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ebook - Write Stories To Me, Grandpa! (Fourth Edition 2006)

I recently posted the Fourth Edition of my intergenerational e-storybook 
Write Stories To Me, Grandpa! to AOL's 'Hometown' website from where it may be 
freely downloaded. The fourth edition of this work has been edited and contains 
new material. The online location is:

http://hometown.aol.com/mikemvn8/myhomepage/index.html

The posting is about 55,000 words, and is presented in five parts:

Part One: We Learn From Each Other (may interest parents, grandparents, and 
older adults generally)

Part Two: First Stories (read-aloud stories for youngsters up to about five 
or six years old)

Part Three: The Palm Tree Stories (Might interest youngsters in first to 
third grades)

Part Four: Reach For the Stars, Grandpa! (Same as Part Three plus maybe up to 
fourth and even fifth grades)

Part Five: Lore and Memoirs (may interest adolescents and older)

This 2006 Fourth Edition has been expanded to include new material. 

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The following BOOKLIST review is representative of more than 25 media reviews 
of the 1987 original and the 1992 second editions:

BOOKLIST Book review journal of the American Library Association, November 
15, 1987) 'Moldeven, a 70-year old [89 at this posting M.] grandfather turned 
author and publisher [out of business M.] sets a wonderful example and shares 
many practical lessons on keeping in touch with grandchildren in these times of 
mobile families. When it is impossible to see or talk to grandchildren as 
often as one would like, Moldeven suggests writing them stories. His book
offers general tips on getting started along with 25 sample stories. The author 
emphasizes simplicity and imagination in the creation of plots and
illustrations. For grandparents who lack confidence in their writing or
picture-making abilities, Moldeven suggests working with photographs or
magazine pictures and devising custom-made stories from classic fables or
folk tales. This encouraging, easy-to-read guide for grandparents (near
and faraway) can also be used as a resource for senior citizen's projects.'

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Comments welcomed. Please address them to me at: Yarnspinner88@[redacted] 

This posting has no commercial intent whatsoever.

Mike Moldeven