Even if your community doesn't have an election this year, you can make the month of November "Vote for Books" month at your house. You'll encourage everyone in the family to read--and write--about books they enjoy.
Create a "Book Ballot." Include the title of the book and the author. Then have family members vote--is it one of the best books ever? Only so-so? Not so good? Or a book that should be avoided?
Leave room for a short written description. Why did the book earn that rating? What was the best part of the book? Were there things the reader would have liked to change?
Place a "ballot box" (a shoe box with a hole in the lid) where everyone can see it. At the end of the month, open the box and read the ballots.
Which books are the big winners in your family?
Reprinted with permission from the November 2009 issue of Parents make the difference!® (Elementary School Edition) newsletter. Copyright © 2009 The Parent Institute®, a division of NIS, Inc. Source: Erika Swarts Gray, "The Importance of Visibility: Students' and Teachers' Criteria for Selecting African American Literature," The Reading Teacher, March 2009 (International Reading Association, www.reading.org).
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