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Hi friends! It's been a minute. Walden committee reading has me consumed so I don't have time to post every week, but I'm here now and have tons of reading to share with you.
I recently finished reading:
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
While I found The Hate U Give more compelling, I also found this book a fantastic follow-up to THUG. I’m actually looking more forward to this movie adaption than THUG because the music is going to be fire! Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell
Picture books I've read and loved:  Olive & Pekoe: In Four Short Walks by Jacky Davis and Giselle Potter A quiet story about 2 dogs who are unlikely friends, one is young and energetic, the other old and slow, yet they still manage to be good friends and stick together.  Another by Christian Robinson I love that Christian Robinson’s illustrations have a childlike whimsy while also managing to be sophisticated at the same time. Those qualities are especially on display in this wordless picture book where his illustrations do all the heavy lifting and show us just what a brilliant storyteller he truly is.  What a Cold Needs by Barbara Bottner, illustrated by Chris Sheban I don’t know how, but Barbara Bottner and Chris Sheban found a way for me to wish I could be a sick kid again and spend all day reading, sleeping, and snuggling with pets and parents.  Because by Mo Willems Music can change you. Your life can change the course of others’ lives for the better. This book is one is a palpable experience of the ways in which music can change you. I may have cried whilst reading.  Which One Doesn't Belong? Playing with Shapes by Christopher Danielson
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Another is on my tbr list. Both Olive and Pekoe and What a Cold Needs are new to me and sound great.
ReplyDeleteI've been impressed by Pete Buttigieg, too, will be watching closely! I just got On The Come Up, will read it soon. And thanks for The Cardboard Kingdom, a new title to me!
ReplyDeleteI'm adding both Olive & Pekoe: In Four Short Walks and What a Cold Needs to my TBR list. I've often wondered if I'm strange for fondly remembering sick days. Even with my own children, I can appreciate the times when their bodies urge them to slow down and take time to heal. I hope to get my hands on these two very soon. Thanks for sharing, Beth!
ReplyDeleteSo many great looking books here. I've just started On the Come UP. I wanted to like Cardboard Kingdom more than I ended up liking it in the end.
ReplyDeleteI need that Mo Willems book now! And I love wordless picture books, so I will be looking out for Another. Also I keep hearing about The Cardboard Kingdom; it sounds great.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Olive & Pekoe and What A Cold Needs, too. And I loved Because! I was inspired to find and play Schubert's Unfinished Symphony! I'll have to check out the other books on your list. Thanks for sharing and have a terrific week!
ReplyDeleteI've found great pleasure in listening to who likes THUG and who liks OtCU more. It's kind of fun to guess which one folks will enjoy more.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I didn't know Another by Christian Robinson existed! Shame on me! I am so excited to read it!
Also, any book that spits in the face of standardized testing is going to get on my Must Read list. <3
The Mo Willems picturebook caught my eye - I do hope we get a copy soonest here in Singapore - and the new Angie Thomas novel looks like a powerful book, too! My teenage daughter enjoyed THUG but liked the movie more. :)
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