We hope you enjoy reading Author-In-Residence, Katherine Hannigan’s newest book: True . . . Sort Of. Greenwillow Books is giving away ten copies! Please email GWBooks@harpercollins.com for a chance to win! Include “True (sort of) GIVEAWAY.READERKIDZ” in the subject line. Read more about TRUE (…sort of) HERE. For more about author, Katherine Hannigan, read “What’s Your… Read more »
September 2011
Learning Empathy from Books: How Different We Are Not
Learning Empathy from Books: How Different We Are Not By Ann Jacobus We humans are different on the surface: varying by gender, color, sexuality, religion, cultural traditions, socio-economic status, and age. Some of us are not as able-bodied as others, and a percentage of us are left handed or introverted. Some of us like to… Read more »
Building Bridges
RED BIRD SINGS: The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist Adapted by Gina Capaldi & Q.L. Pearce, illustrations by Gina Capaldi Imagine being eight years old and leaving home. Not running away, but leaving in order to learn to read and write. Zitkala-Sa, little Red Bird, left the Yankton Sioux reservation in… Read more »
Remembering 9/11
No citizen of the United States should forget the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and while it was only fifth graders in K-5 classrooms who were alive when the terrorist attacks occurred in 2001, it’s a part of our country’s history that those of us responsible for these young students – parents, teachers, and librarians –… Read more »
True (…Sort Of) by Katherine Hannigan
Click HERE to enjoy a video in which author Katherine Hannigan talks about crafting characters that she cares about. Endearing characters rich with complexity, creativity, and heart. She describes them as owning distinctive troublesome traits and unique gifts that ultimately save the day. For example, Hannigan’s protagonist Delly devises her own language of solidarity – words that describe emotions and events… Read more »
Welcome Author-In-Residence, Katherine Hannigan!
TRUE (…SORT OF) by Katherine Hannigan Delly’s been told she’s bad for so long, she believes she’s no good. Brud Kinney can’t tell anyone what’s in his heart because of his stutter. Then Ferris Boyd comes to town and it all changes. Ferris is a girl with a secret so terrible, she doesn’t talk. Yet… Read more »
Katherine’s Story
I grew up in western New York with two younger brothers and all sorts of pets—cats, dogs, gerbils, a white mouse, fish, and guinea pigs. There was always at least one animal in our house, sometimes there were two, and every once in a while there was a multitude. My favorites were my gerbil, Nerbil,… Read more »
