Free Stuff for Kids, 15th ed.

Steve Pitt is a Toronto-based freelance writer and an award-winning journalist. He has written many young adult and children's books, including Day of the Flying Fox: The True Story of World War II Pilot Charley Fox.

Everyone loves getting something for nothing. Listed in Free Stuff for
Kids are 150 addresses where, if you send them a letter, they will send
you (or your child) something (e.g., dinosaur bones, a live tree, a
moose kit, flags, coloring books, glow-in-the-dark shoelaces, animal
stickers, sports team decals, environmental posters, even a letter in
Braille).

All free? Well, not quite. A cover blurb under the book’s title says
“The best free and up-to-two-dollar things kids can send for by
mail.” Most of those offering items—food marketing boards (egg,
milk, beef), sports organizations (Blue Jays, Basketball Canada),
government agencies (Ontario Historical Society, Environment Canada),
etc.—are giving away promotional gadgets designed to capture a kid’s
heart in the hope of building a lasting relationship.

A handy index helps your young mooch zero in on the “free” things
he or she might want. The book also includes instructions on how to send
away for things and the best way to transfer funds through the mail.
Recommended.