Event

Family Book Club: Words with Wings by Nikki Grimes

Wednesday, November 16, 2022
5:45 pm - 6:30 pm
Activity Room

In this book discussion for kids in grades 1-3 and an accompanying grown-up, we'll read and discuss our book and then play a book-related game or create a craft together.

From author and poet Nikki Grimes comes the story of Gabby, who daydreams to tune out her parents' arguments. When her parents divorce and she begins a new school, daydreaming gets her into trouble. Her mother scolds her for it, her teacher keeps telling her to pay attention, and the other kids tease her, until she finds a friend who also daydreams and her teacher decides to work a daydreaming-writing session into every school day. With a notebook "thick with daydreams," Gabby grows more confident about herself and her future. This verse novel poignantly celebrates the power of writing and the inspiration a good teacher can deliver.

Registration required. Limited to six children with accompanying adults. 

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