Reading is more than just following a story—it’s an opportunity to think, reflect, and connect ideas to our own lives and the world around us. While the database on this site features many books, it’s impossible to include all books. These broad questions can be used as a flexible guide to spark meaningful discussion with any text.
What stood out to you about the story?
What questions or wonderings do you still have after reading the story?
Who is telling the story, and how do you know?
If another character told the story, how might it sound different?
How do the illustrations help you understand or feel the story more deeply?
If you could change two illustrations which ones would you change and how would your changes affect the story?
Why do you think the author chose to write this story?
What other ways could the story have ended? And what message would that send?
