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

I'm back after three weeks of neglecting to post my reads. And, honestly, I'm too tired and swamped with other stuff to go back and try to post them retroactively. Sometimes, you have to cut your losses and move on!

This week it's pretty obvious that I focused on reading graphic novels/comics and books about butterflies. I think I've mentioned before that I default to reading GNs/comics when I feel a bit too overwhelmed to start a chapter book but I need to be reading something. And I have a read-aloud for The Reading Connection this coming week, hence the caterpillar/butterfly-themed books. 

I decided to omit the "What I'm Reading Now" and "What I Plan to Read This Week" sections because having them looming over me unchanged from previous weeks when I know I won't get around to those books makes me feel guilty!

[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:

Arabella Miller's Tiny Caterpillar by Clare Jarrett

Butterfly Tree by Sandra Markle, illustrated by Leslie Wu

Fancy Nancy, Bonjour Butterfly by Jane O'Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser

Flop to the Top! by Eleanor Davis and Drew Weing

Houdini the Amazing Caterpillar by Janet Pedersen

Hurry and the Monarch by Antoine O Flatharta, illustrated by Meilo So

Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni

Lillian's Right to Vote by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Shane W. Evans

Little Green Peas: A Big Book of Colors by Keith Baker

The Mitten String by Jennifer Rosner, illustrated by Kristina Swarner

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, #5: The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale

Owly & Wormy, Friends All Aflutter! by Andy Runton

Phoebe and Her Unicorn: A Heavenly Nostrils Chronicle by Dana Simpson 

Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer, illustrated by Holly Clifton-Brown

Totally Tardy Marty by Erica S. Perl, illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert

The War at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks

Water is Water by Miranda Paul, illustrated by Jason Chin

Where Are My Books? by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

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:

Art & Max by David Wiesner

Artist Ted by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre

Birdie's First Day of School by Sujean Rim

Brush of the Gods by Lenore Look, illustrated by Meilo So

The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

The Forget-Me-Not Summer by Leila Howland

If You Ever Want to Take an Alligator to School, Don't! by Elise Parsley

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush retold by Tomie dePaola

Little Owl Lost by Chris Haughton

Little Owl's Night by Divya Srinivasan

Magritte's Marvelous Hat by D. B. Johnson

Matthew's Dream by Leo Lionni

Monkey: Not Ready for Kindergarten by Marc Brown

Morris the Artist by Lore Segal, illustrated by Boris Kulikov

Mousterpiece: A Mouse-sized Guide to Modern Art by Jane Breslin Zalben

Museum Trip by Barbara Lehman

A Painter: How We Work by Douglas Florian

The Peace Tree from Hiroshima: The Little Bonsai with a Big Story by Sandra Moore, illustrated by Kazumi Wilds

Sandy's Circus: A Story About Alexander Calder by Tanya Lee Stone, illustrated by Boris Kulikov

Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson, illustrated by Sydney Smith

Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds

Train! by Judi Abbot

What a Wonderful World based on the song by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss, as sung by Louis Armstrong, illustrated by Tim Hopgood

Wish by Matthew Cordell

WHAT I'M READING NOW:

WHAT I PLAN TO READ THIS WEEK:

The Night Parade by Kathryn Tanquary (publication date: January 2016)

The Grace of Kings (Book One of the Dandelion Dynasty) by Ken Liu

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:

Capital Days: Michael Shiner's Journal and the Growth of Our Nation's Capital by Tonya Bolden

What a great introduction to the history of DC through the eyes of slave (eventually freed) and DC resident Michael Shiner. He was literate and a prolific journaler of the times he lived in. His words and recollection of events are a crucial part of understanding life in the nation's capital during its early years. You can read John G. Sharp's transcription of Shiner's actual journal (The Diary of Michael Shiner Relating to the History of the Washington Navy Yard 1813-1869) from the online collection of the Navy's Research Library. 

Chicken Cheeks by Michael Ian Black, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

Duck on a Bike by David Shannon

Lucky Strike by Bobbie Pyron

Maddy Kettle: The Adventure of the Thimblewitch by Eric Orchard

A Nest Full of Eggs by Priscilla Belz Jenkins, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City by Janet Schulman, illustrated by Meilo So

The Spiritglass Charade: A Stoker and Holmes Novel by Colleen Gleason

Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea

WHAT I'M READING NOW:

Finding Serendipity by Angelica Banks (aka Heather Rose and Danielle Wood)

Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome by Robby Novak and Brad Montague

WHAT I PLAN TO READ THIS WEEK:

Nimona by Noelle Stevenson