When Freddie Ramos gets home from school one day, he discovers a mysterious package. Inside, he finds a pair of jazzy purple sneakers. An unsigned note accompanies the shoes: Zapato Power for Freddie Ramos. What could it mean? Freddie soon learns that Zoom! Zoom! Zapato! power has its benefits. Not only can Freddie use his… Read more »
January 2011
Jacqueline’s Story
I spent my entire childhood in Petersburg, the small southern Virginia town I was born in. My mother was a dietitian from New York who loved the color pink. Most of the rooms in our house, except my sister’s and mine, were painted pink. My father was an immigrant from Switzerland, who loved to garden. … Read more »
Your Friend, Jacqueline Jules
Dear Reader, I am very excited to hear that you are reading the adventures of Freddie Ramos in the Zapato Power series. The character of Freddie was inspired by the students I taught when I was a school librarian. So many of my students asked for a book on superheroes that I got the itch… Read more »
ZAPATO POWER by Jacqueline Jules
Join author Jacqueline Jules in singing an enthusiastic ballad dedicated to her super hero character, Freddy Ramos, by clicking HERE. To further add to the sneakers with power, boy of the hour rage click HERE to view two delightful “Zapato Power” trailers. Jacqueline shares the ReaderKidZ passion of fostering a love of reading, as is apparent in… Read more »
Welcome to ReaderKidZ, February 2011
There are few feelings more satisfying – to both young and old readers, alike – than meeting characters you come to regard as friends and can follow on their adventures in book after book after book. For younger readers, there’s the additional comfort of familiar language and plot that makes reading a series not only… Read more »
Little Joe by Sandra Neil Wallace
LITTLE JOE by Sandra Neill Wallace, illustrated by Mark Elliott We’re pleased to finish off January’s list of books with a wonderful new title by first-time author Sandra Neil Wallace. LITTLE JOE is a beautifully written story of a young boy who comes of age as he learns the challenges and looming heartbreak of raising… Read more »
Play Ball!
SHE LOVED BASEBALL: The Effa Manley Story by Audrey Vernick, illustrated by Don Tate Effa’s gravestone reads: SHE LOVED BASEBALL. And did she ever! In 1935, Effa and her husband, Abe, started the Brooklyn Eagles in the new Negro National League. A year later, when the team moved to Rupert Field, Effa took on the… Read more »
