It's Monday! What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA

[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:

All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson

"What was before / would be no more."

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Sweet

The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins: The Case of the Stolen Sixpence by Holly Webb

A Pond Full of Ink by Annie M. G. Schmidt

Illustrator, Sieb Posthuma, does a great job of illustrating in a very European 1970s style to match the time period the poems were originally written in the Netherlands. I always wonder about translations, and I wonder even more about translated poetry: are the names the same? Is there rhyming involved in the original poetry? It'd be interesting to learn about translator David Colmer's translating process.

Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper

WHAT I'M READING NOW:

WHAT I PLAN TO READ THIS WEEK:

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA

[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:

Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever by Judith Viorst

Baby Bedtime by Mem Fox

Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson

Blue on Blue by Dianne White

Boom Boom by Sarvinder Naberhaus

Draw! by Raul Colon

The First Snowfall by Anne Rockwell

Go, Shapes, Go! by Denise Fleming

A Home for Mr. Emerson by Barbara Kerley

Joltin' Joe DiMaggio by Jonah Winter

Moses: The True Story of an Elephant Baby by Jenny Perepecsko

One Big Pair of Underwear by Laura Gehl

The Sleeper & and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman

Square Cat ABC by Elizabeth Schoonmaker

When Aunt Mattie Got Her Wings by Petra Mathers

"How come Aunt Mattie's sick, Lottie? She's a nurse."

"She isn't sick; she's ninety-nine years old."

"Wow," said Herbie.

"You mean it's like her motor is all worn out?"

"That's right, Herbie. I don't know when I'll be back."

"Why was Aunt Mattie smiling, Lottie?"

"I think she was happy, Herbie ... she said someone was waiting for her at the gate."

"The gate of heaven?"

"It sounded more like an airport, Herbie."

"Doesn't it feel like Aunt Mattie should be here?"

"She is, Herbie, in our hearts."

"Maybe our hearts ache because Aunt Mattie is moving in."

Winter Is Coming by Tony Johnston

WHAT I'M READING NOW:

Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper

WHAT I PLAN TO READ THIS WEEK:

The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins: The Case of the Stolen Sixpence by Holly Webb

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA

I'm slowly making my way through the box of Simon & Schuster F&Gs I borrowed from the local independent bookstore here. I'm also taking advantage of the much larger county library system here that has so many more of the books I need to read for Capitol Choices.  

[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 Farmer and the Clown by Marla Frazee

The Manhattan Projects (Volume 1): Science, Bad written by Jonathan Hickman and illustrated by Nick Pitarra

Mumbet's Declaration of Independence by Gretchen Woelfle

The Scraps Book: Notes From a Colorful Life by Lois Ehlert 

This One Summer written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki

Thomas Jefferson: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Everything by Maira Kalman

WHAT I'M READING NOW:

Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper

WHAT I PLAN TO READ THIS WEEK:

The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins: The Case of the Stolen Sixpence by Holly Webb

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA

Ah, summer! How I love thee, especially when I'm in a beautiful climate conducive to reading outdoors. I am currently on summer vacation with my kids for a month back in my hometown along the Pacific Ocean. Between meeting up with friends and former colleagues/co-workers, I've been trying to get some reading in. I'm particularly enjoying anything that constitutes "fun summer read" while I lounge on the beach, listening to the waves crashing, and letting my mind wander occasionally.

I was lucky enough to borrow a box of Simon & Schuster F&Gs from the local independent bookseller. Lucky me, I know the owners and they've always treated me so well. It's really special that they continue to welcome me even after I've moved across the country. I feel like I have an added connection to them because I worked with some of their kids when I was a school library media specialist in town; in fact, one of the kids was in the first class I worked with as a classroom assistant 12 years ago, before I worked in the library! Hooray for independent bookstores!

[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:

East of West, Volume 1 written by Jonathan Hickman and illustrate by Nick Dragotta

Give and Take by Chris Raschka

Hug Machine by Scott Campbell

"My hugs make the biggest feel small. / The smallest feel big."

Manifest Destiny (Volume 1): Flora and Fauna written by Chris Dingess and illustrated by Matthew Roberts

WHAT I'M READING NOW:

Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper

WHAT I PLAN TO READ THIS WEEK:

 This One Summer written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki