Kathleen Cook Waldron
Kathleen Cook Waldron was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. After teaching in Colorado's bilingual and summer migrant schools, Kathleen and her family moved to the Cariboo area of British Columbia. Living fifty miles from the nearest town, Kathleen homeschooled her three children, built a log home and planted over 350,000 trees for reforestation. In 1988 the family moved to Horse Lake so the children could attend high school.
Inspired by The Secret Garden, MAD magazine and Spiderman comics, Kathleen is the author several critically acclaimed children's picture books.
In addition to her writing, Kathleen now teaches adult education.
Kathleen is available for media interviews, bookstore events and school and library presentations.
Reviews
Loon Lake Fishing DerbyKathleen Cook Waldron
Illustrated by Dean Griffiths
Ah, the peace of summer by the lake. But is it perhaps a bit too peaceful? Mr. Pike thinks it is. So he organizes the Loon Lake Fishing Derby and the town is suddenly crawling with fishermen and fishing boats and...worms. The only very interesting person in the story is Wally Dale, who sets up shop selling worms. The only problem is that all the other youngsters in town do the same thing and soon, every petunia bed and vegetable garden is desperately short of worms. Our enterprising Wally Dale immediately begins taking worms back, in return for a cool slice of watermelon. The worms are eventually snuggled back in their gardens, no one has caught any fish in the derby, and the lake is peaceful once again. The cover illustration is whimsical and fun; the story and the pictures have bits of silliness that young children will enjoy. Generally, however, the illustrations seem crowded without many interesting details and the story is a pleasant one-time read without the punch to become a long-time favorite. 1999, Orca Book Publishers, Ages 4 to 8, $14.95. Reviewer: Karen Leggett
ISBN: 1-55143-142-4
Added 1999
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