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Ask the Author a Question! – Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story, a chapter book series for ages 6-10
Wouldn’t it be fun to read a book and then ask the author a question?
Well, you can do that right here on the Katie & Kimble blog! We’ve had quite a conversation going on already, thanks to our friend and reader, Marissa! Just look at the great questions she’s asked and the wonderful comments she has shared.
You don’t need to sign in to ask a question and you don’t need to give us your email address.
You can ask questions, give your opinions or talk about anything you want. Just two rules: 1) be polite, and 2) don’t give your last name! First names only, please!
Please don’t give your address or phone number, either. Never give that kind of information online. That’s because we want this blog to be safe for all kids!
See the comments and questions our readers are posting! Scroll down to the bottom to post your question!
Once you get to the comments page, click on Post a Comment.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you!
Linda
Author of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story
Mom’s Choice Awards® has named the Katie & Kimble series among the best in family-friendly media, products and services.
Winner: Juvenile Books Series.
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (Book 1 in the series) and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2 in the series) are available here:
Paperback version: $5.95
Click here to order Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story!
Click here to order Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2)!
[Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 6-10]
Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look normal. But the Russells don’t know they are living with Kimble, the ghost of a ten-year-old girl.That is, until Katie discovers Kimble and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to Kimble’s mother.
Hear the Dreidel Songs! Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story, for ages 7-10
Hear the Dreidel Songs!
InKatie & Kimble: A Ghost Story, Book 1 in the Katie & Kimble
series, Kimble teaches Katie how to play dreidel.
Dreidel is a game that Jewish children play during Hanukah.
Dreidels
come in many sizes with many different designs and colors. The dreidel
pictured on the left is called a Noah's Ark dreidel because the
pictures tell the story of Noah's Ark. It was painted by an artist
named Yair Emanuel. It's got a little stand to hold it up.
The
dreidel on the right is really something amazing to see. It's very big
- 10 inches high, in fact – and it's a plush toy! I thought that was
pretty interesting. I don't suppose you can actually play dreidel with
such a big dreidel, but it might be comfy to keep on your bed!
In Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story,
you learn how to play dreidel at the same time that Kimble teaches
Katie how to play. However, you might not know how to pronounce the
letters on the dreidel. I wanted Katie & Kimble readers to be able
to hear how to say the Hebrew letters. So, I made up a list of two
different dreidel songs from iTunes so you
can hear free samples. In the first Dreidel Song, in the chorus, they
sing all the different letters on the dreidel.
Kenny Ellis sings his hit single from his Hanukkah Swings! Album on Favored Nations Records. Check out: www.kennyellis.com
Interesting Fact:
Hanukah is sometimes spelled in different ways! You might see it like
this, with 2 k's–Hanukkah–or you might see it like this, with a
c–Chanukah!
Mom’s Choice Awards® has named the Katie & Kimble series among the best in family-friendly media,products and services. Winner: Juvenile Books Series.
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (Book 1 in the series) and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2 in the series) are available in the Katie & Kimble Shop and also on Amazon.com:
Instant download version: $2.48
Paperback version: $5.95
Click here to order Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story!
Click here to order Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2)!
[Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 7-10] Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look
normal. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble,
the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble
and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to
Kimble's mother.
Please visit us here (http://katieandkimbleblog.com) for updates.
© 2009-2010 by Linda Thieman
New Service! Katie & Kimble Author Sends YOU an e-Card!
Katie & Kimble Author Sends YOU an e-Card!
Nowyou can receive a Katie & Kimble e-Card from Linda Thieman, the author of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story herself!
It's free and there are no pop-ups or ads. It's nothing but FUN!
Look on the right sidebar of the Katie & Kimble blog. There's
a big gold box. Click on “Send a Katie & Kimble Greeting
Card.” That will take you to another web page where you can see how to design
your own greeting card.
If you would like Linda to send you or a young reader a card, email Linda at blog AT katieandkimble DOT com, and include the following information:
1) the name of the recipient;
2) the occasion (birthday, get well, etc.);
3) the age of the recipient would be helpful if a child and if a birthday;
4) the email address of the adult who will take receipt of the card for the child;
5) the date you'd like the card to arrive.
Each
card will have a picture from the Katie & Kimble books, some music
(turn on your sound!), and a personal message from Linda.
When you receive the e-Card notice, you can come back to the Katie &
Kimble blog to pick it up. You'll receive an email telling you
what your e-Card number is. Then you enter it into the gold box
on the sidebar and click on GO. It's so easy!
If I send a card to someone and they don't receive it, please ask
them to look in their spam folder. It's probably there, but it's
NOT spam!
Give it a try!
Linda
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (Book 1 in the series) and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2 in the series) are available here:
Paperback version: $5.95
Click here to order Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story!
Click here to order Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2)!
