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Monday, March 23
See the New Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story Video! A Chapter Book Series for Ages 7-10
by
Linda Thieman
on Mon 23 Mar 2009 09:00 AM CDT
See the New Katie
& Kimble: A Ghost Story Video!
 Here's something fun to do!
Watch the new video for Katie &
Kimble: A Ghost Story! The video tells the story of how Katie and
Kimble meet, shows lots of colored pictures, and uses the Kimble,
Kimble chant. You can find the words to the
Kimble, Kimble
chant over
on the right sidebar of this blog and chant
along.You can click here to watch the video on You Tube, or you can watch the video below. Sunday, March 22
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story - The Sad, Sweet Song that Reminds Me of Kimble
by
Linda Thieman
on Sun 22 Mar 2009 09:00 AM CDT
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story - 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."  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. Saturday, March 21
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story - Did You Know Kimble's Dress is Real? A Chapter Book Series for Ages 7-10
by
Linda Thieman
on Sat 21 Mar 2009 09:00 AM CDT
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story - Did You Know Kimble's Dress is Real?
 I wrote Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (a chapter book for ages 7-10, 280L) in May, 1994. At that time, I knew Kimble would be wearing a dress from the fall of 1918.It took me years to find a pattern for Kimble's dress. I looked and looked. Then, three years ago I finally contacted Mrs. Penny Ladnier over at CostumeGallery.com to see if she had any books or catalogs from 1918. In Kimble's day, most girls did not go to the store and buy clothes. They bought patterns and cloth. Then they made their dresses at home! They would put the pattern on top of the cloth and then cut out the pieces of the dress. Then they would sew the pieces together. When I contacted Mrs. Ladnier, I was truly surpised. Mrs. Ladnier had just won an auction for a pattern book from the fall of 1918! And what was even more amazing was the auction was over in France! So we waited and waited for the book to arrive. Once Mrs. Ladnier received the pattern book for children's dresses, she faxed me the different dresses that were for a girl Kimble's age. Then I chose one I liked. Later, the illustrator for Katie & Kimble, Mrs. Kim Tharp, helped me design the back of the dress. We could guess at the back pretty well because we could see the front and the side of the dress. Mrs. Tharp also painted in a plaid pattern for the cloth of the dress. Plaid was very popular that year. So, that means that Kimble's dress is REAL and that real girls wore that dress in 1918. They also wore big red bows in their hair, just like Kimble. And we took Kimble's hairstyle and her dress boots from the pattern book, too! Just thought you might like to know! Fun Katie & Kimble Hint: On the sidebars, click on the yellow stripes for a little surprise or two! 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. Friday, March 20
Katie & Kimble Blog: Kids, You Can Help Save the World Here! Ages 7-10! Online Learning Games!
by
Linda Thieman
on Fri 20 Mar 2009 09:00 AM CDT
Kids, You Can Help Save the World Here!
 If you've read Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story, you know that Katie is the kind of girl who likes to HELP people and animals (um, and ghosts!). Now, here are three ways that YOU can help people and animals, too.
It's fun and it's important.
And you can learn great things at the same time! I've added all three
to the Katie & Kimble Activity Corner on the right sidebar of this
blog. That section of the sidebar is called Save the World. 1) A 12-year-old girl named Mimi Ausland from Oregon started a website called FreeKibble.com.
Kibble means pieces of dog or cat food. Every day, Mimi adds a new Bow Wow
Trivia question about dogs. If you answer the question
(correctly or not), Mimi will donate 10 pieces of kibble to dogs who
live in shelters. This really adds up! Mimi has provided dogs with
thousands and thousands of pounds of dog food. That must be very heavy
to carry! 2) Mimi also started a site to help feed cats. So if you go to the FreeKibbleKat.com website and answer the Meow Trivia question every day, Mimi will donate 10 pieces of kibble for cats! 3) The third way that you can help is found at FreeRice.com.
Here, if you answer questions correctly, FreeRice will donate 10 grains
of rice to a hungry person for each question you answer. This can add
up quickly, because you can keep answering questions as long as you
want.FreeRice has all kinds of questions. You can start at the lowest level and build your English vocabulary. Or you can do the same thing in other languages, too, like Spanish and French. They also have questions about art and famous artists, where you get to look at famous pictures. You can also look at maps to answer questions about countries and world capitals. And you can practice your math and multiplication tables and earn rice for hungry people at the same time! You also get to keep track of how much rice you've donated. So, have fun, learn things, and help dogs, cats and people! Here's to saving the world! 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. Thursday, March 19
Visit Our Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story Activity Corner! A Chapter Book Series for Ages 7-10!
by
Linda Thieman
on Thu 19 Mar 2009 09:00 AM CDT
Visit Our Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story 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! 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. Wednesday, March 18
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story - Hear the Dreidel Songs! A Chapter Book Series for Ages 7-10!
by
Linda Thieman
on Wed 18 Mar 2009 09:00 AM CDT
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story - Hear the Dreidel Songs!
In
Katie & 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.Dreidel Songs 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! Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (Book 1 in the series) and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2 in the series) are available at Lulu.com: Instant download version: $2.48 Paperback version: $8.95 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. © 2008 - 2009 by Linda Thieman |
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