Reid writes about various kind of dogs he saw while visiting people in Massachussetts; three color illustrations of dogs

Reid writes about a boy he met in Baltimore who likes model airplanes, and how he sent Leonard a book about airplanes and one about birds; color illustration of a boy playing with a model airplane, and a cardinal (bird)

Reid writes about groundhog day, and other superstitions he remembers from childhood; color illustration of a groundhog

Reid writes about silver dollars and other coins; color illustration of a parade of coins heading to "Lenno's bank"

Reid writes about keeping a photo of Leonard at his drawing desk, and his process of writing Leonard; eight color illustrations depicting the process from Reid writing Leonard a letter to Leonard getting it

Illustration of Santa talking to Leonard on the phone; the envelope is included

Reid writes about Leonard getting to be "a regular bronco-buster when it comes to spelling"; color illustration of Leonard riding a bronco with the word 'spelling' on it

Reid writes about fishing; color illustration of a boy reeling in a large fish

Reid writes about being delayed in writing a letter to Leonard because his boss needed a drawing in a hurry

A Merry Christmas letter, includes envelope

Reid writes about seeing a couple in a model T, and being too fragile to take up skiing; color illustrations of a couple riding in an old model T and a boy falling down skiing

Reid writes to congratulate Leonard on his tenth birthday, and talks about bank savings; three color illustrations of anthropomorphic coins being put to work buying stuff; separate color illustration of two boys' camping tents collapsing

Reid writes about Leonard going on a sailing trip for the summer; illustration of a boy doing a jig in a sailor outfit

Reid writes about a time he went camping with one of his friends and there was a storm

Reid writes about his father's old stage coach; color illustration of the stage coach, being ridden by a man and driven by a team of horses

Reid writes about various newspaper stories he is sending Leonard, and about Christmas and Santa; includes three envelopes addressed from Reid in New York to Leonard in Indianapolis postmarked, respectively: Mar 29 1946; July 14 1946; July 22 1946

Reid writes about making the trip to Wichita

Reid writes about his experiences with fishing; color illustration of three people in a boat fishing

Mother has been riding on a train, has been where there was a dog, wants Leonard to be a good little boy, saw a pumpkin; train, dog, boy, and pumpkin are in picture form

An old man walking jauntily with a cane, a bleating goat, an easter bunny, Leonard's dog next to a bird bath

Reid writes about a boy with whooping cough, and is sending Leonard a story from Dorothy about birds; illustration of a boy with whooping cough telling others to keep away

Reid writes about having his car hit by an excited driver; illustration of a man painting a horse portrait

Dorothy writes about her cat Patsy; color illustrations of the blue eyes of a white cat, and a white cat playing

Reid writes about an accident Leonard had, Westerns, and wanting to see something Leonard wrote

Reid writes about touring the farm of a friend of his, and a story of a girl jumping from the 20th story window of a building