23 Responses to “A book loving reading session at school”

1. Damyanti Patel
   September 16th, 2011 @ 7:43 am

   What an achievement, good luck, it’s such fab activity am sure they will have great fun

2. Katherine
   September 16th, 2011 @ 11:35 am

   Wow, I LOVE the mini-library, almost makes me want to go back to being a public librarian so I can arrange an activity session around them, unfortunately I don’t get any children in the specialist library I work in. Although now I have a little one of my own on the way I can just do all these activities with them instead.

3. Stacey
   September 16th, 2011 @ 11:58 am

   This sounds just wonderful! Good luck and have a blast! Although with our time difference, you will probably have alrady had your fun by the time you read this comment

4. Library Mice
   September 16th, 2011 @ 12:33 pm

   I love, love, love Library Lion! In fact I love and own all the books you mentioned.
   I have a review of Dog Loves Books somewhere on LM too. Do you know “The Library” by David Small & Sarah Stewart? I am sure you do; it is one of my favourite picture books ever!
   When I was researching activities for Incredible Book-Eating Boy I found a whole term worth of activities around the library using picture books. It is American so some of the books are not available here, but if you are interested, let me know.

5. Sharon Creech
   September 16th, 2011 @ 1:07 pm

   Sounds like a great project – those kids are lucky to have you.

6. Tasha Goddard
   September 16th, 2011 @ 1:09 pm

   This sounds wonderful, Zoe. I especially love the mini library idea. And what a brilliant thing you’re doing, too, to share the joy of reading with all the children. It’s easy to forget that not all children get to experience that at home.

   I’m starting my own school club next Monday – a Spanish Club. I’m really looking forward to it, as young children just soak up languages so well. Am considering blogging about it – like you, just to the extent of sharing the activities I’m planning and how they go (obviously not sharing any details about the children themselves).

7. Ali B
   September 16th, 2011 @ 8:28 pm

   I hope it went well, Zoe, can’t wait to hear how the children responded!

8. Tasha
   September 16th, 2011 @ 9:04 pm

   I love, love, love these little pocket libraries so much. Just the sort of thing I’d have made as a child It’s great that you’re doing this Zoe. Like Tasha G said, there are a lot of children who don’t grow up with this sort of engagement with books. Or books in their houses Exactly why Booktime’s such a fab programme for kids. Wonderful, wonderful!

9. Charlotte
   September 16th, 2011 @ 11:56 pm

   I hope it all went well, Zoe! Sounds like you had a great program planned.

10. Zoe
    September 17th, 2011 @ 8:12 am

    Dear Charlotte, Tasha, Ali, Tasha G, Melanie, Stacey and Katherine,

    Thank you so much for your best wishes and support! The session went like a dream. The pocket libraries were a hit all round. I had been worried that it wouldn’t be so popular with the boys (although I had made sure there were plenty of book covers that might appeal), but they loved it just as much as the girls so that was good. Some kids even wrote little bits or draw pictures inside their books. And We had lots of fun making up silly book titles for our painted bookshelves – everyone giggling

    We didn’t have time for all the stories I’d planned, so I left out Delilah Darling, and Library Lion was quite long for this crowd to sit to at the end of the session – perhaps it would have been better to have it at the start of the session, and the shorter stories at the end. The kids loved the roaring in Library Lion and joined in at full volume when it came to rescuing Miss Merriweather.

11. Zoe
    September 17th, 2011 @ 8:18 am

    Thanks Damyanti!

12. Susan Stephenson, the Book Chook
    September 17th, 2011 @ 8:58 am

    I’m a lot older than 5, and it would still totally delight me to make a pocket library in a matchbox! No wonder the idea went so well.

13. Zoe
    September 17th, 2011 @ 10:16 am

    Thanks Susan, I know what you mean. I’m also in the older than 5 camp and I was very happy making pocket libraries alongside the kids!

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15. Bernadine
    September 18th, 2011 @ 10:44 am

    I love all of the activities and will print out the bookshelf wall paper for my kids to make their library.

16. Zoe
    September 18th, 2011 @ 2:22 pm

    Thanks Bernadine, I hope you and your kids have fun making their own bookshelf.

17. Jackie@My Little Bookcase
    September 19th, 2011 @ 10:15 pm

    Oh, how sweet. You most certainly put a lot of time and effort into your preparations so I’m thrilled to hear that the kids delighted in your mini libraries.

    Recently I put together an extensive book lists on books about books- It is my favourite themed book list yet. Although I hadn’t seen Delilah Darling is in the Library.

    

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19. Jackie
    September 28th, 2011 @ 3:00 pm

    This is such a cute idea. Thanks.

20. Zoe
    September 29th, 2011 @ 5:58 am

    Thank you Jackie!

21. Kerry Aradhya
    October 2nd, 2011 @ 2:29 am

    Wow, Zoe. These sessions sound wonderful! I hope they are going well and that the kids are responding with as much enthusiasm as you have. I love the idea about the pocket libraries. I know my own daughters would love that! Also love Dog Loves Books. One of my favorites these days

22. Zoe
    October 2nd, 2011 @ 1:34 pm

    Thanks Kerry, so far the sessions are going brilliantly. Pretty intense, but lots of fun.

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