SuitabookHow To Live Forever
Colin Thompson
- Reading
- Read it aloud slowly, pausing for illustration-spotting and invented titles. On a second look, revisit Peter's encounter with the Ancient Child and discuss the difference between finding an answer and choosing to use it.
- Themes
- Immortality and choosing wisely: Peter searches for a missing book about how to live forever and, after finding it, follows advice not to read it. The book presents this favourably.
- Books as imaginative worlds: At night, the library becomes a world of small cities and neighbourhoods within books, while familiar-looking titles provide visual and verbal jokes. The book presents this favourably.
- Worth knowing
- Give time to the pictures and wordplay, including the invented titles scattered through the library. If the idea of living forever feels weighty, let the child set the pace and follow their questions.