Like readers of all ages, kids love mysteries! They offer many elements of surprise and satisfy our desire to find answers. Mystery readers tend to be curious and intelligent people who enjoy the challenge of shifting through clues and casting aside red herrings. Mysteries for the youngest readers usually involve simple situations in familiar settings… Read more »
March 2012
The Anatomy of a Mystery – The Legend of Diamond Lil
Doreen Cronin’s The Legend of Diamond Lil: A J.J. Tully Mystery is a tale of intrigue, deception, and – well – chickens. It is a marvelously tangled web of solid clues, red herrings, and everything in between, one that is interesting enough that child readers will be willing to return to the text for some… Read more »
Here Come the Girl Scouts by Shana Corey
Here Come the Girl Scouts celebrates the vision of the one of the most influential feminists of all time, Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts. Author Shana Corey tells the 100 year-old-story of a young woman’s vision to establish an organization that developed a girl’s character through physical activity, a love of nature, and public… Read more »
Your Friend, Doreen Cronin
Dear Readers: I’m so glad you are reading Diamond Lil! It’s only the second chapter book I’ve ever written! Diamond Lil is the sequel to The Trouble with Chickens (illustrated by Kevin Cornell). The original idea for the villain in the book – Vince the Funnel – came from a sketch that Harry Bliss did… Read more »
What’s Your Story, Doreen Cronin?
This month, ReaderKidZ welcomes best-selling author of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type and Rescue Bunnies, Doreen Cronin, with the second book in her hilarious J.J. Tully mystery series, The Legend of Diamond Lil. What’s your story? Who? Where? When? Let your readers know something interesting about your childhood years. Include the good and the bad,… Read more »
Read Across America!
It’s Read Across America Day, and classes all over the country will be celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday by sharing their love of reading. In honor of the day, Sylvan Dell Books is offering free access to all their ebooks. Here’s the info from the publisher: “Sylvan Dell Publishing will be participating in Read Across America… Read more »
Welcome to ReaderKidZ, March 2012
Whodunit? Readers of all ages love a good mystery. Whether it’s the fun of figuring out who the culprit is as the story goes along, or seeing the bad guy get his just deserts, there are few things more satisfying than a good mystery. Luckily for children on all reading levels, the selection of mysteries… Read more »
