Comments on: Giveaway – 14 Cows For America and Thomas Gonzalez Shares the Illustration Process for this Beautiful Picture Book http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/05/giveaway-14-cows-for-america/ Maw Books - book reviews, book recommendations, book lists, author interviews and more! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:37:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Dreamybee http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/05/giveaway-14-cows-for-america/#comment-51466 Dreamybee Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:22:09 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3290#comment-51466 Haha-just realized I am a month behind! That's ok, it was good to share my story and to read all the others that were posted here. :) Haha-just realized I am a month behind! That’s ok, it was good to share my story and to read all the others that were posted here. :)

]]> By: Dreamybee http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/05/giveaway-14-cows-for-america/#comment-51463 Dreamybee Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:14:12 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3290#comment-51463 We had just moved to Hawaii and were staying with our nephew and his wife. Around 4AM, the phone rang. Then I heard the TV come on, then my husband came in to tell me that a plane had crashed into the WTC. I was still sleep addled, so I couldn't quite process what this might mean, but I knew it wasn't good. Our nephew is in the Navy, and it was his mother who had called-she was worried about what this might mean for him and his wife and new baby. We just sat there, watching the television all day-it was so surreal. Realizing that America had been attacked was one thing-how could this happen??-but when it was announced that all flights had been shut down, I realized how isolated we are out here. The fact that we were living on a military base did not make me feel any better. We had just moved to Hawaii and were staying with our nephew and his wife. Around 4AM, the phone rang. Then I heard the TV come on, then my husband came in to tell me that a plane had crashed into the WTC. I was still sleep addled, so I couldn’t quite process what this might mean, but I knew it wasn’t good.

Our nephew is in the Navy, and it was his mother who had called-she was worried about what this might mean for him and his wife and new baby. We just sat there, watching the television all day-it was so surreal. Realizing that America had been attacked was one thing-how could this happen??-but when it was announced that all flights had been shut down, I realized how isolated we are out here. The fact that we were living on a military base did not make me feel any better.

]]> By: Book Giveaway Winners - 14 Cows for America, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Year The Swallows Came Early and The Graveyard Book, | Maw Books http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/05/giveaway-14-cows-for-america/#comment-49270 Book Giveaway Winners - 14 Cows for America, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Year The Swallows Came Early and The Graveyard Book, | Maw Books Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:23:29 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3290#comment-49270 [...] excited to be participating in this giveaway for 14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy sponsored by Peachtree Publishing.  It’s a beautiful book and I think [...] [...] excited to be participating in this giveaway for 14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy sponsored by Peachtree Publishing.  It’s a beautiful book and I think [...]

]]> By: Renee G http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/05/giveaway-14-cows-for-america/#comment-48762 Renee G Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:31:10 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3290#comment-48762 I was home getting ready for work and getting my boys ready for school. I went in to work for a while,but came home early so I could spend more time with my family. Time together is precious, and we never know when our time will be over. rsgrandinetti@yahoo(dot)com I was home getting ready for work and getting my boys ready for school. I went in to work for a while,but came home early so I could spend more time with my family. Time together is precious, and we never know when our time will be over.

rsgrandinetti@yahoo(dot)com

]]> By: SM http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/05/giveaway-14-cows-for-america/#comment-48712 SM Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:24:25 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3290#comment-48712 I was just outside of L.A. on Sept. 11/2001. I was visiting California from Ontario, Canada. Because of the time zone difference the planes had crashed before I woke up. When I woke up I turned on the t.v.(an unfortunate habit) and saw the NY skyline filled with smoke. I didn't know what had happened...I thought to myself "Wow! Big fire going on in NY". Then the news scrolled across the bottom of the screen..."two planes crash into WTC"...and I thought innocent mid-air collision. Then it scrolled "third plane crashes into Pentagon". Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I was 2500 miles away from home and as far as I knew the world was ending. I was just outside of L.A. on Sept. 11/2001. I was visiting California from Ontario, Canada. Because of the time zone difference the planes had crashed before I woke up. When I woke up I turned on the t.v.(an unfortunate habit) and saw the NY skyline filled with smoke. I didn’t know what had happened…I thought to myself “Wow! Big fire going on in NY”. Then the news scrolled across the bottom of the screen…”two planes crash into WTC”…and I thought innocent mid-air collision. Then it scrolled “third plane crashes into Pentagon”. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I was 2500 miles away from home and as far as I knew the world was ending.

