As the title suggests, this book provides themed activities for after-school clubs. The author works on the premise that the club will meet weekly for 30–45 min and that one theme will be the focus for four meetings. There are 12 themes covered in the book: maths, fairy tales, science, humour, art, mysteries, out at sea, adventures, school, chillers, boys only and girls only. Within each theme the author provides a 4-week agenda for three age groups: Years K-2, 3-4 and 5-6. Each week's agenda has a short template for promoting the club, a reading component that includes a section from a suggested book, an activity that connects to the theme/book and a music suggestion. Most of the activities are craft activities and generally do not involve much writing, which seems sensible for a fun, after-school club. Based on the author giving each club a name based on the theme (for example, Happily Ever After Club for K-2 age group in the fairy tales theme), it appears that the author suggests convening the after-school club for four weeks and then starting a new club with a different name once that theme has been completed. From my experience in a public library, we would not re-do marketing every month for our book clubs, so I think this is more targeted at a school library which would be advertising in the school newsletter. It may be useful for attracting different students based on their interests, for example students attracted to the maths theme may not be interested in the fairy tales theme; however, once they have developed a good relationship with other students and the library staff, they may return for other themes.
Shaia has clearly done considerable research into books, activities and music for various ages. This is an advantage of the book, especially because many of the activities have templates available online (with URLs provided). The only downside to providing so many suggested readings/music is that, inevitably, not all libraries will have copies of the books and music; I found that our Australian public library had very few of the music suggestions and more of the book suggestions for older readers than for K-2 activities, so there may be regional and national differences (this is a US imprint). However, by providing so many other materials, I feel certain that library staff will save time using the book, even if they have to find substitute materials. Overall, there are plenty of ideas that libraries working with primary school-aged children could use in their after-school clubs, even if they do not strictly follow the four-week format.