Various Authors

October 2, 1998

Post #750 – 19981002

Editor’s note: We received a number of email from this address (evidently a school class). Because of space and Mr. Pinkwater’s time, I have posted just a few.

Dear Mr.Pinkwater,

I liked the book Arthur’s Thanksgivings Emergency very much. My favorite part was about the 266pounds turkey. What made you want to be an author?

Please write back.

Sincerely,

Sunny Basu

Dear, Danial Pinkwater

You right very good books. I ingoyed reading your Thanksgiving emergency. It was cool.

sencerly Mike Weiss

Dear Mr. Pinkwater,

I read “Arthur’s Thanksgiving Emergency” in school. What gave you the idea for writing “Arthur’s Thanksgiving Emergency”? Also why did you pick an apartment in Chicago for them to live.

Sincerely,

Nick

Dear Mr. Pinkwater,

Do you get any ideas for your books from real life experiances How do you come up with all those awesome stories!

Dear Mr.Pinkwater,

We read your book Author’s Thanksgiving Emergency in our Reading book at school.My partner Alexa and I have two questions for you. My partner asks:How many books have you published.I ask:I saw a picture of you in school with cats,what are the’re names and how many cat do you have?

Dear Mr. Pinkwater

When I finished Arthur’s Thanksgiving Emergency, I just wanted to ask a simple question. What made you want to become a arther??

Sincerely,

Dan Grippi

Dear Mr. Pinkwater,

We recencly read your book Arthur`s Thanksing Emergency it was a great book and it was also funny even our teacher laughed. We will read your books throught the year`98.We were wondering if you might want to becoome our penpal? But if you`r to busy with writing you`r great book`s for chrildren of all ages that`s ok.

p.s. have fun

Sincerly,

Lindsay Murphy

Dear Mr. Pinkwater,

We read the story the Arthurs Thanksgiving Emergency. How did you write that story. It must have took some BRAINS.That chicken was humungo. You make cool stories,anywase I have to go bye.

Sincerely,

Mohammed Patel

Dear Mr. Pinkwater,

Why did you become a writer. How did you come up with the last name Bobowith. We read the story Aruthers Thanksgiving Emergency. That was a good story, how did you come up with it. I think you are a good writer not good great. Super Chicken I like that part it was very cool. What other story’s did you write. I like to read your story’s I read three of your story’s

Sincerely,

Jonathan Brascetta

Dear Mr. Pinkwater,

My class read Aurthur’s Thanksgiving Emergency. It was really cool! Professer M is the funniest in the story. I have a couple books of yours but I want more. My sister and I are big fans of your books. What are your pet’s names? For my birthday I want a dog. I want a Golden Retriever named Daisy.

Sincerely,Miesha

Dear, Danial Pinkwater

Have you ever copied of of any stories you have ever heard

Sincerely,Kyle Posey

Dear Mr. Pinkwater,

We read the story Arthur’s Thanksgiving Emergency , And we thought that it was very funny , We liked the big chicken!! And we just wanted to know ….. How did you ever come up with Arthur’s Thangsgiving Emergency??

Sincerely,

Arielle & Samantha

Daniel replies:

Thanks for all your neat emails. It's much better if a class gets together on a letter, and all contribute and all sign. Flooding one with email is not as bad as every kid in the class sending a separate stamped letter, which some teachers encourage. Invariable one letter arrives first, and very often I send a reply. Then the other 39 with the same zip code and 39 different return addresses arrive the next day, putting me in an awkward position. Even more ignorant teachers forward kids' letters to me in care of the publisher, and don't know enough to put a return address on the letter they enclose, if they enclose one. The still more ignorant yet publishers throw away the envelope, which presumably has a return address on it, and send on the letters to me, unanswerable unless some kid mentions the name of the school in the text of a letter. But I go on.
Here are my answers: Don't know. Thanks. I grew up there. It's all true. 70. 9. It's easy. No. I can't remember. Many. Cool. Never. Don't know.
Thanks again, kids. I am glad you read my stuff.