Alex will reply to all email personally.
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 1996 10:18:48 -0400Subject: Great Story
I really liked reading your story and clicking to get the next page. I wrote a story for kid pub but it wasn't illustrated. Maybe my Dad can show me how you do that. I'm still just learning how to use the computer.
I'm going to read another one of your stories.
Catherine Ervin, age 11, Kentucky, USA
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 1996 09:01:13 -0400Subject: congratulations!
Hi Alex!
Great story that you wrote, I liked it alot! Especially the pictures. You really deserve that award because your stories are great. We have Enya and Loreena McKennit's music too and like it very much.
I should be in school today (2nd grade at St. Matthew's) but I am sick. But finding out that Max was no longer lost and that you got that great award makes me happy. I can't wait to find out what adventure Max has with Bob the Butterfly.
Oh, by the way, my sister is 11 and she says that in Australia you have the opposite seasons that we have. We just had summer which is really hot and sunny and she said you would have been having the opposite- cold and with short days like our winter. It that true? Do you still call it summer? Or when we are having our summer do you call the season you are having "winter?"
My mother has relatives in Australia and she said at Christmas she would get cards with pictures from them showing them having a barbeque picnic around the pool at Christmas time when she was shoveling snow in New York (USA).
Well, Mom is typing this for me because my stomach hurts. I hope you keep writing your stories. Are you writing about butterflies because they are just arriving in Australia? It is fall here in New York and all the butterflies are gone- they all flew south to keep warm, we only see a few orange ones- monarchs- who must be slow flyers or lost. Gotta go!
Billy Imperiale Age 7
(October 2,1996)
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 96 15:21:24 -0700Subject: koala trouble
hi, my name is oscar I thought your story was good.
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 20:22:33 +1000Subject: about Max racing Platty
From Roshelle Lewis, the reader (age 8):
The race was great.
Bye.
Roshelle Lewis.
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 1996 20:06:35 +0000Subject: Great story!
I loved your story.
Koala bears are my favorite animal, but I have never seen a real one. I live in Des Moines, Iowa, so, of course, there are none here. I loved the picture of you holding Cindy, the koala. I wish I was as lucky as you to be able to actually hold one. I have a collection of koalas. I have about 35 teddy bear type koalas and several wotnot koalas. I also have a few koala shirts, and pins, and earrings.
Thankyou for writing the stories and for the cute drawings you added to them. I am really enjoying them.
My name is Jo Ivis and my address is
JoKoala@ia-omni.com.
Date: Sat, 05 Oct 96 19:59:31 -0700Subject: (no subject)
dear alex
we read your story about max and the flood. i love to read your stories on the internet. My name is Dylan Kasdorff Foran. I am almost 7 years old. My birthday is in January.
I am in grade one at Eganville and District public School.
Date: Sat, 05 Oct 96 21:43:29 -0700Subject: (no subject)
Hi Alexander
My name is David.
I am six years old and in grade 1 french immersion. I go to St Michael's Anglican Church in Toronto where I hope to go to Cub Scouts with my brother Michael (not a saint) next year. I started soccer (football) on Saturday mornings last week. I also started skating. I like sports and lego, and castles .
Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 21:06:51 +1030Subject: Reply to your stories about Max
Thank you Alex and also your dad.
Your stories have been great.
I was having a look for my nephew Bradley but I think people of all ages can enjoy reading about Max's adventures.
Don't worry about replying to this note as I am sure you have a lot of other things to do.
I wish you and your family well in the future.
God bless
Peter
Date: Mon, 07 Oct 96 10:00:49 -0700Subject: (no subject)
HI! MY NAME IS JASON AND I LIKED YOUR STORIES.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE? I LIVE IN A HOUSE IN CALIFORNIA. I HAVE ONE DOG BECAUSE ONE OF MY OTHER DOGS JUST DIED. NOW I ONLY HAVE ONE DOG. I AM FIVE YEARS OLD, TOO. COULD YOU WRITE BACK TO ME?
THANKS.
JASON
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 06:12:26 +0900Subject: MAX-IMUM FUN
Dear alex
I read your story about Max and the Flood. I really enjoyed reading your stories on the internet from Japan.
Regards
Aki
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 19:47:29 -0400
From: Carl Swann cswann@tricon.net
Organization: Swann & Swann
To: balson@peg.apc.org
Subject: Congratulations!
Alex...
Congratulations on your award. You, and Max, and your family are very deserving of the prize you received at Sydney. Your website is a perfect example of how people can be united around the world!
A question, please -- Do you draw into a computer program like Coreldraw, or MS Draw? Or do you draw on paper, and then scan the drawing into the computer? Either way, it's very good.
Take care, and keep the stories coming!
// Best regards from
Kingsport, Tennessee, USA...
and Carl (age 53) and Eric (12) Swann
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 19:32:33 -0500 (GMT-0500)Subject: Re: your mail
Dear Alex & Max,
Our class enjoyed all the wonderful pictures and information you shared with us about your awards ceremony in Sydney. Actually, you were the highlight of our second grade classes today, Oct. 10, as we celebrated our state's progress in connecting all school systems in Tennessee to the Internet.
