It's Monday! What are you reading? 7-19-21

 

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.

I've been playing around with TikTok more in recent days and am working to do some booktalks over there. Here is my booktalk of Our Subway Baby by Peter Mercurio, illustrated by Leo Espinosa

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Last week I read and enjoyed: 

Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor by Kate Messner, illustrated by Alexandra Bye

Excellent biography and the backmatter at the end is particularly great. It definitely helped that Kate Messner was able to interview Dr. Fauci, which provided necessary background and context for this book.

Making a Baby by Rachel Greener, illustrated by Clare Owen

An excellent and inclusive resource for parents when the inevitable “where do babies come from?” question arises.

Small Room Big Dreams: The Journey of Julian and Joaquin Castro by Monica Brown, illustrated by Mirelle Ortega

Excellent picture book biography on the Castro brothers. Highly recommend.

Currently (still) reading:

Instructions of Dancing by Nicola Yoon

Currently (still) reading with my ears: 

Denis Ever After by Tony Abbott

It's Monday! What are you reading? 7-12-21

 

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.

Hello, friends! I hope you had a fantastic week. I know I did. My husband and I welcomed a new dog to our family. Her name is Hazel Grace, she is a one-year-old French Bulldog and I am obsessed with her. 

When it comes to bookish stuff, feel free to follow me on TikTok, @bibliophilebeth. I've been playing around with that account more lately and am having a lot of fun with it (though books have taken a backseat to dog videos as of this week). 

Last week I read and loved:

Outside, Inside by LeUyen Pham

A beautiful exploration of what life during the COVID-19 pandemic and will help children process all that has happened in the past year and a half by easing into the conversation through the gentle artwork and quiet text. This Very Tree: A Story of Resilience, Community and 9/11 by Sean Rubin Grab your tissues for this one. This beautiful story of the tree that survived the fall of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 will take your breath away and bring tears to your eyes. Enough is Enough by Barney Saltzberg A book that honors the introvert's need to get away to be alone and recharge in knowing when to say enough is enough Our Shed: A Father-Daughter Building Story by Robert Broder, illustrated by Carrie O'Neill A father and daughter build a shed together and see the fruits of their labor over the years Currently reading: Instructions of Dancing by Nicola Yoon Currently reading with my ears:  Denis Ever After by Tony Abbott