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Wednesday, June 30
Visit Our Katie & Kimble Activity Corner! E-cards, Ask Author, Coloring Pages, First 6 Chapters Free
by
Linda Thieman
on Wed 30 Jun 2010 06:45 AM CDT
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!
Have fun!
[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.
Tuesday, June 29
Six Moms Review Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story, for ages 7-10
by
Linda Thieman
on Tue 29 Jun 2010 06:02 AM CDT
Six Moms 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.
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]
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.
1) Café of Dreams (April’s review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story)
“a magical feeling”
2) The Book Connection (Cheryl’s review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story)
“An excellent start to a new series of chapter books for young readers”
3) Mom of 2 Dancers Reviews (Ginny’s review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story)
“Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story is the first book in this wonderful new series.”
4) The Book Faery (Farrah’s review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story)
“I would recommend this book, and look forward to the other chapter books Thieman has coming out for my daughter to read.”
5) Posey Sessions (Megan’s review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story)
“I ended up really enjoying the story and the idea of friendship between Katie, a little girl, and Kimble, a ghost.”
6) Bookfoolery and Bable (Nancy’s review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story)
“a very positive book”
 Mom’s Choice Awards® has named the Katie & Kimble series among the best in family-friendly media,
products and services. Winner: Juvenile Books Series.
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.
©2009-2010 by Linda Thieman
Monday, June 28
Funny True Stories about the Author of Katie & Kimble!
by
Linda Thieman
on Mon 28 Jun 2010 08:47 AM CDT
Funny True Stories about the Author of Katie & Kimble!
 Hi! My name is Linda Thieman and I'm the author of the Katie & Kimble books. I thought the Katie & Kimble readers might like to know what my childhood was like.
When I was a kid, my
dad would try just about anything. One time, my mom got us
these new vitamins. They looked like candy, but you couldn't chew
them. My sister and I knew they would taste terrible.
But one morning, my dad saw
the new vitamins and he wanted to try one. We said, "Don't chew it!" but he didn't
care. So he popped a vitamin in his mouth and started chewing. Oh my
gosh, the look on his face was so funny. His nose crinkled up and he
chewed it as fast as he could. Then he agreed that it was better not
to chew the vitamin! I was 8 when that happened.
 I
also wrote three more true stories for you to read. They are on the
right sidebar of the Katie & Kimble blog in the Activity Corner.
The first one is
from when I was 7
and it's a funny story about my dog, my dad and my little sister. In
this story, my dad plays a trick on our dog to see what the dog will do!
The second one is from when I was 8 and it's about my dad and a funny trick we played with a piano!
The third one is from when I was 9 and we lived across the street from a baseball player. He played third base for the Minnesota Twins. That was a lot of fun!
Fun Katie & Kimble Hint: Click on the author's name at the top of any post and learn all about her (including how to pronounce her name)!
Mom’s Choice Awards® has named the Katie & Kimble series among the best in family-friendly media,
products and services. Winner: Juvenile Books Series.
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, June 26
Madeline, age 8, Reviews Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish, Book 2 in the chapter book series for ages 7-10
by
Linda Thieman
on Sat 26 Jun 2010 06:45 AM CDT
Madeline, age 8, Reviews Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Book 2)
 Katie and Kimble: The Magic Wish
Linda Thieman
Pale Silver Rainplop Press (2008)
ISBN 978097439629
Reviewed by Madeline McElroy (age 8) for Reader Views
“Katie and Kimble: The Magic Wish” by Linda Thieman is the second book
in this series about Katie and Kimble I have read. They are fun and
easy for the reader to follow. I really like these books about friends
because they always have a happy ending and make me feel good. I liked
both books equally well.
This is a story about two girls named Katie and Kimble. Katie is eating
a box of Magic Wishes for breakfast and finds a coupon inside the box
that says “good for one free wish.” Every time Kimble holds up the
coupon and looks on the back of it, it says different messages. The
last time they turned it over it read the wish will only last for two
days.
Katie and Kimble kept trying to think what they would like to wish for.
Katie wished that Kimble could be human for two days because Kimble was
a ghost. Kimble agreed on the wish. Kimble was scared but she knew it
would be fun. When Mrs. Russell saw Kimble was a human she was so
happy. Mr. Russell did not know about Kimble yet.
When Mr. Russell got home from grocery shopping they had a talk about
Kimble being in the Russell family. It was Mr. Russell’s choice. He
agreed that Kimble could be in their family for two days. Katie was
glad her dad said yes.
Kimble was starving while she was human. But after she ate lunch she
got sick and threw up on the garage, but she was fine after. When the
day had come that Kimble was going to turn back into a ghost they were
all sad to see Kimble go. When Kimble had disappeared Katie was sad and
ran to her mom and hugged her.
Katie went into the garage and looked at the scratch on her bike. Mr.
Russell walked into the garage to see what Katie was doing. Mr. Russell
told Katie to come inside because he had a surprise that would cheer
her up. Katie closed her eyes and when she opened them, there in front
of her was a picture of Katie and Kimble that really made Katie happy.
But, part of her was still sad that she may never see Kimble again.
“Katie and Kimble: The Magic Wish” by Linda Thieman is the second book
in this series about Katie and Kimble I have read. They are fun and
easy for the reader to follow. I really like these books about friends
because they always have a happy ending and make me feel good. I liked
both books equally well.
Read Madeline's review of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story, book 1 in the chapter book series, here.
Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (290L) picks up where Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story
left off. Katie's dad, Mr. Russell, still doesn't know about Kimble.
But he's going to find out soon! What will the girls tell him? And
how will they tell him? "Hi, Daddy, this is my friend, Kimble. She's
a ghost!" That doesn't really work too well, if you know what I mean. How will Mr. Russell react?
Mom’s Choice Awards® has named the Katie & Kimble series among the best in family-friendly media,
products and services. Winner: Juvenile Books Series.
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.
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