Dear Little Thing vs Letters From The Fairies

Where they differ

Both are letters, art & prints and nature clubs. They cover the same ground, so the decision comes down to how each one does it rather than what it is.

Letters From The Fairies is the cheaper of the two — A$14.00/mo against £14.99/mo, roughly 52% less on a monthly basis. Whether that gap means anything depends on what turns up: the dearer club is not automatically sending more, and on a gift the up-front total matters more than the monthly figure.

What each one sends

Dear Little Thing

A handmade monthly letter written as if from a shy hedgehog, with short stories, drawings and small forest-themed keepsakes. Mailed from the United Kingdom with free worldwide shipping.

Letters From The Fairies

A hand-illustrated letter written as if from a fairy, mailed on the 1st, covering fairy habitats, nature and animals. The letters are not addressed to the child by name inside — they open with a general greeting. Separate personalized birthday, comfort and tooth-fairy letters are sold apart from the subscription. Most popular with ages five to nine.

Which one to pick

We are not going to pretend there is a winner here — they are close enough to be on the same shortlist, which is why this page exists. What we would say is that the choice usually turns on the household rather than the club: how much adult time there is, whether the child reads independently yet, and whether you want post that asks something of them or post that simply arrives.

Read the full listings before deciding, and follow through to each club's own site — prices, terms and gift options are theirs to change and ours only to record.