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Send young writers to Kids are Writers - and don't forget to enter our giveaway!

A quick reminder (as we will do all week) that we have the fab giveaway going on right now, as part of Children's Book Week Kid Lit Giveaway Hop. Click the picture for the full post with all of the details or click here to go directly to the Rafflecopter form to enter. Please share this with friends/family/co-workers who would love this prize. 


The big news for today is that our pal, Neighbor Girl, joins Erik of This Kid Reviews Books as a Kid Coach over on the paw-riffic site Kids Are Writers,  AND she has a fun post about Building Characters. Click here to check it out and definitely send any young writers over that way - the Kids Are Writers site has been created just for them! 

A site just for kids about writing? That's right, and Neighbor Girl is a Kid Coach ☛ http://t.co/bRGz3XzBlZ #amwriting #parents #kidlit— Stanley & Katrina (@StanleyNKatrina) May 13, 2014

Thank you for reading and sharing,

Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge (and Stanley)


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Stanley & Katrina's: Children's Book Week Pawsome #Giveaway with an Incredible Prize for the Group of Your Choice (Ends 5/18/14)

Dear Teachers/Parents/Librarians/Principals/Superintendents/PTA Representives and Others: 
Our paws are dancing because we are offering our Virtual Author Visit Package Giveaway for the second year in a row, as a part of the paw-some Children's Book Week Kid Lit Giveaway Hop.

Want to know more? Take a look the video below from our "boss," Neighbor Girl:


Click here to view the video on YouTube.
All of the details are below. Scroll down to view the Rafflecopter entry form for our Virtual Author Visit Giveaway or click here to enter, and then be s ure to come back to enter the many other giveaways available in the paw-tastic Children's Book Week Kid Lit Giveaway Hop (scroll all the way down for that amazing giveaway filled linky)! Mother Daughter Book Reviews and Youth Literature Reviews have joined forces to provide you with this giveaway-filled linky list for the week. The giveaways (books, gift cards, cash, or other prizes) are offered by over 100 authors, bloggers, publishers, and publicists. Stanley and I wish to thank our fabulous co-hosts:  Beach Bound Books  Lobo's Follies Sher A. Hart: Written Art  Frantic Mommy  The Princelings of the East Cat Chat with Caren and Cody  Children's Books by Peachy Emma  The Bookshelf Gargoyle  #nctlchatThank you..Thank you so much for taking the time to visit. We paw-preciate you!
ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY NOW:
a Rafflecopter giveaway

Prize: One winner will receive a 20 minute virtual author visit with Neighbor Girl (of Stanley&Katrina) via Skype or Google+ Hangouts for the group of their choice (classroom, family, homeschool group, etc.) AND a Kindle copy of The Perpetual Papers of the Pack of Pets for every member of the group.* If the winner is located within the US, they will also receive one print and signed copy of The Perpetual Papers of the Pack of Pets. 
*Group size is a max of 30 individuals for this prize. Contest Ends: May 18, 11:59 pm 2014, EST Open: Internationally, please note that Neighbor Girl only speaks English. How to Enter: Please enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. Terms and Conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. A winner will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget and will be contacted by email within 48 hours after the giveaway ends. The winner will then have 72 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond within 72 hours, a new draw will take place for a new winner. Odds of winning will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter, Google+, or Pinterest. This giveaway is sponsored by Stanley & Katrina and is hosted and managed by Cool Mom/Christine. If you have any additional questions - feel free to send an email to StanleyandKatrina(at)gmail(dot)com. 

Thank you for reading and sharing,

Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge (and Stanley)


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Word of the Week: Katrina has tried many different DIDACTIC methods to teach Stanley manners.

Word of the Week  for May 12, 2014
Yippee, it is Word of the Week time.
You may listen to the live official WOW announcement broadcast each Monday at 7:20AM on WEEU 830AM from "The voice of Berks County and Beyond." 

