Bandana Acres: Kit’s New Home & My Bandana Acres Journal ~ Kathy J. Perry

 

This is a journal book that accompanies the Bandana Acres series, however, it can be purchased and used alone.  This allows kids to journal about their dreams, doodle, dream and just plan explore their feelings.  It also has questions in the book as to how they would handle a situation and space to answer them.  It begins with them to fill in information about their lives, family, school, friends, etc.  It has color photos and color coated pages to go along with the characters in the books (but you don't have to know them to understand).  If they haven't read the series, the journal will make them want to find out more.  The colors of the pages, match the colors of the covers of the books.  This is a great journal for young readers and is a guided book, that they can start anywhere and just open up the book and start writing, or they can go from beginning to end.  This is a great gift book!  I am really impressed with this journal and the whole series, and keep thinking that it would be a great tool for my Sunday School kids and how we could make it a class lesson each week.  

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Celebrate Lit Books. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255, "Guides Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.

This is book 5 of the Bandana Acres Series, a young readers book, however, can be read by all ages.  In this book we meet Kit a fox that learns friendship means trust, taking care of each other, keeping promises and forgiveness.  When a fire is discovered in the woods, Kit doesn't know what will happen to his home.  With the help of the Bandana animals, he soon learns about friends and how important they are in your life.   Will Kit find new friends?  Will he have a home to go back to after the fire?   What important part of the story did the Bandana animals play? 

This is a great young readers book and a great read out loud book to young ones.  It has a glossary in the back, so they can look up words that are in the story if they don't understand them.  It also has questions about what the reader would do when they have a problem with their friends? Would you be able to help your friend when in need?   For such a small book, this is packed with lots of great stuff.  Would recommend to all that have young ones, however, every age will learn from reading this book. Can't wait for the next one and meet a new character of the animal world. 

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Celebrate Lit Books. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255, "Guides Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.

About the Books

Book: Bandana Acres: Kit’s New Home & My Bandana Acres Journal

Author: Kathy J. Perry

Genre: Early Reader Chapter Book

Release date: November 1, 2018

Wait! That’s not a coyote. Is he here to help me?

 FIRE! Kit must find a new home in the woods. She is surrounded by wild coyotes. A banana buddy comes to her rescue. Did she earn his friendship?

My Bandana Acres Journal

 Explore your dreams, write, doodle and discover, with this guided journal!

Use the prompts and you will learn how to:

• Be thankful and optimistic
• Recognize the good things and learn from mistakes
• Make positive decisions
• Understand promise-keeping and secrets
• Break down worries and reflect
• How to ask for help

You don’t have to use the writing prompts or work in any particular order. So, if you want to start in the middle of the book, or at the end, go ahead!

Have fun!

 Click here to get your copy of Bandana Acers: Kit’s New Home!

Click here to get your copy of My Bandana Acres Journal!

About the Author

A former classroom teacher and homeschool mom, I’ve always had a heart for educating kids.

I set my mission and started my own publishing company, Chickadee Words, LLC. I do my best to affect our youth through wonderful stories full of timeless character struggles.

 More from Kathy

The inspiration for Kit’s New Home surrounds us everyday: people who say they’ll do something and then don’t; those who promise and then fail to deliver; people without reliability, honesty, or punctuality. This all boils down to the issue of TRUST. Trust is easily lost and so hard to get back.

Trustworthy people are successful, valuable, and popular in every area of life.

 Make your yes, “yes” and your no “no”.

Mean what you say and say what you mean.

Keep promises.

Hurt no one. Help others.

 Kit’s lonely and makes new friends in the farm yard. Ollie, the farm dog, explains the “rules” to him with which Kit agrees. He’s a good friend, until one day when he fails Zartie, the red-eared slider turtle.

 Later, when he’s in trouble, Ollie proves to be a faithful, trustworthy dog and saves Kit from a coyote attack.

 Here’s one question in the “What If” part at the end of the book:

 What if you promise to play with a classmate at recess, but then you have a chance to play a fun game with someone else instead? What will you do?

 Special things about this book (and series) include:

1. Proven easy-to-read font for early readers (Sassoon Primary)
2. In full-color with original watercolor artwork.
3. Leveled by Lexile and Fountas & Pinnell (F&P) for dialing in to your child’s reading level.
4. Purple words are the character’s inside thoughts (rather than italics, which I thought would be harder to read). Kids enjoy the color. In fact, struggling readers love to read just the colored parts to start – and then want to continue reading! (Each book has its own color for this.)
5. A glossary of newer words with definitions.
6. A “What If” section for discussion with five questions about the story, and five questions of how the theme plays out in real life. (Parents and teachers love these books!)
7. Kit’s New Home is available in hardcover and softcover.

 Help your kids learn to read with this fun story and cute watercolor illustrations. This early reader chapter book is perfect for ages 5-8 and can usually be read alone by 2nd or 3rd grades.

 Don’t miss the companion guided journal: My Bandana Acres Journal. Perfect for readers learning to write about their thoughts, dreams, or just doodle. Use for a deeper dive into the themes from the Bandana Acres series. Currently available only from my website shop. Ages 8-12

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Kathy is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card, a softcover copy of the book, digital artwork with motivational phrase, and a custom Hoo-Rag with artwork from the Bandana Acres series!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway!

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