]]> By: Annette W http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/05/giveaway-14-cows-for-america/#comment-48658 Annette W Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:57:29 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3290#comment-48658 I was teaching a class of third graders. My boss comes into the room to tell me that the children will be going outside to play on the playground in ten minutes and the teachers are to meet in the faculty room. I didn't know why until I got there and watched on the tv what was happening. It was an emotional day...reassuring myself and my students. Thank you for this book... I was teaching a class of third graders. My boss comes into the room to tell me that the children will be going outside to play on the playground in ten minutes and the teachers are to meet in the faculty room. I didn’t know why until I got there and watched on the tv what was happening. It was an emotional day…reassuring myself and my students.

Thank you for this book…

]]> By: celita http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/05/giveaway-14-cows-for-america/#comment-48639 celita Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:02:50 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3290#comment-48639 I am sorry to leave a second post, but I forgot to leave my contact info... mrsdayseye@gmail.com I am sorry to leave a second post, but I forgot to leave my contact info…

mrsdayseye@gmail.com

]]> By: celita http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/05/giveaway-14-cows-for-america/#comment-48636 celita Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:56:38 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3290#comment-48636 I was at a Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)meeting, receiving an award for something or other. My son was 9 months at the time, and I vividly remember the moment because my cousin was in the Navy at the time, and I knew there was the possiblity of him going to fight. Oh I remember that day... I was at a Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)meeting, receiving an award for something or other. My son was 9 months at the time, and I vividly remember the moment because my cousin was in the Navy at the time, and I knew there was the possiblity of him going to fight. Oh I remember that day…

]]> By: Winning Readings http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/05/giveaway-14-cows-for-america/#comment-48566 Winning Readings Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:11:54 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3290#comment-48566 Not an entry; just a note that we've posted about this at Winning Readings: http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2009/08/14-cows-for-america.html Not an entry; just a note that we’ve posted about this at Winning Readings:

http://winningreadings.blogspot.com/2009/08/14-cows-for-america.html

]]> By: Alyce http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/05/giveaway-14-cows-for-america/#comment-48465 Alyce Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:50:52 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3290#comment-48465 I was tearing up just reading your review. I was at home sleeping. My husband was getting ready for work (Pacific time, so very early) and turned on the tv to see the news. The second plane hadn't crashed yet, but somehow he just knew it wasn't an accident. He told me that someone had bombed the WTC. He had to go to work, but I remember watching the news and nursing my 1 month old baby as the second plane flew into the trade center, and then later hugging and crying as the buildings fell. On the anniversary each year I used to watch the coverage and cry. Then my second son was born on September 11th in 2004. From that point on each year on the anniversary we have turned off the television for the day and celebrated life. akreese (at) hotmail (dot) com I was tearing up just reading your review.

I was at home sleeping. My husband was getting ready for work (Pacific time, so very early) and turned on the tv to see the news. The second plane hadn’t crashed yet, but somehow he just knew it wasn’t an accident. He told me that someone had bombed the WTC. He had to go to work, but I remember watching the news and nursing my 1 month old baby as the second plane flew into the trade center, and then later hugging and crying as the buildings fell.

On the anniversary each year I used to watch the coverage and cry. Then my second son was born on September 11th in 2004. From that point on each year on the anniversary we have turned off the television for the day and celebrated life.

akreese (at) hotmail (dot) com

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