Category: Kitty Kerplunking

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Grammar Games


Hey, I had a really nice thank you note today from a mom who bought a copy of DOGGIE DAY CAMP. When she shared it with her stepson, who was struggling a bit recognizing adverbs, Bubba’s story seemed to flip the adverbial light on for him.

Hip-hip-hooray for all THE PET GRAMMAR PARADE critters! Their mission is to make learning fun for kids– KITTY KERPLUNKING and HAMSTER HOLIDAYS.
Check out these online grammar games for more grammar fun:
Grammar Blast from Houghton Mifflin
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FOR HAMSTERS





I had a great time at MAIN STREET BOOKS in St. Charles, Missouri today, signing copies of HAMSTER HOLIDAYS as well as DOGGIE DAY CAMP, KITTY KERPLUNKING (also from the Pet Grammar Parade series) and GIFTS FROM GOD as well.

It was a majorly rainy day here, but nothing stops serious book shoppers. We had a great turnout, and I want to thank store owner Vicki, as well as sales person Sue, for making me so welcome. Coming to Main Street Books is always a treat.
Here are photos with some fans and me. Plus, check out these awesome flowers, courtesy of Randy & Juanita Tatro. What a sweet treat when I walked in the door at Main Street Books! Thanks so much, you two. And thanks to everyone for stopping by–including my number one fan, my husband Rob.
What a grand way to celebrate the Labor Day holiday with HAMSTER HOLIDAYS. Here’s hoping everyday is a holiday for you!
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KITTY KERPLUNKING on You Tube

Talented Kim McDougall has created a fun book trailer for KITTY KERPLUNKING: PREPOSITION FUN. You can take a look here.
And while you’re at You Tube, search for more of Kim’s wonderful book trailers.
Congratulations to fellow Guardian Angel Publishing author, Kevin Scott Collier! Kevin is preparing for his own television show, Drawing for KICKS, on KICKS Club TV–it will air this fall.
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Website Updates

Lots of cool stuff has been added to my website this week. I hope you have time to explore.

For Kids: Get entangled in spidery fun with all these activities–

And for more adventures try these–

Last but not least, don’t skip this feature article on a great inventor and true nature lover–

Books: Make sure to watch DOGGIE DAY CAMP’s super book trailer created by Kim McDougall and read all about this new addition to the Pet Grammar Parade series.

Plus, find out about the soon-to-be-released middle grade book, THE GIRLS, an anthology from Blooming Tree Press with my story, “The Emily Explosion,” coming very soon.

For Teachers and Parents: More ways to be environmentally friendly in your daily lives–

and be sure to visit Natalie Rompella’s website and blog where she has all sorts of green information

Tips for Writers: Don’t miss this long list of industry updates–

I hope you have a wonderful time with these end-of-summer treats. Let me know which ones you liked best.

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Introducing GENNA, a Tell-It-Like-It-Is Reviewer

Latest News Flash

2nd grade book reviewer, Genna, has just read KITTY KERPLUNKING: PREPOSITION FUN. Genna loves to read, and with the help of her mom–author & illustrator, Kim Chatel–Genna is now posting reviews of the books she is reading. Genna, according to her mom, gives “the straight scoop” on the books she reviews—no sugar-coating if Genna doesn’t like them.

So I was extremely pleased when Genna posted the following review of KITTY:

This book is about prepositions. Prepositions show where, when or how. I really like the drawings. They are so cute! The main character is Preppy the kitty. He reminds me of my cat, Casey. My favorite picture is the one where Preppy the kitty and his friend are sleeping together on the chair. I like this book because of the drawings and the word games at the end. Preppy made learning about prepositions fun. I think this book would be good for young children.

Read more reviews by Genna at her mom’s website…and while you’re there, you’ll also want to check out Kim’s new book from Guardian Angel Publishing, RAINBOW SHEEP. This colorful story involves a shepherdess, some sheep, and a sad rainbow. The book includes 12 Fiber art illustrations and four full pages of Felting for Fun for kids activities, glossary & fiber art activities.

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COOL STUFF

A couple cool happenings for me lately:

  • On May 7, my blog was the FEATURED CHILDREN’S LIT BLOG on Children’s Writing Update (the incredible newsletter for children’s writers from the publishers of Children’s Book Insider.) Here is what they had to say: In the past couple of years, there’s been an explosion in wonderful blogs about children’s books and the writing process. Now, in each issue of the Update, we’ll profile a unique and helpful blog.
    This issue, we highlight an excellent example of an author’s blog. Children’s writer Cynthia Reeg discusses the craft of writing, her favorite books and useful tidbits for aspiring authors at her online journal.     Thanks, Jon & Laura! You truly brought rays of sunshine to my otherwise supremely, soggy Wednesday.

  • On May 9, while attending the end-of-year OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring luncheon, Carol Ottsen–the local director of the program–asked when my next picture book in THE PET GRAMMAR PARADE series was coming out. She told me how well KITTY KERPLUNKING: PREPOSITION FUN has been enjoyed by the tutors and children. So I was happy to inform her that the next book in the series, DOGGIE DAY CAMP: VERB & ADVERB ADVENTURES is already being illustrated by Kit Grady.

So now you know as well!

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School Visit at St. Alban Roe


Today I celebrated National Library Week and School Library Media Month with the two first grade classes at St. Alban Roe School in Wildwood, Missouri. Both of the classes were great listeners and offered many wonderful ideas. They enjoyed KITTY KERPLUNKING and GIFTS FROM GOD, which I shared with them. And afterwards, I was so happy to see them eagerly checking out books. In fact, many of them couldn’t even wait until they had checked out their books but began reading as they waited in line.

Way to go, first graders! And thanks to Mrs. Bobbit, the school librarian, for inviting me for the delightful visit.

Happy reading to all of you!
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A Pair of International Reviews

Many thanks go out to Mayra Calvani–writer and reviewer in Brussels, Belguim–for her lovely reviews of GIFTS FROM GOD and KITTY KERPLUNKING. Read what she has to say:

Beautiful and spiritually inspiring, Gifts from God is a tribute to God and all the things that are pure in our lives–the innocence and laughter of our children, the tenderness of a newborn, the magnificence of a sunset, the ‘laughter’ of a waterfall. With a few simple lines, some taken from the Bible, some from her imagination, author Cynthia Reeg has created a lovely book for the entire family, one to be read not only at bedtime, but at any hour of the day. The photographs and imagery are, in one word, captivating. This is a must children’s book for your Christian fiction bookshelf.

In Kitty Kerplunking: Preposition Fun, Reeg teaches children, in a light and fun way, the uses of prepositions. How does she do this? With the help of one very cute Kitty and his antics about the house. Each page features an engaging, colorful illustration and a sentence showing a preposition. For instance…
“Preppy the kitty … pitter-pattered ON the piano keys.”
Each time the preposition in the sentence is capitalized. At the end of the book there’s a useful study guide as well as six pages of activities, including a criss-cross puzzle, word search, seek & find, and fill-in-the-blanks. This is the perfect book to introduce young children to prepositions.

To read more of Mayra’s reviews, visit her at Mayra’s Secret Bookcase http://mayrassecretbookcase.blogspot.com/2008/02/reviews-of-gifts-frm-god-and-kitty.html

There, you can also find out about her children’s picture book, THE MAGIC VIOLIN, and her soon-to-be-published book, THE SLIPPERY ART OF BOOK REVIEWING.

And if you’d like to find out even more about Mayra, journey to her other blog, THE FOUNTAIN PEN NEWLETTER at http://thefountainpennewsletter.blogspot.com/

Happy reading!