Shrinking Vanita is a delightful read, full of laughter, madness and the unshakeable belief that children can and will save the world! With a little help, of course. From a puppy called Giggles and a bag full of fridge magnets.
Why is this book part of my reading programme?
I chose Shrinking Vanita for my online reading programme because it’s full of possibility.
Discussion
For one, I love doing activities around the question ‘what if?’ What if you knew the earth would be destroyed in three days? What if you had a superpower? What if you could get your own way by telling a lie? These are all wonderful conversation starters and I can’t wait to hear what children come up with!
Observation
Secondly, full page illustrations are great ways to slow down and pay attention to detail. They create the space for children to look around and notice small things.
Kinaesthetic learning
There are a hundred more reasons, but I’ll mention just one more – sitting in front of the screen for school and then for class is exhausting. I love books that provide the scope to roam around and do something else before returning to the screen, and I have so many ideas of what to do with Shrinking Vanita.
A little about the book
Three days to go before a gigantic killer asteroid will end life on Earth! Everyone is in a panic. Everyone, that is, but Vanita, who has things to do. Such as saving the planet.
– from the blurb of Shrinking Vanita
Isn’t that a wonderful premise? Shrinking Vanita delivers what it promises – a feisty protagonist, a mixture of science and madness and a joyous aha! moment.
Oh, and the book won the Peek a Book children’s choice award, so it’s child-approved.
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