WHO:             Jane Scaletta van der Bol & Julia Theriault

WHAT:          Book signing and children’s activity, “KIMBO’S FIRST HORSE SHOW”

WHEN:          Saturday, November 26, 2011, 12 PM to 1 PM

WHERE:       Books and Books at Camana Bay

WHY:             A novel for children

The book is the first venture into children’s fiction for Ms. Scaletta with further stories to come! Children who love animals, especially horses, will love the Kimbo stories. The colorful illustrations by Julia Theriault effectively complement the text and are delightful as these fun-loving, believable characters come to life on each page. The author defines some important concepts for young children, such as politeness, friendship, dedication, trust and the rewarding results of hard work. Children can relate to the choice that Kimbo has to make between spending time with his best friends or working hard to prepare for his first horse show. The story unfolds from Kimbo’s point of view, so we are drawn into a tale of reaching out to your friends for a little help. The Kimbo Series will be a culmination of stories with every day adventures that children experience as well as that spark of desire to read and keep them reading and learning.

“A Meet the Author and Illustrator” event will be at Books and Books at Camana Bay, on Saturday, November 26, 2011 from 12 PM to 1 PM.

Jane Scaletta and Julia Theriault will be on hand to sign copies, talk with children and adults about her growing-up years with the horses she loves, and lead a fun-time activity with the children.  This is sure to be a wonderful family outing and Books and Books invite all to join us for this free event.

Kimbo and Friend

Kimbo and Friends wish you the Happiest of Holidays

and a very Happy New Year!!!

The first annual Children’s Book Festival will take place this weekend, starting with storytelling and activities on Saturday 29th November at Books & Books in Camana Bay, followed by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust Bedtime Story Fun Day at Dart Family Park in South Sound on Sunday 30th November. Headlining the book festival are celebrated children’s authors Julia Donaldson from the UK and Kate Klimo from the US, together with a host of local writers and performers.

The schedule for the weeklong festival is as follows:

Saturday 29th November, 10:30am to 3pm at Camana Bay

10:30 am Eme Paschalides, This is Paradise Dis is Cayman (ages 3-6)

11:00 am Julia Donaldson, The Gruffalo and other stories (ages 3-6)

12 noon Gimistory performers Nasaria Suckoo-Chollette and Rita Estevanovich

1:00 pm Kate Klimo, The Dragon in the Sock Drawer (ages 7-10)

2:00 pm Annarie Boor, Bapsie in Bushveld (ages 7-10)

2:30 pm Jane Scaletta, Kimbo’s First Horse Show (ages 5-8)

Author readings will take place in the main Fiction Room at Books & Books. Throughout the day, there will also be activities, crafts and games outside on the Paseo with a complementary schedule that provides an alternative for kids older or younger than the age group at which the readings are aimed.

The class also interacted in the classroom with the Kimbo website and played the memory game. Ms. Christine Virgo had an great time playing the memory game with the students encouraging her which blocks to click.

The New Horizon’s High School staff would like Jane to visit the school again in the near future.

The year 4 class had fun with Kimbo activities in their class. They wrote wonderful letters to the author, and letters about how much they enjoyed the Kimbo’s First Horse Show story. They did Color-Me Kimbo artwork and displayed all their work on a white board for Jane to see. It was truly wonderful to see the enthusiasm in the children’s work.

Thank you year 4 of John A. Cumber Primary School. You are awesome!!!