We participate in the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (5/17/2021-5/23/2021).
Annamarie’s Reading
Board Books, Picture Books, and Readers:






- Agnes’s Place by Marit Larsen
- Bubbles . . . Up! by Jacqueline Davies
- Daddy and Dada by Ryan Brockington
- Elisapee and Her Baby Seagull by Nancy Mike
- Glow by Ruth Forman
- Halal Hot Dogs by Susannah Aziz





- Like a Dandelion by Huy Voun Lee
- Nothing Scares Spider! by S. Marendez
- Ruby’s Reunion Day Dinner by Angela Dalton
- A Spring Stroll in the City by Cathy Goldberg Fishman (board book)
- What Will You Be? by Yamile Saied Mendez
Everything Else:





- Amina’s Song by Hena Khan
- Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend by Dawn Quigley (first chapter)
- Kingston and the Magician’s Lost and Found by Rucker Moses
- Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly (first chapter)
- Starfish by Lisa Fipps
Thoughts & Updates: I finished some really great audiobooks this week! I’m taking a mini-vacation for a few days next week, which could mean that next Monday’s update has very few titles — or it could mean that it has a ton of books, since my vacations typically involve some reading.
Reading by the Numbers:
- 16 Books Read This Week
- 13 Books with Main Characters of Marginalized Backgrounds (81%)
- 12 Books by Authors of Marginalized Backgrounds (75%)
- 12 Books by Own Voices Authors (75%)
Favorites of the Week:
- Halal Hot Dogs by Susannah Aziz
- Kingston and the Magician’s Lost and Found by Rucker Moses
- Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly (first chapter)
- Ruby’s Reunion Day Dinner by Angela Dalton
- Starfish by Lisa Fipps