Would you eat a worm? Would you eat 15 worms? That’s the question our boys answered this month at book club, when we discussed How to Eat Fried Worms. This book was the perfect one to follow Shoeless Joe and Me, last month’s book club selection. We again discussed gambling – what it was, whether… Continue reading Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “How to Eat Fried Worms”
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Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “Danger on a Silent Night”
This week our boys got together for a dangerous mission. Their purpose? To find out the purpose of gift-giving at Christmas. To prepare, they read the Imagination Station’s newest book, “Danger on a Silent Night.” This book examines the debate about gift-giving. Should we or shouldn’t we? Since Jesus clearly calls us… Continue reading Book Club, Boys’ Edition: “Danger on a Silent Night”
Book Club Friday – “The Chocolate Sundae Mystery”
All during the school year last year, My Little Man watched his big sister have fun with her book club friends, and he wanted to have one, too. In fact, he asked to start his own club more than once – and I always answered the same way: You can have your own book club… Continue reading Book Club Friday – “The Chocolate Sundae Mystery”
Book Club, Kids’ Edition: “Arthur & the Poetry Contest
This month both book clubs read Arther & The Poetry Contest. This simple chapter book is about the contest that Arthur and his friends start with a friend to decide who writes the best poetry – and the loser will have to join the poetry club for a whole year. A cartoon version of… Continue reading Book Club, Kids’ Edition: “Arthur & the Poetry Contest
Book Club, Girls’ Edition – Valentine’s Day with Jigsaw Jones
I’m a bit behind in sharing this book club event with you, but we had a great time exploring Jigsaw Jones’ Valentine Mystery together. After discussing the book, we jumped right in to imitating it. We chose to make ransom note valentines, but we decided to make these to encourage others. We began by… Continue reading Book Club, Girls’ Edition – Valentine’s Day with Jigsaw Jones
Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “Understood Betsy”
When I was a little girl my grandmother gave me a copy of “Understood Betsy” by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. As winter approached and we began to make plans for our January book club, I knew this was the perfect choice. Understood Betsy is the story of Elizabeth Ann, a young girl who… Continue reading Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “Understood Betsy”
Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “The Smuggler’s Treasure” An American Girl Mystery
It’s book club time again! We ate well this month after reading The Smuggler’s Treasure, an American Girl History Mystery set in New Orleans during the War of 1812. I had the chance to visit New Orleans a few years ago – back before Katrina – and so we talked about the… Continue reading Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “The Smuggler’s Treasure” An American Girl Mystery
Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “A Surprise for Lily”
We are currently experiencing both the best and worst of times in our book club this month. The best, because we had a really wonderful time reading and interacting with A Surprise for Lily by Suzanne Woods Fisher. The worst because this is the last in the series. There are no… Continue reading Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “A Surprise for Lily”
Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “Secret of the Prince’s Tomb”
We hosted another book club this week, and my Big Helper surprised me by saying that this was one of her very favorites! The girls read The Secret of the Prince’s Tomb, an Imagination Station book about the enslavement of the Hebrews in Egypt. Despite it’s seemingly depressing topic, it’s a really great… Continue reading Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “Secret of the Prince’s Tomb”
Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “The Pizza Mystery”
This week I want to share with you not about some place that we went, but about something we did – that I happen to think was pretty neat. My Big Helper started a book club. We read books in preparation, choosing a book that we felt we could do a lot with.… Continue reading Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “The Pizza Mystery”