Our class has been reading and re-reading your wonderful stories, so we decided to share you with some other classes. Your URL is being shared with our other grade levels. We also appreciate the certificate you have provided. We have decided to color our own and see if we can color as well as you do.
Thanks for Koala Trouble!
Mrs. Brewer's second graders, aka Brewer's Bears.
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 21:26:18 -0700Subject: story
I ENJOYED YOUR STORY.
MY NAME IS SHANE
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 96 19:20:35 -0700Subject: (no subject)
Dear Alex,
Mummy, Daddy and I have just read some stories before going to bed. We would like to read a story about Max's first day at pre-school.
I am 3 1/2 and have been going to pre-school for three months now ... and I have lots of friends at pre-school. I'm sure that Max will have too!
Love the stories ... can't wait to read about Max at pre-school.
fond regards,
Alice Heininger.
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 20:35:17 +1000My dad and I like your stories. I'll see you at school. I am in grade 1G.
We will do stories too.
Your school mate
Brianna Lecinski
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 21:26:09 +1100Subject: Max the Koala
Hi,
My daughter Emma is seven and would love to hear from you. Thank you for all your wonderful drawings and entertainment.
BEST WISHES
Graham Jenkin
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 16:07:52 -0400Subject: permission
Greetings,
My name is Jacob Schulz and I am working with Dr. Donald Leu of Syracuse University in New York, USA. He is currently writing a book on the uses of the internet for our classrooms. In the course of his research, he came across your web-site (http://www.peg.apc.org/~balson/story/). We are very interested in including a reproduction of it in our book.
If you could send me the name and real world address of someone who can help me, I would be happy to send you our permissions release form for your perusal.
Thank you, in advance, for all your help.
Sincerely,
Jacob Schulz
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 20:55:24 -0700Subject: Koala mummy reader
Alex,
I rille like it. It was fine.
charlotte
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 19:40:30 +0800Subject: Max the Koala
Hi Alex
We like your stories. My name is Rebecca and I am 7 and Jacinta my sister is 5. We especially like Max goes to Sydney. It's great clicking to go to the next page.
Keep writing and drawing, we'll be putting a bookmark in to get to your site quicker.
Great that Agro showed your site on the TV.
Bye for now
Rebecca and Jacinta Blott
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 11:30:21 +0000Subject: Fans
Dear Alex,
We think your story is quite lovely. We think you are a very good artist. This is one of our favorite stories. We liked the part where Platty saved Max and then the tree went under water. That was a close call! We hope that you will write more stories of Platty and Max!
Your #1 Fans,
Mrs. Symmonds' Class, Eagle Elementary,
Brownsburg, Indiana in the USA
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 18:03:26 -0400Subject: write back
I liked yourstory very much. I would like you to make up another.
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 22:14:36 -0500Subject: Help Max
Hi,
I would love to have my 2nd grade class participate in helping Max travel.
Can it be a class project or do does it need to be a school wide project. Please send me details on how I can participate. We are a K-5 school in northern New Hampshire.
Thanks,
Laura Pizzo
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 12:01:20 +0200Subject: Alex's scribbles
Dear Alex,
Thank you for making all your stories. Please make some more so that I can help you.
I have an idea for a story, it's called "Max and the lovely cup of tea."
Max smells a lovely cup of tea and would like to drink it, and he makes friend with the wombat.
Thanks again,
Christian Duplock
South Perth WA
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1956 21:43:51 +0000Subject: coala
Tu devrais avoir un papa coala.
et le papa KOALA DEVRAIT s'APpeller MuTSY COMME MOn toutou ourse. MOI JE AIME BOUCOUP VOTRE HISTOIRE MA MAMAN ME TRADUIT en franssais. MON NOM EST fanny je aimerais que tu repondre a ma letre.MON animal prefere est le coala et le ours blan .
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 18:12:59 -0400I liked your story said my sister I think it was cool ever though i'm 16.
My sister is 5
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 11:29:32 +1000Subject: good story
I wish I saw you and then I could thank you for the great story we had just then.
>From Violet and Disobel.
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 21:33:41 -0400Subject: story
Thank you for the nice story. Jim, Anne and Scott Malone. Scott is a student at Oak Lane Day School, where they have been enjoying your stories in there kindergarten class.
The school's e-mail address is oaklane@pond.com
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 20:01:25 -0800Subject: Saying Hello
Alex,
I Liked Your Story Alot!!!!
Please Write Back And Tell Me Another Story!
From One Of Your Readers,
Genova Hooks
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 12:20:10 +0000Subject: Koala Trouble
I just wanted to say that I think this site is the cutest, most original thing I've found in the net in ages.
I'm ordering my daughter a Koala trouble t-shirt.
Good luck with it!
Sincerely,
Sue Buckley
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