December 2014

Merry Christmas from the ReaderKidZ!

  Joy and holiday wishes to you and yours from all the ReaderKidZ! We’ll see you here again in the New Year. – Ann, Debbie, Dianne, Nancy, and Stephanie

Giveaway! – BLUE on BLUE

December’s coming to a close, which means our giveaways will end very soon. But for those looking for one more gift, we’re pleased to add BLUE on BLUE by Dianne White and illustrated by Beth Krommes to our DECEMBER GIVEAWAY list. Recently included on the Boston Globe’s Best Picture Books of 2014 list and the Washington Post’s December’s Best Books for Young… Read more »

Giveaway! Flora and the Penguin

Last year, we introduced readers to FLORA AND THE FLAMINGO, the fabulous wordless (and Caldecott honor) picture book by Molly Idle. This year, just in time for the holidays and the snowy cold of winter, the ReaderKidZ are thrilled to share the newest book in the Flora series,  FLORA AND THE PENGUIN. A palette of icy pale blue… Read more »

A Princess Posey give-away!

In the newest book in the Princess Posey series, Princess Posey and the First Grade Ballet (Putnam) by Stephanie Greene, Posey faces another six-year-old dilemma. She’s going to be a heart in her first ballet recital – a Valentine’s Day ballet – and she’s so excited! Hearts mean love and kindness, and Posey’s sure she… Read more »

Grandfather Gandhi Giveaway

Have you ever felt mad enough to strike? Angered to the boiling point? Frustrated inside like a tangled ball of yarn? This year Grandfather Gandhi, by Arun Gandhi with Bethany Hegedus, illustrated by Evan Turk (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2014), came along at just the right time and helped readers understand anger. Like young… Read more »

SPIRIT’S KEY – A Magical Giveaway

  SPIRIT’S KEY (FSG, 2014), an incredible debut middle grade novel written by Edith Cohn, is a mystery about a twelve -year-old girl named Spirit who works with the ghost of her pet dog to solve a crime on a remote island filled with magic house keys, wild dogs and superstitious characters. Magic keys! Wild… Read more »

The Misadventures of Sweetie Pie GIVEAWAY!

Know any kids who really want a pet as a gift? Or more on target, kids who have a pet and aren’t quite as responsible about it as they promised? That would be almost all kids. This is the latest from author-illustrator Chris Van Allsburg, creator of The Polar Express, Jumanji and many more extraordinary… Read more »