tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post1325714720099309736..comments2024-03-28T11:16:30.313+02:00Comments on Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: The Books Have Arrived!!Laurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-39962032195699626752010-01-23T21:58:09.784+02:002010-01-23T21:58:09.784+02:00Hi
I love your blog and congrats on all your publ...Hi<br /><br />I love your blog and congrats on all your publications. I am a memoirist and poet and I was in Botswanna a year ago. What an amazing place!<br /><br />I wondered if you could suggest a publisher for a collection of poems from my 3-week African journey. What an amazing place you live in<br /><br />Cheers<br />Diana (blog: http://www.dianaraab.wordpress.comDiana M. Raabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961507483070235391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-74989265776609437232010-01-23T11:17:02.064+02:002010-01-23T11:17:02.064+02:00Thanks Tania and Selma!Thanks Tania and Selma!Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-68830855959566223232010-01-23T01:17:07.443+02:002010-01-23T01:17:07.443+02:00I am really pleased for you, Lauri. They do look j...I am really pleased for you, Lauri. They do look jolly and inviting. I am sure you will instil a love of reading in many children. Good on you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-88208431835637799092010-01-22T10:05:52.771+02:002010-01-22T10:05:52.771+02:00What great work. Truly something to be thrilled ab...What great work. Truly something to be thrilled about. I don't know if you ever read the book, "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn"? I read it a very long time ago (14 or 15) I was putting all my books away, (unpacking), I decided to read it again. The protagonist is a child, and she loves that she can go to the library and check out books (even though she is dirt poor), and I am so loving this book all over again, albeit from a different perspective. I was one of those kids that loved to read, & escaped from an unhappy home life through books. Reading is a gift and you have a part in bringing that gift to children. You should be proud!Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-37154733851072604682010-01-21T19:51:12.350+02:002010-01-21T19:51:12.350+02:00Lauri,
this book sounds so great, totally wonderfu...Lauri,<br />this book sounds so great, totally wonderful. There's nothing more worthy than encouraging children to read - and inspiring them with a love for short stories! Well done to all three of you.Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-12989532016567476162010-01-21T07:52:29.849+02:002010-01-21T07:52:29.849+02:00Thanks guys for you kind words.
Bonita I don'...Thanks guys for you kind words. <br /><br />Bonita I don't know if they're the same. Kgogela stares in peoples' eyes and hypnotises them. I have a friend in America who teaches English at a university there and has done a lot of research on Louise Erdrich who writes about Native Americans.When me friend was visiting me here she was very surprised to find so many similarities between Setswana traditions and some of the traditions of Native Americans.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-86158218903880491572010-01-20T23:12:49.958+02:002010-01-20T23:12:49.958+02:00Congratulations! This sounds like a wonderful mix ...Congratulations! This sounds like a wonderful mix of stories and it's great that they will be read by so many. I would be dancing around the room.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-73605807302112402812010-01-20T19:59:42.911+02:002010-01-20T19:59:42.911+02:00What a happy day! I can feel you beaming from the...What a happy day! I can feel you beaming from the other side of the world. Take a moment and rejoice in your accomplishment.<br /><br />Well done.<br /><br />ElspethElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-42427479570184917272010-01-20T15:10:21.838+02:002010-01-20T15:10:21.838+02:00Great! Books with your name on cover or spine are ...Great! Books with your name on cover or spine are always a real treat. Covers look inviting nd promise interesting stories inside. YA market is so important. It's just about the last chance to lure a child into reading for life. Time to get a glass-doored bookcase. <br /><br />Is Kgogela, the Hypnotist, like the Native American Trickster?bonitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-21749903367826833072010-01-20T11:23:39.516+02:002010-01-20T11:23:39.516+02:00How great is that. There's somethingincredibly...How great is that. There's somethingincredibly satisfying about reaching out to kids. Congrats to all three of you.Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-47823264204976262302010-01-20T11:01:06.711+02:002010-01-20T11:01:06.711+02:00Fabulous, Laurie! These look terrific and clearly...Fabulous, Laurie! These look terrific and clearly this is piece of work you really should be proud of...not only great writing (I'm sure) but a chance to change a child's life by giving him something wonderful to read. Well done!!Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.com