It's Monday! What are you reading? 9-30-19

It's Monday! What are you reading? Is a wonderful community of readers, teachers, and librarians. Hosted by Jen over at Teach Mentor Texts along with Kellee and Ricki at Unleashing Readers, participants share their reading adventures from the past week along with their reading plans for the week ahead.

My Monday posts are generally just a highlight of what I've been reading during the week so if you'd like to see all that I've been reading, follow my Goodreads page.


Last week I read and enjoyed:

What Is Given from the Heart by Patricia McKissack, illustrated by April Harrison
A beautiful story about a young boy who has lost much but still finds a way to give. I can see this book being in Caldecott contention

Vroom! by Barbara McClintock
Young girls can dream of being race car drivers too.

Field Trip to the Moon by John L. Hare

On a field trip to the moon, one young student gets left behind and makes some new friends. A fantastic wordless picture book. Sea Bear: A Journey for Survival by Lindsay Moore Stunning writing and beautiful illustrations Currently (still) reading: The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys Currently reading with my ears: Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

It's Monday! What are you reading? 9-23-19

It's Monday! What are you reading? Is a wonderful community of readers, teachers, and librarians. Hosted by Jen over at Teach Mentor Texts along with Kellee and Ricki at Unleashing Readers, participants share their reading adventures from the past week along with their reading plans for the week ahead.

My Monday posts are generally just a highlight of what I've been reading during the week so if you'd like to see all that I've been reading, follow my Goodreads page.

Hey everyone. It's been a while. I am on Instagram more these days than I am my blog so feel free to follow me @BethShaum (especially if you also love pugs, which I also post a lot of pictures of). 


Here's what I've finished reading recently:

This Book of Mine by Sarah Stewart, illustrated by David Small

A tender book that considers what it means to love a book. The spare text says so much in so few words and David Small’s nuanced illustrations pick up where the text leaves off. A Boy Like You by Frank Murphy, illustrated by Kayla Harren A girl that celebrates and questions what it means to be masculine, challenging those toxic tropes we’ve created in our culture. Skulls! by Blair Thornburgh, illustrated by Scott Campbell A picture book that reminds us to love and respect the safe place we keep our brains. Love the humorous, whimsical, yet only slightly morbid illustration style. It's Your World Now! by Barry Falls With what has been written and discussed about Dr. Seuss in recent years, many educators are shying away from using and recommending his books. If you're looking for an inspirational book for a rite of passage (most notably graduation) that's an alternative to Dr. Seuss's Oh the Places You'll Go, this book would be a good choice. The Green Giant by Katie Cottle Sort of a version of Jack and the Beanstalk if Jack were a young girl living in modern times and the giant were friendly and green. Billie Jean! How Tennis Star Billie Jean King Changed Women's Sports by Mara Rockliff, illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted. Just Because by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault A young girl asks a lot of life’s big questions right before bed and her father gets creative with this responses. This book is sure to be a children’s classic. Currently reading: The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys