Week 1, Assignment 3-5

I've read this and this for assignments 3 and 5, and found the six year old's interpretation of book covers to be freaking adorable very creative.  Maybe the branch could choose a handful of classics for, say, K-2 graders to "write" their own version of what they believe the book is about (with mom or dad's help)?  In the name of encouraging creative play and parent/child interaction?  Just an idea for passive programming...

I'm pleased to note that I've been practicing some of Orr's Golden Rules of Readers' Advisory Service already.  Unfortunately Rule 6: "Don't Pigeonhole the Books" struck a chord with me, as that's something I'm guilty of doing in genres I don't read.  Definitely on my list of things to work on.

For Assignment 4, I chose Street Fiction for my genre source and Early Word for my book source. Street Fiction is extremely handy for me, as I have no experience with urban fiction whatsoever (I'll be visiting Urban Reviews as well).  I chose Early Word because I'm familiar with Goodreads and NPR books, and would still like a library-oriented perspective on reviews and resources.  I understand I'll be revisiting these choices in a later assignment.

Week 1, Assignment 1-2

First assignment down!  I scored a solid 75% on both the adult and childrens book cover tests.  Didn't do so well on genre cover matching--only 7/12 correct.