KIDS/SNEAK PEEK BUILDING A STRONG BOND THROUGH BOOK CLUBS.Byline: - Nancy Hewitt Moms and dads. It's OK to have a loving relationship with your child. And one of the best ways to develop it is to start a book club. Book club you say? Sure. Ask Shireen Dodson about her book clubs. Dodson started her own Mother-Daughter Book Club when oldest daughter Morgan Fykes was 9 years old because she felt they weren't communicating openly. ``Starting a mother-daughter book club is a gift you can give your daughter,'' she says. ``It's a nurturing environment, loving and warm with open dialogue between moms and girls.'' But book clubs don't have to be just for girls and their moms. Boys and their dads can start similar clubs. Or clubs can include girls, boys, moms, dads or even mentors. Dodson and Morgan, now 14 have, begun the sixth year of their book club. And youngest daughter Skylar, 10, and Mom are beginning the third year of their book club. The girls' dad has started yet another book clubs for the guys. Setting up a book club is easier than expected. Most clubs meet once a month and can rotate to a different meeting place each time. The girls choose the book to be read and discussed. The girls must understand that ``you can't recommend a book you haven't read,'' Dodson admonishes. A club year is from September to June, with July and August off. These are the months when the girls are supposed to read new books, including the one selected for the September meeting, and come armed with recommendations. A typical meeting includes a lively discussion of the book, followed by refreshments re·fresh·ment n. 1. The act of refreshing or the state of being refreshed. 2. Something, such as food or drink, that refreshes. 3. refreshments A snack or light meal and drinks. . ``We follow and talk about the book,'' Dodson stresses, ``that leads into life issues such as sibling rivalry sibling rivalry Psychology The intense, emotional competition among siblings–brothers and/or sisters that pits one against the other to obtain parental affection, approval, attention, and love. See Cain complex. Cf Oy child, Sibling relational problem. or race issues.'' Every girl is encouraged to be part of the discussion group, and it is the girls who lead the meetings and formulate formulate /for·mu·late/ (for´mu-lat) 1. to state in the form of a formula. 2. to prepare in accordance with a prescribed or specified method. the questions. Group sizes vary from as few as four mother-daughter couples to 10 couples. Girls chosen for the club should be around the same age. Dodson recommends Scholastic's ``Dear America'' series of books for young adults as books to be considered by new clubs forming. But any historical fiction or contemporary books is also acceptable. Some clubs even read other literature and plan outside group activities. ``Some clubs will read a play, then go and see it,'' Dodson says. ``Or some will read a book on birdwatching birdwatching bird n → ornithologie f (d'amateur) then go out and birdwatch.'' Some of the books allow for slightly different approaches. When Dodson's club read the book ``Color Me Dark'' by Patricia C. McKissack, club members were given tickets to board the train - and into her Washington, D.C. house. You see, this book follows the great 1900s migration north through the eyes of a young girl. Once aboard the train, the club members found a huge map set up for all the girls to trace their own family migrations. Dodson, who is also the author of the acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. book ``The Mother- Daughter Book Club: How Ten Busy Mothers and Daughters Come Together to Talk, Laugh and Learn Through Their Love of Reading,'' will be making appearances locally to instruct in·struct v. in·struct·ed, in·struct·ing, in·structs v.tr. 1. To provide with knowledge, especially in a methodical way. See Synonyms at teach. 2. To give orders to; direct. v. moms, dads, mentors or anyone who would like to set up a book club. Meet her at 4 p.m. Sept. 15 at Whale of a Tale, 4199 Campus Drive, Suite A, Irvine, (949) 854-8288; or at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at Vroman's Books, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, (626) 449-5320. In addition, Dodson has also written a Mother-Daughter Club guide for Scholastic which will be available as well. The king swings again If you're a big fan of Elvis Presley and you have young kids or grandkids underfoot, then you are sure to enjoy ``Blue Suede Shoes
"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. : Elvis Songs for Kids'' produced by Dennis Scott Dennis Scott may refer to:
Scott has assembled a delightful array of child singers and musicians along with some foot stompin' songs made famous by the king himself. Listen to ``Hound hound, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs bred to hunt animals. Most of the dogs in this group hunt by scent, their quarry ranging from such large game as bear or elk to small game and vermin; ground scenters trail slowly with the head Dog,'' ``Baby, Let's Play House,'' ``(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear'' and ``Jailhouse Rock.'' In no time at all, you'll be hearing the sound of dancing feet - both large and small - pattering around your home. ``Blue Suede Shoes: Elvis Songs for Kids'' retails for $15.98 CD, $9.98 cassette A removable magnetic tape storage module that contains supply and takeup reels (hubs) in the same housing. Most audio tapes and videotapes use cassettes as well as backup tape technologies such as DAT, 8mm and Magstar MP (see below). . Order through Music for Little People: (800) 346-4445 or check with local book and music stores for availability. More animated fun The fun is back for weekend television viewing as ``Disney's Teacher's Pet'' joins the two-hour cartoon cartoon [Ital., cartone=paper], either of two types of drawings: in the fine arts, a preliminary sketch for a more complete work; in journalism, a humorous or satirical drawing. block beginning at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. A talking dog disguises himself as a boy so he can attend school with his master in this new addition to ``Disney's One Saturday Morning'' on KABC KABC Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (Channel 7). |
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