Listen. It’s the creativity that got me.
I liked the idea of having a description for letters then being able to read the actual letter. The formatting was adorable, the references to the next letter or to another fairytale always brought smiles or looks of recognition from the others in the class.
I may or may not have definitely considered putting through an ‘Interlibrary Loan Request’ for ‘The Jolly Christmas Postman’ so I can bring it home during Christmas break.
That being said, over this thanksgiving break I did bring ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ and ‘The Jolly Postman’ home to read to my family. There was a sense of happiness getting to share these silly little letters, and that brought me to wondering how the characters feel receiving them.
Now, coming up for an idea for the long-read post was something I procrastinated on for a while. Sure, I did the free write, but the prompt was so large, it felt like an impossible task. Instead I started asking questions. Questions like: Why are letters written this way? Why do were write ‘dear’ [insert name]? Why is ‘dear’ on the left while ‘sincerely’ is on the bottom right? Why are epistolory fictions interesting? (I also found out that Diary of a Wimpy Kid definitely fell under this category!) Why are they fun to read? Why do we get excited receiving letters?
And for whatever reason… that question stuck. Simply because I am so used to getting hyped at the idea of something in the mailroom for me. As a person who attended a boarding high school, I thought I’d be over the excitement of the package recite notification but nope! So naturally, I wanted to talk about it. My only concern is that it’s too much on the edge of this broad topic.
