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Wow, it’s my pleasure to host, my friend and creative author, Kathy Stemke. Her story is amazing: the first book she submitted for publication was picked up. And, then the second one was picked up by the same publisher. What a way to start!

To keep things moving while waiting for her books to be published and available, Kathy wrote another book, Moving Through All Seven Days. But, that’s not all: Kathy’s FREE monthly newsletter, “MOVEMENT AND RHYTHM” is listed in the “100 Best Blogs for Homeschooling Moms!”

So, let’s learn a bit about this fast moving and talented author, Kathy Stemke:

Kathy Stemke has a passion for writing, the arts and all things creative. She has a B.S. from Southern Connecticut State University and Covenant Life Seminary, as well as graduate coursework from New York Institute of Technology and Columbia University. Hanging her hat in the North Georgia Mountains, she has been a dancer, choreographer, teacher, tutor, writer and an antiques dealer for many years.

As a freelance writer Kathy has published several articles. She is a contributing editor for The National Writing for Children's Center. Kathy’s first children’s e-book, “Moving Through All Seven Days,” is now available on Lulu. Kathy's second children's book, “Trouble on Earth Day,” is slated to come out in the fall of 2009!

Now for a bit about Moving Through All Seven Day:

This book inspires movement as children learn about the days of the week. The lyrical rhymes also teach them how to spell each day! The 14 pages of activities at the end of the book are designed to reinforce the concepts as well as give impetus to movement exploration.

My review below gives a little more description of this impressive children’s book:

Title: Moving Through All Seven Days
Written by: Kathy Ann Stemke
Illustrated by: Tony Glisson
Ages: 3-7
Publisher: Action Alley Education
Reviewer: Karen Cioffi (May 22, 2009)

Moving Through All Seven Days is a wonderful way to teach young children the days of the week. The days move forward with playful activities, "Slipping, sliding, spin and play, Fun on Sunday, that's the way."

Reading and exercise – what a combination! With bold and colorful illustrations it is sure to hold any child’s attention.

As an added feature, Moving Through All Seven Days includes an activity and learning section with: in class activities, spelling the days of the week, rhyming words, coloring pages and more. This is sure to be a hit in any preschool or lower grade classroom.

Moving Through All Seven Days is also a great way to teach the days of the week to your own little ones before they start school. I’ll be reading it to my 3-year-old grandson!

Mine is just one of many great reviews of Moving Through All Seven Days. I highly recommend it.

You can find Moving Through All Seven Days on lulu by clicking on this link:
http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/moving-through-all-seven-days/7386965#

And, don’t forget to sign up for Kathy’s FREE monthly newsletter, “MOVEMENT AND RHYTHM” on her blog. You’ll find great teaching tips, movement activities, and children’s book reviews. Head on over to: http://educationtipster.blogspot.com to subscribe.

Check out this impressive review by Suzanne Lieurance of The Working Writer’s Coaching Club:

Both parents and teachers of small children will want to subscribe to Movement and Rhythm, a valuable new resource from educator and children's author, Kathy Stemke. This free newsletter is chock full of original articles, activities, and other offers to make education and teaching more fun and effective both inside and outside the classroom.

Wait, we’re not done yet:

COMING SOON-The release of Kathy Stemke's new picture book, Trouble on Earth Day, is coming very soon. This adorable squirrel uses what she has learned in school about recycling to help her new friend. This book, like all of Kathy's books, has several worksheets, crafts, and recycle ideas pages for it's readers to enjoy.

You can see an illustration from Trouble on Earth Day above.

To learn more about Kathy Stemke and her books, please visit her websites:

Moving Through all Seven Days
http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/moving-through-all-seven-days/7386965#

http://educationtipster.blogspot.com

http://www.helium.com/users/406242.html

http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/237923/Kathy_stemke_dancekam.html

http://kathystemke.weebly.com

Whew! Kathy sure has a lot going on. Be sure to stop back here on Saturday, the 3rd, for more with Kathy: a creative writing article that you won’t want to miss.

Talk to you soon,
Karen

Yippee! The talented children's author, Kathy Stemke, will be my guest for the VBT - Writers on the Move October Tour.

You'll want to read about Kathy as two of her books have been picked up by publishers - and Kathy's just recently entered into the writing game!

And, her Newsletter, “MOVEMENT AND RHYTHM,” is listed in the "100 Best Blogs for Homeschooling Moms!

Stop by on Thursday, October 1st: we'll talk about Kathy's new book, Moving Through All Seven Days.

And, on Saturday, October 3rd, we'll feature Kathy's article about getting children's creative juices flowing.

Talk to you soon,
Karen

Reviewed by Donna M. McDine

Title: Moving Through All Seven Days
Written by: Kathy Ann Stemke
Illustrated by: Tony Glisson
Ages: 3-7
Publisher: Action Alley Education
ISBN: To Be Released by Lulu.com
Published: 2009
E-book: 32 pages
Price: $5.00

Move and groove along with the whimsical characters of Moving Through All Seven Days as they slip, twirl, and glide you through the days of the week. An activities resource, to help reinforce the learning process of spelling the days of the week, is a welcome bonus to the book. Moving Through All Seven Days provides an ingenious way of getting the children up from behind their desks to experience learning through movement.

Children’s author, Kathy Ann Stemke brilliantly blends lyrical rhyme and the learning process with a fun and educational twist. Vibrant illustrations created by Tony Glisson help make Moving Through All Seven Days a must-have for preschool and kindergarten classrooms and no home library would be complete without it.

Learn more about Kathy at kathystemke.weebly.com and educationtipster.blogspot.com

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To learn more about Donna McDine’s writing career, visit her a site at www.donnamcdine.com. Sign her guestbook and receive her FREE e-Book ~ “Write What Inspires You! Author Interviews”