I typically shy away from very well-known books at my book club because I feel that children will come across these books through schools and bookshops anyway. But I’ve always loved Roald Dahl’s work, and what is a book club for if not to spark the joy of reading? We’ve read Fantastic Mr Fox and Esio Trot. Next month, we’ll read The Magic Finger!
Anger
While all of us might wish we had a magic finger to zap someone who makes us angry, that isn’t practical, is it? What do you do when you’re angry? What makes you angry?
Superpowers
Discussing superpowers is a great way to get creative. What superpowers would you like to have? What would you do with those superpowers?
Taking this further, what superpowers would you need to solve specific problems that we see around us?
Book Review
With my book club for ages seven and eight, I often find that the children don’t always understand the details enough to form an opinion about the books we read. It’s for this reason that we often have book discussions, talking about what we like and don’t like about the book. This time, we’ll take this further with brief, simple book reviews that explore our understanding of character and story.
Join a book club!
There’s no better way to fall in love with reading than to start young!
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