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The new books are here. The new books are here!

Getting ready for our upcoming author visit...



We hope to see you there. 

Thank you for reading and sharing,

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


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Almost Wordless Wednesday Writing Prompt: What is this hamster reading?

Poem? Story? Haiku? Question? What does this picture bring to your mind?
Write it below in the comments and have an amazing day!



A special thanks to Snuffles, the hamster, for assisting us with our writing prompts.
Thank you for reading and sharing,


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5 Stars from Readers' Favorite

Cool Mom sneakily submitted our book for review in the industry-recognized site, Readers' Favorite. This morning, she shared the exciting news that our book, The Perpetual Papers of the Pack of Pets, received a 5 star review from them. How fun!  Below is just a small snippet of the review: 
"The book is really humorous. It is unique in a manner where you see the cat and dog communicating with each other about themselves, their likes, and dislikes in a letter form. The narrator's tidbits add to the charm of the book. The contrasting characters and their individual personalities have been etched well. The author has put the perspective of the pets in the forefront and written a unique and excellent book for children." ~ Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite


This is our first official review that will sit under the Amazon "Editorial Reviews" section. Click here to read the review in full and share your own comments.  We will forgive Cool Mom's sneakiness under the circumstances. I am a wise cat, after all. 
As always, thank you for reading and sharing,


Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge ( & Stanley, too!)

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Word of the Week: Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge has more ATTRIBUTES than we can count.

Word of the Week: ATTRIBUTE



Click here to listen to the official WOW announcement for HOMAGE from “the voice of Berks County and beyond,” WEEU 830AM. You may listen to the live broadcast each Monday at 7:20AM.
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:


ATTRIBUTE vocabulary word cubeATTRIBUTE petal book: place an attribute about yourself on each petal.Word of the Week Mini Poster courtesy of the Muhlenberg Elementary CenterWord of the Week blank page to fill out



Now tell us, how will you use the word attribute 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!
“Word of the Week with free printables.” (Click to Tweet) 



As always, thank you for reading and sharing,
Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge ( & Stanley, too!)


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How to purchase our book

Did you see the new cover of our book? 

Don't forget to check out our events/giveaways.

THANK YOU!

We just want to say thank you.

Thank you for your kind support of our book. Amazon can be fickle so we are always happy to see our book in the top 20 of any list there. 
Thank you for reading and sharing,


Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge (and Stanley)**********************************Follow Stanley and Katrina on Twitter  * Join Stanley and Katrina on Facebook Check out our current special offers.

Almost Wordless Wednesday: Is someone about to storm the castle?

Poem? Story? Haiku? Question? What does this picture bring to your mind?
Write it below in the comments and have an amazing day!


A special thanks to Snuffles, the hamster, for assisting us with our writing prompts.
Thank you for reading and sharing,


Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge**********************************Follow Stanley and Katrina on Twitter  * Join Stanley and Katrina on Facebook Buy The Perpetual Papers of the Pack of Pets Now on AmazonCheck out our current special offers.

International Dot Day Linky - Share your posts here!

An InLinkz Link-up


Thank you for reading and sharing,


Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge

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Happy International Dot Day!

Today is the day!

We are huge fans of anything that encourages creativity and that is what this day, International Dot Day, is all about.
We did write a post about International Dot Day, back in August, for our friends who may not have been aware of this fantastic day. Mr. Reynolds was kind enough to visit our blog and let us know he enjoyed our post. We are still thrilled about that! So much so that we are sharing it again with you... :)

Thanks @StanleyNKatrina for sharing DOT DAY - and the kind words about my book : ) Loved your blog post! http://t.co/3UWqG3NQmf
— Peter H. Reynolds (@peterhreynolds) August 27, 2013

As promised, Cool Mom requested the book, The Dot,  from the library for us and we all agree that it is an absolutely fantastic picture book. Peter Reynolds' drawings are perfection. The book's message is simple yet powerful and one that is dear to our heart. We adore the book and highly recommend it to all ages.
The Dot is about embracing your creativity and learning to find it in yourself even when you believe it isn't there. Can it get any better than that? 

   We would like to give a special thank you to Mr. Terry Shay for beginning International Dot Day back on September 15, 2009.  This year, International Dot Day easily reached the goal of well over one million participants. 

   There are incredible projects/activities/ideas on how you may celebrate this day all over the internet. What is your favorite social media outlet ? They all have #dotday projects..

     Pinterest? 
     Facebook?
     Google+?
     Twitter? 

                       ...and so much more!

   Speaking of fun activities, one available activity is to make your DOT come to life in 3-D by using the free colAR app. Seriously. It is a fun project! We spent some time creating our own 3-D dots.
Now, as promised.... our finished Dots:



Finally, the question we have for you...are you participating in International Dot Day?

Let us know in the comments below!

As always, thank you for reading and sharing,



Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge ( & Stanley, too!)
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Word of the Week: It is important to pay HOMAGE to all of the distinguished cats and dogs of the world.

Word of the Week: HOMAGE


Click here to listen to the official WOW announcement for HOMAGE from “the voice of Berks County and beyond,” WEEU 830AM. You can listen to the live broadcast each Monday at 7:20AM.
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:


HOMAGE vocabulary word cubeHOMAGE CASH: decorate and give to someone Word of the Week Mini Poster courtesy of the Muhlenberg Elementary CenterWord of the Week blank page to fill out



 Now tell us, how will you use the word homage 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!


For extra fun, Popcorn & Cool Mom created this video for us.  Click here if you are unable to view it in today's post.
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!
“Word of the Week with free printables.” (Click to Tweet) 
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Did you see the new cover of our book? 

Don't forget to check out our events/giveaways.

As always, thank you for reading and sharing,
Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge ( & Stanley, too!)

Come out and join our author when your child is off from school - October 14th!

No school for your children on October 14th? 

Bring them to the
Oley Valley Community Library 
to meet our author!
Click here to read their fall events newsletter.
Neighbor Girl will be stopping by the library at 11AM  on Monday, October 14, 2013 to discuss our book, sign copies and answer questions. Do you want to motivate your child to read and write? Our super, human friend, Neighbor Girl, will help you with that!
She will have copies of our book available for purchase and you will be some of the first humans to see our print book, The Perpetual Papers of the Pack of Pets , with the new cover, added interior illustrations and a sneak peek to our second book (due out in 2014). 
You may also enter to win tickets to the Miller Center production of Bunnicula on 10/26 while you are there!
Neighbor Girl might even bring Stanley's dog house with her - you never know.  
If you want to see how she has motivated others, check out this review of a Skype session with Neighbor Girl. 
Can't make it? Why not ask your local library/school to bring her in to visit!
Thank you for reading and sharing,

Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge

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