ReaderKidZ is excited about World of Words, a site we’ve only recently discovered. WOW is maintained by the University of Arizona College of Education and houses the International Collection of Children’s and Adolescent Literature (ICCAL). Their mission: WOW is committed to creating an international network of people who share the vision of bringing books and… Read more »
Dianne White
Barbara O’Connor, Author-In-Residence
When a magical secret falls off a freight train almost in his backyard in Georgia, adventuresome Owen Jester is ready to make the most of it. And why not? It’s summer, the days are long and lazy, and Owen’s two best friends are ready to help … but are they? How far can lead your friends down… Read more »
Barbara’s Story
I grew up in the South, so my strongest childhood memories revolve around the rich details unique to the people and places of that part of the country. Boiled peanuts. Moonpies. Kudzu vines that grow so thick and fast they gobble up telephone poles and even barns. Steamy summers with asphalt roads that melt and… Read more »
Your Friend, Barbara O’Connor
Dear Reader: I’m glad you’re reading my book THE FANTASTIC SECRET OF OWEN JESTER. When I was your age, one of my favorite things to do was to play in the woods and in creeks. I loved to catch the critters that lived there: salamanders and tadpoles and minnows and crawfish and frogs. One time… Read more »
The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester by Barbara O’Connor
After a month of hard work, Owen Jester has finally caught the “biggest, greenest, slimiest, most beautiful bullfrog ever to be seen in Carter, Georgia.” Owen named his new pet, Tooley Graham. Tooley, after his Alabama cousin and Graham, for the pond behind Owen’s grandfather’s house, where the bullfrog had lived before Owen had snatched… Read more »
The Power of a Name
The term “Old Favorite” is what ReaderKidZ uses to describe a book that’s been around a while. A book that finds its way, year after year, into the collection of those that are read and shared many times over the course of any given year. CHRYSANTHEMUM by Kevin Henkes, is one such book. Not only… Read more »
Rocket Learns to Read, a Lion in the Library, and Book, Book, Books!
HOW ROCKET LEARNED TO READ by Tad Hills Tad Hills (Duck and Goose) is back with another perfect book for beginning-to-read ReaderKidZ (and even for those who are already experts!). Until the little yellow bird comes along, Rocket is perfectly happy chasing leaves, chewing sticks, and lying down under a favorite tree for a nap. … Read more »
