paint a picture, and words were what I had. Looking ahead is what I’ve done for a living for more than 30 years, so I wrote to her at every age, from the year she turned one to the year she turns 120.

At each age I’ve pictured what her world might look like, at school and at work, at home and with her health, and how she’ll get around, and then there are a few lines from me to her.

You don’t need to be a futurist to do the same. You only need to love someone, and wonder about the world they’ll grow into.

Read mine first, then write your own

If you read mine first, you’ll get a feel for what goes on each page before you start on yours. Then write yours, a page at a time, with a few lines from me at every age so you’re never looking at a blank page.

To read

A Letter to My Grandchildren

  • My letter to my granddaughters, age by age, from their first birthday to 120.
  • As you read, you’ll see the world your own grandchildren might grow into, and what it may ask of them.
  • 50 pages, to read in one sitting.

PDF to read or printA$12.95

Paperback on AmazonA$22.95

To write

A Letter to Your Grandchild

  • A page for before they’re born, for today, and for 1, 5, 10, 18, 21, 25, 35, 50, 75, 100 and 120, plus a day you choose, like a wedding or a graduation.
  • A page for the first time you saw them, and one for the things you see in them that nobody else does.
  • About 15 minutes a page. You can write it by hand, type into the fillable copy, or talk into it on a phone or tablet.
  • Print it as often as you like, so every grandchild gets their own.

Two PDFs, one to type into, one to printA$19.95

Paperback on AmazonA$27.95

Both letters together, A$27.95. Three PDFs, A$4.95 less than buying them one at a time, and only from me.

Get both letters

Look inside

A Letter to My Grandchildren

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A Letter to Your Grandchild

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A Christmas gift for a grandparent

If you’re buying for Mum or Dad, now they’re grandparents, the guided letter is the one they’ll fill in, and my letter shows them what it can become. If you give them both, they can read mine first and then start on theirs.

The PDFs arrive the minute you pay, so you can print and wrap them even on Christmas Eve. If you’d like a paperback in hand, Amazon shows its delivery date before you buy.

Questions people ask

What do you write in a letter to your grandchild?

Write to them at the ages ahead: what you hope for them, what you see in them that nobody else does, and what their world might be like at 5, 18, 50 or 100. A Letter to Your Grandchild gives you a page for each age, with a few lines from me on what that world might look like, so you start with something.

What is a legacy letter?

A legacy letter is just a letter to someone you love about what matters to you and what you hope for them, and they can read it now or you can keep it for later. Mine looks forward: it’s written to my grandchildren at every age from one to 120.

What’s a good Christmas gift for grandparents?

Something they’ll actually use, and keep for years. A Letter to Your Grandchild gives a grandparent a page for each age of a grandchild’s life, so they can leave them something in their own words. Pair it with A Letter to My Grandchildren, my own letter, to read first.

Do I need to be a good writer?

No. Each page asks a small question and gives you a few lines to start from, and most pages take about 15 minutes. You can write by hand, type into the fillable copy, or talk into it on a phone or tablet.

Can I write one letter for all my grandchildren?

Yes, to one grandchild or to all of them. Print the PDF as many times as you like, so every grandchild gets their own copy. My own letter was written to my first granddaughter, and it now belongs to all three.

Is there a paperback?

Yes, both are paperbacks on Amazon Australia: A Letter to My Grandchildren at A$22.95 and A Letter to Your Grandchild at A$27.95. The PDFs come only from me, and the two together are A$27.95.

How do I get the book after I pay?

The PDFs download straight after you pay, so you can read, print or give them the same day. Nothing arrives in the post. Paperbacks come from Amazon, and Amazon shows its delivery date before you buy.

What if it isn’t right for me?

Tell me within 14 days and you’ll get your money back in full. Prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.

Soon you’ll be able to fill in your letter, add your photos, and get it back printed as a finished book that reads as yours from start to finish. See how it works.