Ballantyne in Japan and Kittens Losing Mittens

This week I have had a couple of really interesting emails. I received this email from a gentleman in Japan. It so amazing to hear from people all around the world who are reading or listening to Mr. Ballantyne's books.

Hi J. Titus. I am listening to my first Ballantyne book through the librivox.org website (put on my ipod) as I travel around Tokyo in my ministry as a church-planting missionary. I was intrigued by the way Ballantyne weaved his faith into the story (The Madman and the Pirate), so I looked it up on Wikipedia and was led to your excellent site. Thanks for your work and keep it up! Steve and Kathi W.

I have also received some really fun emails from young men and ladies in many locations.

My mom is reading us Coral Island and I just wanted to send a comment on Peterkin and the black cat. I really enjoyed that part. It's one of my favorites. I really love it when Peterkin says, "I love you, I do! Do you love me?" That's some of the exact words that I say to my 2-year-old black cat named Tex. I asked him if he loved me and he sometimes meowed in reply. That was before I even heard of that book. I tell him I love him almost every day. He understands too, (I think). Grace B.

Dear Grace: Thanks for this very humorous note. You might also find it interesting to know that Ballantyne was also the author of the "Three Little Kittens Who lost Their Mittens." Alba Gu Bra, Joshua Titus