This is the first time I am officially participating in Kellee and Jen‘s meme It’s Monday What are you Reading? blog link up! Such a wonderful way to share books read over the past week and plans for future reading.
Three favourite picture books I read:
The Friend by Sarah Stewart and illustrated by David Small. I loved this book immediately because David Small is just so good. These pictures are gorgeous and depict the nuances and emotions that the book conveys. What a beautiful story about little Belle and Beatrice Smith, the housecleaner who adores her. Took me back to my own childhood of long summer days that start out with daily chores only I was lucky enough to be working side by side with my Mom.
Lola and Fred by Christoph Heuer. A delightful wordless book (How I love wordless books!) about a tortoise and a frog who want to fly. Just how will they make this happen? Imagine this would be a wonderfully loud “share aloud” with a primary class.
Two Bears and Joe by Penelope Lively and illustrated by Jan Ormond. This book celebrates imagination, play and pretend. Love Ormond’s illustrations as always.
I also read a number of Early Chapter, Middle Grade and Young Adult novels this past week.
Early Chapter:
Heidi Heckelbeck and the Cookie Contest by Wanda Coven
Piper Reed Navy Brat by Kimberly Willis Holt I bought the first four titles in this series and plan to introduce it to some of my new students who are ready for a chapter book that is just a little bit longer. Love the school themes and the true to life family dynamics in the Reed family.
Middle Grade:
Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead. The children’s librarian at the Vancouver Public Library branch we frequent has started a Middle Grade ARC club allowing readers to “borrow” the ARCs, bring them home to read, write comments in if they so choose and share reviews. My nine year olds and I were vey excited and joined. I did a little leap when I saw this title on the shelf. Fantastic!
Young Adult:
Paper Towns by John Green.
Pearl by Jo Knowles The characters in this story nestle up beside you as you read this book and when you are done, they are not gone. I adored Pearl (Bean) and Henry.
Lessons from a Dead Girl by Jo Knowles
** I am also really enjoying Journey to the River Sea, the novel I’m reading aloud to my children.
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Thank you so much for participating in the meme! We love having new faces and books 🙂
Happy reading this week and cannot wait to see what you read!
Thanks Kellee! I have been wanting to participate for a while and happy to be finally doing so!
Welcome to the meme . . . it’s such a nice community of readers, sharers/commenters! I love your wide range of reading. I too adored The Friend . . . a lovely story, beautifully illustrated! That ARC program at your library sounds fabulous! I plan to be starting my first John Green — The Fault in Our Stars very soon. I understand that I’ll need my hanky handy!
Thanks for the welcome Lorna! Yes – The Fault in our Stars is pretty powerful. But oh so worth the read. I’m surprised I hadn’t read The Friend before – now trying to track down my own copy to own. Such a beautiful book!
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