We participate in the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (1/18/2021-1/24/2021).
Annamarie’s Reading
Picture Books:
- Chapter Two Is Missing by Josh Lieb
- Eek!: A Noisy Journey from A to Z by Julie Larios
- The Lion Queens of India by Jan Reynolds (nonfiction)
- Little Fox and the Wild Imagination by Jorma Taccone
- Out the Door by Christy Hale
- Pirate Stew by Neil Gaiman
- This is a Flying Rat by Andrew Cangelose
Non-Fiction:
- Amazing Women of the Middle East: 25 Stories from Ancient Times to Present Day by Wafa Tarnowska
- Backpack Explorer: Bird Watch: What Will You Find? by Editors of Storey Publishing
- Backpack Explorer: On the Nature Trail: What Will You Find? by Editors of Storey Publishing
- The Complete DIY Cookbook for Young Chefs: 100+ Simple Recipes for Making Absolutely Everything from Scratch by America’s Test Kitchen Kids
- The Coolest Stuff on Earth by National Geographic Kids
- Generation Brave: The Gen Z Kids Who Are Changing the World by Kate Alexander
Beginning Readers:
- Camila the Baking Star by Alicia Salazar
- Camila the Record-Breaking Star by Alicia Salazar
- Camila the Stage Star by Alicia Salazar
- Camila the Video Star by Alicia Salazar
First Chapter Books:
- Kondo & Kezumi Reach Bell Bottom by David Goodner
- Mia Mayhem and the Super Switcheroo by Kara West
- The Secret Valentine by Melody Reed
- Sparkleton #3: The Mini Mistake by Calliope Glass
Everything Else:
- Bad Kitty Goes on Vacation by Nick Bruel (graphic novel)
- The History of the World in Comics by Jean-Baptiste Depanafieu (graphic novel)
- Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer (teen)
- Karen’s Worst Day by Katy Farina (graphic novel)
- Lumberjanes, Vol. 16: Mind Over Mettle by Shannon Watters (graphic novel)
- Marvel Heroes At Home by Zeb Wells (graphic novel)
- Song of the Court by Katy Farina (graphic novel)
- Three Keys by Kelly Yang
Rambling Thoughts: Not that many picture books this week. This was the first week since August that I haven’t had a big stack of picture books waiting for me at the library. For a few minutes I thought I might be caught up on new releases for a minute, and then I overheard our cataloging team talking about how we were due for over 30 boxes of books that didn’t arrive last week. So sometime soon I expect to get about 100 picture book holds in all at the same time.
I was able to catch up on some of the longer books that have been piling up (non-fiction and first chapter in particular). There are always more of course, but I’m hoping I might be able to push through my end table stacks before that next rush of picture books appears.
Make sure to stop by on Tuesdays for short reviews of some of these titles!
Reading by the Numbers:
- 29 Books Read This Week
- 13 Books with Diverse Main Character (45%)
- 9 Books by Diverse Authors (31%)
- 8 Books by Own Voices Authors (28%)
Favorites of the Week:
- Camila the Record-Breaking Star by Alicia Salazar
- Generation Brave: The Gen Z Kids Who Are Changing the World by Kate Alexander
- Three Keys by Kelly Yang
What a great set of books! I hope you don’t have to read 100 picture books all at once in the near future—I have no idea if that would be fun or awful! These books sound great, especially Song of the Court and Three Keys! Thanks for the great post!
I would absolutely love to get 100 picture book holds at once. I usually put holds on about 30 at a time as I’m always worried about the ILL department getting frustrated with me. LOL Generation Brave sounds really good, but I’m torn on it after reading about those young people in the book who were never asked or informed about their personal stories being included (for example, Satvik Sethi has spoken out about his upset). Still, I think it sounds like a great read! Thanks for all these shares, Annamarie.
Ohhh I was not aware of that problem with Generation Brave! That definitely affects my opinion of that title. Thanks for sharing!