Wuggie Norple story is out of print, hard to find and super-expensive. What would it take to get it printed again? You uber-fan, mr. gerhard.
A miracle? A complete reform of the publishing business, which would require a complete reform of business in general? I suggest you watch Ebay for a cheap copy to turn up.
My son is convinced that there are three books that reference Henrietta the chicken. He read ‘Looking For Bobowicz’ and ‘The Hoboken Chicken Emergency’. Is there a third? He thoroughly enjoyed both books. Which other of your books do you recommend to him that are similarly humorous? Thanks in advance for your response.
Henrietta does some of her finest work in The Artsy Smartsy Club. Highly recommended.
BEI MIR BIST DU SHAYN.
You might have said 'bella, bella' even 'sehr wunderbar'
Hi Mr. Pinkwater,
I’m a long-time fan of your writings, and I thought you might appreciate a recent article in the Washington Post on the topic of old dogs. The comments from readers at the end are mostly good too.
Most of our dogs have lived well past the sell-by date for their respective breeds, and experienced the changes that come with aging. What we've noticed is that every one of them had a good time, and enjoyed every minute up to and including the last one. We plan to do the same thing.
Hi Danny, I just wanted to say THANK YOU for the excellent choice of music that you broadcast on ABC Piano.
Thanks, on behalf of Nicolas Goyet, who is the one who chooses the music. All I do is read announcements in English. I am well-qualified for this job, because I can read English, and also...well, actually, I don't have any other skills.
Hello! My parents used to read us The Big Orange Splot when we were small in the 1980’s and being a person who never quite fit in (we moved a lot..always the new kid…ate lunch in the bathroom to avoid sitting alone at lunch..etc.), it sort of became the first glimpse I ever had at celebrating difference, vs. ridiculing it. It was love at first read! I have spent countless joyful hours enjoying your books since then!
I am happy to say that I eventually embraced my quirky-ness and am now a new mommy of an 18 month old son and 6 month old twin girls. I recently bought them all copies of B.O.S. and as I sort of revisit my childhood in this new chapter of life and reread your books along the way, it blows my mind how much they still speak to me as an adult. I can’t wait to share your stories with my little ones. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your fantastic characters who helped me realize than I was not alone.
What can I say to a post like this? I may have written that book, and the hundred-or-so others, but they couldn't mean anything without readers. You do the creative part, and it's for me to thank you.
I am an ESL teacher who just finished reading I Was A Second Grade Werewolf with some of my wonderful students. We are having a heated debate as to whether Lawrence really was a werewolf and nobody noticed or whether he was just imagining/pretending the whole thing. We’ve got some convincing arguments on both sides of the issue but would love to hear what you were thinking when you wrote the story. Let us know if you’d like to hear more about our perspective on the issue. The jury’s still out! 😉
This is what I was thinking when I wrote the story, (or any story I have ever written, or might write): The book is not finished until you read it. I mean, you, the reader, not me, the writer. It doesn't matter whether I think the boy was a werewolf or just imagining being one. Once I am done with the writing, and the book is printed, and in your hands, it is yours as much as mine--and what matters is what you think. So, both ideas can be correct, and you can even make up more of the story in your heads, or write it down and make a whole other story. If you are thinking about it, it's your story now. I hope you have fun with it.
Dear Mr. Pinkwater;
did you finish writing Escape to Dwerg Mountain? I really want to read it. I read the Adventures of a Cat Whiskered Girl and I loved it! I am 7 years old and I have Asperger’s. I am now reading the Yddysey. I love your books!
Sincerely,
David
No, I never finished Escape to Dwerg Mountain, but I wrote THE NEDDIAD, and BUSHMAN LIVES! Which are similar in some ways. Many of my best readers have Asperger's, I have noticed. Not so many are 7 years old and able to read my novels. Thanks for being a reader!
Could you please identify the piano pieces in the target-spot of ABC piano. There is one that I particularly like but I cannot guess the piece of the composer. Thanks in advance!
Sorry, I am just an announcer on the station, and not able to answer your programming question. Possibly you can ask at http://abcpiano.radio.net (click on ""support""). Hope this helps.
Hey Mr. Pinkwater this is an unsolicited message saying – “You are great!”
