Before assigning the book to students to read, discuss the cover and the title. Use some of the following prompts to facilitate your discussion:
- What do you notice about the illustration on the front cover? Look closely at the illustration? Where is the boy standing? Where do you think he is?
- What do you think the book will be about based on the title? Sunny Days Inside.
- Why do you think this illustration was chosen for the front cover?
- Explain to students that the book is made up of several short stories about children and families who lived in the same apartment building, who were ordered to shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic and is about how they survived and overcame the challenges of the lockdown.
- Ask students to reflect on their experiences of sheltering in place during the pandemic. How were their lives different?
- Ask students to use the Text Map at the end of this guide to take notes while reading. Use these notes for post-reading discussion