All About Children Thursday-August 5, 2010

This week on All About Children Thursday, I have a perfect book for the young reader in grades 4-6. If you want to join the meme go to the link above to read all about it. This is a meme all about children and books they might like. I'm excited to share books for children with you and can't wait to see what everyone is reading.






This week I wanted to share a book I received from The Picnic Basket.



The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams
Rhonda Hayter
Dial Books for Young Readers
978-0-8037-3468-5
242 pages

This is the story of Abbie Adams, a fifth grader who lives with her mom, dad and little brother. Pretty normal so far right? Except, Abbie and her family are all witches. Lately, it is becoming harder to control her magic spell impulses when she faces trouble in her classroom and when she tries to help her little brother out of a jam. One day her dad, who also happens to be a doctor working on a cure for witch flu, brings home a little black kitten. One day when Abbie is looking into the kittens eyes she sees a little boy. Eventually, the family learns he is the young Thomas Edison, inventor. Now all they have to do is figure out a way to turn young Tom back to a boy and return him to his century. Well, the task turns out to be not that easy.

Rhonda Hayter tells a hilariously imaginative story, with witty dialogue and a host of misfit characters. Told through Abbie's point of view, a bright, adorable, sarcastic and sensitive witch who you will fall in love with. You will chuckle at her thought process and cleverness. Thomas Edison, the boy in disguise as a cat is naturally inquisitive and you can only imagine what he thinks of our 21st century life.

The book lends itself so well as a riveting read-a-loud. The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams is a charming fun-filled book about family, time travel and a little magic in a not so typical family, yet it seems some things never change.













© [Wisteria Leigh] and [Bookworm's Dinner], [2010].

All About Children Thursday-Interrupting Chicken

I promised you my first book to kick off this new meme I am hosting called All About Children Thursday. You can read about it in my previous link. I'm excited to share books for children with you and can't wait to see what everyone is reading.









Interrupting Chicken
David Ezra Stein
0780763641689
Candlewick Press
2010

My first book is Interrupting Chicken. This is funny, just hilarious as it reminds me of all the times you read to kids and they want to jump in and tell you what happens. That is exactly what happens when Papa chicken reads to the little red chicken. His bedtime stories are Little Red Riding Hood, Chicken Little and Hansel and Gretel, but little red chicken can't help but get involved to help along the story. You will chuckle and really enjoy reading this to kids at home or at school. Stein's illustrations and text bubbles leap off the page with brilliant colors and expressive characters. Have fun reading this one. I did.

Disclosure: This book was sent to me by the publisher. My comments are original and honest without bias.



© [Wisteria Leigh] and [Bookworm's Dinner], [2010].

New Meme-All About Children Thursday

All About Children Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Bookworm's Dinner, to share our love of children's literature. This is the place to share the YA literature, picture books, series chapter books, and anything other books for kids. There are so many great books published, soon to be released and maybe just your favorite of all time. Let's hear about them! Now's your opportunity to pass these treasures along. All you have to do is sign in with Mr. Linky and link your blog post. What books for children or YA did you read this week or recently that you want to shout about?

I have a book to share with you that recently came to me called Interrupting Chicken, by David Ezra Stein. I will share it in my All About Children Thursday post once I make sure this works.