Links to broadcasts may be found on the Muhlenberg School District website. Click here to go there. 
Katrina is using the Words of the Week from the Muhlenberg School District with their permission. They have a wonderful Word of the Week program.
===========Are you ready for the free printables? Visit Kid Lit Printables to find these free printables:


DIDACTIC printable Word of the Week Instruction CubeWord of the Week Blank Page to Fill Out Now tell us, how will you use the word DIDACTIC this week? Have you seen it used anywhere? Is your school using these words? What fun activities do you have for the word? I want to know and so do my friends - please share your creations and let us know if you are using our printables - that makes us happy!  
If you and/or your family completes an activity, we would love to see a picture of it, or hear all about it. You may do this in the comments below; on our Facebook page; on Twitter (use the hashtag #kidlitwow); pinterest; Google+ - truly, anywhere you want to tell the world with gusto!

“Have Katrina 's DIDACTIC methods helped Stanley learn manners? ” (Click to Tweet) 
★★ We need a few more video guests for the remainder of the school year! ★★

View the Word of the Week Playlist on YouTube
As always, thank you for reading and sharing,
Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge ( & Stanley, too!)
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Children's Book Week Champion, Kid Lit Blog Hop & Sharing a Couple of Peter H Reynolds' Books

Yay, it is Kid Lit Blog Hop time!
Welcome to our post for Kid Lit Blog Hop #38.


Do you know that next week is Children's Book week? It is! Children's Book Week is celebrating it's 95th Anniversary this year. it is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. As Children's Book Week Champions, we'll be joining the super fun Children's Book Week Kid Lit Giveaway Hop.
JOIN US: If you are a children's book or teen literature blogger, an author, a publisher or a publicist looking to share copies of a fabulous book, we invite you to join the paw-some Children's Book Week Kid Lit Giveaway Hop running all next week. You have less than two days (including today) to enter your giveaway! We'll be paw-ticipating with our fabulous Virtual Author Visit Giveaway. The Children's Book Week Kid Lit Giveaway Hop 2014 runs May 12 to 18. Mother Daughter Book Reviews and Youth Literature Reviews are joining forces to provide you with the opportunity to take part in the Giveaway Linky featuring links to giveaways for fabulous children/teen's books, gift cards, cash or other prizes. What better way to celebrate Children's Book Week! Click here to add your giveaway and sign-up now.  BOOK SHARING TIMEIf you have been following our blog for some time, you may already know that we are huge fans of Peter H. Reynolds and International Dot Day. Any event that encourages creativity, makes our paws dance. Way back in September we entered our Dot Day Blog Post into a contest and won! We won a copy of the Make Your Mark Kit, a copy of Ish as well as a couple of signed prints from Peter H. Reynolds - which now have spots on Neighbor Girl's wall.

The Make Your Mark Kit includes two paw-riffic books: The Dot and The Blank Book as well as a pack of watercolor pencils for your own creations.

The Kit was a huge hit around here. We continue to read The Dot and Ish over and over. Both books are short and sweet with a message that creativity doesn't have a right or wrong way to do things. You just need to start and keep going.

The Dot
Cool Mom shares her thoughts on this book in an earlier post. Click here to read that now.

Ish
Neighbor Girl loves this book. The story is about a young boy, Ramon, whose creativity is crippled by one critical comment from his older brother. Ramon's love of drawing is destroyed when he begins to believe that everything must be perfect. It takes his younger sister,who creates a gallery of his crumpled artwork in her bedroom,  to allow Ramon the freedom to be creative again.

I love this book because all of my own drawings are "ish". Would you like some clarity on what I am talking about? Head to the library or bookstore and read the book for yourself so that you also may live "ishfully ever after."

How to Purchase the Make Your Mark Kit

Join us in Participating in International Dot Day 2014

It is #KidLitBlogHop time! We share about @peterhreynolds ' Make Your Mark Kit☛ http://t.co/1uDMYdQYYE #KidLit @Candlewick— Stanley & Katrina (@StanleyNKatrina) May 8, 2014

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Thank you for reading and sharing,

Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge (and Stanley)

Disclosure: We won a "Make Your Mark" kit and received it free of charge. We received no monetary or in-kind compensation for our honest review. This post does NOT contain affiliate links. 


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Word of the Week: The Most Aesthetic Building on the Planet is...

Word of the Week  for May 5, 2014
Yippee, it is Word of the Week time.
You may listen to the live official WOW announcement broadcast each Monday at 7:20AM on WEEU 830AM from "The voice of Berks County and Beyond." 

