There’s a new journal in the shop.
It’s called a “Scraps of Stories Journal,” and the idea is that you can collect little pieces of stories you read throughout the school year. Say you were really into those Rainbow Fairy books, or Harold and the Purple Crayon. Maybe reading Little House on the Prairie got you thinking about how different the world is today, or you wondered whether you might be able to play Quidditch after reading Harry Potter. You can take a few notes, draw some pictures, or just collect words you love in this little notebook.
There are spaces to write about characters,
and setting.
There’s a spot to write about what you think about the book and why you think it. In other words, an opinion page:
And how about coming up with a meal to go with the book you’re reading? Wouldn’t Fancy Nancy go perfectly with pizza and a hot fudge sundae? What about Pete the Cat? Perhaps blueberries, strawberries, and a good cup of coffee. OK, you can have hot chocolate.
Of course, there’s a spot to write a little about yourself.
And the back page has a spot to write down words you loved. Like suspicious, or palpable.
I marked all the pages off with washi tape so you can flip easily to the page you want to write or draw on.
And I made a little bookmark for you, too.
I made these journals because while I think books have the potential to change you, I also think they stick with you – those settings and characters and lip smacking words. I think that when you open up a book, you are walking into its world but when you close it, it has become a part of yours, too. It’d be fun to make note of that.
You can find the Scraps of Stories Journals here.
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