Blueberry Girl

By: Neil Gaiman

This book is a great book about a little girl growing up and the wish for her to have a wonderful magical life. This book is a great book is inspiration and wonder that children of all ages will love to listen to and engage in the pictures.

“Let her go places that we've never been; Trust and delight in her youth…

                             Let her tell stories, and dance in the rain, Somersaults, tumble and run; Her joys must be high as her sorrows are deep, Let her grow like a weed in the sun..”

Publisher: HarperCollins Copyright: 2009

 Reading Level:  Kindergarten and up

Suggested delivery: Read Aloud

Vocabulary: Spindles, merciful, complex, motives, manners, wisdom, paradox, fortune,

 Electronic Resources:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH4lyJWa_84 This is a audio recording of the book with animated pictures.

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/04/review-blueberr/ this website give a background into the  book and the purpose of why it was written.

Activities to increase comprehension:

Before reading: This would be a great book to use as a contrast to the Graveyard Book written also my Neil Gaiman. If students have already read that book reading Blueberry Girl  would be a great book to show the diversity with authors and the different genres that they can write in. Have the students discuss The Graveyard Book and what that book was about and then introduce and read Blueberry Girl to the students.

After reading: Have the students compare the two books by Neil Gaiman and have a discussion about the differences in genre and other aspects such as novel vs.  read aloud.