Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story Receives Excellent Rating from Contest Judge Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story
(a chapter book for ages 7-10, 280L) was entered into the Writer's Digest book awards. We got a
comment sheet back from the judges. This is what they said about Katie & Kimble: "I
thoroughly enjoyed this story. Nonstop action! It has all the elements
that will keep this . . . audience enraptured: a ghost, mysteries,
secrets, danger, friendship, intrigue. This is a story for
the ages, with everything it needs to stay interesting from beginning
to end."
--Writer's Digest Contest Judge
The judge gave Katie & Kimble a 5 out of 5 for plot. That means "excellent."
For grown ups who would like to read the full comments (with all the big words left in), click here.
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:
[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.
Meet Freddie, the Katie & Kimble Blog's Little Talking Host! This
is Freddie! She's the talking host of the Katie & Kimble Blog.
If you turn on your speakers and click on her picture over on the left
sidebar, you can hear her recite the Kimble, Kimble Chant. (You can
find the words to the Kimble, Kimble Chant on the right sidebar of the
blog.)
If you place your cursor over Freddie's picture in the left sidebar,
she will follow it with her eyes. Also, you can click on her one time
and she will repeat her welcome. If you'd like to hear it more
than twice, you can close your browser for a little bit and come back
to it later. She will then speak again!
I named our new host Freddie
because there are two fictional characters I like who are named Freddy.
I am a big fan of the late author Georgette Heyer, and she wrote both Cotillion and Frederica, my two favorites, and both books have a very likable character named Freddy!
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:
[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.
Katie & Kimble Blog: A Visit from a Baseball Player! Have
you read the story about the baseball player I knew when I was a kid?
It's over on the right sidebar of the Katie & Kimble Blog. It's
called "When I was 9: The Baseball Player," and it's a true story.
When
we lived in Minnesota, Rich Rollins was the third baseman for the
Minnesota Twins. He was also our neighbor. When I created the Katie
& Kimble blog, I wrote a a true story about Rich and posted it on
the blog.
Well, one day, Rich's son, Jim Rollins, was googling his dad's name and
he came across my story on this blog. Then, when he went over to visit
his parents, he showed them the story. Here is what Jim had to say: "I showed [my dad] the story and he really enjoyed the memory." It was a lot of fun for my family to hear from Rich, his wife Lynn, and their son, Jim, too! Thanks, Jimmy!
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story(Book 1 in the series) and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2 in the series) are available here:
[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.
Hear Songs from the Katie & Kimble Books! Did you know that here on the Katie & Kimble blog, you can hear lots of songs from the Katie & Kimble chapter books?
Let me tell you about some of them.
1) Katie's Song If you've read Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story,
you know that Katie gets in trouble on a bridge. This reminded me of
an old song called "Down by the Old Mill Stream." This song was popular
when Kimble was a child. And it's sort of an inside joke, too. Can
you guess why? Listen here.
2) Kimble's Song
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." Listen here.
3) The Dreidel Songs In Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story,
Kimble teaches Katie (and you!) how to play dreidel. Dreidel is a game
that Jewish children play during Hanukah. They use a spinning top,
called a dreidel. Listen to the dreidel songs here. You can learn how to say the different letters on the sides of the dreidel.
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story(Book 1 in the series) and Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2 in the series) are available here:
[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.
Visit Our Katie & Kimble 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!
[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.
Video! Ki, age 6, Reviews Katie & Kimble: A Ghost
Story We've got the cutest surprise for you today!
Ki, whose mother is Brandy over at the mom blog Happily Blended, is 6
years old. She is in the middle of reading Katie & Kimble: A Ghost
Story
(a chapter book for ages 7-10), and her mom asked her to do a video
review of the book.
Scroll down to see the video
review done by Ki. If you
have a video review of one of the Katie & Kimble books to share
with us, email me. The email address is at the bottom of the blog
page. The Homeschool
Messenger (Susieqtpie’s review of
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost
Story) “...It
is 106 pages of pure fictional fun! Don't let the Ghost Story title
keep your young ones from reading the book. It isn't a scary book!
Katie moves to a new town with her family and discovers a kindred
spirit! She goes on a quest that is engaging and
heartfelt!”
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story
(a chapter book for ages 7-10, 280L) was entered into the Writer's Digest book awards. We got a
comment sheet back from the judges. This is what they said about Katie & Kimble:
Have
you read the story about the baseball player I knew when I was a kid?
It's over on the right sidebar of the Katie & Kimble Blog. It's
called "
In 
