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Don't forget to enter our Word of the Week giveaway - final days!

Just a reminder to enter this week's Word of the Week Giveaway - open WW thru 9/15/2013. This is the last week for this one, folks. Win for yourself or a friend.  Not on Facebook? Click here to enter without using Facebook. Have a happy weekend!



Reminder Post by Stanley & Katrina.
For all of the Word of the Week fun, including printables, click here!

Thank you for reading and sharing,


Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge

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Almost Wordless Wednesday: A hamster on the look out.

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.

By the way, did you see our new cover?  It is big news around here.
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.

New Cover Reveal for our First Book, The Perpetual Papers of the Pack of Pets

It is here! It is here!

The new cover to our book, The Perpetual Papers of the Pack of Pets, is here. It is not live on Kindle or in print just yet  - Cool Mom has a few hours of work to do to make that happen. Leanpub, however, has been updated and we are able to give you the sneak peek now.

The goal was to keep it simple and fun.  What do you think?


We adore the work of artist Miro Chun who created our likeness using wire. Yes, wire!
She deserves a big bowl full of treats.

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 Time: Katrina is the most DISTINGUISHED cat of all.

Word of the Week: DISTINGUISHED
We have a giveaway below. Don't forget to enter!  Open WW. 
Click here to listen to the official WOW announcement for DISTINGUISHED 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:


DISTINGUISHED vocabulary word cubea DISTINGUISHED service award certificateWord of the Week Mini Poster courtesy of the Muhlenberg Elementary CenterWord of the Week blank page to fill out


Now tell me, how will you use the word distinguished 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. 



For extra fun, Popcorn 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) 
Click here to enter our Rafflecopter giveaway if you don't see the entries below. ===========================Don't forget to check out our other events/giveaways.

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

Video about the Word of the Week: ASPIRE

Popcorn was apparently hit with a creative idea today, after tripping over our Bananagrams game. The video below is the result of this creative energy. Popcorn announced that it is her gift to us for reaching the milestone of over 100 published blog posts. Is that good? I still would rather it be 100 treats but I will always take gifts and praise. Thank you, Popcorn. 
Enjoy the video!
If you are unable to view the video above, click here to view it 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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5 stars to The Adventures of Tomato and Pea: Book 1 A Bad Idea

Title: The Adventures of Tomato and Pea - Book 1: A Bad Idea

Author:: Erik WeibelYear Published: 2013Publisher: CreateSpaceDescription (from Amazon): For years the evil villain Wintergreen had tried to destroy super crime-stopper, Tomato and his sidekick, Pea, and take over planet Oarg. In a plan gone wrong, Wintergreen traps himself along with his arch-nemesis in a runaway rocket ship that crashes on a strange planet called “EAR-TH”. Now these perennial enemies must learn to work together to survive the dangers on this strange world. Hungry birds, enormous snakes and the giant inhabitants of EAR-TH stand between this brawling bunch of aliens and finding a way home.Review:  Neighbor Girl receives her copy of Erik's bookWhat a fantastic debut book for Erik Weibel. Erik is no stranger to writing. You may find his work on his blog (This Kid Reviews Books) where he thoroughly and expediently reviews books for kids.

In our home, we have the motto: "Who knows better what kids like than kids?" and Erik helps prove our point. Thanks, Erik!

This book is entertaining. The descriptions throughout the book are well done.

Pea is a lovable narrator who over prepares for outings which is evident when he shares that the only Smidge Scout patch he is missing is the one for "packing your backpack efficiently." Mom really enjoyed the choice of narrator and found herself giggling throughout the book.

A fairly quick read and we look forward to reading book 2 in the series.

Both mother and daughter (10 years old) easily agreed on the star rating.

You would like this book if you enjoy a fun read with unique alien characters and quick adventure.

Clean Read? Yes, absolutely!
Fun Recommendation: Purchase Erik's book and then use one of the new Kid Lit Printables book report forms for your child/nephew/cousin/yourself to review this book! Three options and all are free.
     

Where to purchase 
The Adventures of Tomato and Pea - Book 1: A Bad Idea: The Adventures of Tomato and Pea on Amazon
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Disclosure: We purchased The Adventures of Tomato and Pea - Book 1: A Bad Idea on Amazon. I received no monetary or in-kind compensation for my honest review of this book.

Book Review by

Hi! I am a former homeschooling mother (DD now attends a charter school) to one precocious tween daughter. I enjoy reading picture and middle grade books. I love when I have time to read what my daughter is reading. Stanley and Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge are nice enough to allow me to review books on their site as I have time. My latest project is Kid Lit Printables. You may call me Neighbor Girl's Mom or Cool Mom. 



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Almost Wordless Wednesday Writing Prompt: Getting ready for a big day.

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.

Do you know this week's (9/2/2013) word of the week? 
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 
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Check out our current special offers.

Word of the Week: What do you ASPIRE to do?

Word of the Week: ASPIREDid you see that Enter to Win Note at the bottom? Add your sentence to our Facebook Page to be entered to win a Kindle copy of our book! Open WW. Ends 9/8/2013. Winner announced 9/9/2013.Click here to listen to the official WOW announcement for ASPIRE 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. Katrina's minute (or less) with the Word of the Week:
Are you ready for the free printables? Visit Kid Lit Printables to find these free printables:


aspire vocabulary word cubeaspire acrostic activity pagesPowerpoint Presentation courtesy of the Muhlenberg Elementary CenterIntroduction document courtesy of the Muhlenberg Elementary CenterWord of the Week blank page to fill out

 Now tell me, how will you use the word aspire 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. 

Check this out.... one of our tweeps have recently  tweeted about us and guess what word can be found in the tweet...

Young aspiring writers - Enter for your chance to #win @StanleyNKatrina book open WW http://t.co/5xdb4Jv2ja #kidlitGH #literacylearning
— Lisa Nelson (@Squishablebaby) August 27, 2013

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) ===========================Don't forget to check out our current events/giveaways.As always, thank you for reading and sharing,
Katrina von Cat the Master of Wisdom and Knowledge ( & Stanley, too!)

Letter Writing Printables.

Kid Lit Printables added two new free printables to the collection of available worksheets for our book, this week. Theme  Letter Writing!Description  The first is a letter from the pet authors, Stanley and Katrina, to their readers explaining that their book is in the epistolary format.  The second printable is a free friendly letter template to be used to write a letter to a person/pet of your choice. CostFree!

  Click here to view all available free printables for our book.

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 Amazon
Check out our current special offers.

Almost Wordless Wednesday Writing Prompt: Where is the hamster heading?

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 Amazon
Check out our current special offers.