Leading a Kids' Book Discussion

BOOKS

The Kids' Book Club: Lively Reading and Activities for Grades 1-3 by Desiree Webber J PT 027.625 Web ...Read more... Check the Catalog

The Mother-daughter Book Club: How Ten Busy Mothers and Daughters Came Together to Talk, Laugh and Learn Through Their Love of Reading by Shireen Dodson 372.4162 Dod ...Read more... Check the Catalog

Talk About Books!: A Guide for Book Clubs, Literature Circles, and Discussion Groups, Grades 4 - 8 by Elizabeth Knowles J PT 372.41 Kno ...Read more... Check the Catalog

Great Books for Boys: More Than 600 Books for Boys 2 to 14 by Kathleen Odean J PT 028.162 Ode Not about discussions, but offers an annotated list of thoughtful reading choices for boys. ...Read more... Check the Catalog

Great Books for Girls : More Than 600 Books to Inspire Today's Girls and Tomorrow's Women by Kathleen Odean J PT 028.162 Ode ...Read more... Check the Catalog

Honey for a Child's Heart : The Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life by Gladys M. Hunt J PT 011.62 Hun This book was recommended to us as a great resource by a homeschooling mom. ...Read more... Check the Catalog

WEBSITES

“Talk it Up!” from the Multnomah County Library in Oregon
http://www.multcolib.org/talk/
Provides information about how to start and run a book group and over 150 discussion guides to use with specific books.

Guidelines for Book Discussions, from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/discguide.asp

“Book Discussion Group Guidelines,” by Jim Trelease
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/whatsnu_discuss2.html

Washington Center for the Book: “Recommended Children’s and YA Books for Discussions”
http://www.spl.org/pdfs/ChildrenYARecReading.pdf

A Guide to Book Clubs from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/bookclubs/main.html