It's been a year since I read Nimmi's Dreadtastic Detective Days, and I've been mulling over whether to read it at my reading programme. It's a little longer than the books we usually read, but there's so much we can do with the book that I've been tempted to choose it. Finally, I decided I would just go ahead and see how it goes, since reading levels differ so widely anyway! Here's what we'll do with it. Portmanteau Words Dreadful + Fantastic = DreadtasticHorrible + Despondent = HorrondentGuffawing + Chortling = GuffortlingI love word games at my book club! As we read Nimmi's Dreadtastic Detective Days, we'll play with portmanteau words, both real and made up. Themed Food What if you had to make a whole meal based on a theme? What theme would you choose and what would you make?We'll let our imaginations go wild as we create recipes, names of … [Read more...]
Nimmi’s Dreadtastic Detective Days
Dreadtastic. What could dreadtastic be? A little imagination led me to the right answer - dreadful + fantastic. Aha!I love books that play with words, as well as books that feature characters that enjoy words. I recently read (and wrote about) Friends Behind Walls, and the word games we played when we read it at my reading programme. The first book I read by Shabnam Minwalla is about writing and words too - Lucky Girl. Even as I read it, I planned how I would use it for my reading programme. It produced giggles and fun, poems, new book covers and crazy recipes. I was all set to enjoy Nimmi's Dreadtastic Detective Days!Nimmi has an overactive imagination. When she is sick, overactive turns to hyperactive and she feels that the pineapples on her curtains have murderous intentions. The worst thing about being sick, however, is not malevolent pineapples; it's the fact that she isn't … [Read more...]