Kids love to play with words. Almost as soon as they’re old enough to babble and coo, they begin to experiment with the sounds of language. Nursery rhymes, simple chants, made-up songs, and poems of all kinds fill those early years with delight. This month’s Author-In-Residence, Kate Coombs, knows all about the magic of words…. Read more »
ReaderKidZ
Welcome to ReaderKidZ, February 2012
Children love to laugh. Tickle a little girl and she’ll laugh uproariously even as she begs for mercy. Give a boy a funny book and he’ll laugh every time he reads it, again and again and again. Humor provides the same relief for children that it does for adults: it’s an affirmation that even though… Read more »
Great Joy!
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, Stephanie, Jeanette, and Kristen
Melissa’s Story
I grew up in New Jersey in a neighborhood filled with kids. We all raced around town on our bicycles (decked out with banana seats and moustache handle bars), and often ended up at Percy’s candy store. A nickel or a dime would buy a big handful of penny candy. I always got red licorice… Read more »
Your Friend, Melissa
Dear Reader, I’m thrilled you are reading BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY. My family always watched the Macy’s Day parade with the huge balloons bobbing through New York City, but I never thought about who actually made the balloons. When I first learned about Tony Sarg as a puppeteer and illustrator, I found out he was the… Read more »
Pamela’s Story
I grew up in Riverside, California, in a town so smoggy that the sky was grey for most of the year. Once in a while it would clear up enough and…”Hey! There are actually hills behind all that haze! Who knew?” Riverside is not a very picturesque town. “Not very picturesque” means that if you… Read more »
Your Friend, Pamela
Dear Reader, I’m so glad you’re reading PROJECT SEAHORSE! I wanted to write about seahorses because I’ve been a scuba diver for many years. I love animals and the special thing about diving and snorkeling is that most underwater wildlife can’t figure out what you are, so they aren’t afraid of you. I’ve been in… Read more »
