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Warm, practical handwriting workbooks with Bridger the fox. Each one is built on The Brilliant Bridge Method™.

Book 1 of the Bridger Cursive Series

Traditional Cursive

Cursive handwriting workbook for kids, ages 8-12

$9.99

Ages 8-12
156 pages
8.5 x 11 in

From first strokes to joins, words and sentences, with trace, fade and write practice, fun facts, secret messages, badges, a letter tracker and a Cursive Champion certificate.

Coming to Amazon this November Look inside

Paperback, black and white interior. Learn more about The Brilliant Bridge Method.

Book 2 of the Bridger Cursive Series

Bible Verse Cursive Copywork for Kids Ages 8-12

Coming January 2027

Cursive copywork with short Bible verses, made for kids who are ready to write longer lines. A natural next step after Traditional Cursive.

Coming January 2027

Price and Amazon link to be announced.

Bridger Cursive Series Cursive Words and Sentences Cover coming soon

Book 3 of the Bridger Cursive Series

Cursive Words and Sentences

Coming later

More practice connecting letters into words and sentences after the first cursive books.

Coming later

Price, cover, and Amazon link to be announced.

Book 1 of the Bridger Print Handwriting Series

Print Handwriting Workbook for Kids Ages 7-11

Coming soon

A workbook for building clear print letters, one careful step at a time, made for ages 7 to 11.

Coming soon

Price and Amazon link to be announced.

Look inside Traditional Cursive

Eight real pages from the workbook. Swipe, scroll, or use the arrows. Tap a page to see it larger.

Sample page 7 of the workbook, The Four Basic Strokes, showing the undercurve, downcurve, overcurve and slant strokes with numbered start dots, then a row of undercurve loops to trace. — Page 7: The four basic strokes

Sample page 13, Plank 1: the letter i, with a large model, numbered stroke steps, and trace, fade, write and connect rows. — Page 13: Plank 1, the letter i: trace, fade, write

Sample page 56, a Fun Facts science copywork page where kids write a short fact in cursive on ruled lines. — Page 56: Fun facts copywork

Sample page 67, Bridge Joins: b, explaining that b, o, v and w leave from the midline, with joined pairs and words to trace. — Page 67: Bridge Joins: b

Sample page 76, Silly Sentences, a fill-in activity with a cursive word bank of adjectives, nouns and verbs. — Page 76: Silly sentences

Sample page 143, a Secret Cursive Message page with a decoder strip and a message to read, decode and trace. — Page 143: Secret cursive message

Sample page 147, the Badge Tracker, with six round badges to color as each land is finished. — Page 147: Badge tracker

Sample page 152, the Cursive Champion certificate with a line for the child to write their name in cursive, signed by Bridger the fox. — Page 152: Cursive Champion certificate

Sample pages are marked with a small label.

A gift that builds skills

Looking for something for a grandchild, niece, nephew or student this holiday season? A cursive workbook is quiet, screen-free, and useful for months. It ends with a Cursive Champion certificate that makes a nice moment to share.

Cursive may be the handwriting you grew up with. Giving it to a child is a lovely way to pass it on.

Fits ages 8 to 12, and many beginners older than that
Short daily sessions, so no big commitment
Add a pencil set and a notebook for a complete gift
Tuck the free weekly practice planner into the card

Traditional Cursive is coming to Amazon this November. Start with the free printables while you wait.