A happy mother's day letter; illustration of a boy writing to mama with dog looking on

Reid writes about having talked to 22 month old Leonard on the phone from New York; illustration of a woman snapping a picture of a child with dog looking on

Reid describes talking to Santa and asking him to see a little boy in Indianapolis; illustration of a man talking to Santa

Reid writes about dogs playing with cats, a little girl named Joan with a new baby sister, and an elephant downtown playing with a dog; illustration of a dag chasing a cat, a little girl named Joan posing, and an elephant and a dog

Reid writes about the beach, a little girl named Jane, and seeing a film of Leonard; illustrations of a boy writing a letter at a desk with dog looking on, a little girl lying on her tummy at the beach, and Reid looking through spectacles at a picture of Leonard Wild III

Reid writes about his drawings, a mule kicking his brother when he was little, Leonard's dog Nana, wanting a picture of Leonard, and a boy falling down some steps; illustrations of a mule, a German shepherd dog, a mother taking a picture of a boy, and a boy crying next to stairs

Reid writes about sending Leonard a toy motorcycle cop in the mail, and what traffic cops do; illustration of a boy playing with a toy motorcycle cop

Reid writes about how a squirrel stores nuts for the winter, and that wise people save money for hard times as well; illustration of a squirrel eating a nut

Reid writes about seeing a mother cat picking up her kittens by the neck and wonders what it would look like if humans did it; color illustration of a cat carrying her kittens by the neck, and a mother human carrying her baby by the neck

Reid writes about having kittens in his desk drawer for Leonard and wonders what real kitties would sound like in the desk drawer; illustration of meow! sounds coming from a drawer, and an outline of Reid's hand

Reid writes about how he didn't like playing 'indian' as a kid because he was afraid of indians; color illustration of a Native American chasing a little boy; separate illustration of a stereotypical Native American doing a dance

Reid writes about forgetting Valentine's Day, kitties, and a little boy and a dog accidentally running into each other while the boy was sledding; color illustration of a sledding boy and a dog saying "owr! owr! owr!"

Reid writes about seeing a little boy who harnessed his dog to his wagon; color illustration of a dog harnessed to a boy's wagon

Reid writes about looking across the harbor and seeing them loading elephants, a boy sitting on a beach ball and popping it, and how big Leonard is getting; color illustrations of an elephant being lifted by a crane, a boy saying "o", a boy sitting on a beach ball and popping it, and a boy paying with a dog

Reid writes about yesterday being his birthday, and he got a present; color illustration of a weiner dog being led by a toy tank

Reid writes about Lenno being busy and how Lenno could tie a crayon to his dog's tail and let the dog write for him; color illustration of same

Reid writes about a boot shine boy on skates tripping and spilling his boot shine liquid; color illustration of same

Reid writes to praise some drawings Leonard sent him, and sends him a valentine; color illustration of Leonard holding up a big heart that says "Gran'folly's heart"

Reid writes about teaching Lenno how to draw a cat, and about seeing a boy looking at a puppy for sale in a window and screaming to his mama, embarrassing her

Incomplete (missing at least one page--sentence cuts off and no salutation at the end); Reid writes about Lenno learning to spell "cat"; color illustration of a simple cat, and a boy pointing to a puppy in the window

Reid writes about Lenno seeing the circus, which made Reid think about his own first time at the circus

Reid sends an Easter riddle; color illustration of a rabbit dancing on a purple egg that says "Lenno"

Reid writes about some of the kids around his neighborhood he sometimes sees or plays with; two color illustrations of kids playing on the beach, a color illustration of a man being pulled by a dog on a leash

Reid hints that he has sent Lenno a camping tent; color illustration of Lenno in a tent in the woods with his dog

Reid writes about seeing a little boy talk to a lost dog and take him home, how the elevator boy gives him a military salute, and Santa Claus checking on little boys and girls; illustrations of the above