Children's Endorsements
- They’re so much fun to read and they teach you things.
- I like all your books because each book teaches you a lesson.
- They are all fun to read! They are exciting and interesting.
- I like your books because they have lessons that I can learn.
- I Love your books. I am a big fan of yours. All Those books were great.
- I like your books. They are very exciting!
- If I met you I would flip out. I would hug you and run up and down the walls.
- My favorite book is I Am A Loin! I know now to respect my parents and listen to my parents.
- I love your books a lot. I Read them many, many times.
- I like all of your books because they’re all teaching a lesson.
- You are a very good author Mr. Sommer. I think you were born to be an author.
- I liked all of your books. They were great. I learned a lot from these books.
- I think that you are a great writer. I have read all your books.
- I stopped opening my presents and started reading your books.
- I liked all of your books because they all have lessons in them.
- You should never stop writing these wonderful books. I really enjoyed them!
- I like all the books that you write. They’re all good thoughts.
- Carl Sommer books are the best books in the world.
- You are a good author! Please write more books!
Children’s Testimonies
(Unedited Comments)
Books are Fun, Exciting, and Interesting
“I liked all your books. They are all fun to read! They are exciting and interesting.
“I learned from Can You Help me Find my Smile? that when you help someone you make the person feel good. It makes you feel good too!
“When I help my mom, my sister, my brother, and my whole family they smile and so do I! I like making my family happy and making them feel good.
I loved reading your books. Thank you.”
Donovan
The Books are so Much Fun to Read and They Teach You Things
“I like your books. They’re so much fun to read and they teach you things.”
Matthew
They Are My Favorite
“I like your books. They are very exciting! Your books are good. I like them very much. I am number 2 in reading the most books. I am 7 years old. My brother and sister like the books too! I read them a lot. They are my favorite. I am in first grade. Thank you for giveing us the books.”
Ellie
I Liked the Book Because the Book Taught a Moral
“Hello. I love your books. The book I loved the most is You Move You Lose. I liked that book a lot because it’s similar to me. I do not like to do stuff that my sisters say to do because I do not want it done but they do.
“I also like the book called The Royal Race. It taught a moral. The moral is you should like everybody no matter rich or poor or sick. The Royal Race is an excellent book.”
Katherine
Carl Sommer is the Best Author in the World
“My favorite book is Mayor For A Day because I learned a big lesson in mayor for a Day. Carl Sommer books are the best books in the world. If I met you I would flip out. I would hug you and run up and down the walls. You are the best author in the world.”
Chris
Reads Books Many, Many Times
“I love your books a lot. I Read them many, many times. I am in 4th grade. My favorite one is ‘Light your Candle.’ My second favorite one is ‘The Time Remote.’ Emily and Ellie my sisters, enjoy them too. Ellie likes ‘The Great Royal Race.’ Emily likes some of them. We enjoy them”
“P.S Please send more!!”
Evan
Books Were Great
“I Love your books. I am a big fan of yours. All Those books were great.”
Ameya
Books So Good—Going to Buy Some
“I liked your books, especially Mayor for a Day. In Mayor for a day I learned that you need to have rules because you can get really really hurt and that won’t be good at all. I liked your books so much that I am going to buy some of them in a book store.”
Ricki
Never Stop Writing Them
“I liked all of your books. They were great. I learned a lot from these books. These books are great. You should never stop writing these wonderful books. I really enjoyed them!”
Debbie
Fun to Read and Teaches a Lesson
I like your books a lot. the thing I really like about your books is that they’re fun to read and teach you a lesson.”
Tracy
Learned to Share With Others
“The book that I liked was Tied up in Knots. I learned to share with others.
Kelly
Do Your Stuff Before Playing
“I liked the book No longer a Dilly Dally. In this book I learned that you should do your stuff before you play.
Priya
Liked Books—Each Book Teaches a Lesson
“I liked Tied up in Knots because I learned if you work together on something you can solve anything. I like all your books because each book teaches you a lesson.”
Alexander
Stopped Opening Presents for Christmas
Christopher received these books for Christmas and wrote, “I stopped opening my presents and started reading your books.”
Christopher
Carl Sommer Should Write More Books
“I liked reading all your books. I think you should write more books.”
Anna
Books are Fantastic
“Your books are fantastic. If only I were… touched my heart. It taught me everyone has problems. and if you want to be someone else you’ll have those problems.”
Nessa
Teaches an Important Lesson
“I like the book Mayor for a Day. because it teaches you an important lesson and the lesson is a family isn’t happy without rules.”
Dominique
I Liked the Books Because They Teach Lots of Lessons
“I liked all of you’r books but my favorite book is Tied Up In Knots because it teaches us lots of lessons.”
Amber
Please Write More Books
“I wrote this letter to tell you how much I enjoyed reading your books during the school year.
“My favorite is No Longer a Dilly Dally. Actually I enjoyed all of your books. You are a good author! Please write more books!”
Taylor
Teaches Me to be Happy For Who I Am
“Thank you for letting us read your books. I like your books because they have lessons that I can learn. I like all the books but my favorite one is If Only I Were… That is my favorite book because it teaches me to be happy for who I am. Thank you very much.”
Michael
Reader Immediately Put Into Action the Moral of the Story
“My favorite book you wrote was, Can You Help Me Find My Smile. I like that book a lot. I think everybody who read that book would try to do the same thing. I tried it as soon as I read the story.”
Nick
The Books Have All Good Thoughts
“I like all the books that you write. They’re all good thoughts.”
Margo
Carl Sommer is Her Favorite Author in the World
“My favorite book is No Longer A Dilly Dally because on of the families is like mine. Could you guess which one is like my family? Okay I’ll tell you. My family is like family Work Play because we work then Play. My favorite part is when family Dilly Dally gets serious and changes its name to family work first! I think you’re one of the best authors and you’re my favorite author in the world.”
Rachel
If You Do Good Deeds for Other People You Will be Happy
“I think that you are a great writer. I have read all your books. I also think that you did a great job on the lessons. My most favorite book was Light Your Candle because the girls are helpfull and kind and smart. They did good deeds by helping others as you said in Can You Help Me Find My Smile? If you do good things for other people you will be happy.”
Juliette
Carl Sommer Writes Great Books
“My favorite book is Light Your Candle because all bad people should be caught.
I learned from this book not to be bad. You write great books. I wish I could.”
Chris
Liked Books Because All Have Lessons
“I liked all of your books because they all have lessons in them.”
Jared
Should Always Listen to my Parents
“My favorite book is I Am A Loin! I know now to respect my parents and listen to my parents. When they say something to me or when they are teaching something to me I should always listen.”
Tyler
I Liked That the Books Have a Moral
“One of my favorite books is Tied Up In Knots. I like that books moral. It was if you don’t share you won’t be happy. I liked it because sometimes my brother and I don’t share we get grupy and mad.”
Lyle
I Really Like the Books
“I really like the books that you write. The book I like the most is Mayor For A Day. I like that book becase David says there will be no rules and David thinks he will have fun but he does not have fun. Then he knows it is better with rules then without.”
Justin
Carl Sommer was Born to be an Author
“My favorite book is Can You Help Me Find My Smile? I like this book because it teaches you how to find a smile. You are a very good author Mr. Sommer. I think you were born to be an author.”
Nicole
I Like All the Books Because They Teach Lessons
“I like all of your books because they’re all teaching a lesson to the characters and to the people who read your books.”
Maxine