Kids'+Questions

Do you know if there is more books by Jeff Kenney other than Big Nate? I really enjoy Jeff Kenney books, they're hilarious! ~Coby

Coby, I had not heard of the book, Big Nate, but I will definitely check it out. I’m sure you have heard of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Jeff Kinney wrote these books too. *Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1) *Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #2) *The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #3) *Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #4) *Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book LeAnn Biggs _ How did Dr. Seuss get in to writing so much rhyming books? ~Carly He wanted to make his books more interesting for beginning readers, so he used wacky characters and rhyming words. When he was a boy, his dad was a curator at Forest Park Zoo in Springfield, Mass. After Dr. Seuss graduated from college, he worked for an insecticide company creating ads with grotesque bug-like characters. Later when he started illustrating his books, his characters looked very much like his "bug characters." Dr. Seuss was his pen name. His real name was Theodor Geisel and Seuss was his middle name. He used Dr. before his middle name because his mom had always wanted him to be a doctor. Sometimes, he used another pen name, Theo LeSieg, that's Geisel written backwards. Terri Houck

How many books did Dr. Seuss write? ~Camden

I love Geronimo Stilton. Is there any other books the author writes? ~Kelly Kelly, I looked, and I didn't see any outside of the Geronimo Stilton series, but did you know some of the books are by his younger sister Thea Stilton? The series sounds exciting, and it seems like you can start anywhere within it and still understand. I hope you enjoy reading them all! Cindy

I Love Pandas! Do you know where to find more panda books? ~Audrey I love Pandas too! They are the "poster child" (nationalgeographic.com) for endangered species. You can Google National Geographic Kids and then on the right, you can scroll down the Animals A-Z to Giant Panda and read a little bit about them. Go to Amazon.com and you will find many books about Pandas, most being non-fiction. Terri Houck

Audrey, another book is the Little Panda Finger Puppet book. The book allows you to use puppets, while learning about pandas. Allison Pettus

Dav Pilkey, the author of Captain Underpants, also wrote many cat and dog stories which are all funny. Some of the dog books include Dog Breath! The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis, The Hallo-Weiner, a story about a Dachshund named Oscar, and Dogzilla, which is probably everybody's favorite. He also wrote a cat book titled When Cats Dream. There are also many books about Skippyjon Jones, a Siamese cat who desperately longs to be a chihuahua. The author of these books is Judy Schachner. Terri Houck

How did Dr. Seuss get into writing children's books? And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was rejected 27 times before being published! Of course, his most famous book was The Cat in the Hat. What’s your favorite book by Dr. Seuss?

Cindy

King of the Wind and Stormy, Misty's Foal. I haven't read them yet, but maybe you could check them out and tell me about them. Mary

Bryan, You should try the book Horse Diaries. This is a short chapter book for people who like horses and people who like books on friendship. It's based on the life of a horse. This book is a book that you would not want to put down!! :-) LeAnnBiggs

Bryan,

I don't recall ever reading any horse books but since you mentioned it, maybe I should read one to my third grade class. What are some good horse stories? Holly

Bryan, When I was in fourth grade I enjoyed reading Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. After reading the book, you may want to watch the movie and compare the book to the movie. I want to watch the movie sometime. Also, you may enjoy reading Fritz and the Beautiful Horses__ by Jan Brett. This book is not a chapter book, but Jan Brett is a wonderful author and illustrator. You will enjoy reading the book as well looking at the beautiful pictures. Stephanie