tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24418123.post3057974689126993409..comments2024-02-19T16:27:17.334-06:00Comments on THE PLANET ESME PLAN: EXTRA CREDIT (FICTION)Esme Raji Codellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517767178981635423noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24418123.post-62269383086202882812009-11-04T14:29:46.030-06:002009-11-04T14:29:46.030-06:00Great post.Great post.Brianhttp://childrensbooksforparents.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24418123.post-7037156833476379942009-09-29T11:38:01.951-05:002009-09-29T11:38:01.951-05:00What a great, great post -- and very timely for me...What a great, great post -- and very timely for me! I just recently reconnected with my Canadian cousin through Facebook. We were reminiscing about being pen pals as kids. She says she kept my letters, and they have drawings all over the margins (I'm an illustrator now). How I wish I still had hers! I'm not sure what happened to them, but I DO vividly remember a diagram she drew explaining exactly how "Spin the Bottle" is played. (She is a year older than I and very generous with her wisdom.)McDonnellDoodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03565384212312004061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24418123.post-11943441716904386672009-09-23T08:05:43.145-05:002009-09-23T08:05:43.145-05:00Esme,
I love your pen pal story! Perhaps there is ...Esme,<br />I love your pen pal story! Perhaps there is a book in you about that subject. Can't wait to read Extra Credit. Sounds fantastic.<br />Congrats on the new blog!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563448164251033557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24418123.post-76733115058868397672009-09-22T20:31:07.369-05:002009-09-22T20:31:07.369-05:00I also had an overseas pen pal when I was in schoo...I also had an overseas pen pal when I was in school. It was lots of fun for me. Thanks for sharing this big list of pen-pal books!Amber Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05174101730762309929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24418123.post-49616894251414709112009-09-22T14:59:34.273-05:002009-09-22T14:59:34.273-05:00I think Andrew Clements is a true genius and I can...I think Andrew Clements is a true genius and I can't wait to read this latest book. As to the long lost art of letter writing: my parents recently became snowbirds, and when they moved they kept a box of my old correspondence and shlepped it to their new house in Florida for me to look through when I visited. They knew that letters were too important to just throw away. When I went through the box I was completely blown away by the amount of time and effort that my friends and I used to put into writing. Sometimes we spent a whole page apologizing for the lateness of our letter or explaining that we had nothing much to say, but it was still worthwhile because it was friendly contact. One particular friend wrote incredibly clever, intricate, semi-fictional letters (sometimes in rhyme) that could only be understood by those few of us who shared the same in-jokes. Can you imagine taking the time to write a letter like that now??? I had a great time looking through these old letters - and yet, sadly, it didn't get me back into a letter writing groove. I am now a Facebook girl through and through, for better or for worse.Heidi Rabinowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412775388549758908noreply@blogger.com