Comments on: Parent and child book clubs

By: Jen Robinson's Book Page

Jen Robinson's Book Page — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:03:31 +0000

Sunday Afternoon Visits: July 16th

My round-up won’t be quite as extensive as last week’s, because Mheir and I have a picnic to go to this afternoon, here in sunny California. But here are a few things that caught my eye this weekend. Tasha at

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 13:44:10 +0000

I happen to be reading a fantastic book about such book clubs right now — I didn’t discover it here, did I? — called Deconstructing Penguins. It focuses on book clubs for 2nd- and 3rd- graders and their parents, with books such as Mr. Popper’s Penguins (hence the title), Charlotte’s Web and Babe.
Highly recommended.

By: Mommy are the toys on sale?

Mommy are the toys on sale? — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:18:54 +0000

Our local library is wonderful and does a family book club. It is for children 8 and up with parents.

Thanks for all the great information.

By: Dirty Butter

Dirty Butter — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 02:43:49 +0000

I’ve never heard of a parent-child book club. What an interesting idea, but we live in an area where the parents don’t value education. This would be quite a difficult task to accomplish at the high school level, I think.

By: Denise

Denise — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:59:33 +0000

I think “making” the parents read along with the kids at that age level is excellent. So few schools do that now.

In fact, that’s one of my favorite things about homeschooling – I generally read whatever is up next on Michelle’s list right before she does. Or right as she begins.

I will admit, I skipped Watership Down though. It wasn’t a favorite 20 years ago and I thought it wouldn’t be a favorite now. I did listen to the audio of Tales From Watership Down, to sort of remind me of the characters and the tone.