Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish (Bk 2)
by: Linda Thieman
Paperback: 116 pages
Publisher: Pale Silver Rainplop Press (July 2, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0979439620
ISBN-13: 978-0979439629
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
Katie & Kimble are no ordinary set of friends. Katie is a human girl, of age nine, and Kimble just happens to be a young ghost that lives in Katie's house. In the first book of the Katie & Kimble series (Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story), we learn that Kimble is a young girl who is lonely and longs for a friend. She has spent decades as a ghost, living alone in a big empty house. One day a new family moves in, complete with a big furry dog, a toddler boy and a young girl, around Kimble's age, whose name is Katie. It is within this first book that Katie and Kimble become the best of friends.
In book two, The Magic Wish, the girls find a coupon in a cereal box stating that it is good for one wish. The catch, however, is that the wish is good for only two days, after which the wish will no longer exist. Katie and Kimble must decide and agree on one wish and after a bit of thought, come up with the perfect one! What is it that they wish for and how will it forever change the girls' lives as well as Katie's family's life?
When I was introduced to Katie and Kimble in A Ghost Story, I immediately feel under the spell of their story. This series of books takes me back to my own childhood - the days of The Boxcar Children and Little House on the Prairie. That innocence of childhood, which sadly does not exist for long in today's world. These stories bring out a child's imagination and allows them to soar into a place all there own. The Katie and Kimble stories do just that - they are innocent, simplistic and just what children need. The innocence of trust, friendship and love shines through on each and every page.
I found it interesting, also, that in The Magic Wish, health and environmentally conscience issues a touched upon. Such ways include the use of cloth grocery bags, the mention of not putting nails in a tree when putting up a swing, and the fact that they drink rice milk and do not consume much in the way of red meat. This brings a touch of modern to a rather old fashioned type of story, I think, thereby opening up even more issues that can be talked about and discussed within the book.
Readers (and parents) looking for a wholesome and rewarding story will be incredibly satisfied with Katie & Kimble - through both A Ghost Story and The Magic Wish. This is an amazing and timeless series that I can see being read by generations to come. My seven year old daughter and I both adore these books and cannot wait for the third in the series to come out, hopefully later this year.
Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish makes a perfect gift and a perfect read - especially with summer upon us and those lazy hot days ahead.
*overall rating 5/5
(click here) to read my review of Bk 1 Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story
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A Bit About The Magic Wish:
For ages 7-10. Lexile(R) measure: 290L.Taking the Katie & Kimble series where no ghostly tale has gone before, it's time for Kimble to make herself at home with Katie's family! Nine-year-old Katie, and Kimble, the ghost of a ten-year-old girl, find a coupon for a magic wish in a box of breakfast cereal. Their wish leads to all manner of hilarious difficulties, including how to tell Katie's dad about Katie's new friend, Kimble, who suddenly appears out of nowhere looking very much like an old-fashioned girl. Can the lonely Kimble find love and acceptance within a human family? Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish is the second book in the Katie & Kimble chapter book series for children ages 7-10, RL3 [Lexile measure: 290L.] -- The Katie & Kimble books are funny, engaging and exciting, but are not fear-based.
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an excerpt from pgs 10-12
Kimble took the coupon from Katie. The front was still the same. It still said, "Coupon. Good for one free wish."
"This is very strange," Kimble said. "Okay. So it's not a joke. Let's say it's real." Kimble was thinking out loud.
"Okay," Katie continued. "If it's real, we need more information. Like, how do we make the wish?"
This time, Kimble jumped. Twinkle barked and Katie screamed.
"What?" Katie shouted.
"It did it again! Look!" Kimble yelled. She handed the coupon to Katie. Katie read it aloud.
"Choose one wish. You must agree on the wish," it read.
Katie looked at Kimble.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Katie whispered.
"I'm thinking," Kimble began, "that every time we ask a question..."
"The coupon answers it," Katie finished.
"Now look!" Katie showed Kimble the coupon. "The back is blank again."
Kimble took a deep breath.
"Okay. Let's think a minute," Kimble said. She was smoothing the tablecloth with her hands. It helped her relax.
"We have to choose one wish," Kimble continued. "It's not one wish each. It's one wish total. And we have to agree on the wish. Right?" she said looking at Katie.
"Right," Katie agreed. "Then what do we do?" Katie asked.
