Genre Tasting at the Library Cafe

Today I transformed my library teaching area into the "Library Cafe"  - the place to taste a variety of books!  I have seen book tastings all over the place, but have never tried it myself. I had a 4th grade teacher willing to try it so the tables were set.  

We gave the students a menu that had each of the genres and a little bit about each one and then space for their thoughts as they tasted each one.  Each table was set with books from the same genre but we didn't tell the kids what the genre was. They had to figure it out by looking at the cover and reading the summary. We gave them 5 minutes at each table to sample one book. 

The kids were super into it. Some were using Italian or French accents when they were talking. Kids at the same table were discussing what genre they thought the books were. We loved serving up these delicious treats.

When we finished tasting all 9 courses, we talked about how some books can fit into more than one genre and if they found any books they might want to check out or genres they might want to try. The kids thought the books were "delicious" and gave the Library Cafe 5 stars!