Koobandhee is such a fun book! We’ve read Bookasura twice; now we’re rereading Koobandhee too!
Bala is excited about meeting Bookasura again, but when he goes near the well at Navaneeth Uncle’s farm, he discovers another monster there, a monster that’s even scarier than Bookasura! Worst of all, Koobandhee seems like an asura who is out to destroy all Bala’s precious library books, and the librarian Mrs Shashee is not going to be happy …
A hilarious book about books, Koobandhee is perfect for my book club!
Insults
I’ve always loved imaginative insults. Of course, Shakespeare is the first to come to mind in this context, but Koobandhee has its share of wonderful ones too. Creepy cockroach! Poisonous predator! Foul flea!
We’ll do a blind activity on insults, where we make two separate lists – of adjectives and of insects. We’ll put them together at random to get hilarious results!
Monsters
Monsters are always fun. At my reading programme, we’ve been monster-hunting, discussed funny monsters, and more. This time, we’ll create a monster of our own. Quickly shifting from one group to another (children love breakout rooms!), we will invent a monster, complete with a name, physical description and personality.
Book Scavenger Hunt
We had such fun with our book scavenger hunt when we read Bookasura that I’ve been waiting for a chance to repeat the activity! In a conversation with Koobandhee towards the end of the book, a terrified Bala answers all the asura’s questions with titles of books. We’ll go through the same list in class and I’ll ask the children to run and bring books of their own. I’m waiting to see what book titles the children come up with!
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We’ve read so many of Arundhati Venkatesh’s books at my book clubs!
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