Talking Books with Children’s Book Author Linda Thieman - Page 5
Author: Dorothy Thompson — Published: Jan 08, 2009 at 7:22 pm 7 comments

Thank you for this interview, Linda! Do you have any final words you’d like to share?

With the Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story series, I’m really trying to do something different.  This isn’t an “Oh, gosh, we have a ghost!” kind of a story.  Kimble is actually a very well-developed character who first tries to find out why she’s stuck in ghostly form, although she doesn’t really think of it in those terms, and then, once she’s achieved some measure of healing, she tries to learn more and more about her situation at the same time that she’s trying her best to fit in with Katie’s family.  It’s all pretty grounded in the wants and needs of the children in the family — and occasionally, the parents, too.

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  • 1 - Linda Thieman

    Jan 08, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    Thanks for the great interview questions, Dorothy! Really appreciate it! Your readers can now go to the Katie & Kimble blog (click my name) in order to download the first six chapters of Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story free of charge. (right sidebar)

  • 2 - Dorothy

    Jan 08, 2009 at 9:39 pm

    Wow, what a great offer, Linda!

  • 3 - Elaine

    Jan 08, 2009 at 10:28 pm

    Wow, love how you love language. Thanks. Elaine.

  • 4 - Linda Thieman

    Jan 09, 2009 at 1:15 am

    My love of language started as a sign from the universe not to be missed! When I was in 5th grade, we saw a Bell Telephone Hour starring a guy called Dr. Linguistics and it just woke me up to language and linguistics. The next year we moved, and in 6th grade at my new school, I got to watch the same film again, which just cemented it for me. LOL!

  • 5 - Maggie Rose Crane

    Jan 09, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    My granddaughter is 7 1/2 and is devouring chapter books like they were candy. I can't wait to get the Katie and Kimble series into her hands! Thank you Linda for writing stories that empower children, engage their imagination and stimulate their love for reading. Good going!

  • 6 - Linda Thieman

    Jan 09, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    Thanks, Maggie Rose Crane! I would love to hear your granddaughter's reactions. Looks like we have something in common--I empower people in their youth, and you empower people in their prime! Amazing Grays--love that title!

  • 7 - book.reviewer

    Mar 04, 2009 at 10:12 am

    Hi everyone, check out this for some more on Linda Thieman!

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