Tip - Creativity

Getting the child involved:
When I read a good book I find myself obsessed with continuing or changing the story in my head. Try this with your child. For younger children you can say, "What do you think "character's name" will do next? The older they are the more creative they will be. For an older child you can ask them to imagine what the main character will do next, either immediately or the next day, week, month. What will their next adventure be? How will they handle it? Does the child stay within the characters traits? If not is it a natural growth from the book? Kids can be interesting. They may change the character to be more like themselves. This is good too. It is natural to put yourself in the shoes of the hero/heroine in the story.