Comments on: Revolutionary Reading: Dandelion Wine.

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:21:54 +0000

Maybe you know this, but – . I purchased some Dixon Tri-Conderoga, and some Regular yellow and some black Ticonderoga pencils after reading about them and seeing their web site and history. As their web-site says, “a fine American name for a fine American pencil.” So I purchased them because I like to buy “Made is USA”. Boy was I disappointed. The 12 packs of the Tri-Conderoga and the yellow and black Ticonderogas in the green cardboard box say “Made in Mexico”. The clear plastic 24 pack says “Made in China”. Now I don’t know about you, but I think it is deceptive to play up their illustrious history and the “American Pencil” angle when they make them overseas by non-Americans. I don’t care what the “History” is if they are no longer made here. A Mexican or Chinese pencil is NOT an American Pencil! I wouldn’t have minded if they were honest about it so I was honestly informed. Thanks for listening.

Charles H. Knaack

By: gang

gang — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:29:55 +0000

Yes. But i mean, i don't be backseat banging on making them, too, and always given.

By: louise

louise — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:38:44 +0000

pencils are better than pens-and pencils last longer than pens

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:40:57 +0000

That’s one of my favorite Ray Bradury stories. Thanks for reminding me of it…I hadn’t thought about it in a long time.

btw – I like pens and pencils too.

By: i. armas

i. armas — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 23:46:12 +0000

I finally read “Dandelion Wine.” I had a tough time finding a copy of the book. I looked in 5 used-books bookstores, without any luck. I finally decided to get a new one at a Barnes & Noble bookstore. I wish I had read the entire book when I was in the 5th grade. Thanks for the recommendation/suggestion to read the book.

By: I. Armas

I. Armas — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 23:23:42 +0000

I have read a fair amount of Ray Bradbury’s works (e.g. Fahrenheit 451, R is for Rocket, S is for Space, The Martian Chronicles, etc.) But I have not read Dandelion Wine. At least not the entire book. When I was in the 5th grade I read The Sound of Summer Running. I did not know until now that it is actually a chapter from Dandelion Wine. I plan on reading the book this summer. The Sound of Summer Running is one of my favorite short stories, or now that I know better, chapters. I am also a big fan of yellow Ticonderoga pencils. I even use the thick (beginner’s) pencils.