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    KIDS WRITE 4 KIDS WRITING CONTEST

    March 19, 2026 - By 

    I am exited about a contest I am going to enter, it is called Kids Write 4 Kids (or KW4K for short) and is about selling books written by children and donating the money to charities all over Canada. The competition is for kids in grades 4-8, they also have to be enrolled in Canadian schools.  Here are some quick facts: These are some classic books with less than 5000 words: Year Title Author Estimated Word Count 1812 Hansel and Gretel The Brothers Grimm ~3,000 1843 The Ugly Duckling Hans Christian Andersen ~3,500 1902 The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix…

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    WINNIE THE POOH: The unique writing of author A.A.Milne

    January 15, 2025 - By 

    One reason why I really like WINNIE THE POOH is because A.A.Milne writes from a child’s viewpoint, which makes it ten times funnier! I often find myself laughing out loud at a dialogue when my little sister -who is still learning to read- catches me and asks, “What’s so funny? Read to me!!!” So then I read the part to her and she laughs too! One of my favorite characters is an owl, named Wol, he likes explaining complicated things, in a way ones “with very little brain” might not understand. =) This is a part which I like a…

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    The Black Stallion

    August 13, 2024 - By 

    I am enjoying reading the book the black stallion by Walter Farley and it was about the relationship between a boy and a beautiful wild stallion. They first met on board a ship called Drake and the horse was very wild. Could Alec get even close enough to build a bond? Alec knew that the stallion would never be truly broken, then there was a storm! Alec found himself and the Black stuck on an island. There, the relationship between the Black and Alec grew until Alec could ride the Black. Imagine Alec’s shock when the shelter Alec had built…