Booktalk Database
If you are interested in book talks but don’t have time to write them all yourself, visit Nancy Keane’s
website. Click on “New This Month” on the left and you will find ways to search the database on the left. You can choose searching by author or by title, as well as a subject list. If you are more interested in seeing what is new to the site you can click on the month by month listing in the main area of the page. She welcomes everyone to contribute a book talk and to use any that are there. Some books have several book talks written by different people. There are plenty of titles, picture books on up to young adult choices.
The Library Commission owns several titles about booktalks by Joni Richards Bodart, the first person to write about booktalking, including
Booktalk!, Booktalk! 2, and the more recent
Booktalk! 5, about how to write booktalks and how to present them as well as having samples if you are looking for something to help you get started. Good luck!
In
Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman, the Bunny family finds a basket on their doorstep with a wolf cub in it. Mom & Dad are thrilled. Daughter, Dot, exclaims, “He’s going to eat us all up!” but the parents continually ignore her. Finally, one day at the market, it looks like her prediction is coming true (by this time Wolfie is wearing a pink bunny suit) but instead it is bear who wants to eat Wolfie. Dot to the rescue! Sibling rivalry, cleverness and courage, and family love are at the heart of this story. This picture book will capture readers’ attention, especially when the bear appears!
(The Nebraska Library Commission receives free copies of children’s and young adult books for review from a number of publishers. After review, the books are distributed free, via the Regional Library Systems, to Nebraska school and public libraries.)
