Comments on: Affordable Housing http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/patriciareillygiff//2011/03/31/affordable-housing/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:11:57 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Patti http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/patriciareillygiff//2011/03/31/affordable-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-426 Patti Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:28:12 +0000 http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/patriciareillygiff/?p=626#comment-426 Hi Mimi! I didn't know that! Does that usually happen every spring? I think I might know where the geese went, too. Near my house, there's a pond called Butkus Pond, and there's 2 geese there. Do you think that those could be the warring geese that were at your house? Have fun in South Carolina! Love, Patti Hi Mimi!
I didn’t know that! Does that usually happen every spring? I think I might know where the geese went, too. Near my house, there’s a pond called Butkus Pond, and there’s 2 geese there. Do you think that those could be the warring geese that were at your house? Have fun in South Carolina!
Love,
Patti

]]> By: Josie Jackman http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/patriciareillygiff//2011/03/31/affordable-housing/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Josie Jackman Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:53:46 +0000 http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/patriciareillygiff/?p=626#comment-412 Hello Patricia, I just wanted you to know how much I loved reading your The Kids of the Polk Street School series. I'm 32 years old and read the series when I was younger in the '80s. I was just going through some of my old stuff, which is boxed up and came across the books. I immediately felt warm inside thinking of the joy I had when I would go to the bookstore and get a new book in the series and how much I would enjoy reading it. I got the book say cheese on a summer day when I was young and it brings me back, when I look at the cover, to the innocent childhood summer I had and enjoyed so much. I also organized a candy corn contest for my daughter's 1st grade class. Something about this series really stands out to me...I think how you captured the characters. I think this series developed me into lifelong reader even though I always wished and often thought after reading an adult book, I could have the same enthusiasm for the book and characters as I did in your series. Not surprisingly, I just reread one and still enjoyed the innocent fun in it. And it feels like I'm saying hello to lost friends. I noticed no one has created a page for the series on facebook, so I created one,under The Kids of the Polk Street School Book series using the orginal covers that I adore so much! Thank you for writing such great books. Josie Hello Patricia,

I just wanted you to know how much I loved reading your The Kids of the Polk Street School series. I’m 32 years old and read the series when I was younger in the ’80s. I was just going through some of my old stuff, which is boxed up and came across the books. I immediately felt warm inside thinking of the joy I had when I would go to the bookstore and get a new book in the series and how much I would enjoy reading it. I got the book say cheese on a summer day when I was young and it brings me back, when I look at the cover, to the innocent childhood summer I had and enjoyed so much. I also organized a candy corn contest for my daughter’s 1st grade class. Something about this series really stands out to me…I think how you captured the characters. I think this series developed me into lifelong reader even though I always wished and often thought after reading an adult book, I could have the same enthusiasm for the book and characters as I did in your series. Not surprisingly, I just reread one and still enjoyed the innocent fun in it. And it feels like I’m saying hello to lost friends. I noticed no one has created a page for the series on facebook, so I created one,under The Kids of the Polk Street School Book series using the orginal covers that I adore so much!

Thank you for writing such great books. Josie

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