We participate in the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (11/30/2020-12/6/2020).
Annamarie’s Reading
Picture Books & Readers:
- 3 2 1 Awesome! 20 Fearless Women Who Dared to Be Different by Eva Chen (board book) (nonfiction)
- Don’t Feed the Pumpkin by Rosie Greening (board book)
- Eating the Rainbow by Rena D. Grossman (board book)
- Kitty and Dragon by Meika Hashimoto (reader)
- Let’s Bee Thankful by Ross Burach (reader)
- My Family, Your Family by Kathryn Cole (board book)
- Nick and Nack See the Stars by Brandon Budzi (reader)
- Play with Me by Agnese Baruzzi (board book)
- Pop-Up Peekaboo! Penguin by DK (board book)
- Pop-Up Peekaboo! Pumpkin by DK (board book)
- Run, Mo, Run by David A. Adler (reader)
- Runaway Pumpkins by Teresa Bateman
- Spirit Day: A Book About Spreading Joy by Little Bee Books (board book)
- Spot’s Snowy Day by Eric Hill (board book)
- These Hands by Hope Lynne Price (board book)
- Tummy Time Friends by Pat Brisson (board book)
- Two Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White by Saumiya Balasubramaniam
- Waiting Together by Danielle Dufayet
- Where’s Lenny? by Ken Wilson-Max
Everything Else:
- Astrid and Apollo and the Fishing Flop by V.T. Bidania (first chapter)
- Astrid and Apollo and the Starry Campout by V.T. Bidania (first chapter)
- The Best of Iggy by Annie Barrows (first chapter)
- Beware the Werewolf by Andres Miedoso (first chapter)
- Corpse Talk: Groundbreaking Women by Adam Murphy
- Kondo & Kezumi Visit Giant Island by David Goodner (first chapter)
- The Land of Cranes by Aida Salazar
- Pavi Sharma’s Guide to Going Home by Bridget Farr
- So Embarrassing by Charise Mericle Harper (graphic novel)
- Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote by Andrea Beaty (first chapter)
- Super Spooked by Gina Bellisario (first chapter)
- What Breathes Through Its Butt?: Mind-Blowing Science Questions Answered by Emily Grossman (nonfiction)
- When They Call You a Terrorist (Young Adult Edition) by Patrisse Khan-Cullors (memoir)
- Who Did It First? 50 Icons, Luminaries, and Legends Who Revolutionized the World by Meg Reid (nonfiction)
Rambling Thoughts: I really need to figure out some way to better prioritize my reading. Lately, the combination of a lot of books coming to my library in very large batches (meaning I get 100+ holds available at once), me trying to read more widely while not letting go of my favorites, and me writing Goodreads reviews (even short ones) for everything I read has been taking a lot of time. This isn’t sustainable long term, and I’m trying to figure out how to better balance my reading and reviewing and the massive piles of books I often have checked out at one time. Twenty-five new picture books a week was feasible–100 new picture books a week isn’t. No answers yet.
Make sure to stop by on Tuesdays for short reviews of some of these titles!
Reading by the Numbers:
- 33 Books Read This Week
- 17 Books with Diverse Main Character (52%)
- 12 Books by Diverse Authors (36%)
- 12 Books by Own Voices Authors (36%) (to the best of my knowledge)
Favorites of the Week:
- The Best of Iggy by Annie Barrows (first chapter)
- Corpse Talk: Groundbreaking Women by Adam Murphy
- Kitty and Dragon by Meika Hashimoto (reader)
- The Land of Cranes by Aida Salazar
- My Family, Your Family by Kathryn Cole (board book)
- What Breathes Through Its Butt?: Mind-Blowing Science Questions Answered by Emily Grossman (nonfiction)
- When They Call You a Terrorist (Young Adult Edition) by Patrisse Khan-Cullors (memoir)