In a recent interview with Reader Views, children's book author Linda Thieman was asked the following question:Do you think children should read Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (book 1) before reading Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (book 2)?
Linda replied: The books do stand alone as independent stories. However, I think it greatly enriches the experience of reading Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish if a reader has already read Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story.
Each story in the series builds on what has come before it. If you haven’t read the first book, you might wonder how the relationship between Katie’s mom and Kimble (the ghost of a 10-year-old girl) has developed. You might wonder why Kimble calls Mrs. Russell Mama. That’s certainly the reaction that Katie’s dad has in the second book!
And if you’re looking at it from the point of view of enhancing your child’s ability to read, teachers acknowledge that series books with continuing characters take some of the pressure off of the child. By the time they get to the second book, they already know who all the characters are and what the settings are, so they have less work to do and can focus on the actual story.
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (Book 1 in the series) and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2 in the series) are available here:
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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.
