This past summer,
a Katie & Kimble reader named Marissa posted some
questions and comments here on the Katie & Kimble Blog. She’s
really got me thinking, too! For example, Marissa and I have discussed Kimble’s song, Mr. Russell’s song, and even Twinkle’s song (sort of). So, Marissa asked me if Katie has a song.Well, there is a song that I think of when I think of Katie. It’s not really “Katie’s Song.” But for people who have read Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story, I think you’ll know why I think of Katie when I hear this song.
The song is called “Down by the Old Mill Stream.” It was written in 1910, and so it was popular when Kimble was a child. There is a line in the song that goes like this:
Down by the old mill stream
(not the river but the stream)...
(not the river but the stream)...
If you have read the first Katie & Kimble book (Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story), I think you can see Kimble’s sense of humor in this song (and you know which chapter I’m talking about!)
It’s sort of an “inside joke.” That means that only Katie & Kimble readers will know what the joke means! I thought that was kind of funny!
So, thanks, Marissa! What do you think of “Katie’s Song”? I found a free sample of the part I wanted you to hear over on iTunes. Listen to it here!
Down by the Old Mill Stream
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[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.
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.
