Join Linda Thieman, author of the children's chapter book, Katie and Kimble: A Ghost Story, as she virtually tours the blogosphere in January on her first virtual book tour. KATIE AND KIMBLE VIRTUAL BLOG TOUR '09 officially began on January 1 and will end on January 30. You can find a list of Linda's blog stops here to see where she's going to appear every day.
As a special promotion for all our authors, Pump Up Your Book Promotion is giving away a FREE virtual book tour to a published author or a $50 Amazon gift certificate to those not published who comment on our authors' blog stops. More prizes will be announced as they become available.
Here's what people are saying so far:
Some comments from A Blog of Books
tjadens said...
I first read chapters of Katie and Kimble to see if it would be a good book for my daughter. I found it to be not only totally appropriate for her but that it was a good read for me, too! I really appreciate how Thieman weaves ideas that I want to talk to my daughter about but don't always find that right teachable moment to do so. The Dreidel, mom's death, ghosts, friendship and Twinkle all provided my daughter and I themes for talking about what is important in life. And since they were all wrapped around an engaging adventure it was fun, too! (My daughter has read more chapters than I, but she keeps me up-to-date with the escapade. Thank you, Linda!)
January 7, 2009 8:53 AM
Prairie Cat said...
At our house, we thoroughly enjoyed Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story. I found it to be a delightfully charming story, not scary at all. I can see the benefit that some of you talked about as far as using the book to talk about death and dying with your child. The nice thing about Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story is that this book's light and happy tone gives it a "Casper the friendly ghost" quality and is great just for pure fun!
January 7, 2009 9:47 AM
Bizaleth said...
My daughter and I read the first book together! We loved it! My daughter kept asking for "just one more chapter" and most of the time she got it because I was as interested as she was! I also read it to my third grade class. The most agreed upon comment with my class was that the author wrote in such a way that they could #1, identify with Katie and #2, they kept having to remind themselves that Kimble was a "ghost." In the summaries that my class wrote, all of them talked about the friendship between Katie and Kimble, which is just what we want to foster in third graders: positive friendships! Katie's big dog and little brother always got a lot of laughs when I read it to the whole class! My daughter is waiting rather impatiently for book number 3!!!! Hurry up Ms. Thieman!
January 7, 2009 6:29 PM
krystal said...
As a Mom of 3, I’ve read a lot of books at various reading levels. I was very impressed by the Katie and Kimble series. My kids and I read both “A Ghost Story” and “The Magic Wish”. We loved them both. They have appeal for children under 7, yet enough depth to hold mine and my 14 year old’s interest to the end. They are not just for girls either! My 13 year old son enjoyed them just as well. The fact that they have educational value, nurture family values and instill a sense of social consciousness is an added bonus often lacking in books at this most impressionable reading level. Thanks Ms Thieman for wrapping it all up into such a pleasurable package! We look forward to additional books in this series and will be excited to learn and grow together with Katie and Kimble!
January 8, 2009 3:06 PM
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!
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Instant download version: $2.48
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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.
