Dave Brook

December 20, 2015

Which was the book featuring chili, the state of 36, and fargo brothers rum soaked curly q cigars? That book was introduced to me by my best friend in the 5th grade and we loved it. I fell out of touch with that friend for many years and I recently remembered bits and pieces of the story and wanted to ask him ” Hey do you remember that book? What was the title?” But I found he had died.
So after searching I am pretty sure you are the author. I can’t remember anything else about the story except that we loved it so much in the 5th grade, and I really want to read it again, and I can’t figure out which one it is by searching…
Well It seems that while typing all of this on my phone my wonderful wife took my vague memory and found that it was Alan Mendelsohn boy from mars. I want to tell you I loved that book so much. Thank you.

Carol Tova Newman

December 20, 2015

Eggcreams… Your NPR commentary had me in stitches years ago, dangerously so as I was driving my car. I pulled over and indulged. Couldn’t find it on your website. Thanks for all the joy you bring, love your book commentaries and especially your on air readings. Light and Laughter to you, caroltova

Teresa Goetter

December 20, 2015

Hello,
I am a kindergarten Dual language teacher my students had a question for Jill. They wrote the question on paper, but I can find an address so I will type it for them.
Dear Mrs Pinkwater,
We liked your illustrations form the Beatiful Yetta’s hanukkah Kitten, but why is the kitten so much smaller than the chicken?
From room 1
Grant Elementary
Salem Keizer Public Schools

David Sampson

December 12, 2015

I read The Last Guru in around 1981 when I was in 5th grade. I loved it then. For some reason it popped into my head yesterday and I found it and re-read it. I still love it and must admit it probably accounts for most of my philosophical understanding about life. Thanks for that!!!!

Angela Nottingham

December 12, 2015

Good Afternoon!

First of all, I wanted to let you know that you have been one of my very favorite authors for a long time. I remember reading “Fat Men from Outer Space” as a kid in summer camp. I actually faked being sick so I could finish it, instead of hiking in the wonderful Alps. As I grew older my family and I would borrow your books on tape/CD from the library and listen to them around the radio as if it were 1945 instead of the late 1990’s.

Often times I would come home to a little cassette tape on my bed or desk with “Pinkie Baby” written on it, and it would be a broadcast from NPR that my mother or father somehow managed to tape while I was at school, karate or doing whatever.

Your dog stories helped me get through college, when all I wanted was to bring my pet (even though he was a cat) to my dorm to cuddle. I would listen to many of your tapes at night. And when I would come home to visit, I would sneak into my parent’s room and see if there were any new yellow cassette tapes with the words “NPR: PINKIE BABY!”

My first husband did not find you funny, at all. Which should have been a sign from the get go. I still remember when I kept saying “eat pudding” as a response to a lecture he gave me about something that I did wrong. But to be honest, I did do so many things wrong, I was bound to get tired of hearing it. When I asked him to leave, I remember hiding all my yellow cassettes, for fear he’d break them. When I went home to visit my parents there was no “Pinkie Baby” cassette anywhere. My parents had entered the digital age (finally) and were all about the podcasts. I had no idea how to even get a podcast because my now ex-husband was in control of all of those things. So I learned how to do it.

Since then I have remarried someone who does not mind hearing your podcasts (that I can get on my own), and laughs when I say “Eat Pudding” at various times. Often times I find myself in my school library, I teach 7th grade, suggesting your books to kids who want something different, who have a sharp wit, or who just want to know what I read when I was their age.

Thank you ever so much for being more than slightly silly, and ever uplifting.

Angela 🙂

Merin Gregory

December 8, 2015

Your books are awesome, my father has been into them since he was a little kid and he has been reading your books to me since before I can remember. I love your books and all but there is one problem with a lot of them and that is the use of eggplants.
I am not going to lie, eggplants are horrible. I am just curious why you spread this filthy eggplant propaganda?
Other then that I love your books (and Jills to.)

