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| Here are some of the Comments we have received from our Books:
Comments from "Jeremy the Puny" Teacher' Comments "We can see things so clearly through the language ... the Puddle Pusses especially bring much laughter." - M. Taparauskas, Orwell Village School, Orwell, VT. "If the reaction of my boys is any indication, you have a WINNER! We finished Chapter 10 today and the kids don't want to do anything else." - K. Farnsworth, Special Education Teacher of the Year, Savannah, GA. "They related very well to the idea of not being a pot washer forever. The idea of falling into endless gravity was fascinating.." - D. Tegen, Lockeford Elementary, Lockeford, CA. "My whole class enjoyed it. It was a great read-aloud book appealing to both boys and girls. Parts held them spellbound." - C. Buchus, Highcrest School, Wethersfield, CT. "A fun (sometimes funny) fantasy! ... Jeremy and Fiona are strong-willed, likeable characters with whom middle graders can identify." - T. Haines, Bethel Elementary, Bethel, VT. Recipient of The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching 2001.
Children's Comments "JEREMY just opened up and swallowed me!" "You made a picture in my mind." "We want to hear more, keep reading even if we have to have more homework." "Albert was really cool and I liked him in a weird kind of way." "I loved the book so much! I hope there's a second one." "Plueeeze read more!" "I can always tell if a book is good ... I forget everything else and am IN the book. Jeremy was like that." Other Comments Kids Book Review comments (from the Vermont Secretary of State website) - select Jeremy the Puny from the list
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Comments from "The Dragoness Mess" Children's Comments -
I really liked this book. I was laughing.
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Comments from "Crazy Jane" Children's Comments "CRAZY JANE would be a favorite of mine because it's very funny... and I like horses." "I like all of the book!" "I liked CRAZY JANE because it's a good book!" "CRAZY JANE is very entertaining." "Miss Crazy - or CRAZY JANE - is a very funny story about a horse." "I liked CRAZY JANE because it's a funny story about a horse. It made me laugh right out loud!"
Comments from "Notes of Army and Prison Life 1862-1865" From an elementary school teacher: "An uncompromisingly honest picture of the physical pains and raw emotions of war told in a simple, straightforward manner." Teri Haines, Teacher, Bethel, Vermont From students at Vermont Technical College: "Good
insights into the war beyond the killing." From a 6th grader: "This
story was soooooo good!!! When I said I read it I mean all
of it!" Jade
Mullins "One of the best stories I've read in a long time. Unflinching but never sentimental, Charlie's tale moved me again and again. Hilary Mullins, Lambda Literary Award Winner for Young Adult Fiction
Comments from "Out of Time " READER'S COMMENTS : "I would definitely recommend this book to a friend because it makes me want to keep reading it." "I especially liked the discussion the cousins had about time and how there may not be any such thing as time." "I liked it all!" "I stayed up late to finish the story!" "This story is so awesome. I love it! If any kid in the world doesn't like it, then they are very very weird and not so cool."
A TEACHER'S COMMENT "This book works very well as an adjunct to the study of the Civil War. Even though it's fantasy, the background information is historically correct and interesting to kids. I had rapt listeners from start to finish."
Comments from "A Week Ago Cat " From Deborah Vetter, Editor, CRICKET magazine group: “Wind Dragon” wraps its windy wings around readers young and old, whisking them off to a land where frogs ratchet, “RABBIT!” and ordinary children track into “Joneses Woods” to find extraordinary magic. “Thaw Ball” is a gloriously red-nosed, scratchy-throated, didn’t-we-have-fun paean to spring and baseball season. Grandpa’s twinkle-in-the-eye poems made me smile, while “Grandma’s Other Child” speaks eloquently of a young bride putting down deep, new roots after being uprooted from her childhood home. And, like the children who’ve read this book, I, too, long to be invited to tea by “A Week Ago Cat!” "You'll find a lot of Vermont in these poems. Enjoy! " "From good sense to nonsense, this poetry delights!" "Janet Hayward Burnham's A WEEK AGO CAT is delightful, a bright-spirited collection of whimsical poems and magical paintings, put together with humor, lightness, and warmth of heart...specially rcommended for grandmothers and grandchildren!" What our Readers had to say about the poems : A Week Ago Cat - "I like this poem because it sounds funny and weird, kind of like me, and you would not see that very often" Everyday Clothes - "I liked it because sometimes I get scared at night too." Mama Had a Conniption - "It is funny and putting worms in their pockets is what almost every kid would do if they forgot the can." A Winding Wind - "I liked it because I understood it completely and it was about wind, which I like." Where Up There - " After I heard that poem, it got me wondering what really happens." As it Used to Be - "I really like how the grandfather still relates to when he was a young man."
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