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Each Month = One Letter, One Hero, One Virtue

Letters for Little Heroes helps parents raise children of good character through the timeless power of story.

Each month, families receive a beautifully illustrated letter telling the true story of a historical hero — and the virtue they embodied — so children can practise it at home.

Begin Your Virtue Journey
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Character Is Destiny

Children are surrounded by information. But information does not form character. Character forms through training, repetition, and practice.

Aristotle believed true happiness (eudaimonia) comes from living with virtue. Letters for Little Heroes brings twelve of Aristotle's essential virtues to life through the real stories of history's great heroes, helping children grow into confident, resilient, and genuinely happy humans.

How it works

The Little Heroes SOME System for Character Formation

Each letter and lesson plan is designed to move a child through four stages of growth from inspiration and understanding to practice and permanent character.

1

Study

The Hero

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2

Observe

The Virtue

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3

Model

The Virtue

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4

Embody

The Virtue

A Year of Virtue

Aristotle’s 12 Virtues

Aristotle taught that virtue is found in the golden mean between vices of deficiency and excess. These are the 12 virtues we teach at Letters for Little Heroes.

01

Courage

The mean between cowardice and recklessness.

Cowardice Courage Recklessness
02

Temperance

The mean between insensitivity and overindulgence.

Insensitivity Temperance Overindulgence
03

Liberality

The mean between stinginess and giving more than one can afford.

Stinginess Liberality Wastefulness
04

Magnificence

The virtue of spending and living well, between stinginess and vulgar extravagance.

Stinginess Magnificence Vulgarity
05

Magnanimity

The greatness of soul between undue humility and vanity.

Undue Humility Magnanimity Vanity
06

Proper Ambition

The balance between lacking ambition and chasing honour for its own sake.

Unambitiousness Proper Ambition Over-Ambition
07

Patience

The mean between spiritless passivity and uncontrolled anger.

Lack of Spirit Patience Irascibility
08

Truthfulness

The virtue of honest speech between understatement and boastfulness.

Understatement Truthfulness Boastfulness
09

Wittiness

The mean between humourlessness and buffoonery.

Boorishness Wittiness Buffoonery
10

Friendliness

The ability to be warm and pleasant without flattery or sourness.

Grumpiness Friendliness Flattery
11

Modesty

The proper handling of shame between shamelessness and excessive shyness.

Shamelessness Modesty Over-Shyness
12

Justice

The virtue of giving each person what is due, between indifference and tyranny.

Indifference Justice Tyranny

What You Get Each Month

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An Illustrated Hero Letter

The true story of history´s greatest heroes and challenges they overcame
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A Virtue Card

An educational keepsake explaining the month's virtue with examples and questions
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A Hero Fact Sheet

Every hero, like every human, has curious quirks and surprising stories
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A Virtue Lesson Plan

A practical practice-at-home guide to bring the virtue to life

Choose Your Journey

An affordable monthly, six-monthly, or annual purchase that impacts your child's character for a lifetime.
1. Monthly Virtue Cycle
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1. Monthly Virtue Cycle

€9,95 €9,95
2. Six Month Cycle
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2. Six Month Cycle

€55,95 €55,95
3. Full 12-Month Cycle
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3. Full 12-Month Cycle

€103,95 €103,95

Why Become A Little Heroes Family?

By reading and exploring the virtues together, you won’t just grow closer as a family, you’ll shape your child’s character over time, giving them the strongest foundation to thrive in life.

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Who is this for?

Letters for Little Heroes is for intentional families who:

  • Value character as much as achievement
  • Prefer books to screens
  • Believe character should be taught early
  • Want to raise children of strength, honour, and wisdom

If that sounds like you — welcome.

Begin Your Character Journey
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What Families Say

Lucy Stevens

Lucy Stevens

Mother of two girls

We read the first letter tonight, about 'Horatio Nelson'. WOW the things we learned. The girls were hooked and the factsheet absolutely topped it for them. Such a great touch.
Grima Rodriguez

Grima Rodriguez

Mother of two sons

Perfect bedtime reading! As well as being a special moment of connection, the Hero Letters are helping my son develop his English & his character. We love them!
Abbie Wilkinson

Abbie Wilkinson

Mother of three

We loved the Horatio Nelson letter! From the beautiful illustrations to the wonderful writing my kids were engrossed. A fantastic way to make learning fun!
Laura Hofmann

Laura Hofmann

Mother of two boys

Teaching our children good character is so important to us as parents. And doing so by helping our children to read entertaining hero stories in english is perfect.

Why We Created Little Heroes

As a teacher with a masters degree in neuropsychology for primary education, I (the mother) was disappointed with how little the school system cares for character.

As parents, we wanted to create something we could share with our children that they would not only enjoy but, over time, would help form them into good people. We love stories with a moral core, and now we write the letters we wished existed.

Each month, we send the stories we read to our own children, and the exercises we share with them to practice each virtue.

We hope you enjoy sharing them with your family as much as we do with ours.

— Matthew & Monica

Founders, Little Heroes

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

We aim to send the letters so they arrive at the beginning of each month. The arrival of the letters is dependent upon the postal service and your location.

We post from the United Kingdom and the price, therefore, depends on your location. We aim to only charge the price of the stamp and nothing more. The cost is automatically calculated at checkout and added to the monthly cost of your subscription. We do everything we can to keep p&p costs as low as possible.

Our letters are designed for heroes and heroines.

We will deliver to wherever the post office will reliably send to. Some locations may, naturally, take longer to arrive than others.

We do not accept returns. However, if you are unhappy with the letters, you are free to cancel your subscription at any time.

You can cancel your subscription in the account management area of the website. You will find it in the navigation bar in the top left corner.