Both girls looked at the yellow coupon.
by: Linda Thieman
Paperback: 116 pages
Publisher: Pale Silver Rainplop Press (July 2, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0979439620
ISBN-13: 978-0979439629
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
Katie & Kimble are no ordinary set of friends. Katie is a human girl, of age nine, and Kimble just happens to be a young ghost that lives in Katie's house. In the first book of the Katie & Kimble series (Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story), we learn that Kimble is a young girl who is lonely and longs for a friend. She has spent decades as a ghost, living alone in a big empty house. One day a new family moves in, complete with a big furry dog, a toddler boy and a young girl, around Kimble's age, whose name is Katie. It is within this first book that Katie and Kimble become the best of friends.
In book two, The Magic Wish, the girls find a coupon in a cereal box stating that it is good for one wish. The catch, however, is that the wish is good for only two days, after which the wish will no longer exist. Katie and Kimble must decide and agree on one wish and after a bit of thought, come up with the perfect one! What is it that they wish for and how will it forever change the girls' lives as well as Katie's family's life?
When I was introduced to Katie and Kimble in A Ghost Story, I immediately feel under the spell of their story. This series of books takes me back to my own childhood - the days of The Boxcar Children and Little House on the Prairie. That innocence of childhood, which sadly does not exist for long in today's world. These stories bring out a child's imagination and allows them to soar into a place all there own. The Katie and Kimble stories do just that - they are innocent, simplistic and just what children need. The innocence of trust, friendship and love shines through on each and every page.
I found it interesting, also, that in The Magic Wish, health and environmentally conscience issues a touched upon. Such ways include the use of cloth grocery bags, the mention of not putting nails in a tree when putting up a swing, and the fact that they drink rice milk and do not consume much in the way of red meat. This brings a touch of modern to a rather old fashioned type of story, I think, thereby opening up even more issues that can be talked about and discussed within the book.
Readers (and parents) looking for a wholesome and rewarding story will be incredibly satisfied with Katie & Kimble - through both A Ghost Story and The Magic Wish. This is an amazing and timeless series that I can see being read by generations to come. My seven year old daughter and I both adore these books and cannot wait for the third in the series to come out, hopefully later this year.
Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish makes a perfect gift and a perfect read - especially with summer upon us and those lazy hot days ahead.
*overall rating 5/5
(click here) to read my review of Bk 1 Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Bit About The Magic Wish:
For ages 7-10. Lexile(R) measure: 290L.Taking the Katie & Kimble series where no ghostly tale has gone before, it's time for Kimble to make herself at home with Katie's family! Nine-year-old Katie, and Kimble, the ghost of a ten-year-old girl, find a coupon for a magic wish in a box of breakfast cereal. Their wish leads to all manner of hilarious difficulties, including how to tell Katie's dad about Katie's new friend, Kimble, who suddenly appears out of nowhere looking very much like an old-fashioned girl. Can the lonely Kimble find love and acceptance within a human family? Katie & Kimble: The Magic Wish is the second book in the Katie & Kimble chapter book series for children ages 7-10, RL3 [Lexile measure: 290L.] -- The Katie & Kimble books are funny, engaging and exciting, but are not fear-based.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
an excerpt from pgs 10-12
Kimble took the coupon from Katie. The front was still the same. It still said, "Coupon. Good for one free wish."
"This is very strange," Kimble said. "Okay. So it's not a joke. Let's say it's real." Kimble was thinking out loud.
"Okay," Katie continued. "If it's real, we need more information. Like, how do we make the wish?"
This time, Kimble jumped. Twinkle barked and Katie screamed.
"What?" Katie shouted.
"It did it again! Look!" Kimble yelled. She handed the coupon to Katie. Katie read it aloud.
"Choose one wish. You must agree on the wish," it read.
Katie looked at Kimble.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Katie whispered.
"I'm thinking," Kimble began, "that every time we ask a question..."
"The coupon answers it," Katie finished.
"Now look!" Katie showed Kimble the coupon. "The back is blank again."
Kimble took a deep breath.
"Okay. Let's think a minute," Kimble said. She was smoothing the tablecloth with her hands. It helped her relax.
"We have to choose one wish," Kimble continued. "It's not one wish each. It's one wish total. And we have to agree on the wish. Right?" she said looking at Katie.
"Right," Katie agreed. "Then what do we do?" Katie asked.
Both girls looked at the yellow coupon.
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