It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

We participate in the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (5/3/2021-5/9/2021).

Annamarie’s Reading

Board Books, Picture Books, and Readers:

The Bruce Swap by Ryan T. Higgins
Camp Tiger by Susan Choi
Graduation Groove by Kathryn Heling
Hair Twins by Raakhee Mirchandani
Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States by Warren Binford (nonfiction)
Here Is Big Bunny by Steve Henry (beginning reader)
The Home Builders by Varsha Bajaj

I Affirm Me: The ABCs of Inspiration for Black Kids by Nyasha Williams
I Am the Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book by Mychal Copeland
Idia of the Benin Kingdom by Ekiuwa Aire
Let’s Go Swimming! by Norm Feuti (beginning reader)
We Move Together by Kelly Fritsch
When a Dragon Comes to Stay by Caryl Hart

Graphic Novels:

Alienated by Simon Spurrier
Baloney and Friends: Going Up! by Greg Pizzoli
Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
Forever Home by Jenna Ayoub
How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess
I’m a Wild Seed: My Graphic Memoir on Queerness and Decolonizing the World by Sharon Lee De La Cruz
Lift Off by Brian “Smitty” Smith
My Last Summer with Cass by Mark Crilley
Sabrina: Something Wicked by Kelly Thompson
Shortcuts by Molly Brooks

Everything Else:

Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Dave the Unicorn: Field Trip by Pip Bird
DJ Funkyfoot: Butler for Hire! by Tom Angleberger (first chapter)
Kondo & Kezumi Are Not Alone by David Goodner (first chapter)
Sparkleton 4: The Weirdest Wish by Calliope Glass (first chapter)
Tussle with the Tooting Tarantulas by David Bowles (first chapter)

Thoughts & Updates: Big news this week–well, this month! A few weeks ago I was elected as a member of the 2023 Caldecott Committee–a huge honor that I still can’t quite wrap my head around. Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me! This is the reason for the slow down and eventual stopping of these book posts (for a while anyway!) as I adjust to this new opportunity and abide by the social media rules attached to this commitment.

There is more news too–I’m going to be leaving the amazing Westerville Public Library for a new job! In just a few weeks, I will be the new Youth Manager at Upper Arlington Public Library (not too far away from my current workplace). I’m thrilled for the opportunity, though I am sad to be leaving behind such a great team at WPL. This may also mean that program posts will be slowing down in the immediate future, as I adjust to all of these new changes. There are still five more Book Club in a Bag posts to come (since those kits are already made!) as well as some amazing contributions from my co-bloggers.

Lots of changes and, of course, lots of great books too! A particular shout out to Ana on the Edge — this is a wonderful, wonderful own voices book about a nonbinary main character that needs to be at the top of your to-read stack. See more of this week’s favorites below!

Reading by the Numbers:

29 Books Read This Week
- 16 Books with Main Characters of Diverse Backgrounds (55%)
- 12 Books by Authors of Diverse Backgrounds (41%)
- 11 Books by Own Voices Authors (38%)

Favorites of the Week: