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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 234, 1 July 1939, Page 7 (Supplement)

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used your Imagination with the picture. We liked the way W’ee-t Wind blew into the air. Pinklepurr, Tinul: I do not think you quite understood the idea for the picture, Helen. A picture mode up of several of the others put together was wanted . . . yours w-cre just eut-outs with a different background: Mrs. Murphy, Mnsterton: A good little carnival picture. Dawn. Did. you send It to Show me your skill at cut-outs, too? Spider Webb. Greytown:- The riddles were puzzlers, and even Ptlnterman had to look at the answer®. Norma. .Write again soon.

Little Rebel, Otukl: .Just a little more effort, and your verses will reach the page's standard. The rainy rhyme was a little too Jlngly. Snow Hairy, Tnlciipau: A novel way of. letting me know about the mistake. Dorothy! I found your little star-point . . . tuat makes a star and two, full total—ls that right? Bobtail Bunny, Palmerston Norili: Welcome to you. Erica. You had managed to cram plenty of news Into your note, so I hope that is a promise of newsy letters In future. Tuddy Tuilpole, Tinul: Pretty paintings, Anu, specially the sail-boat one. Could

you try some plain pencil drawings, without colour, and then they might be used in the page., Bunny Son-V, Paraparaumu: 1 think I should hear a report from daddy to say how you did that man’s job of looking after the family. By the way, I see you are starting to do sums . . . but two were wrong. See if' you can correct them in vour next letter. I liked the sketches.

Koromllco, Walpukurau: I thought your ski-ing picture was rather like the one in last week’s heading.' - but perhaps that was just coincidence, In any case, lined paper is not .allowed for sketches for Hie page, so please remember to do your next drawing on plain paper. Vieotcli Thistle. Alfredton: Au interesting letter, Mary, but you had written on both sides! That Is no good for the page, as all contributions must be on one side of the paper only—otherwise the W.P.B gets a free meal.

Brown Heather Alfredton: Sorry .Jessie, but your letter was written on both sides too. This time, I have put both the letters by: but in z future, remember it means a lot of copying for us If you write on both sides. I once had a wee white rabbit who was a great pet. I suppose yours are wild ones? Symbols, Pnhintua: The perspective was

good in your picture, but the range of mountain® you had added were- not so well done. The-whole picture was a very fair effort. A wee bit more action was needed

in the basketball sketch, Daphne. Nuts, Gisborne: The competition was fun, according to most Leaguer®. Glad you enjoyed doing it . . . that is the Idea with competitions, you know. The cotton-wool snow was a good Idea.

Grumpy. Gisborne: And did you enjoy doing your picture? It was really very clever to think of pasting a scene outside the girl’s window.

Jasmine, Johnsonville: Better and better, .Marjorie. I see you are taking the advice, and also that you have gleaned ideas from noticing the other sketches In the page. Mowgli’s stories are very popular . . . she almost lias her funs!

Water Rat, Wellington: Tile tale was fairly well put together, Robert, but the theme was too old and well-known to make the story interesting. Try something more original.

Springbok, Wanganui: Watch out for following an ancient theme and do not make your story too “thriller-lsh” and send it along. What about some local sketches —drawing from life Is good practice.

Titty Mouse, Eketaliuna: As you and Bettv share a paper, It is appropriate, that von should share parts of your pen-name. Perkins Is an unusual mime for a eat, Shirley.

N:iney Hurt, Featherston: A good entry, Nancy, Hint shows considerable imagination. A shame you did not colour It though.

Dnint.v .Steps, Miingnmulioe: Quite a good entry, thank you, Doris. I lilted the gaycolours.

Possum, Itonglikokiiko: Thank you for the entries, but I am afraid you did not get tlie idea of Hie competition very well. The storv Is fair, but pot quite good enough. I shall lie watching for Hie drawings.

Rusty, Wiiiinikuruu: Yoti may have that pen-name, Mary. Your name bus been added to the roll, and we will be watching for some entries from you. T‘a<l<l.v-the-Next-Best-Thlng. Greyiown: How about just being "Paddy”? The other is rather long. I am glad you have decided to become u good member. We will be looking forward to hearing from you again. I received your competition entry. Thauk you. r Dawno O'Dee, Dannevlrks: I liked your entry very much, Dawne. Perhaps you used a few too many colour®, but the effect was very cheerful