Captain Underpants Book Talk
As far as agreeing with Baker's statement goes, I only partially agree. I agree that you should only talk about books that you have read. If you comment on books without having read them, you are no better than most of the people that want censor books. You should always talk from an informed standpoint. However, I don't think you only have to talk about books that you like. As a librarian, you should be able to discuss what others would enjoy about the book and its strengths. Not to mention, discussing why you didn't like a book can be entertaining and, in my opinion, make someone want to read a book just to so they can see if they agree or disagree with your assessment.
I agree you should be able to discuss what others would enjoy about a book & its strengths - but, that doesn't necessarily mean you should do a book talk - of course it doesn't mean you shouldn't - must might be best to SHOOT for books you really enjoy so it is apparent when discussing. But, lovin' the Captain Underpants - I just started laughing when I saw this ...
ReplyDeleteTwo items: first, I got a strange error when trying to load the video. Second, reference side of me is quite happy answering computer questions for adults regularly. The reader's advisory part of me is generally more comfortable with kids' books, but I will admit I haven't yet read Captain Underpants.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the error. It works for me when I test it. It is only an audio file not a video. If anyone else has trouble listening I will come up with another way of posting it.
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