Did you grow up watching the seventies’ version of The Hobbit cartoon? Or the Peter Jackson trilogy? (Three movies? Really?) Either way, it’s likely that you know the story.

But have you READ The Hobbit? If not, you’re in for a treat. It’s a classic for a reason: adventure, friendship, peril, humor, told by a master storyteller who introduces you to  Middle Earth in a way that feels like sitting next to a slightly curmudgeonly grandpa at a campfire.

With our Read-Aloud Poster for The Hobbit, you’ll travel with Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarves on their adventure. Activities include:

• vignettes to draw important story events
• language features - dragon words and metaphors
• character portraits and profiles of Middle Earth Dwellers

and more. Plus, we've included Read-Aloud Poster favorites: discussion questions, reader evaluations, and a chapter tracker!

Heads up: To do justice to this classic, we’ve created an exciting new poster format. Out of two poster sheets, you’ll construct a graduated booklet using some cut-and-glue magic (don’t worry, it’s a snap!). The pages you see feature beautiful story-setting artwork to color, while beneath them hide the more unsightly language activity blocks (and some menacing characters, too!).

We think this book works best as a read-aloud for upper elementary-age kids all the way up to adults, but you know your family best!

Get all the details about this exciting poster in our spotlight blog post, here.