ITTY BITTY BETTY BLOB MAKES A SPLASH Event Kit

Betty is BACK in her second adventure, and this time she must join a club at her school! Will it be cooking? Drama? Diving? Sweet and sensitive, Betty is a heroine who reminds kids that being yourself and following your heart is more than enough.

“I laughed, I cried, I love Betty Blob!

Be yourself and joy will follow.” —Bex,BooksAreMagic (Brooklyn, NY)

discussion questions

• Itty Bitty Betty Blob not a “typical” monster. Why?

• How does Betty feel when her mom suggests she tries out for the Dreary Drama Club? How does Betty’s mom feel when Betty tries out for the Devil Divers instead?

• What does Betty do to improve her diving?

• What does Betty’s mom give Betty to bring her luck at the meet?

• How does Betty feel before she dives at the meet, and after she dives at the meet?

conversation starters

• When Betty is nervous about the championship diving meet, she decides to talk to her mom, the “one person who knew her the best.” Who is the one person who knows YOU the best?

• Have you ever been scared to try a new activity? Why or why not?

• Do you belong to any clubs at your school? If you had an idea to create a new club, what would it be?

• What kind of adventure should Itty Bitty Betty Blob tackle in her next book?

• Why is Betty’s mom proud of her at the end of the story?

Crossword Puzzle

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1. The name of the activity Betty decides to do at school

2. What you need to do to get better at something

3. Noise made in the pool

4. Every monster must join one of these at the start of the year

1. First name of Betty’s diving team

2. Betty’s fluffy friends are called this

5. Betty doesn’t have a set shape. She is a ____.

6. Where you go to learn

Don’t miss Betty’s first adventure!

Extra, extra! Betty’s school newspaper is the Ghoulington Grrzette!

Create a picture of you and Betty that you’d love to see in the newspaper!

Color in Betty and her friends the Puffs!