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:

The Bear's Sea Escape by Benjamin Chaud

Dodsworth in Tokyo by Tim Egan

Duck & Goose Go to the Beach by Tad Hills

The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse by Patricia MacLachlan, illustrated by Hadley Hooper 

Lion vs. Rabbit by Alex Latimer

Madame Martine by Sarah S. Brannen

Tacky in Trouble by Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger

Wave by Suzy Lee

A Wonderful Year by Nick Bruel

WHAT I'M READING NOW:

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

Walter Potter's Curious World of Taxidermy by Dr. Pat Morris with Joanna Ebenstein

WHAT I PLAN TO READ THIS WEEK:

Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands by Katherine Roy

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:

Anna & Solomon by Elaine Snyder, illustrated by Harry Bliss

The Beginner's Guide to Running Away From Home by Jennifer Larue Huget, illustrated by Red Nose Studio (Chris Sickels)

The Book Boat's In by Cynthia Cotten, illustrated by Frané Lessac

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Dare the Wind: The Record-Breaking Voyage of Eleanor Prentiss and the Flying Cloud by Tracey Fern, illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully

El Deafo by Cece Bell

Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by Susan Guevara

Mr. Cornell's Dream Boxes by Jeanette Winter

Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs Davis, illustrated by Gilbert Ford

My Country 'Tis of Thee: How One Song Reveals the History of Civil Rights by Claire Rudolf Murphy, illustrated by Bryan Collier

Papa's Mechanical Fish by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Boris Kulikov

Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Niko Henrichon

Quest by Aaron Becker

Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton

This Orq. (He Cave Boy.) by David Elliott, illustrated by Lori Nichols

The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Emily Sutton

Whale Shines: An Artistic Tale by Fiona Robinson

What If ...? by Anthony Browne

WHAT I'M READING NOW:

The Tropic of Serpents: A Memoir of Lady Trent by Marie Brennan

WHAT I PLAN TO READ THIS WEEK:

Dash by Kirby Larson

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Fractured Fairy Tales exhibit at WWA Gallery

[Wolf Grove by Micah Player]
Maya has been a fan of Micah Player's since meeting him at a Bridge to Books event a few months ago. His debut picture book is Chloe, Instead:


Micah posted on Facebook that he would have a piece exhibited at the WWA Gallery's Fractured Fairy Tales exhibit in Culver City. Since the kids were in camp and I was looking to do something just for me on the Westside I thought this would be a great way to get out of the house and meet a friend for lunch afterwards.

Here are a few of my favorite pieces from the exhibit ...

   [Norwegian Dragon Tale by Megan Brain]      [The Gingerbread Man by Anna Chambers]       [Little Red Riding Hood by Pete Oswald]       [Hangman's Tree: Home of the Lost Boys by Becca Stadtlander]       [Jack & Those Beans by Joey Chou]     [Little Red by Matt Saunders]       [Snow White by Brittney Lee]      [Good Bye Little Red by Sandra Equihua]   

The exhibit goes through August 11, 2012; the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 5pm. WWA Gallery: 9517 Culver Boulevard Culver City, CA 90232.

Bonus: Here's my dessert from Pitfire Artisan Pizza where I went to lunch afterward with my husband and our friend S. And, yes, I ate the whole thing by myself.

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