What the kids say about Koala trouble
1st to 31st July 1997

Alex will reply to all email personally.

Subject: we found MAX!

he was hiding in our house, in our toy box, actually Corie's toy box.

Subject: Cute Story

G'day mate,
Cool pictures
Max is very cute
so is Platty.

An idea would be a story with a message for example Max sees what happens to all the animals in the sea when people don't throw rubbish in the bin. He could start to recycle plastic bottles and even paper to trees.

Another idea would be Max getting lost in the city. Again he would see how pollution from cars and trucks affect the birds in the city and make them sick. He could be very happy when he gets home because the air is so clean at his house.

from
Daisy, Laura, Andie and Ian

Subject: (no subject)

Dear Alex and Scott,

You guys sure are cool! Im 14, and most people my age think its "uncool" to read little kid stories but they are really cool! And also, you guys seem really nice to send the cancer chain letter. i sent it to everyone i knew. If you want to help more, i will send a seperate email in which also helps children in need. I hope you have a great summer, it is summer down there, right? Well, since I am in America, it must be winter. I THINK!!! oh well!! I hope you have a great winter!!

Nice writing to you!

Your friend,
Christina

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PS i like the music!!

Subject: Thank you!

Hi! I think that story was very cool! Great Idea! You will be one great artist!I read the Birthday Story! Bye!

Subject: thankyou Alex!

Dear Alex,

We are Aussies living in America. I have two little girls, who do not know about their home, as we have lived here all their life. Your koala trouble is showing them about everything Australian and making me happy, thankyou Alex!

Subject: Koala Trouble

My name is Alex and I am eight years old. My brother Jamie is five years old. Both of us really liked your stories. We read the food one, the flood one, the race one and the find Mommy one.

Out of ten I give your stories ten thumbs up!

Alex (via Daddy's E-Mail)

Subject: Kakadu

Hi Alexander:

I think your stories and drawings are wonderful, keep up the good work. I think it might be fun to see Max go to Kakadu and meet up with some crocodiles, my daughter loves crocs, as I'm sure lots of other kids do. We will keep reading your stories, they are very cute and colorful to follow.

Thanks
Marlene Jeffs

Subject: hi alex

i think you are very neat.

Subject: Great stories Alex

Dear Alex

I think your stories are really cool.
I think you should DEFINITELY write some more.

I think your pictures are far better than my brothers, even though he's nearly eight. I'm still getting over the shock that your only FIVE. I also thik that you should seriously think about taking your book to a publisher that prints childrens books because when people read all abut the marvelous adventures Max has then people will be simply falling over them selves toget the book or vist Max through the net.

Hannah Higgins

Alex,

I'm sorry Platty lost the race. Platty looks sad in your picture.

Platty almost won.

Thank you for your story.

Chip Glaser
Age 5

Hi,

I love your story! I hope I can see it again.

From,
Stevie Cohron

We thought it was funny when they didn't remember the chips for the party. We liked it when they were watching TV.

Thank you for the story

from Elizabeth, Michael and Jeremy (Year 1/2C, Marshall road State School)

Subject: max

I thought your story was really cool!!!

Katie H. in Houston, TX USA

Subject: Max the lost baby koala

Dear Alex

We liked your story and your pictures. We liked it when he found his Mummy.

>From Oscar, Sally, Sarah and Kent (Year 1/2C, Marshall Road State School)

Subject: Read On! Talks To Alex

We Just read your story about Alex. We lik your story very much. We would like more Alex Stories. We like your pictures to.

Subject: New story for Max

Hi I am Alex Mehta.

I wrote to you before. Can you ask Max to come to my house? And how about Max builds a space ship and flies to Mars. I am sure that Max will like it and you too.

Bye
Your friend
Alex Mehta

Subject: Max the Koala

i liked your story.

Alicia (4 yrs)

Subject: Read On! Mississauga Says Hello to Alex

Your story is really nice and I liked the way you made it sort of a mystery. It was pretty neat. I liked the way you drew the pictures.We like you dog tooo!

Sincerly,
Read On! Kids

Subject: cool

I liked Alex's scribbles. They were really cute and very amusing and thankyou.

keep on scribblen,
Crystal

Subject: (no subject)

Dear Alex,

We really liked your story.We liked the part where you saved joey. We live in Park City, Utah. We don't have the kind of animals that you have, but we have deer and moose in the woods close to our house, and we have dogs and cats and fish and a guinea pig and a bird that talks in our house. I am 8 and my brother Robbie is 5.

Love Rachel

Subject: More koala food

Dear Alex

Thank you for writing the story. It was a great story. Maybe you could write a story about Max and Joey having a picnic and someone steals their food.

>From Corin, Sophie, Eric and Gavin (Year 1/2C, Marshall Road State School)

Subject: Max and Platty have a race

That was a nice story. That was fun and we enjoyed it very much. We made Max win the race.

Thank you from Bonnie, Elizabeth D, Ben and Sean W (Year 1/2C, Marshall Road State School)

Subject: Max and the great flood

Dear Alex

The story was really good. We liked when Platty saved Max best.

>From Darien, Sean M, Eleanor and Miran (Year 1/2C, marshall Road State School)

Subject: max goes to Sydney

Dear Alex

It was really good. I liked the pictures.

>From Jake, Karen and Chris (Year 1/2C, marshall road State School)

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