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Mother Daughter Book Club Meeting Ideas Are you searching for ideas for your next mother-daughter book club meeting? Check out the listings below. Recipes to Match Reading Selections Activities to Encourage Participation |
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Reading a book then watching the movie as a group is a great way to enhance discussion. You can talk about the differences between the two, and whether the message of the book matches that of the movie. Moms and daughters can talk about whether they liked the book or movie better and say why. Comparing and contrasting two forms of the same story can also highlight the major themes. Here's a list of books that can tie-in with a movie night. Boy/Going Solo - Mathilda, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches are good companions to these books because discussion can center around themes from Roald Dahl's life that are repeated in his books and the movies about them. Ella Enchanted Hoot In the Time of the Butterflies Millions Speak The Princess Diaries The Secret Garden The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Is there a movie or play tie-in with a book that you'd like to recommend for Mother Daughter Book Clubs? Send it in to info@motherdaughterbookclub.com and I'll post the comments here. Comments: Because of Winn Dixie is a book I'm reading with my 8 year old. I love the book and the movie was good too! - R. Huch
Cindy’s Peanut Butter Soup For Granny Torrelli Makes Soup or any other book where soup is served.
In a large soup pot, sauté the onions and garlic in the oil over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, chicken broth, water and yams. Cook over medium-low heat for 25 minutes or until the yams are soft. Stir in the peanut butter, cayenne pepper and salt. Let cool for 30 minutes. Puree the soup in a blender or food processor, then pour it back into the saucepan and warm. Sprinkle the soup with the cooked chicken and crushed peanuts. Serves 6 to 8. Serve with crunchy French bread and salad.
Show-Ling's Chinese Dumplings For Red Scarf Girl or any other book set in China.
To make: Chop ginger, green onion, and spinach in a food processor. Combine with ground meat in a big bowl. Add vegetable oil, salt, pepper, sesame oil, mix well with a spatula. Place some stuffing in the middle of the wrap (make sure to thaw out the wraps ahead of time, microwave is NOT recommended), make sure you don't over-stuff it. Apply water to the edge of the wrap and seal the edge by folding one side over the other. It's important to make sure that the seal is tight. Have a pot of boiling water ready. Put the dumplings in one by one (you might need to do it in batches). Gently stir once to make sure that the dumplings are not stuck to the bottom of the pot. If you do it too hard you'll break the dumplings. Add one cup of cold water after the dumplings have boiled and repeat three times. After you the dumplings out, rinse them quickly with cold water to prevent them from sticking to each other. You can probably also coat them with some olive oil to prevent sticking. Sauce: Chop a few heads of garlic and some cilantro, mix with some soy sauce, sesame oil, and a bit of water. If you want, you can also add vinegar, chili sauce. This amount is enough to serve 2 adults and 3 kids age 10.
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas For The House of the Scorpion or other books with a Mexican theme. Prep: 40 minutes Bake: 25 minutes
Directions 1. In a 3-quart saucepan place chicken in enough water to cover. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove chicken from saucepan. When cool enough to handle, use a fork to shred chicken into bite-size pieces. (You should have about 1-1/2 cups.) Set aside. 2. If using fresh spinach, place spinach in a steamer basket over boiling water. Reduce heat. Steam, covered, for 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. (Or, cook in a small amount of boiling water, covered, for 3 to 5 minutes.) Drain well. 3. In a large bowl combine chicken, spinach, and green onions; set aside. In a bowl combine sour cream, yogurt, flour, cumin, and salt. Stir in milk and chili peppers. Divide sauce in half. Set one portion aside. 4. For filling, combine one portion of the sauce and the chicken-spinach mixture. Divide the filling among the tortillas. Roll up tortillas. Place, seam side down, in an ungreased 2-quart rectangular baking dish. 5. Spoon reserved portion of sauce over tortillas. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F oven about 25 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with cheese; let stand for 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter. To serve, if desired, garnish with chopped tomato or salsa and additional green onion. Makes 6 enchiladas.
Karen's Picnic Fixings For Goose Girl and other books with picnics. Provide the following for mix and match according to taste:
Can be grilled. Serve with ice cream sundaes or banana splits for dessert.
Do you have a recipe that ties in to the theme of a book? Have you found a dish that satisfies the vegetarians as well as the meat lovers in your group or is really simple to prepare? Send it in to info@motherdaughterbookclub.com and it will be added to the list.
Activities to Encourage Participation Not all girls or even moms feel comfortable sharing their personal views in a group setting. If you find that the same members contribute to the discussion at each meeting, you may need to implement activities that encourage all members to express their opinions without shining the spotlight on them in embarrassing ways. A few suggestions: Round-robin questions. Have the hostesses develop one or two questions in advance that everyone needs to answer such as, "talk about a memorable scene from the book and tell us why it made an impression on you," or "which character was your favorite and why." Start with the meeting hostess and go around in a circle answering the question. Questions in a hat. Again, the hostesses can develop a list of questions or everyone in the group can bring one to share. Write them all on separate sheets of paper and put them in a bowl or hat. One by one daughters and their moms pull a question and answer it before passing the hat to the next person in the circle. One thing you liked/One thing you didn't like. Each person starts off discussing one thing she liked and one thing she didn't like. The ice-breaker may be enough to encourage reticent participants to keep going. Game Show. Use the rules of your favorite game show, like Jeopardy or Deal or No Deal to pit moms and daughters against each other with information from the book. Discussion can follow after you've brought out some important facts from the book. Is there a discussion opener that worked particularly well for your group? Send it in to info@motherdaughterbookclub.com for posting here.
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