Seeing Books in a Whole New Way with Courtney

Suitable for ages 7 – 12

This bumper pdf workbook is full of  more than 30 pages of activities designed to inspire avid and reluctant readers to reconsider how they feel about books and themselves as a reader.  From finding your favourite place to read and making it cosy and special, to sharing some of Courtney’s favourite childhood tales and loads of other activities created to help your child really think about reading in a whole new light.   This book has something for everyone and is a resource that your child will come back to again and again, as they learn to think about what reading means to them, what they want to read next and how books can be a way for them to have fun.

Includes:

My Reading Identity

The Book Scavenger Hunt

Character Investigation

Courtney’s Favourite Classics

Design a New Cover

Bookshop Bargains

Word Wizardry

Story Starter

Genre Sorting

Comic Strip Retelling

Descriptive Writing: the Villain

Inventing a Magical Object

Reading Comprehension

Make your own Book Token

The Book Recommendation Chatterbox

Reading Beyond the Pages

Reading Recommendation Circle

An Answer Guide (for the activities that have one correct answer)