Alex will reply to all email personally.
Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 17:24:24 -0700Subject: re class project
Dear Alex,
Our class visited your site and we thoroughly enjoyed your stories. My students are from Rohnert Park, California USA. We are a first and second grade class and have ages from 6 to 8 year olds! Many of them are reluctant writers- they don't like to write stories very much! I think it was great that they saw what a five year old did! It made them go into the room and try to write better because they were impressed. The principal of my school was very impressed too! He has a granddaughter close to your age! I am recommending it to all of the other classes for their computer lab time! I would love to have your talent in my classroom. We are e-mailing first and second graders from Victoria Australia and we are excited to know if they've read your stories! I bet they have! Thanks again!
Could you tell us how you come up with your ideas? What do you like to read about? Who is your favorite author? Have you read the author Mem Fox? We are reading Cynthia Rylant's series of Henry and Mudge adventures in our class! We think you'd like them! Do you want to be an author of children's books when you grow up? Do you want to be an artist?
Thanks again! From sunny California! I hope you have a map of all of the responses you get. We keep a map on our wall and put pins in it of people we e-mail! Let us know where you are from so that we can put a pin in to honor our visit with you!
THANKS MRS. LAWS 1/2 grade class
Date: Sun, 18 May 1997 17:49:45 +1000Subject: Ideas for Max stories
>From Jack Fowles (age 5 and-a-half) ...
Max went in a car and he went to his Grandpa's house. He saw Platty there and they played chasey. Then they played 'cops & robbers'. After that they have tea. Then there was a big, huge storm and then Max was frightened and so was Platty. But Grandpa turned out the lights and then they could see the storm and it was so fun. Grandpa said "It's time to go boys".
THE END
We think this web site is terrific! (From Will Fowles, age nineteen).
Date: Sun, 18 May 1997 11:05:09 -0400 (EDT)Subject: hi
hi we love all about your son
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 16:14:55 -0700Subject: Koala Trouble Series
My idea for a story is that Alex gets abadonned because his Daddy fell off a waterfall and his Mommy was caught by hunters. It's a story about Alex trying to find his Mommy.
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 15:58:19 -0500Subject: Re: About the Story
Dear Alex,
Hello, my name is Dalton Cody Coldiron, I am 4yrs. old. I live in the USA in Oklahoma. I liked your story very much.Could you please tell me what th name of your dog is in your photo. We have 3 cats and 4 dogs. I would like to have a e-mail pal I have just gotten on the web a week ago. I hope you will write me soon and tell me more about your home and family in Austrialia!
Your Buddy& pal,
Dalton
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 21:00:41 +0000Subject: education
Hi Alex
My name is Michelle Lawler, I am a school teacher at Menai Primary School in NSW. I loved reading your stories and I have bookmarked your site so I can show my Kindergarten children. I know they will love your stories too.
I look forward to more of your stories soon. Perhaps my class could give you some ideas.
Good Luck and happy writing
Michelle Lawler
Date: Wed, 21 May 97 20:34:14 -0700Subject: Hello
I really liked your story. I think you're very clever.
I have 3 fluffy koalas, their names are, fluffy, Rodman and Gummy. I really enjoyed your story. How did you draw all of those pictures on the computer.
P.S Asok Kumar is my dad.
Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 08:44:38 +1000Subject: Koala Crisis
Hi Alex and family. Koalas really are in trouble. Please check out our site
and link to us. This is a very serious situation. Lots of love to you
all...Mook... Webmaster.
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Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 18:53:21 -0500Subject: my name is alex, too
I like your stories.
My Mom is typing this for me, cause I'm only 6 1/2 years old, and I can't type yet! But, I CAN read! And I like Max and the Koalas! here's some of my typing:alex is on the case for a crime the end.
Take care....Alex and Mommy Leefers in Tucson, AZ., USA!
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Date: Fri, 4 Jan 1980 23:35:41 +0800Subject: great job, kid
hi !!!
this is eunice. I'm very very impressed! i do hope that you'll continue to write more stories. For myself, i would like to do up a web page for my late doggie and tell the whole world about her, from the day she came till the day she left!!
i do hope that it'll attract as large a crowd as your web page did!!! take care!!
eunice
Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 22:03:59 +1030Subject: max
Dear Alex,
I found Max in my three year old sons room. He was having a picnic with his teddy luckie, He says he'll be home soon cos he misses you, but can he stay a day or two longer pleeeeeeeeaaaaaassseeee????
My kids love him.
Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 13:30:21 -0700Subject: Max, was found in Kennebunk, Me. USA
Hi Alex,
My name is Morgan Wadleigh. I am 5 years old. I like to play your game. I also like to play with barbie dolls. I found max at my house in my toy box. He is a great friend. Thanks for your game.
