"Many thanks for coming to our school and sharing your wonderful books and ideas with us. Our 3rd grade class really enjoyed hearing abot how you write your books. They are an enthusiastic group and like to write so this was a great time for them. I must say you also inspired me as well."
- Mrs. Emerson, Panorama Elementary
"My students were thrilled to meet a real-life author. Your stories were both fun and encouraging - you had them hooked for almost a full hour! Trust me, this is hard to do! We enjoyed your presentation thoroughly."
- Carrie Patton, 6th grade teacher
"You are smart and vear nice. I like your writting and I like the book the Wich Has An Ich. I bout the book the wich Has An Ich and I like too. I try my best to writ good. Mrs. Dolga's class and our class our reading Kiss list. You are the best person in the world."
- Hanna Rice, First Grade
"Thank you for coming to our school. I hope it was not to much truble. I am veay intereted in reading. I love all your books. right now I am reading your capter book Franky Mathey's Kiss List. I am ingoying it. It is a grant story so far. My teacher is Mrs. Peacock. She talks all about you."
- Carrie M. West, First Grade
"I was the one that had the white balloon. I liked the balloon when we all put a papr in it. That is a fun thing to do I like my clasroom. Tas you for comeing to are clasroom"
- Richard, First Grade
Thank you for comeing in are class. You are good righttear. You right (The wich Has and ITCH And nobiae well) right. I am the boy with The Blue Balloon."
- Edward, First Grade

"Donna is willing to share techniques and information; covered a good deal of the markets and thus raised consciousness. Enthusiastic! Encouraging! Nice style. Allowed freedom in class. Invite her back!"
Muncie Indiana, Midwest Writing Conference

"Mrs. Guthrie is a gifted teacher who is passionate about children books and new or would-be writers!"
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York

"I really liked Donna Guthrie's workshop because I had the chance to find my voice through children's books. More precisely to find my voice through the experience of this class with Mrs. Guthrie and the other students. The writing exercises and critiques were especially valuable!"
TAOS INSTITTUE OF ARTS, Taos, New Mexico