Four Moms and a Girl Review Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story Here you can read reviews of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story
(a chapter book for ages 7-10) written by some wonderful mom bloggers and one great girl.
See what moms are thinking about this new chapter book series by
children's book author Linda Thieman!
[Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 7-10]
1) Rave & Review (Leanne's review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story) “Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story
takes you to traditionally spooky locations and situations but does so
in a lighthearted way that is anything but scary even for young
readers.... I really like[d] that the book was about something very
different than I had seen before and the opportunities were huge to
engage in good discussions with your kids ... about the topics brought
up in the book.”
2) She Scribes (Kimberly's review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story)
“This is not really a "Ghost" story, per se, but more so a story about
friendship and having that special bond with someone. It has a lot of
funny parts in it, too."
3) Mom's Most Wanted (Stefanie's review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story) “I was fortunate enough to receive Linda Thieman’s book, Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story.
My son was home when it arrived. He is 7 years old and an avid reader.
As soon as he got it in his hands, he sat down on the couch and didn’t
stop reading it until he was finished. He absolutely loved the book. I
thought that since he had read it and loved it so much, I had to read
it.... The book is extremely well-written and is easy to follow for a
child, as well as an adult. I think I loved the book as much as my son
did!... I feel it should be a must-read for every school."
4) Pink & Posh (Jeri's review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story) “Throughout this story as well as its sequel, Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish,
the girls work together to solve puzzles and mysteries that kept my
daughter and even myself ready to find out the endings. But, don’t let
the “ghost” titles fool you. These books are light-hearted and fun and
are not at all based on fear. We had a blast reading this series
together.... My daughter is 6, and may be a little younger than most
Katie & Kimble fans, but she is super excited to see if there will
be a third story in this wonderful set of books for young mystery
lovers.”
[From Linda: Yes, there will be. Book 3 is called Katie & Kimble: The Golden Door and it will be available in early 2010.]
[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.
Watch the Katie
& Kimble: A Ghost Story Video! Here's something fun to do!
Watch the 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.
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.
Katie & Kimble Go Green! You might not notice how “green” the Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story chapter book series is until you get to the second book, Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish.
In the second Katie & Kimble
book, we discover that the Russell family is trying to eat healthier
foods. Can you think of an example? That’s right—they only have pizza
on special occasions and they don’t eat much red meat anymore.
Katie’s
family also cares about the earth and about all living things, like
trees. For example, when Katie’s dad does the grocery shopping, he
takes cloth bags with him. No paper or plastic for him! And when he
puts up a swing on the old oak tree in the backyard, he’s very careful
not to harm the tree and he doesn’t use any nails at all.
Mr. Russell also shows how much he cares about the earth when he sings one of his favorite songs in Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish. It’s called “For the Beauty of the Earth.” It’s a beautiful old hymn. You can listen to free samples of the song 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.
Free Katie & Kimble Word Puzzles Now Available for Books 1 and 2! Free Katie & Kimble word puzzles
are now available on the right sidebar under the Katie & Kimble
Activity Corner. There are six puzzles, five of which are also
available in the Katie & Kimble classroom materials / Activity Packets.
[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.
Twinkle's Song: Twinkle, Twinkle, Great Big Dog! Twinkle, Katie Russell's big Old English sheepdog, is one of the most popular characters in the Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story series. One of our Katie & Kimble readers wondered if Twinkle had a song. Here's the answer!
Twinkle sort of does have a song! Here is what I am thinking. Well, have you read the Kimble, Kimble chant? It's over on the right sidebar and also on the last page of the Katie & Kimble books.
Well,
this chant almost fits into the melody of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little
Star." I especially like the part where it goes, "Twinkle, Twinkle,
great big dog!"
So, I guess, at this point, Twinkle's song is "Twinkle, Twinkle, Great Big Dog!" I thought that was kind of fun!
Here
is how the Kimble, Kimble chant fits into the melody of "Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little Star." You CHANT the first two lines: Kimble, Kimble is
a ghost. Katie, Katie loves her most!
Then you can either keep
chanting, or you can start singing, "Twinkle, Twinkle, great big dog."
And if you start singing there, the rest of the chant fits into the
song perfectly! I did not plan that, so I think it's pretty funny!
Give it a try!
You can listen to the Kimble, Kimble chant when you watch the Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story video here!
Or, click on Freddie on the left sidebar up at the top of this blog
page. She's the Katie & Kimble Blog host and she will recite the
Kimble, Kimble chant for you!
Fun Katie & Kimble Hint: On the sidebars, click on the yellow stripes to hear Twinkle barking!
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.
Here you can read reviews of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story
(a chapter book for ages 7-10) written by some wonderful mom bloggers and one great girl.
See what moms are thinking about this new chapter book series by
children's book author Linda Thieman!
Here's something fun to do!
You might not notice how “green” the 
Twinkle, Katie Russell's big Old English sheepdog, is one of the most popular characters in the 
