Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 480 pages
- Published by: Tarcher May 10, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1585425591
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1585425594
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 7 x 1.4 inches
- Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Product Description
The first complete guide-for use by adults and children-to creating fun and educational book clubs for kids.
As authors of
The Book Club Cookbook, the classic guide to integrating great food and food-related discussion into book club gatherings, Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp hear a common refrain from parents, librarians, teachers, community leaders and kids themselves: "How about writing a book for kids' book clubs?" Indeed, in recent years youth organizations, parents, libraries, schools, and our local, state, and federal governments have launched thousands of book clubs for children as a way to counter falling literacy rates and foster a love of reading. Based on surveys representing five hundred youth book clubs across the country and interviews with parents, kids, educators, and librarians,
The Kids' Book Club Book features:
_- the top fifty favorite book club reads for children ages eight to eighteen;
_- ideas and advice on forming great kids' book clubs-and tips for kids who want to start their own book clubs;
_- recipes, activities, and insights from such bestselling children's book authors as Christopher Paolini, Lois Lowry, Jerry Spinelli, Nancy Farmer, Christopher Paul Curtis, Andrew Clements, Laurie Halse Anderson, Norton Juster, and many others.
From recipes for the Dump Punch and egg salad sandwiches included in Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie to instructionson how to make soap carvings like the ones left in the knot-hole of a tree in Harper Lee's
To Kill a Mockingbird, this book provides a bounty of ideas for making every kids' book club a success.
About The Author
JUDY GELMAN and VICKI LEVY KRUPP are book enthusiasts and cooks who came together as friends to coauthor
The Book Club Cookbook: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's Favorite Books and Authors. Both authors live with their families in the Boston area.
Reader ReviewsAs a do-it-your-selfer, I used to pick up these kinds of books and think to myself, "I could do this, I could come up with these ideas, I don't need to buy this book!" However, over the last couple of years, I've realized that sometimes it is just wonderful to have someone else do the legwork. And this book is filled with interesting, fun ideas that would be useful to anyone planning a book club - for a classroom, an after school program, for the neighborhood, for homeschool groups, ecetera. The book begins with advice about setting up a book club, deciding who should be in it and which books will be read. Then it is divided into sections that recommend books for elementary readers (10 books); middle school readers (gr. 5-7; 23 books); young teen readers (gr. 6-8; 11 books); and advanced readers (gr. 9+; 6 books). The books span the years, some being modern and some having stood the test of time. Each book is followed by a brief summary, author notes, relevant recipes, several activity ideas (crafts, service projects, etc...), and discussion questions. Quotes and comments from various book clubs around the country are also included. Personally, I would have preferred more meat about the recommended book authors, rather than the 2 or 3 bullet points the book contains. I also think this book should have been three books, one targeting elementary kids, one targeting middle readers/young teens, and one targeting high school kids. As it is, the main audience seems to be middle readers/young teens as they get 34 of the 50 books. If you are looking for more ideas for younger elementary kids, you might want to check out the Five in a Row series of books, which contain lots of hands-on ideas for classic picture books that would interest children K-3. Anyway, quibbles aside, I think this book is well worth the money, and is a good read for book lovers to boot.
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