Feedback from Mary Brady, Integral Design

Dear Mr./Ms. Shapiro,

Your stories are simply fab. I love the acorn (not) on the moon one. I ran across it when looking for some info on Louis Braille. I am pitching an idea to Ty Inc. for a Braille bunny...

Who are you and where do you live, please? Just curious about another creative soul...

Mary Brady, President
Integral Design, LLC
www.Idimpact.com

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Reader response from India

>Date: 7 Aug 2001 09:35:44 -0000
>To: "pshapiro@his.com"
>From: "arikarevula venkata prabhakar"

>
>Dear sir,
>The short stories in your web site are exciting and
would be of real
>interest for kids. We are writing from 'LA MULTI
INFOSYSTEMS LTD',
>Hyderabad, India. We wish to utilise those stories as
a part of our
>content in our online software schoolsmanager with
your consent. We
>await for your response at the earliest.
>
>Thanking You
>
>AVS PRABHAKAR
>Content developer
>

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Feedback from Mel J. Paris in Pinellas County, Florida

From: MelvinJParis@webtv.net (Mel J.)
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 11:43:08 -0400 (EDT)


Dear Mr. Shapiro (Phil),

I've been printing some of your stories for telling or reading to kids
in Pre-K to 5th Grade. I'm 72 and have been a volunteer story teller for
9 years in many of the public schools of Pinellas County, FL.. St.
Petersburg primarily. (last place Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball and
Super Bowl football Champs-Buccaneers.)

I admire your stories and, of course, that's why I'm using them. Before
each story I show the kids your picture as a smiling, nice looking man
(former elementary school teacher) and as a handsome, probably very
bright 3rd grader. "This is who wrote this story for his own classes," I
say.

For the Braille story I've printed Louis Braille's picture, the Braille
Alphabet, and
various pictures of items where it's used
such as a Monopoly game, wrist watch, an ATM, etc., a Braille card, and
on/in our school elevator. For other stories I'm also supplementing them
with visual and auditory material as in the Morse Code story.

I'm a retired Speech-Language Pathologist with part time, free lance
work in the performing arts. radio announcing, TV voice-over, and the
teaching of public speaking.

Frankly, your stories have ignited a new, creative, story-telling,
teaching flame in me, which only serves to motivate children to acquire
stronger reading skills. Thank you.


Sincerely,

Mel J. Paris


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Feedback from Pat Engel

Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 14:02:22 -0500
From: Pat Engel

Congratulations, Phil Shapiro!
You are a teacher. This is a gift
that should be appreciated by all.

Sincerely,
Pat Engel
(former teacher of children and adults)

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Ben Acott from Australia

From: "Ben Acott"
To:
Subject: Stories
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 15:22:30 +0930

Hi Phil,
I am wondering if i can use one of your story`s on our website?
Barry The Bat.

We are a small credit union based in adelaide South Australia
and are putting together a junior members area for the kids.

I hope it is ok.
We can link directly to your email address and website if you like??

Cheers :)

Ben Acott


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From Sydney Wilde in Reston, Virginia

>Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 13:50:42 -0400
>From: "Sydney K. Wilde" <2skwilde@comcast.net>
>Subject: Thank You for your stories.
>To: pshapiro@his.com
>X-Priority: 3
>
>Dear Mr. Shapiro,
>
>You have a marvelous web site. AND, YOU ARE A
WONDERFUL WRITER. I
>plan on using some of your Children's Stories during
the "Child in
>Each of Us" time at the beginning of our worship
services at
>the Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston, VA. I
may use "An
>Ordinary Mother -- Katrina Katrinka and the 60 foot
Crane" tomorrow
>(Mother's Day). If not it will definitely be used
another time.
>All of your stories are delightful.
>I do hope you will consider publishing them. Having
been introduced
>to them on the web, I would gladly pay money to buy a
hard bound
>copy of your delightful tales. Thank You for sharing
them.
>
>The Rev. Sydney Kay Wilde
>UU Church in Reston
>Rainbow43@aol.com

Reader response from Loreto Caspillian, in Japan

>From: "LORETO CASPILLAN"
>To:
>Subject: Your writings
>Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 16:08:44 +0900
>Organization: DAICHU DENSHI Co. Ltd.
>X-Priority: 3
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R:95.9108 S:20.2881 )
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>
>?Phil Shapiro
>
>Dear Sir,
>
> I found your works on the net and I can't
help
>myself but to thank you for your works. I had just
>read 4 of your short stories for chidren and I think
I
>will be reading more of your works. Reading them is
>just like eating a creamy and colorful ice cream that
>each time, a nice tasting nuts or fruit ingredients
adds
>to the eating pleasure. Your works made me smile.
>
> More power to you Sir. Good Luck!
>
>Yours Truly
>
>Loreto Caspillan