Morgan Wadleigh
Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 15:30:41 +0000Subject: Koala Trouble
Alex! I enjoy reading your stories with my Dad. Thanks, and keep up the good work.
Your friend, Daniel.
Date: Mon, 26 May 97 15:41:46 PDTSubject: Max visits Perth
Dear Alex,
I enjoyed your story very much! Perth, Western Australia is my home, but now I live far away in Texas with my husband and my two children.
Sometime soon, we hope to getting on a big airplane just like Max to go home to Perth.
Jo
Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 20:04:42 -0400 (EDT)Subject: Hi
Dear Alex,
My name is Nina Thank you for your stories, they are great. I have
a good idea for the show. I'll have to think about it more, and write about
it later. My Mom has to read these stories to me, can they be put on the
speaker so I can hear them?
I am just 5. Bye Bye, Nina
Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 10:47:51 +1000Subject: Bushfire Story
Dear Alex,
We are in Kindergarten Green. We loved your story.
Thank You
Subject: HELP MAX FIND HIS MOMMY
HELLO,
I'M A 35 YEAR OLD MOMMY WHO WAS UP LATE AT NIGHT. I STUMBLED UPON THIS WONDERFUL STORY AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!
I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL, AND I'M SURE WE WILL LOVE PARTICIPATING IN THIS INTERACTIVE STORY. THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INGENIOUS IDEA!
SINCERLY
STAY UP ALL NITE MOMMY
Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 19:30:09 +0000
Subject:
Hi my names Lana and I liked your stories.I am 8 and I specially liked
the story about Naughty Platty. I'll Write again soon,
Lana
Subject: Max The Koala
Dear Alex
I think your stories about Max the Koala are very good, I read them with my mum and dad and my little brother Matthew.
Dad is writing this for me I am 6 years old. I hope you write some more stories and draw some more pictures I will try and think of a story as well.
Peter Clyne
Subject: Great Story
I really enjoyed your story. Keep up the great work.
From: d9710151@helios.usq.edu.au (Roylene Mills)
Subject: Koala map
Hi Alex Hi Max,
My name is Jordy and I'm 11 and I'm from Brisbane.
I think you should do a new story on The Koala Map being made by the
Koala acociation and a story on Max in a school ground and everyone sees
him and gives him a cuddle.
Subject: Max and Marty
Hi Alex,
We have just found your website via the article in Women's Weekly and have
travelled to Sydney with Max & Marty.
Your story and pictures are great - hope kids everywhere get a chance to
read your stories.
See you.
Megan and Karen (ages: older than most of your readers)
Subject: Max
Dear Alex,
I thought Max was cool :) and I think you should make more stories.
Yours
Subject: coverage
The Koala Trouble web site is mentioned in this week's Crawl Space
department at Inside Games magazine (www.insidegames.com).
Marcy Waldie
Subject: Your pictures
Hello, Alex. Thank you for your wonderful site, I really enjoy reading
your stories. You are extremely clever and talented. I teach student
teachers and I have told them all to visit your site so that they can
tell the children they teach all about it and let them visit it too. I
wonder if you would allow me to use one of your drawings on my web
site? It would really cheer me up and spread the word about your site
too. I have put the one of Max on the flying carpet for now, but if you
object I will take it off straight away.
If I don't hear from you, I will assume that you don't mind.
Keep up your wonderful work!
Thanks,
Subject: great job!
Hi!!
I found your page from Yahoo, and I think it is great! I am glad you
won the awards. Keep up the good work!
:)
Maureen Kaiser
Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 20:47:09 +1000
From: MARK CLYNE clynem@ix.net.au
To: "'balson@gwb.com.au'" balson@gwb.com.au
Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 11:08:54 -0400
From: Diamond "diamond@computer.net"@computer.net
To: balson@gwb.com.au
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 18:53:58 +1000
Organization: University of Southern Queensland
To: balson@gwb.com.au
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 18:43:45 +1000
From: "bain" bain@fastlink.com.au
To: alex@gwb.com.au
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 19:48:40 +1000
From: "Colin Akers" akers@bigpond.com
To: balson@gwb.com.au
Alex Akers :)
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 17:25:38 -0700
From: "Ray and Marcy Waldie" pctrain@ibm.net
To: gwb@gwb.com.au
pctrain@ibm.net
Katz & Worley, Inc.
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 14:49:16 -0700
From: Jackie Marsh
To: balson@gwb.com.au
Jackie Marsh
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 14:07:02 -0700
From: maureen kaiser maureen@omni.cc.purdue.edu
Reply-To: maureen@omni.cc.purdue.edu
To: gwb@gwb.com.au
Indiana, USA
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