Bob Higbee

December 8, 2015

Are you OK? I was just reading a book by Clive Cussler, which has a character named “Perlmutter” and My subconscious automatically assigned your sonorous voice to this character which made me think how I have not heard you recently on NPR which worried me so I quickly checked the web to make sure that you were OK. It had nothing bad to report, anyway you don’t know me, I am just a random admirer who had a cosmic spark pertaining to you hit me. I hope this Holiday season finds you well.

ann dee

November 26, 2015

several years ago (probably about 6 years ago) you spoke to an old woman from kentucky. she told you that she and her friends loved to listen to your books on tape. you talked for about 15-20 minutes. anyway, i have to admit to you that that woman was in fact my father, who excels at impressions and spent half his childhood growing up in NYC and half in west virginia (you might say he’s half NY jew, half hick, a combination that makes for an interesting perspective). i think he was willing to do this because he’s a kind of fringe person, who doesn’t adhere to normal social mores; i, meanwhile, was about 14 and thrilled to hear my favorite author’s voice. anyway, i have to ask- did you actually believe that this was an old woman from kentucky? or were you just humoring my father?

i hope you’re not angry. you and (s)he seemed to have a lovely, interesting conversation.

Matt McElligott

November 26, 2015

Dear Daniel,

Today, on the CBS Sunday Morning show, one of the stories featured a master banana ripener named Tony Commando. (www.cbsnews.com/news/going-bananas/)

If that’s not a Pinkwater character, I don’t know what is.

Do you two know each other?

Best,

Matt

Stefan Carmien

November 26, 2015

Dearest Mr. Pinkwater,

I want to tell you haw much joy and fresh eyes you have given to me and my three children, who are now 31, 21, and 15. When I was first turned on to your wonderful writings, my oldest was 8 and I convinced her, briefly, that I wrote the book, as we look very similar.

I have a couple of things to share- when I was in high school in the 60’s (Beverly hills High) I was in a group calling themselves the ‘Ennui Provo%u2019s’ and except for being 16 an not 12 and taking a lot of psychedelics, were alarmingly similar to the wild dada ducks – we sponsored a 30 pace brick bat duel, sang Christmas carols in June on the sunset strip while handing out IBM cards and celebrated dada a lot.

I know that you have been interested in meditative philosophy from your books and find that your description of the dancing Popsicle in Borgel, without giving away any secrets, is an excellent description of what is often referred to as ‘pointing out’. I have been a student of the Kagyu lineage (Trungpa) for 40 years and you see to have had some real experiences – it is so wonderful to share them with kids in a light hearted way.

From reading the Neddiad, I think that we kind of occupied the same space for a while; I was raised in Beverly Hills and your description sounds very west LA to me, during the time I was around your protagonist%u2019s age. I also went to Harvard school and suspect you may have briefly gone to Black Fox or one of the other military schools. Anyway whether or not you did, you evoked very familiar memories of that time.

Much love to you,
Stefan Carmien

CHPL JrBookClub

November 22, 2015

We hope you had a happy birthday! We’re enjoying your books in our book club! This website is fun too. Thanks for your wonderful books.

Stacey Nilsson

November 22, 2015

We are in search of 30 copies of Once Upon a Blue Moose for a very dedicated teacher in Duluth, MN. However, I have only been able to acquire roughly 6 used copies. Just wondering if there are any other avenues to which I could acquire 30 copies of these beloved stories so he can keep teaching them to his 4th grade class.

Walt Owen

November 19, 2015

Mr. Pinkwater! As someone who shares your birthday, I just wanted to take a moment to wish you a happy one! May your days be filled with joy and wonder and may you find what you need to find!

Sarah Norton

November 19, 2015

O Divine One,
I’d like to join the legion of readers requesting a reprint of “The Wuggie Norple Story.” I read it to my two sons, my three grandsons, and now I have a great-nephew and two great-nieces who require a nightly dose of Wuggie Norple, or their childhoods will be incomplete. The first copy I bought (35 years ago), was misprinted–two of the pages were transposed. My flipping back and forth to read the story in sequence undoubtedly contributed to the book’s falling apart. I replaced it, of course; in fact, I’ve bought at least two dozen copies over the years. Wuggie Norple is the best antidote to grumpiness, sadness, and ill humour that I know of. Too bad you can’t bottle it. . .
If I knew how to start a petition to encourage your publisher to move quickly, I would.
Thank you for many, many years of delightful and delighted reading!
Sarah

Hazel Morishige

November 12, 2015

I love Hoboken chicken, I’m really excited that I can have it on my phone. I love it!

– Hazel Emmeline Morishige (4 years old)

I her father is very grateful to have such a generous individual sharing his creative soul for children to enjoy asking only for donations. We donated 10 bucks, a small price for such a magical resource. I am imagining a world where access to information is available to all and perpetuated by the direct intrinsic value assessed by those willing.

Thanks for your passion.

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