What the kids say about Koala trouble
1st to 31st May 1998

Subject: Hi

HI WE GOT THE NET YESTERDAY AND IN CANBERRA EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT YOUR SITE SO I VISITED IT AND I E-MAILED YOUU TO SAY IT IS AWESOME

LOTS OF LOVE FORM
NICOLE MCDONALD

P.S E-MAIL ME AT gmcdonald@ozemail.com.au

Subject: my first ever letter to Alex

Dear Alex,

This is my second letter to you. Mum thinks my first letter got "lost" because we can't get into my first email address "emcoffey@cybergal.com". This is my second email letter ever, and Ihope you can reply. I really like your stories. I like koalas too and I have written a story about them called "Koalas Holiday". I always enjoy looking out for your next story.

Love Emilie

ps. I am 6 years old.

Subject: Hiya Alex!

Dear Alex (little cutie! heeh),

Hi, I am a 13 year old girl from Perth, Western Australia! And I absolutly LURVE your homepage and the stories that you and Max share!!

Anyway, How are you? I"m fine! At the moment I'm taking a well deserved "time out' from my studies! phew year 9 sure is hard. Well, I think that you are going to grow up and be the best writer and illustrator Australia and the World has ever seen! (Well your Dad can write the stories, for now *wink*) I write stories too. In fact, I entered one of my short stories into the competition "Nestle Write Around Australia" and I made the finals, which was pretty good.

But I thin that you can be even better! heheh! I would LOVE to be your e-pal (the same as a pen-pal, but instead of letters in the post, you send letters in e-mail style on the net!) if you how time of coarse! you can write to me at:

kails@hotmail.com I would really like to hear from you!
Keep up the great drawings!!
Luv Ya
Kailee Brown

Subject: Koala Trouble

Dear Alex,

I liked your story that you did. I let Platty the Platypus win the race. Maybe you can make a new story up.

Your friend,

Tyler (age 6)

P.S. Mrs. Sue helped me type the letter. She is my tutor.

Subject: letter

Dear Alex,

I love all your pictures. You draw much better then me.

From,
Amanda

Subject: Hello from Los Angeles, CA

Hi Alex:

Or should I say G'Day? I found your site while surfing the web looking for information on Australia. I hope to have the pleasure of seeing your beautiful country this summer. I have a web site too at: http://www.overthemoonjewelry.com But since it's a jewelry site - making jewelry is a hobby/business of mine - I doubt if you're interested. I hope to see some live koalas soon. Congrats on your fabulous site!

You can email me back if you wish at: rf@overthemoonjewelry.com G'Day! Rhona

Subject: KOALAS! KOALAS! KOALAS!

Hi, Alex.

My name is Cheryl LaMont. I live in Safety Harbor, Florida. I collect Koalas. I have been collecting since I was quite young. My parents are from Sydney, Australia.

I am compiling my collection and plan to send it into World Records. How many do you have?

Cheryl LaMont

Subject: Alex and Max

I really liked the story alex and max and i'm ten years old.

Subject: saying hi

Hello. My name is Jessa Runciman. From Canada. I am 10 years old and I can speak english and french. Can you? I live in an igloo and eat whale blubber. It's delicious! I cook it on my barbeque eh. Well, see you later, eh?

Jessa Runciman.

Subject: Koala Stuff

Hi,

I love koalas, and would please like more info about them. Or please send me a picture in the mail my address is.....

Miss L. L. Price
Home Ave.
Menasha WI. 54952
U.S.A.

Sincerely,
Laura Price

Subject: hi alex

my name is caitlin gray.
i live in canada.
i am 6 years old.
this is my first time on the internet.
my mom is helping me.
i am in grade 1.
i like arthur, have you heard of arthur?
please write me back.

Subject: Koala Trouble

Dear Alex,

We loved your story about Max and Joey.

From

KC kindergarten at Hilltop Road School in Australia.

Subject:

I think that Max is a spunky koala! And I love his adventures, too! from Kirsten, 11 years old.

Subject: rwatkins@mail.dawson.k12.ga.us

Dear Max,

I sure did like your story. It was fun clicking on things.It was fun saveing the kagooroo.I liked when he grabed the branch. I liked whet swim in the river.If he diden`t make it to shore he would of dranwed in the river.But you throw a branch to him and saved him.

sincerely ,

Richie Ledesma
2 Grade, Mrs. Watkin's Class
Dawson County Primary School
Dawsonville, Georgia 30534
United States of America

Subject: hello

Alex,

I love your pictures.

Love Alex, aged six

Burton New Brunswick
Canada

Subject: Answer to Alex;s stories

Alex;s stories are fun and good.

Idon't know how he got it in his head your better than me so teach me how you do it

By Nada at Hilltop School

Subject: story

G'Day Alex and Max,

I liked your story. It's great. I am learning about Australia in school. Can you tell me anything about Australia? I am six years old and I live in Puyallup, Washington in the United States of America!

Thanks for a great webpage!
Garrett Griffin

hey max your stories are great my favourite animal is Koala.

your inquisitive reader

morgan

Subject: 1W writing about Alex's story.