I was sitting today on my couch reading ALAN MENDESON, the BOY FROM MARS, with my son about 30 some years after I first read it and loved it. It’s about the best book from my childhood. My son, Mohan loves it just as much decades later. Where is Klugarsh Mind Control offered for sale on this website? Can’t I get a copy of the Yojimbo Japanese English dictionary here? Don’t you sell cornmuffins and excellent hotchocolate?
This book should be back in print and in bookstores everywhere!
I had a dysfunctional family, a poor education, and insufficient talent to do things I wanted to do, so I became a writer. Now I'm great. Funny how things work out. You can find many books of mine as Kindle editions on Amazon. Some of them are good. If Mohan liked Alan Mendelsohn, there may be others he likes too.
Hello there! My wife and I were at dinner with an author friend and her husband the other night, and she asked what book from childhood had stuck with us the most. The instant, easy answer for me: Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars, which I read in 6th grade, back in 1982. My daughter’s only 7 1/2, but she lives for books, so I thought I’d give it a try.
I bought a copy and have been reading it to her nightly. It’s as brilliant and hilarious as remembered–with so much heart. She’s a shy kid, and connected with it immediately, of course. I just wanted to say thank you, and let you know how much we’re enjoying these nightly reading sessions together–my daughter hearing it for the first time, and me feeling the nostalgia of revisiting this treasured book from my own childhood. It’s such a pleasure sharing it with her.
Much appreciation and well wishes from a grateful (re)reader, and father of an ardent new fan.
Kind regards,
Rob Tourtelot
Rhinecliff, NY
Thanks for the gratifying message. I'm delighted you and your daughter are enjoying Alan Mendelsohn, and Oblong Books in Rhinebeck can suggest other books of mine which I wrote later, after learning how.
what do you think of andy kaufman?
do you think he’s still alive? you seem to share an aversion to fame.
I think Andy Kaufman was really funny and talented. The general belief is that he died. I assume this is so, because if it was a gag he would have gotten tired of it by now. I am comparatively famous, it doesn't bother me. Probably because I went to school in Hollywood with children of movie stars, and also because I read books about Zen Buddhism when that was all the rage, I never got addicted, which was very lucky.
On a recent camping trip to a national park about four hours from home, my kids and I – ages 5.5, 8.5, 13, 15.5, 17, and 46 – listened to a few of your audiobooks. We started shortly after leaving home, and we didn’t get to the bitter end till two days later. I don’t know about 5.5, but the rest of the kids and I had a blast. (5.5 didn’t complain, but she didn’t laugh too much, either. I think a lot of the humor, plot, etc., were lost on her.) Most frequent complaint from the kids, generally as we arrived at another cave tour, scenic overlook, picnic area: “Aww! Why did you have to turn off the car?” Thanks for coming along!
Next summer, we’ll probably bring your voice along again. If you want, we can send it a postcard as a memento of the experience. Just e-mail me with a postal address.
Possibly 5.5 is a writer, and was aware of the shortcomings in the books. I think it's pretty weird that you have named your kids numerically. Are you a member of some new-age cult, or were you perhaps visiting the national park from somewhere else in the galaxy?
Hi, I just wanted to say that your novel, Borgel, created a lifelong love of goofy time travel stories. My father introduced your work to me when I was smaller than I am now, and I reread your work to feel close to him again. Thank you for your work.
-Grace Wynter, 17 year old time travel enthusiast.
P.S. I took that state test with the pineapple story, and kids in my class were telling the punchline for weeks, if not months, to follow.
""Smaller than I am now,"" suggests you are still quite small, as in, ""even smaller than I am now."" I am happy to have readers of every size. When you were smaller, would you say you were the size of, say, a mouse? Or are you in fact a mouse? I am happy to have readers of every species. Which punchline, mine in the original story, or theirs in the wacky adaptation?
I’ve been enjoying your books for about 30 years. Well, there was a big space in between when I was a kid and now, when I picked them up again. There were so many my library didn’t have, and now with ebooks etc… I’m able to read books I always wanted to. I suffered depression as a young kid, and still have issues, and your books really put a smile on my face when nothing else could. Thank you so much. Elijah the prophet told wise man that the only ones who will get into the Next World in the market place were two clowns, because they made the sad happy. Have divine intention, Daniel. You’ll go far with what you do. Thank you so much.
The market I use has no clowns, also the prices are too high, and the produce section is lousy. I'd be willing to drive an hour to a market that has clowns, and better vegetables. Thanks for your complimentary remarks--I'm glad you're enjoying my books.
