Surprise, surprise! When I have access to books and time to read, I actually read! My son attended a fantasy writing workshop this past week at Politics & Prose, so my daughter and I spent a lot of time in the store while we waited for him.
I focused most of my bookstore reading energy on the new picture books, but I branched out a bit and read a couple of beginning/leveled readers and short chapter books. I was particularly pleased to find the fourth Anna Hibiscus book, which is the only one I hadn't read. Another good read this week was Emily Carroll's Through the Woods. I had high hopes from the reviews I read and it didn't disappoint. Her fairy tale-esque stories are wonderfully creepy and the endings are kind of open-ended, leaving the reader wondering ... and shivering a bit! Ms. Carroll is supposed to be at SPX next month so I hope to meet her.
(As a side note, I am super thrilled that my son attended the workshop, not only because "Yay, writing!" but also because he read two of the suggested readings, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. I enjoyed both books and, for lack of a better term, it warms my heart when my son enjoys the same books I do!)
[To rehash the concept :: post what you read last week, what you're reading now, and what you plan to read this week. If you have a review of the book(s), great! If you have a picture of the book(s), wonderful! If you have a book giveaway, fantastic! If you just list the title(s) of the book(s), not a problem! Make it as simple or as complex as you need it to be. At least, that's the message I got. This version of the meme is hosted by Jen and Kellee of Teach Mentor Text, which, in turn, was inspired by Sheila over at Book Journey, who hosts the original It's Monday! What Are You Reading?]
WHAT I READ LAST WEEK:
The Best Book in the World! by Rilla Alexander
Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill
Camp Rex by Molly Idle
Chu's First Day of School by Neil Gaiman
The Cosmobiography of Sun Ra by Chris Raschka
Deep in the Sahara by Kelly Cunnane
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh
Doctor White by Jane Goodall
Drop It, Rocket! by Tad Hills
Extraordinary Jane by Hannah E. Harrison
Flashlight by Lizi Boyd
Food Trucks! by Mark Todd
Francis, the Little Fox by Veronique Boisjoly
The Gardener's Surprise by Carla Balzaretti
Goodnight Darth Vader by Jeffrey Brown
The Graveyard Book, Volume 1 (by Neil Gaiman) graphic adaptation by P. Craig Russell, illustrated by various
Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus! by Atinuke
Hermelin the Detective Mouse by Mini Grey
Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won
How the Meteorite Got to the Museum by Jessie Hartland
How to Lose a Lemur by Frann Preston-Gannon
The Hueys in ... It Wasn't Me by Oliver Jeffers
I'm a Frog! by Mo Willems
I'm My Own Dog by David Ezra Stein
Ling & Ting Share a Birthday by Grace Lin
The Mermaid and the Shoe by K.G. Campbell
The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara
The Most Magnificent Mosque by Ann Jungman
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
Mr. Brown's Fantastic Hat by Ayano Imai
Mrs. Noodlekugel by Daniel Pinkwater
My New Friend Is So Fun! by Mo Willems
My Pet Book by Bob Staake
My Teachers is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.) by Peter Brown
The Numberlys by William Joyce
Oh Dear, Geoffrey! by Gemma O'Neill
Old Manhattan Has Some Farms by Susan Lendroth
A Perfect Place for Ted by Leila Rudge
Thank You, Octopus by Darren Farrell
Three Bears in a Boat by David Soman
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
The Tree House That Jack Built by Bonnie Verburg
Underworld: Exploring the Secret World Beneath Your Feet by Jane Price
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc & the Creation of Hip Hop by Laban Carrick Hill
The Whispering Town by Jennifer Elvgren
Zubert by Charlie Sutcliffe
The Walled City by Ryan Graudin
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