Dear Alex,

We all liked the story about Max and the BIG fire.We liked when the grass grew back again and Max was a hero when he saved Sarah. From 1W at Hilltop Road Infants School.

Subject: help find my mummy

I like the story

love from Hannah

Subject: koala story

Dear Alex,

I hope you come up with more stories because I liked the part when all the grass came back. I liked it when everybody was okay.

From Blake in Tucson,
Arizona USA

Subject: new ides

Maybe you could have Max playing in a baseball game or go and watch one. i liked the srtory i just read.

Subject: new ides

Maybe you could have Max playing in a baseball game or go and watch one. i liked the srtory i just read.

Subject: stories

My daughter loved the stories. I just got this sent to us so we are still loking at all of it. Thank you for doing this.

My daughter is 5 years old.

Subject:

Hello my name is Aaron.

I'm eight years old. I only read one story. I liked it. I want to read more stories. After you read this, write to me soon.

From: Aaron Pattison

Subject: STORIES

MY NAME IS MEGAN. I AM2. I LIKED YOUR STORY!

Subject: Pen Pals

Hi there!

I am a Grade One and Two teacher from Alberta, Canada. I teach in a small rural school. There are 19 students in my class. We are studying Australia for our Social Studies Class. We are learning about languages, food, schools, the environment, occupations, and recreation of Australia. Where in Australia are you from? We are nearing the end of our school year but would love to hear from you between now and the end of June.

Sincerely, Mrs. L. Manning

Subject: from Kuba in Canada

I like your stories! -Kuba, kindergarden.

Subject: Toongabbie West student's reply

Dear Alex,

We liked your story called "Max finds his mum". We will try and read some of your other stories another day.

Year 2

Subject: KC answers to Max's adventure

Dear Alex,

We really liked the adventures of Max and Marty in Sydney.We thought your drawings were lovely,fantastic and terrific. The story was lovely too said Sarah.

From Kindergarten KC at Hilltop Road Public School.

Subject: Koala Trouble Stories

Thank you, thank you for your site. Next year I will have 8 Internet connected computers in my fourth grade classroom. My students may seem a bit old for your site, but most are reading below grade level and some even as low as primer and pre-primer. I need more of your kind of stories that are truly interactive.

Virginia Smallwood

Subject: Max and the Great Fire

Hi!

My name is Matthew Burgess and I am six years old. I live in Fall River, Nova Scotia, Canada. That's a long way from your house! I really liked your story. This is the first time I have heard your stories. I picked the story about the fire because just after Christmas and the day before my birthday, our house caught on fire. We lived with my Nanny and Grampy for three months until they rebuilt our house. The fire burned my favourite toy - my trampoline! Thank you for writing stories for boys and girls like me to read. I will make sure I read more of your stories and maybe I will write to you again.

Matthew Gerald Burgess

Subject: new idea

Thank-you for the great story. How about max goes bass fishing?

Subject:

We like your stories, but can't get sound. Any suggestions?

We really like your stories about Max because our Auntie moved to live in Australia last September. We miss her dearly and love to hear her stories about Australia and animals in Australia too!

Subject: Hello

Read about your site in a Family magazine and I am so excited. Koala bears are my favourite bears. I am 4 and a half years old and hope to visit Australia soon. One of my class mates name in junior kindergarten is Alex and he is alot of fun too...

Have a great day, eh!

Sabine

Subject: Alex's stories

Hi, Alex and Scott!

I'm in San Diego California in the U.S. This will be a test letter. I may have to go into my e-mail to send a real one. I love your stories. I am teaching 5 and 6 year boys and girls. Some speak Spanish at home. Some speak Laotion or Vietnamese. It would be wonderful to have some of your stories in Spanish.

Alex, you are in spiration. Oh, I'm 61, and I giggled out loud at your humor.

Subject: Your Alex stories

Hi, Alex.....Oh, maybe you can e-mail me back at Shoshana7@collegeclub.com to let me know if you get these. I have to use school computers, and our e-mail is down for a while. Oh an idea for your stories, perhaps they could indicate what age children might be able to read them. (Because, Alex, some of the words you can say and understand can't necessarily be read by beginning readers. I will see if some of our children want to send you ideas.

Oh, how often to you add to the stories?

Subject:

Can u please give me lots of facts on Koalas! I am doing a project and I need 80 facts and I only have around 40! I looked ebery where! PLEASE HELP

Laura

aces4@hotmail.com PLEASE HELP

Subject: hello Alex and Max

Hello my name is Sushil Purushotham And I wanted to tell you that I loved your story Max and the Big Fire I hope you reached this letter please write back

From your new friend[I hope],
Sushil

P.S. I am 6 years old

Subject: Hello from British Columbia

We just visited your web site and found it was lots of fun. Thank-you Alex and max. My name is Barbara and I am 5 years old. I live in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. My animal friend is my cat and we call him Tinky.

Subject: stores

alex

y dot you do this store there was a bold eagle he did nont like bing bold at all so he went to the mall he bot a wig he was eatting a pig it was itching him so he tok it off and never wer it a gen

Subject: your story

Hi Alex and Max,

I loved your story and am going to send this sight to all my friends who will appreciate and enjoy it as much I have.

Please keep up the wonderful stories and beautiful pictures !

Lisa

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