Instant download version: $2.48
Click here to order the instant download editions.
[Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 7-10]
Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look
normal. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble,
the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble
and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to
Kimble's mother.
Visit Our Katie & Kimble Activity Corner! E-cards, Ask Author, Coloring Pages, First 6 Chapters Free
Visit Our Katie & Kimble Activity Corner!
We have lots of fun things to do in our Katie & Kimble Activity Corner!
You will find the Katie & Kimble Activity Corner on the right sidebar of the Katie & Kimble blog.
Send Katie & Kimble e-cards
to your friends and family. It's totally free, with no ads and no
pop-ups. And we don't take your email address, either. And
you can add a song to your e-card, too! I even
added “Happy Birthday” and “Graceful Ghost!”
Try asking the author (that's me, Linda Thieman) a question. Did you read Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story? What did you think? Let me know. You can click here to ask me a question. Then click on “Post a Comment.”
Haven't
read Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story yet? Well, now you can
read the first six chapters free, right online. Click here to download the PDF of the first six chapters — with all the pictures from the book, too!
You can also download free Katie & Kimble coloring pages! Just click here
and the coloring pages will open into a PDF file in Acrobat Reader for
you. You can print out the coloring pages and color away!
There
are many more things to do in the Katie & Kimble Activity
Corner. Just look over on the right sidebar and you'll see them!
Have fun!
Paperback version: $5.95
Click here to order Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story!
Click here to order Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2)!
Instant download version: $2.48
Click here to order the instant download editions.
[Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 7-10]
Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look
normal. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble,
the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble
and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to
Kimble's mother.
Six Moms Review Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story, for ages 7-10
Six Moms Review Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story
Here you can read reviews of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story(a chapter book for ages 7-10) written by some wonderful mom bloggers.
See what moms are thinking about this new chapter book series by
children's book author Linda Thieman! [Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 7-10]
Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look
normal. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble,
the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble
and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to
Kimble's mother.
1) Café of Dreams (April’s review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story)
“a magical feeling”
2) The Book Connection (Cheryl’s review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story)
“An excellent start to a new series of chapter books for young readers”
3) Mom of 2 Dancers Reviews (Ginny’s review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story)
“Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story is the first book in this wonderful new series.”
4) The Book Faery (Farrah’s review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story)
“I would recommend this book, and look forward to the other chapter books Thieman has coming out for my daughter to read.”
5) Posey Sessions (Megan’s review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story)
“I ended up really enjoying the story and the idea of friendship between Katie, a little girl, and Kimble, a ghost.”
6) Bookfoolery and Bable (Nancy’s review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story)
“a very positive book”
Mom’s Choice Awards® has named the Katie & Kimble series among the best in family-friendly media,products and services. Winner: Juvenile Books Series.
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (Book 1 in the series) and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2 in the series) are available here:
Paperback version: $5.95
Click here to order Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story!
Click here to order Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2)!
Instant download version: $2.48
Click here to order the instant download editions.
©2009-2010 by Linda Thieman
Funny True Stories about the Author of Katie & Kimble!
Funny True Stories about the Author of Katie & Kimble!
Hi! My name is Linda Thieman and I'm the author of the Katie & Kimble books. I thought the Katie & Kimble readers might like to know what my childhood was like.
When I was a kid, mydad would try just about anything. One time, my mom got us
these new vitamins. They looked like candy, but you couldn't chew
them. My sister and I knew they would taste terrible.
But one morning, my dad saw
the new vitamins and he wanted to try one. We said, “Don't chew it!” but he didn't
care. So he popped a vitamin in his mouth and started chewing. Oh my
gosh, the look on his face was so funny. His nose crinkled up and he
chewed it as fast as he could. Then he agreed that it was better not
to chew the vitamin! I was 8 when that happened.
Ialso wrote three more true stories for you to read. They are on the
right sidebar of the Katie & Kimble blog in the Activity Corner.
The first one is
from when I was 7
and it's a funny story about my dog, my dad and my little sister. In
this story, my dad plays a trick on our dog to see what the dog will do!
The second one is from when I was 8 and it's about my dad and a funny trick we played with a piano!
The third one is from when I was 9 and we lived across the street from a baseball player. He played third base for the Minnesota Twins. That was a lot of fun!
Fun Katie & Kimble Hint: Click on the author's name at the top of any post and learn all about her (including how to pronounce her name)!
Mom’s Choice Awards® has named the Katie & Kimble series among the best in family-friendly media,products and services. Winner: Juvenile Books Series.
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (Book 1 in the series) and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2 in the series) are available here:
Paperback version: $5.95
Click here to order Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story!
Click here to order Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2)!
Instant download version: $2.48
Click here to order the instant download editions.
[Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 7-10]
Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look
normal. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble,
the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble
and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to
Kimble's mother.