The Sad, Sweet Song that Reminds Me of Kimble

Before Katie met Kimble, Kimble was all alone in that big, old house for many years.  At times, she was lonely and sad.

There is a song that reminds me of Kimble.  I think of it as Kimble's song.  It's called "Graceful Ghost Rag."

"Rag" means that the song is ragtime.  Ragtime uses certain patterns and rhythms.  Often, ragtime is fast and bouncy.  In the case of the "Graceful Ghost Rag," this ragtime piece is slow, beautiful, and so sweet you could just cry.

The "Graceful Ghost Rag" was written in 1971.  The man who wrote it, William Bolcom, did so to remember his father who had died.  I hear it's one of the hardest ragtime pieces to play on the piano!

Click here to listen and watch three different versions of the "Graceful Ghost Rag."




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[Reading Level 3, 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.


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