Reading Questions

The following general questions can be applied to most books, and they provide a good starting point for creating your own discussion questions.  

The child in your life will also have their own questions! Listen closely to what they are asking and try to answer just that question. You don’t have to have all the answers -  just be simple and honest. You can check by asking "Did I answer your question?"

Your answer does not have to be perfect. It's okay to say "I don't know the answer to that question. Let me think about it (or find out more) and we can talk about it again." You may come back to a book again and again, and as your child grows and learns, they (or you!) may have more or different questions. 

What do you know/what have you heard about _________________? (Boundaries, friendship, bodies, touching, etc)
Was there anything confusing to you in that book?
Do you want to learn more about this type of stuff?
If you could give the book another title, what would it be? 
What is one thing you could ask the author if you could talk to them?
What do you think the author wants readers to remember most from this book?
​If something like this happened to you or a friend, what would you do or say?
Was there one big lesson you learned from this book?
Have you ever experienced anything like what happened in this book?

Can you pick out a part of this book that seems especially interesting? 
Does the book remind you of your own life? An event? A friend? Classmate?
Do you like the ending? If so, why? If not, why not...and how would you change it?​