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About Me:: Magdalena Ball runs The Compulsive Reader http://www.compulsivereader.com/html and Preschool Entertainment http://www.preschoolentertainment.com/html. Her stories, editorials, poetry, reviews and articles have appeared in many printed anthologies and journals, and have won several awards. She is the author of The Art of Assessment, and Quark Soup (available from http://www.compulsivereader.com/html/images/quarkindex.htm) Her novel Sleep Before Evening will be available from BeWrite Books early in 2007.

Favorite Children's Books:: Anything by Neil Gaiman, Tobhy Riddle, Roald Dahl
For older kids, I love Blueback by Tim Winton, The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (could be an adult book), and good old fashioned reads like Gulliver's Travels, and Charlotte's Web.

Why should kids read?: To me this is almost like asking why should kids breath! I can't even begin to imagine growing up without books -- nonfiction and fiction -- the world would be a tiny, limited place without the mind expanding, perspective altering, wonderful escape that books provide.

At 5:10pm on July 21st, 2008, Aidana WillowRaven said…: Any writings ready for a designer?

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At 12:09am on May 19th, 2008, Janie Lancaster said…: I am new to Kids Read. Just wanted to say hello. Congradulations on you book. It is alot of hard work to promote a book. I wish you success.
Janie

At 5:03pm on March 15th, 2007, Dianne de Las Casas, Author, Award-Winning Storyteller said…: Hi Magdalena! Welcome to Kids Read. Thanks for joining! You are right - for me, reading is like breathing. I can't live without books! And kids shouldn't either. Talk to you soon. Happy Tales to You!

Warmly,
Dianne

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