We are joining the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (10/26/2020-11/01/2020).
Annamarie’s Reading
Picture Books & Readers:
- Alan Turing by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara (biography)
- Anna Carries Water by Olive Senior
- The Best Worst Poet Ever by Lauren Shohler
- Binny’s Diwali by Thrity Umrigar
- Cannonball by Sacha Cotter
- Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim
- Do Not Go in There by Ariel Horn
- Don’t Forget Dexter! by Lindsay Ward
- Don’t Touch This Book! by Bill Cotter
- Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon by Kelly Starling Lyons (biography)
- Everything Naomi Loved by Katie Yamasaki
- Ginger and Chrysanthemum by Kristen Mai Giang
- The Girl with a Mind for Math by Julia Finley Mosca (biography)
- Hedgehog Needs a Hug by Jen Betton
- Hi Koo! by Jon J. Muth
- The Hidden Rainbow by Christie Matheson
- How Can You Dance by Rick Walton
- How to Catch a Yeti by Adam Wallace
- I Am (Not) Scared by Anna Kang
- I Thought I Saw a Lion! by Lydia Nichols (board book)
- I Love You Like a Pig by Mac Barnett
- The Last Tiger by Petr Horacek
- Like the Moon Loves the Sky by Hena Khan
- A Little SPOT of Anxiety by Diane Alber
- Mamasaurus by Stephen Lomp
- The Moon is Following Me by J.Q. Sirls
- Nacho’s Nachos by Sandra Nickel (biography)
- Night Wishes by Lee Bennett Hopkins
- Nola’s Scribbles Save the Day by Christina Lalli
- Peyton Picks the Perfect Pie by America’s Test Kitchen Kids
- Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey
- Puppy Pool Party by Seth Casteel
- Ravi’s Roar by Tom Percival
- Rescuing Mrs. Birdley by Aaron Reynolds
- Sharuko by Monica Brown (biography)
- Solid, Liquid, Gassy by Ashley Spires
- Stand Up! Speak Up! by Andrew Joyner
- V Is for Voting by Kate Farrell
- What Do You Do If You Work at the Zoo? by Steve Jenkins (nonfiction)
- Wherever I Go by Mary Wagley Copp
- You’ll Find Me by Amanda Rawson Hill
Everything Else:
- Everything Awesome about Sharks and Other Underwater Creatures! by Mike Lowery (nonfiction)
- I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day
- Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (graphic novel)
- Love is for Losers by Wibke Brueggemann
- Mellybean and the Giant Monster by Mike White (graphic novel)
- Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance by Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane (nonfiction)
- The Truth about Butterflies by Maxwell Eaton III (nonfiction) (graphic novel)
- Ultra Squad by Julie DeVillers (graphic novel)
- Under Your Feet…Soil, Sand and Everything Underground by Royal Horticultural Society (nonfiction)
- What Do I Do When People I Know Are Racist? by Caitie McAneney (nonficiton)
- Work It, Girl: Run the Show Like a CEO: Oprah Winfrey by Caroline Moss (biography)
Note: I got through all of the picture books that came in last week! This feels like such an accomplishment right now.
Make sure to stop by on Tuesdays for short reviews of some of these titles!
Stats for the Week:
- 52 Books Read This Week
- 27 Books with Diverse Main Character (52%)
- 13 Books by Diverse Authors (25%)
- 10 Books by Own Voices Authors (19%) (to the best of my knowledge)
This week’s reading highlights:
- The Best Worst Poet Ever by Lauren Shohler
- Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim
- Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon by Kelly Starling Lyons (biography)
- Everything Naomi Loved by Katie Yamasaki
- I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day
- Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (graphic novel)
- Mellybean and the Giant Monster by Mike White (graphic novel)
- Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance by Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane (nonfiction)
- Rescuing Mrs. Birdley by Aaron Reynolds
- Work It, Girl: Run the Show Like a CEO: Oprah Winfrey by Caroline Moss (biography)
Michala’s Reading
- Girl of Mine by Jabari Asim illustrated by LeUyen Pham
- I AM!: Affirmations for Resilience by Bela Barbosa illustrated by Edel Rodriguez
- Kat Needs a Nap by Greg Foley
- Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim
- Be Amazing: A History of Pride by Desmond Napoles illustrated by Dylan Glynn
- Lloyd Finds His Whale Song by SkylaarAmaan
- Score One for the Sloths by Helen Lester illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
- Way Past Worried by Hallee Adelman illustrated by Sandra de la Prada
- Monster and Boy by Hannah Barnaby illustrated by Anoosha Syed
- Wanda Seasongood and the Almost Perfect Lie by Susan Lurie and Jennifer Harney
- Lola: A Ghost Story by J. Torres illustrated by Elbert Or
- Half Past Peculiar: Finders Creepers by Derek Fridolfs illustrated by Dustin Nguyen
- The Witches: The Graphic Novel by Pénélope Bagieu and Roald Dahl
- Camp Murderface by Josh Berk and Saundra Mitchell
- Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker illustrated by Wendy Xu
- None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney
- Seance Tea Party by Reimena Yee
- Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft
Note: It’s that time of year, can you sense a theme in my reads? Although all my Halloween picture books just came in so next week I might be listing a few stragglers that make the cut for good reads.