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Mango and Bert

A children's story

23 total reviews 
Comment from Devon Phipps
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Very nice, and also very inspirational. It made me feel many different type of feelings, but also it allowed me to feel serenity as well. Thank you for posting such a lovely piece of work and I hope to see more from you. Thank you

 Comment Written 09-Nov-2013

Comment from Schalk Jacobs
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An excellent kiddies story with an outstanding message that should be adhered to at all times. Nicely written and good word choice, John. You really do have a knack for writing children stories.

 Comment Written 07-Nov-2013


reply by the author on 08-Nov-2013
    Thank you Schalk. It's my dream to write and publish something. Becoming a millionaire at the same time would be nice... John
Comment from adewpearl
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Great character names :-)
Excellent action verb choices like scamper and venture add so much life to the scene
I love the rules they set for themselves to accommodate the needs of the slow goose or to make things fair since not everyone can fly :-)
when Bert, a St. Bernard, would come - add the second comma
I like the friendliness of the characters and the moral of your story :-) Brooke

 Comment Written 07-Nov-2013


reply by the author on 08-Nov-2013
    Thank you Brooke... Always appreciated. John
Comment from Mrs Happy Poet
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Yes john this is well written you bring the characters to life so well and such a beautiful moral at the closing we enjoyed well done regards Jill and Erick

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2013


reply by the author on 06-Nov-2013
    Thank you very much you two... I doubly appreciate your encouraging review. John
Comment from barkingdog
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Great moral. Mango was very frightened and lost her way home because she went to the park without a friend or parent.

I like the way Bert shows up to save her in the end. She learns her lesson but still gets home safely.

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2013


reply by the author on 06-Nov-2013
    Thank you Ellen for the encouraging review.
    Always appreciated. John
Comment from MelReyn
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I read this aloud to my kids, ages two-seven and they liked your character names. Particularly stinky skunk. Lol

We're all glad that Mango is ok. :)

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2013


reply by the author on 07-Nov-2013
    Thank you Mel for sharing that with me. Some words may have been slightly over there heads... I should tone it down a bit.
    Thanks for reading...
Comment from Jumbo J
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Hi John,
this is you forte my friend... I could not help but read this out aloud to my wife Jade, and yes we both enjoyed it very much.

Great likable characters makes this a fun read, and a must for a bed-time story.

I'm just glad I had this six left to give, it deserves nothing less... wish I had children to read it to... oh well, Jade's just going to have to listen!

Well written John, I truly love these animal stories.

Kindest thoughts,
James

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2013


reply by the author on 06-Nov-2013
    Wow... Thank you James. Not just for the six, but the encouraging review. Identifying this as my forte, and sharing it with your wife, thank you! Sometimes I lose track of what my goals are and have to re-construct.
    Thanks again for a great review, John
Comment from Roxanna Andrews
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This is very cute, fun story. I think maybe some of the words like 'disparity' might be a little hard for kids to understand, but they can always ask a parent, unless the parent has no idea what it means. =} Maybe rather than writing, "The moral to the story..." You could just have Mango think about what a bad idea it is to go out alone and what a good idea it is to have a friend. But over all it's very cute. Rox

 Comment Written 06-Nov-2013


reply by the author on 06-Nov-2013
    Rox, thank you for both suggestions. I was unsure when I used "disparity" and honestly waited for a reviewer to mention that possibility. Thanks.
    I like your idea for the "moral to the story" part.
    Always appreciated.... John
Comment from country ranch writer
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it is better to walk in groups because if something were to happen some one could get help fast same with hiking, swimming or any other things

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2013


reply by the author on 06-Nov-2013
    Thank you do much for reading and reviewing. John
reply by country ranch writer on 06-Nov-2013
    welcome
Comment from BunnyS
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Awww... that was really cute! We have a Beagle so I loved that part of the story. I only WISH she weighed 21 pounds... but we're working on that! This was a really good story and I'm so glad things worked out for Mango!

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2013


reply by the author on 06-Nov-2013
    Our Beagle was my little "porker" also, but didn't want to portray that in the story. I could up her poundage a little bit. Thank you for reading and reviewing.
    Always appreciated... John