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    Kids’ Book Club Pick: City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca SchulzeJuly 1, 2022Updated:August 1, 20225 Mins Read Ages 9-12 Best Kids Stories Fantasy: Supernatural Fiction Giveaways Graphic Novels
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    Kids’ Book Club Pick: City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm, by Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong
    The Children’s Book Review

    Watch this space through the month of July for fun ways to enjoy this book. We’ll be adding new tips each Friday. Be sure to enter the giveaway, too!

    City of Dragons: Book One: Cover

    City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm

    Written by Jaimal Yogis

    Illustrated by Vivian Truong

    Ages 8+ | 240 Pages

    Publisher: Graphix | ISBN-13: 978-1338660432

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    Week One: Getting Started

    Hi, Friend—

    Thanks so much for joining us to read City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm by Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong!

    The best way to get started is by ordering a copy of the book, picking one up at your local bookstore, or checking out a copy from the library.

    If you decide you want to invite some friends to read along with you, check out Lizzie Mussoline, M. Ed.’s excellent tips for getting started with a book club of your own.

    Once you have your copy of the book, read along at your own pace. If you have any questions for the author or illustrator, you can leave them in the comments of this page or record a voice message here, and we might just be able to get them answered for you.

    How to Start the Best Kids’ Book Club Ever

    Week Two: Book Club Fun

    You Get to be a Word Wizard

    Hopefully you’ve had time to order yourself a copy of the book and even read a few pages. Here’s our fun tip for finding extra joy in your reading experience. You get to be a Word Wizard!

    What’s a Word Wizard?

    First of all, no capes, tall hats, or wands are required—although we love this vibe if you feel the urge to dress up.

    Being a Word Wizard is as simple as this: As you’re reading, if you come across a word that you love or don’t know, write it down in a journal (or any piece of paper will do). You can look up its meaning and write that down. Or you can write what you like about the word and how it makes you feel. Consider your pen, markers, or pencil your magic wizard wand and you’re off. You could even make a drawing that represents your selected word.

    If you plan to hold a book club meeting with your friends (A.K.A. fellow Word Wizards) this week, come prepared to share one word with them.

    If you’re looking for an inexpensive journal, try Target and look in their bargain bins. The journals featured in these images came as a pack of six for around $11 at Target. We’re also huge fans of the Write Now journals from Compendium.

    Week Three: Book Club Fun

    You Get to be Creative

    By now, you’ve had the chance to do some reading and you’re ready to immerse yourself in the world of this book. You can do this by planning an activity like an arts or crafts project that has something to do with The City of Dragons.

    Need Some Book Activity Inspiration?

    Try one of these:

    • Recreate illustrations for the book in your unique artistic style. You could use crayons, pencils, markers, or even make a collage.
    • Write a song about the story or one of your favorite characters. You could even make up a dance to go with it. You could keep it for yourself or perform it for your friends and family.
    • Talking about performance, you and your friends could reenact a favorite scene.
    • Design and build a diorama inspired by the words and pictures of the story.
    • If you loved being a Word Wizard last week, take one of your new favorite words and paint it on a rock to place in your garden or neighborhood.
    • Make a paper mache dragon egg.
    • Bake some cookies and decorate them like water dragons or dragon eggs.

    If you have some more ideas, share them in the comments on this page. For more creative inspiration, check out our article, The Book-Themed Activities You Need to Do with Your Kids Now.

    Now go and get wild with your creativity! We foresee some blue sparkly dragon eggs in your future.

    Week Four: Book Club Fun

    It’s Snack Time!

    Choose a snack – can you link it to the book? You get to make a snack that ties into the story.

    Have you been hosting or joining a book club meeting? If so, coordinate with the other members to all bring a different snack. To help make this even easier, make it a “potluck” book club for snacks.

    Need Some Snack Ideas?

    These are some ideas we’ve pulled from the story and artwork:

    • If you didn’t bake cookies shaped like dragon eggs last week, now’s your chance.
    • Jam on toast and muffins.
    • Sushi.
    • Burger and fries.
    • Pizza.
    • Dumplings. Definitely dumplings!
    • Ice cream sundaes. Oh, yeah!
    • Popcorn (and a movie!).

    Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong Answer Questions

    Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong have answered your amazing questions on The Growing Readers Podcast! Listen here or search for the podcast on your favorite listening platform.

    Giveaway

    Secret Code: City of Dragons

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    • The giveaway begins July 1, 2022, at 12:01 A.M. MT and ends July 31, 2022, at 11:59 P.M. MT.
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    Thanks for coming along this month for our first-ever kids’ book club pick: City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm, by Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong!

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    8 Comments

    1. xjanelx78 on July 1, 2022 2:35 pm

      For the author, do you plan on writing more books with this same character?

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      • Bianca Schulze on July 5, 2022 10:19 am

        The answer is a wonderful YES! There is a second book coming soon.

        Reply
    2. Elizabeth on July 2, 2022 10:11 pm

      I’ve been leaving my author questions in the widget—was that a mistake?

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      • Bianca Schulze on July 5, 2022 10:18 am

        That’s perfect! Thank you!

        Reply
    3. Leela on July 6, 2022 10:54 pm

      It says I have to login to see the story. I don’t have social media.

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      • Bianca Schulze on July 12, 2022 4:55 pm

        Hi— It’s a public page so you won’t need to log in. Good luck!

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        • Leela on July 16, 2022 12:18 pm

          “Log in to view this story”

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    4. Jennifer Mckelvey-Galindo on July 11, 2022 7:19 pm

      What is your favorite mystical color to use when you draw magic?

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