A story told from the point of view of a Cocker Spaniel–what’s not to love about it? As a book club read, Lucky, It’s Summer! is perfect in so many ways. The lightheartedness of the story, the repetition, the in-built activities–everything about this book by Nalini Sorensen and Shamika Chaves promises to be fun! Besides, for many children who are part of my book club, it will be the summer holidays as we read the book, so what better time to enjoy it together?
Speech Bubbles
I often work with role-play at my book clubs and while some children instinctively understand how punctuation works for dialogue, others don’t. An activity where children have to write what characters say in little speech bubbles is perfect for this. What exactly does each character say? Can we put the words into the appropriate speech bubbles?
Point of View
Lucky has never seen a tortoise before, and she describes Sabby in a very interesting way! Thanks to the cover, we know what animal Sabby is, but what if we encounter a new animal altogether? Perhaps I’ll show the children pictures of a tapir, an axolotl, a pink-fairy armadillo and more, and ask them to describe what they see!
Favourite Animals
I love talking to children about their favourite animals. I’ve encountered all kinds of favourites, from pangolins to rabbits, elephants to dolphins. I’m looking forward to listening to children do this again!
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