Without prompting from me, each of the skits incorporated The Green Ember pledge. And they all like watching each other’s skits at the end of the meeting. The little kids just love the playing that is involved. The big kids, who are too cool to act in the skits, seem to enjoy being narrators, directors, and coaches. We invited the book store staff up to watch these skits and that made it even more fun. The third activity we did was to create commercials or book trailers for the book. The kids loved the variety and liked customizing their own Star Seek. I had planned to do regular craft sticks and red ribbon, but ultimately liked the look of mixed colors better. I saw this Star Seek idea on my friend Rachel’s blog and borrowed it for our use. Despite not being good at or liking crafts, I knew that with a group of our size and age range, a craft was requisite. In fact, for this craft, my son had to do all of the prep because I cannot even glue popsicle sticks together properly. This allowed us to get beyond the surface discussion and talk about details that could let us go deeper. Each member would roll a few die and then talk about the book in a way that related to the images on their roll. Regardless, I had Story Cubes with me to make it more fun. Each group rotated through the discussion station ready to talk. The kids are excited, have strong attachments to the characters, and have things that they must discuss with their friends. Several of the families helped with the snacks by bringing green ember jello and chocolate covered raisins.ĭiscussion for a book like this more or less takes care of itself. In the last half an hour, we came together to feast and present our skits. Given the size of our group, I divided the kids into three teams and rotated them through three activities.
#GREEN EMBER BOOKS SERIES#
Because this series is unfinished and each book ends with a cliffhanger, the kids were very animated in their speculations and hopes for the ultimate story resolution.
Every reader identified with one or two of the characters and felt strongly attached to them. Of all of the books that we have read together, this one, The Hobbit, and Jonathan Roger’s Wilderking books have inspired the most passion in our readers and vibrancy in our discussions. It was one of the most fun book clubs we have had to date. Smith lives in West Virginia with his wife and four kids.This week, I hosted a The Green Ember book club at Cathedral Book and Gift for 30 readers aged 7-15. When he’s not writing adventurous tales of #RabbitsWithSwords in his writing shed, dubbed The Forge, Smith loves to speak to audiences about storytelling, imagination, and seeing yourself as a character in the Story. Smith’s stories are captivating readers across the globe who are hungry for “new stories with an old soul.” Enthusiastic families can’t get enough of these tales. The Green Ember has reached hundreds of thousands of readers and spent time as the number one bestselling audiobook in the world on Audible. Smith is the author of The Green Ember Series, a bestselling middle-grade adventure saga. We enjoy the adventure and loving (sometimes teasing) sibling relationship they share! These illustrated chapter books are suitable for reading aloud or middle-grade readers. #RabbitsWithSwords… What’s not to like?! Heather and Picket battle the evil birds of prey as they search for their missing family. Goodreads | amazon | bookdepository | bookbub | store
The Mended Wood flickers dimly in the vision of the rabbits of Natalia, as they battle bravely for their survival and a hopeful future beyond. Heather and Picket face off for the last time with their tyrannical foes in this final installment of the main Green Ember Series. Heather and Picket are plunged into the darkness of Morbin’s shadow, fighting to bear the flame of the cause and light the way for rabbitkind’s upright insurrection.Įmber’s End by S. Smith (The Green Ember book 3)Ī harrowing adventure inside enemy territory. Can Heather and Picket help rescue the cause from a certain, sudden defeat?Įmber Rising by S. Heather and Picket are two young rabbits improbably thrust into pivotal roles. The fragile alliance forged around the young heir seems certain to fail. Morbin Blackhawk, slaver and tyrant, threatens to destroy the rabbit resistance forever. Where will Heather and Picket land? How will they make their stand?Įmber Falls by S. Betrayal beckons, and loyalty is a broken road with peril around every bend. They discover that their own story is bound up in the tumult threatening to overwhelm the wider world. Kings fall and kingdoms totter. Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake them, spilling them into a cauldron of misadventures.
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