I have lots of bookish things to talk about from this past week.
First of all, I amassed quite a few new books from the Scholastic warehouse sale.
In addition to the Scholastic sale I also, like I do every week, visited my library's used bookstore. Instead of a yearly book sale, my library has a bookstore that is open a few hours 6 days a week. Every Tuesday is a member's only day where you can come in and get first pick of the "new" stock. They generally have a nice collection of kid's books, so I often leave with a bag full of books, having spent anywhere from $1-15. This was my haul from this week:
Books I am currently listening to:
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
What I'm currently (still) reading:
Paris in Love by Eloisa James
Books I finished last week:
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems
Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman and Dan Yaccarino
Nasty Bugs by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Will Terry
Squish: The Power of the Parasite by Jennifer and Matthew Holm
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (audiobook)
Bad Hair Day by Carrie Harris
Audiobooks I reviewed:
Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber
Chomp by Carl Hiaasen
Picture book I reviewed:
The Dirty Cowboy by Amy Timberlake, illustrated by Adam Rex
Wow, there are so many good books in this post! I just finished reading The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things and enjoyed it quite a bit. Virginia is a great character and the themes were heavier than I initially thought they would be. I loved the audiobook for The Watsons go to Birmingham and am intrigued by those for Au Revoir Crazy European Chick and Chomp.
ReplyDeleteThe Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 is one of the few books I have loved as an audio version. There is just something about the voice that book that is something remarkably special!
ReplyDeleteAnd whoa, you got quite a haul from the Scholastic Book Warehouse Sale. I need to check out the Booksource Classroom Organizer. Looks interesting. :)
Wow...what a book haul you've had! I think I'm going to try listening to books,too....Watsons is such a wonderful book, it would be awesome to listen to it, especially if the author is reading it!
ReplyDeleteAwesome collection. I love the sounds of your library bookstore, what a fun place!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great haul!!! I love adding new books to my library for my students. So much fun. I think my Scholastic sale is still going on this week, will have to check hours! I saw Angela Johnson's The First Part Last in your book pile. I love that book. So great. You have some other good books, too!!!
ReplyDeleteWaaaaaahhh! I missed the warehouse sale near me! *sobs*
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you got some great titles :)
I've had The Earth, My Butt, and Other Round Things on my list for a while. I need to read it soon!
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