Fran Manushkin is the author of many popular picture books, including How Mama Brought the Spring; Baby, Come Out!; Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story; and The Tushy Book. There is a real Katie Woo -- she's Fran's great-niece -- but she never gets in half the trouble of the Katie Woo in the books. Fran writes on her beloved MacBook in New York City. Tammie Lyon, the illustrator of the Katie Woo and Pedro series, says that these characters are two of her favorites. Tammie has illustrated work for Disney, Scholastic, Simon and Schuster, Penguin, HarperCollins, and Amazon Publishing, to name a few. She is also an author/illustrator of her own stories. Her first picture book, Olive and Snowflake, was released to starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal. Tammie lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband Lee and two dogs, Amos and Artie. She spends her days working in her home studio in the woods, surrounded by wildlife and, of course, two mostly-always-sleeping dogs Tammie Lyon, the illustrator of the Katie Woo and Pedro series, says that these characters are two of her favorites. Tammie has illustrated work for Disney, Scholastic, Simon and Schuster, Penguin, HarperCollins, and Amazon Publishing, to name a few. She is also an author/illustrator of her own stories. Her first picture book, Olive and Snowflake, was released to starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal. Tammie lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband Lee and two dogs, Amos and Artie. She spends her days working in her home studio in the woods, surrounded by wildlife and, of course, two mostly-always-sleeping dogs.
No More Teasing Note From the Publisher: A mean boy always teases
Katie Woo. It makes Katie sad and mad. How can she make the bully
stop teasing her? The Big Lie Note From the Publisher: Jake's new
toy plane is missing. No one knows where it is, except Katie Woo.
But Katie wants to keep the plane. What should she do? Goodbye to
Goldie Note From the Publisher: Katie Woo's dog, Goldie, was very
old. Goldie became sick and died. Katie will miss her friend. She
is glad that she has lots of happy memories of Goldie. In past blog
posts I've talked about how I've been working with our school
librarian to identify the social and emotional books in the
library. This gave me an idea to start a new shelf called - Mrs.
D's Picks. I laminated a little sign with my picture on it with a
little blurb about what sort of books kids can find on the shelf.
IT HAS BEEN A TOTAL SUCCESS! I went in the library yesterday and
our librarian (who is a dear by the way) brought me over to the
shelf and THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE BOOK LEFT ON THE SHELF. Build it
and they will come! So since starting this little (sort of becoming
big) project. I've been on the hunt for more bibliotherapy for all
different ages. And they don't necessarily have to be ones I use in
classroom lessons. Which brings me to the Katie Woo Series! These
are SO perfect for our beginner readers. The three we recently
received cover honesty, bullying, and loss of a pet. In the back of
each book is a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts
for the kiddos. Check out the whole series here. http:
//booksthathealkids.blogspot.com/2010/12/book-review-katie-woo-books-in-our.html--
"Books That Heal Kids Blog"
When I was growing up, it was quite a task to find a book series
featuring a female protagonist who was not white. Ramona Quimby,
Nancy Drew, the Sweet Valley Twins, 95% of the Babysitter's Club,
etc. were all white. They are wonderful books and children from any
race can read and enjoy stories about these characters, but I
wondered what young black, Hispanic, Asian, and other races lost
when they got few chances to read books about characters that look
like them. If any race can read and love Ramona, shouldn't they all
be given the chance to read and relate to a black character, or an
Asian one? Why don't publishers make more of these books? Tough we
are aware of the reasons why it's important for students to read
books like this, there is still a paucity of books available that
spotlight racially diverse characters. Nevertheless, there are now
a lot more options for young readers. I love seeing girls with
their noses in books, and I was struck when I saw girls of all
races reading two series starring diverse female protagonists:
Katie Woo and Dyamonde Daniel . Katie Woo is an award-winning
series for young readers. Katie's series contains short sentences
and nice illustrations for students just beginning chapter books.
Her covers are as vivid and inviting as her stories! Katie is in
first grade and she's had to deal with the loss of a beloved pet, a
bully and lying . I love that likeable series features an Asian
protagonist, though it is sadly one of the few I've ever seen that
does so. http:
//substitutesftw.blogspot.com/2011/06/diverse-book-series-for-young-readers.html--
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