It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (8/31/2020-9/6/2020).

Annamarie’s Reading

Picture Books:

• Beyoncé: Shine Your Light by Sarah Warren (biography)
• Blue Spot by Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay
• Bubble Kisses by Vanessa Williams
• Can We Be Friends?: Unexpected Animal Friendships from around the World by Erica Sitotich (nonfiction)
• Clive and His Babies by Jessica Spanyol
• Don’t Feed the Coos! by Jonathan Stutzman

• Early Sunday Morning by Denene Millner
• Eleanor Wyatt, Princess and Pirate by Rachael MacFarlane
• Every Little Thing by Cedella Marley Booker
• The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight by Jennifer L. Holm
• Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon by Simrat Jeet Singh (biography)
• Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins by Carole Boston Weatherford

• Goodnight, Little Dancer by Jennifer Adams
• Hey, Wall: A Story of Art and Community by Susan Verde
• How to Be on the Moon by Viviane Schwarz
• How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion by Ashima Shiraishi (biography)
• I Am a Tiger by Karl Newson
• I Love My Hair! by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
• Introducing Teddy: A Gentle Story About Gender and Friendship by Jess Walton

• Let’s Talk about Race by Julius Lester (nonfiction)
• Lift by Minh Le
• Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights by Beth Anderson (biography)
• Love Is Love: The Journey Continues by Fleur Pierets
• Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino
• Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time by Saira Mir (biography)
• My People by Langston Hughes
• My Singing Nana by Pat Mora

• Once Upon a Goat by Dan Richards
• One of a Kind, Like Me / Único Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
• Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung (biography)
• Phoenix Goes to School by Michelle Finch (biography)
• The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by Lesa Cline-Ransome (biography)

• Read a Book with Me by Lawrence Schimel
• Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina by Lea Lyon (biography)
• Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired Generations by Kelly Starling Lyons (nonfiction)
• Skin Again by Bell Hooks
• Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes
• A Sweet Smell of Roses by Angela Johnson

• Think Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison (board book) (nonfiction)
• Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy by Tony Medina
• Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team by Susan Hood (nonfiction)
• What About Neko? by Nancy Loewen
• When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Built a Community by Gayle E. Pitman (nonfiction)
• White Socks Only by Evelyn Coleman
• Who Are You?: The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity by Brook Pessin-Whedbee (non-fiction)

Everything Else:

• Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn (graphic novel)
• Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder (graphic novel)
• Dark Blade by Steve Feasey
• Heroes Reborn by Philippe Ogaki (graphic novel)
• Interrupting Cow by Jane Yolen (beginning reader)
• Satoko and Nada Vol. 1 by Yupechika (graphic novel) (manga)
• Ty’s Travels: All Aboard! by Kelly Starling Lyons (beginning reader)
• Ty’s Travels: Zip, Zoom! by Kelly Starling Lyons (beginning reader)

Note: My reading is very picture book heavy–life is throwing me lots of curveballs this week.

Stats for the Week:

• 56 Books Read This Week
  • 42 Books with Diverse Main Character (75%)
  • 30 Books by Diverse Authors (54%)
  • 25 Books by Own Voices Authors (47%) (to the best of my knowledge)

This week’s reading highlights:

• Don’t Feed the Coos! by Jonathan Stutzman
• I Am a Tiger by Karl Newson
• Lift by Minh Le
• Once Upon a Goat by Dan Richards
• The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by Lesa Cline-Ransome (biography)
• Satoko and Nada Vol. 1 by Yupechika (graphic novel) (manga)
• Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes
• Ty’s Travels: All Aboard! by Kelly Starling Lyons (beginning reader) (new own voices beginning reader series!)

Michala’s Reading

• Chirri & Chirra: Under the Sea by
• Unicorn Yoga by Gina Cascone and Bryony Williams Sheppard illustrated by Jennifer Sattler
• Gustavo, the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago
• Crocodile’s Crossing: A Search for Home by Yoeri Slegers
• Elmore and Pinky by Holly Hobbie
• No Fuzzball! by Isabella Kung
• Smug Seagull by Maddie Frost
• How to Write a Story by Kate Messner illustrated by Mark Siegel
• We Are Together by Britta Teckentrup
• Shadow in the Woods & Other Spooky Stories: An Acorn Book (Mister Shivers #2) by Max Brallier illustrated by Letizia Rubegni
• Dungeon Crawl! (Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles #5) by Nick Eliopulos illustrated by Alan Baston
• The Secret Explorers and the Comet Collision by D.K. Publishing
• Unicorn Academy #8: Ariana and Whisper by Julie Sykes illustrated by Lucy Truman
• The Messy Life of Blue by Shawna Railey
• Sasha and Puck and the Brew for Brainwash by Daniel Nayeri illustrated by Estrela Lourenço
• The Germ Lab: The Gruesome Story of Deadly Diseases by Richard Platt illustrated by John Kelly
• Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers, Vol 1. by Ryan Parrott illustrated by Dan Mora
• Check Please!, Book 2: Sticks & Scones by Ngozi Ukazu
• Fights: One Boy’s Triumph Over Violence by Joel Christian Gill
• How to Be a Girl in the World by Caela Carter
• Garbage Night by Jen Lee
• Really Truly (Pumpkin Falls Mystery #3) by Heather Vogel Frederick
• Hunger Winter: A World War II Novel by Rob Currie
• Nancy Drew: The Palace of Wisdom by Kelly Thompson illustrated by Jenn St. Onge
• Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed
• Help Us! Great Warrior by Madeleine Flores
• (H)afrocentric Comics: Volumes 1-4 by Juliana “Jewels” Smith illustrated by Mike Hampton and Ronald Nelson forward by Kiese Laymon

Note: Happy Labor DayI I hope that you are enjoying your day off (or that you got the day off) After reading a bunch of graphic novels in the hopes that I could match Annamarie with number of titles read (spoiler alert I did not even come close), I have decided that I will not be reading anything today. Instead I am going to hang up some art that has been waiting to be displayed forever and love all over my fuzzball Frankie so he doesn’t act like the kitty in No Fuzzball!