Links to broadcasts may be found on the Muhlenberg School District website. Click here to go there. 
Katrina is using the Words of the Week from the Muhlenberg School District with their permission. They have a wonderful Word of the Week program.
===========Are you ready for the free printables? Visit Kid Lit Printables to find these free printables:


AESTHETIC printable Word of the Week Instruction CubeWord of the Week Blank Page to Fill Out

Now tell us, how will you use the word AESTHETIC this week? Have you seen it used anywhere? Is your school using these words? What fun activities do you have for the word? I want to know and so do my friends - please share your creations and let us know if you are using our printables - that makes us happy!  
If you and/or your family completes an activity, we would love to see a picture of it, or hear all about it. You may do this in the comments below; on our Facebook page; on Twitter (use the hashtag #kidlitwow); pinterest; Google+ - truly, anywhere you want to tell the world with gusto!


“The Most AESTHETIC Building on the Planet is ☛ ” (Click to Tweet) 
★★ We need a few more video guests for the remainder of the school year! ★★

View the Word of the Week Playlist on YouTube
As always, thank you for reading and sharing,
Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge ( & Stanley, too!)
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Mighty Dads $50 Book Blast Hosted by Mother Daughter Book Reviews (Ends 5/31/14)

About the BookTitle: Mighty Dads Author: Joan Holub Illustrator: James DeanPublication Date: April 29, 2014 Publisher: Scholastic Pages: 40 Recommended Ages: 3+ Summary: A new constructacular picture book from the New York Times bestselling creator of Pete the Cat, James Dean and bestselling author, Joan Holub. Mighty dads, strong and tall,help their children, young and small.They keep them safe and bolted tightand show them how to build things right.Inventively told through James Dean's colorful construction vehicle characters, MIGHTY DADS is an adoring dedication to hardworking fathers and the subtle ways they teach their boys and girls to follow in their tracks. The Dump Trucks learn to get dirty. Crane keeps his little one safe from harm. The busy Cement Mixer gives his daughter a hug. The Forklift cheers his son on. A surprising and touching view of a father's love for his children, MIGHTY DADS is the perfect way to say: I'm proud of you!   Book Trailer   PurchaseAmazon | Barnes and Noble | Book Depository (free worldwide delivery)Also available at Walmart, Target, and Barnes & Noble stores.The Buzz"Like the best 21st-century human dads, the vehicles don’t just show their kids the ropes—they also offer plenty of TLC (“Cement Mixer Busy/ gives a hug if Mixie’s dizzy”) and affirmation (“Forklift Wise/ cheers whenever Forky tries”). Dean’s decision to anthropomorphize the construction equipment solely through a highly stylized, often single, forward-facing eye takes some getting used to—imagine a cross between the Eye of Providence on the dollar bill and a Egyptian hieroglyph. But his construction sign–inspired palette and ability to convey calm, steady affection between parent and progeny quickly outweighs this visual idiosyncrasy, making this a book worthy of any young armchair foreman." ~ Publisher's Weekly"This will make a good read aloud for those looking to update their trucks/machines storytimes." ~ Goodreads Review "The simple rhyming text will be fun at read alouds as children can do motions (roll, roll, roll or smooth, smooth, smooth)" ~ Goodreads Review  
About the Author: Joan Holub Joan Holub is co-author of the best-selling Goddess Girls series, the Grimmtastic Girls series, and the Heroes in Training series. Her picture book Little Red Writing received three starred reviews and has been named to many Best-of lists. Her mighty cool dad inspired the creation of the picture book, Mighty Dads.
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About the Illustrator: James Dean James Dean is the creator of the best-selling Pete the Cat. Before James started painting Pete the Cat as a full-time profession in 1999, he wanted to paint cars and trucks. He loves things that go, and currently drives a 1971 VW bus camper and a 1959 Chevy truck. He worked as an electrical engineer for fifteen years before he decided to try to make a living with his paintings. James lives with his wife, five cats, and a pug named Little Emma.
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Want a Chance to Win a Copy of "Mighty Dads"?Be sure to head on over to our review and giveaway of Mighty Dads for your chance to win a copy. Open US/Canada. Ends May 19, 2014. Just click on the cover below.   * $50 Book Blast Giveaway *
  Prize: One winner will receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal cash (winner’s choice) Contest ends: May 31, 11:59 pm, 2014 Open: Internationally How to enter: Please enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. Terms and Conditions: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. A winner will be randomly drawn through the Rafflecopter widget and will be contacted by email within 48 hours after the giveaway ends. The winner will then have 72 hours to respond. If the winner does not respond within 72 hours, a new draw will take place for a new winner. Odds of winning will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. This giveaway is sponsored by the author, Joan Holub and is hosted and managed by Renee from Mother Daughter Book Reviews. If you have any additional questions – feel free to send and email to Renee(at)MotherDaughterBookReviews(dot)com. a Rafflecopter giveaway
Thank you for reading and sharing,

Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge (and Stanley)


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Author Interview & Sign-Ups Almost Closed

Neighbor Girl was interviewed on the Project Middle Grade Mayhem blog. She was the very first young writer to be interviewed in their new series. Click on over there to check it out and leave a comment for this paw-some group of middle grade authors. Follow Project MG Mayhem on TwitterLike Project MG Mayhem's FB Page


#Bloggers, don't forget that we have an opportunity for you to join our Rafflecopter form for our upcoming giveaway. Sign-ups close at the end of the day on May 1, 2014. We send you everything you need for the post. Click here for details. 
Thank you for reading and sharing,

Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge (and Stanley)


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Word of the Week with Guests This Kid Erik & Josie: Stanley lacks CHARISMA.

Word of the Week  for  April 28, 2014

Our returning guests for this week's Word of the Week video are the super talented sibling duo Erik and Josie. What a dynamic duo they are - and they sure know how to make our paws dance (see video). 

Erik is super kid Erik of This Kid Reviews Books. He is also an author of a fabulously fun book. You may recognize him from the HuffPost Live, "Tell Me Why" program that he recently was in with our good friend, Neighbor Girl, and Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan.  His sister, Josie, posts at her own blog titled Animals and Art - check out her gorgeous oil pastel Octopus.
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Scroll down to view our Word of the Week Video.
You may listen to the live official WOW announcement broadcast each Monday at 7:20AM on WEEU 830AM from "The voice of Berks County and Beyond." 

Links to broadcasts may be found on the Muhlenberg School District website. Click here to go there. 
Katrina is using the Words of the Week from the Muhlenberg School District with their permission. They have a wonderful Word of the Week program.
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Are you ready for the free printables? Visit Kid Lit Printables to find these free printables:


CHARISMA printable Word of the Week Instruction CubeWord of the Week Blank Page to Fill Out

View the CHARISMA Word of the Week Video on YouTube



Now tell us, how will you use the word CHARISMA this week? Have you seen it used anywhere? Is your school using these words? What fun activities do you have for the word? I want to know and so do my friends - please share your creations and let us know if you are using our printables - that makes us happy!  
If you and/or your family completes an activity, we would love to see a picture of it, or hear all about it. You may do this in the comments below; on our Facebook page; on Twitter (use the hashtag #kidlitwow); pinterest; Google+ - truly, anywhere you want to tell the world with gusto!


“@StanleyNKatrina 's paw-some #WordOfTheWeek post with @ThisKid_Erik and sis ☛” (Click to Tweet) 
Don't forget, we also need a few more guests for the remainder of the school year!
As always, thank you for reading and sharing,
Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge ( & Stanley, too!)
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Library books

Cool Mom picked up some books at the library. Can you guess which are hers and which are for Neighbor Girl?




Thank you for reading and sharing,

Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge (and Stanley)


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Blogger Opp - Children's Book Week, Virtual Author Visit Package Giveaway (Closes 5/1/2014)

Yay, we are excited to participate in the Children's Book Week Kid Lit Giveaway Hop for the second year in a row by giving away a Virtual Author Visit Package. We are looking for bloggers who would be willing to post about the giveaway in exchange for a spot (Twitter or Facebook) on the Rafflecopter Giveaway Form. Cool Mom will email you the html, all you need to do is post between the dates of May 12 and May 15. Click here to sign-up to promote our awesome Virtual Author Visit Package Giveaway.

We only do this give away once a year and we would love to have you join us. Thanks for your consideration and be sure to share this blogger opportunity with anyone you think may be interested.


Tell your friends about this free opportunity: "#BloggerOpp Virtual Author Visit Package Giveaway for #ChildrensBookWeek sign up here☛" Click to Tweet
Thank you for reading and sharing,

Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge (and Stanley)


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