Host a Book Tasting Event!

Why plan a book tasting event?

For many young people choosing a book can be challenging, especially those who don't often visit the local library or bookshops. Our research shows that providing choice empowers young readers, but structure is important (Clark & Pythian-Sence 2008).

Most (80.6%) children who took part in our Young Readers Programme in 2022 told us that they liked being able to choose books for themselves and, after taking part in the programme, where teaching book choice strategies is key, 1 in 2 (47.0%) told us that they were better at choosing books as a result (Teravainen-Goff, Clark & Brown,2023)

What is a Book Choice Bistro?

A book choice bistro is a fun book tasting event to support pupils to ‘taste’, explore and discover new books, all while practising book choice strategies to better equip them in choosing books they’ll enjoy and be able to access independently. This collection includes:

• How to run a Book Choice Bistro teacher guide
• Book choice presentation to help teach book choice strategies
• Book menu template - an editable document for you to add your own selection of titles to taste at your bistro
• Book Chat conversation starters - a poster packed with questions to get children talking about their reading