| School is nearly out, and parents everywhere | | | | - A brief synopsis of the book. |
| are beginning to wonder what the heck to do | | | | |
| with the summer looming before them. Here's | | | | - A couple of pages of "tidbits" on author |
| an idea: Start a kids' book club. As it | | | | Roald Dahl, including biographical notes and |
| happens, I know just where to send you for | | | | a discussion of racism in the original |
| information on how to do it. :) | | | | depiction of the Oompa-Loompas. |
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| Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp have taken | | | | - A recipe for Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious |
| the concept from their first book, "The Book | | | | Fudgemallow Delight, a recipe created by Dahl |
| Club Cookbook," and gone nuts with it in "The | | | | himself with his wife, Felicity (with a |
| Kids' Book Club Book," creating what will | | | | warning that it's extremely sweet). |
| probably always stand as the definitive book | | | | |
| on organizing a kids' reading club. It covers | | | | - A "candy inventing" activity. |
| the how-tos of starting a book club for | | | | |
| children, ways to spice up meetings, and | | | | - A candy bar guessing game. |
| includes lists of suggested books for certain | | | | |
| age groups. | | | | - Discussion questions for the kids. |
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| Then they take these ideas and show you | | | | - Sadly, no ideas on how adults can cope |
| exactly what they're talking about, taking a | | | | with a book club full of kids hopped up on |
| suggested book and breaking it down for you. | | | | sugar. Luckily, it's a rare book that has |
| A timid book club organizer could take this | | | | this much candy in it! |
| book and work with it for a good chunk of | | | | |
| time without having to come up with a single | | | | Gelman and Levy Krupp interviewed something |
| original idea. By the time he finished, he'd | | | | like 500 kids' book clubs around the country, |
| be a pro and wouldn't have any trouble | | | | and it shows. This book is PACKED with book |
| continuing on his own. | | | | ideas, activities, recipes, discussion |
| | | | questions and more. I can't imagine a |
| Example: The break-down of "Charlie and the | | | | homeschool group, especially, that wouldn't |
| Chocolate Factory": | | | | get a great deal out of it. |
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