In Wonderstruck Ben is able to enter doors that say STAFF ONLY at the American Museum of Natural History. In From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Claudia and Jamie wander through areas the public never gets to see in the Metropolian Museum of Art. Last night, we had a great time going behind the scenes at the Masonville Library.
We opened the doors that said STAFF ONLY and saw how books were returned through the outside chute, saw the Supply Closet with a hand bell from days gone by, saw the Staff Only Washroom, the beautiful Staff Lunchroom, complete with sofa and microwave. We imagined staying overnight in the Masonville Library -- we'd have cookbooks to create tasty snacks, we'd have books to read aloud, magazines to pass the time, and a great deal of choice in DVDs to watch!
Thanks for a great book club session -- we also had fun creating mini-statues and dioramas out of clay. Snakes, an inukshuk, an angel, an elephant...there were all kinds of cool creations made from clay and plasticine.
OUR NEXT BOOK is Reckless by Cornelia Funke."Beyond the mirror the darkest fairytales come alive...". John Reckless, Jacob and Will's father, has disappeared. Jacob figures out the secret of the Mirror, but when Will follows him to the world beyond he is cursed with a spell that is slowly turning him to stone! We'll have to read to find all the Grimm Fairytale references, and to find out if Jacob and Will find their father, and if Jacob can save Will from a stoney future.
OUR NEXT BOOK CLUB DATE: is Wednesday, March 20th, 7 - 8:30 pm.
The April book will be THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett. We'll be planting seeds in plant pots we can decorate, and we may have time to create some seed bombs! The meeting will be Wednesday, April 18, 7 - 8:30 pm.
Our final meeting is May 16 -- we'll decide on the May title at the March meeting. Ideas? Some possibilities are Wonder by R.J. Palacio, All Good Children (a White Pine nominee) by Catherine Austen, The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart....
If you have ideas of what you'd like to read, please add a post to this blog! :)
The craft for Reckless is in the works and will be a surprise. HINT: Theatrical!
Happy Reading,
Linda B.
Friday, February 22, 2013
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