We participate in the blog trend of Monday posts about what we have read during the last week (5/31/2021-6/7/2021).
Annamarie’s Reading
Board Books, Picture Books, and Readers:












- Banksy Graffitied Walls and Wasn’t Sorry by Fautso Gilberti
- Bedtime for Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel
- Black Bear Red Fox by Julie Flett
- Built for Speed by Vicky Fang (reader)
- Dumplings for Lili by Melissa Iwai
- It’s Okay to Be a Unicorn! by Jason Tharp
- Mucky Truck by Ammi-Joan Paquette
- Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz
- Peace Train by Cat Stevens
- The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
- Step by Step by Guido Van Genechten (board book)
- Try-Again Time by Elizabeth Verdick (board book)
- When Lola Visits by Michelle Sterling
Graphic Novels:













- After the Rain by Nnedi Okorafor
- Do You Remember the Summer Before? by Richard Fairgray
- The Dragon Path by Ethan Young
- The Girl from the Sea by Molly Ostertag
- Heartstopper: Volume 3 by Alice Oseman
- Miles Morales: Shock Waves by Justin A. Reynolds
- No One Returns from the Enchanted Forest by Robin Robinson
- Odessa by Jonathan Hill
- Pepper Page Saves the Universe! by Landry Q. Walker
- Roar of the Beast by Chad Sell
- Shark Summer by Ira Marcks
- Thrilling Tales from the Tree House by Max Brallier
- Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson
Everything Else:



- The Case of the Nibbled Pizza by Tadgh Bentley (first chapter)
- Iggy Is the Hero of Everything by Annie Barrows
- Trouble with Tattle-Tails by Jonathan Auxier (first chapter)
Thoughts & Updates: It’s a big week! I’m starting my new job today (eek!) as the Youth Manager at Upper Arlington Public Library (still in central Ohio). Between that and my Caldecott appointment starting soon, I will be slowing down on posts in a few weeks. My last program post is coming this week — one more Book Club in a Bag kit, featuring Lumberjanes! And there will be more content to come from my co-bloggers. Make sure to check out Sarah’s Storytime Spotlight post from last week. I read a lot, and there were many new-to-me titles on that list!
For reading this week, I finally made it through most of the backed up graphic novels and first chapter books that have been piling up. Of course, more books continue to be published, and I’m woefully behind on my audiobooks, but I will have a commute again now, so I’m sure those will pick back up.
Reading by the Numbers:
- 30 Books Read This Week
- 16 Books with Main Characters of Marginalized Backgrounds (53%)
- 11 Books by Authors of Marginalized Backgrounds (37%)
- 11 Books by Own Voices Authors (37%)
Favorites of the Week:
- Bedtime for Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel
- Dumplings for Lili by Melissa Iwai
- The Girl from the Sea by Molly Ostertag
- Heartstopper: Volume 3 by Alice Oseman
- Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz
- Roar of the Beast by Chad Sell
- Trouble with Tattle-Tails by Jonathan Auxier (first chapter)