While searching your Web site, I stumbled upon an amazing story, With Kisses from Cecile, by Marie Agnello. The story was touching, and so realistic! The photographs for illustrations added a beautiful touch, and the story was so well written. It reminded me of an experience I’ve been having with my pen pal. My pen pal and I are thirteen minutes apart, and very close. We’ve never met, and have been keeping in touch for about three years now. I raved about the story to her and my family after reading it, and we all gave it a billion and plus stars.
Sadie Lebow, 13, Tempe, Arizona
I was so proud and excited to have my story in the November/December 2007 issue of Stone Soup. The layout was beautiful and so was the illustration by Patricia Lin. I also really enjoyed the other stories, poems, and book reviews. It feels wonderful to be part of such a creative endeavor.
Anna Blech, 11, New York, New York
Anna wrote the story School Daze.
Thank you so much for creating this magazine! I’m not a very good writer, but I’m always reading Stone Soup for inspiration. It shows all young writers and artists that they can do anything as long as they set their mind to it. I really liked Colin Johnson’s Moonbeams into Eternity [September/October 2007]. The way he described everything so vividly was totally amazing. It made me feel that I was there, watching everything that was going on. This magazine is fabulous—I absolutely love it.
Eleanor Newcomb, 13, Sacramento, California
I recently read A Window by the Sea by Alison Citron [September/October 2003] in the magazine Stone Soup. It is very exciting. It is mostly about a foster girl named Eve. The illustrations are great, like one of the pictures where Eve discovers a mermaid. There is one thing I do not like and that’s the ending. I think it’s bad because it seems to stop in the middle of the story. When I say it stops in the middle I mean it stops at “She began to swim.” Otherwise it was a very good story. I would read more stories like “A Window by the Sea.”
Sophie Lubrano, 10, Hanover, New Hampshire
I love the illustrations for Thoughts of a Sunny Day, by Brigid Cami [May/June 2007]. Hannah W. Smith, the illustrator, had me staring at her works of art for ages. Hannah, I love the way you made the colors melt together and overlap; it looked like the water was really rippling! I paint too, but I could never bring a picture to life like you did. Keep up the good work! I’m hoping to see more of your artwork in future issues!
Sarah Ragan, 12, Allentown, Pennsylvania
I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed Saturday Night at the Panaderia, by William Gwaltney, in the September/October 2007 issue. The way he described everything brought the reader right to where the story took place. Great job!
Emma Stearns, 10, San Francisco, California
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