It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA!
It’s Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme started by Sheila at Book Journeys and now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. It is a great way to recap what you read and/or reviewed the previous week and to plan out your reading and reviews for the upcoming week. It’s also a great chance to see what others are reading right now…you just might discover the next “must-read” book!
Kellee and Jen, of Teach Mentor Texts, decided to give It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a kidlit focus. If you read and review books in children’s literature – picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, young adult novels, anything in the world of kidlit – join us! We love this meme and think you will, too.
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Last Week’s Posts
Teaching Tuesday: Most Talked About Books in our Classrooms Right Now
Wednesday: George the Hero Hound by Jeffrey Ebbler
Thursday: I Walk with Vanessa by Kerascoët
Friday: The Life and Times of Birdie Mae Hayes: The Gift by Jeri Anne Agee
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Last Week’s Journeys
Kellee
This week is the Florida Future Problem Solvers State Competition, and I have twenty-five students competing! Fingers crossed for them! It started Sunday night, so I just ran out of time to do my IMWAYR post—my apologies!!! I’ll catch you all up next week.
Ricki
My sons and I read these three F&Gs: Dreaming of You by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, Blue Grass Boy: The Story of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass Music by Barb Rosenstock, and Look Out! It’s a Dragon by Jenny Lambert. The first is a quiet book that imagines what animals might be dreaming. The second is a nonfiction picture book about Bill Monroe, who is largely considered the father of blue grass music. The third is about a dragon who wants to be considered a nice dragon, so he can live with the local animals.
I REREAD American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. I am excited to share this one with students. It’s generated some great conversations with other classes in the past. I am curious what my current students will think about it.
It wasn’t a crazy reading week for me because I worked on submitting a manuscript for publication, but I am almost done with several books that I am looking forward to sharing.
This Week’s Expeditions
Ricki
Instead of being good and finishing one of the several books I have in progress, I cracked the cover of Thornhill by Pam Smy. This nontraditional book is capturing my attention. It’s very spooky. I think I am trying to recreate my experience of reading Mary’s Monster by Lita Judge. That book blew me away.
Upcoming Week’s Posts
Teaching Tuesday: Teaching Tuesday: Teaching My Son to Read (by Ricki) Part II
Wednesday: Bat and the Waiting Game by Elana K. Arnold
Thursday: Guest Review: Miles Away From You by A. B. Rutledge
Friday: Moon by Alison Oliver
So, what are you reading?
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Dreaming of You sounds like a really sweet book. I’ve heard good things about Thornill, but haven’t gotten to it yet.
Good luck with your competition, Kellee. I did that long ago with students, a wonderful program! And American Born Chinese is a wonderful book, Ricki. Hope your students enjoy it!
A week reading or rereading a Gene Yang book is always good.
I know my just-turned-four-years-old would love Dreaming of You. Lately she wakes up every morning and tells me what she dreamed. 🙂 Also, I’m glad to be reminded of Thornhill. I’ve been meaning to pick it up. I don’t read many spook books, but it’s nice for a change it pace! I hope your Florida Future Problem Solvers State Competition goes well, Kellee!
Hope you are having a fabulous time Kellee!
Ricki I enjoyed reading your first installment of Teaching My Son to Read, and am looking forward to the next. I have read American Born Chinese a couple of times, and was more impressed with each reading. It was the graphic novel that showed me just how powerful one could be.
I have heard good things about American Born Chinese – one of many past titles I need to make time for!
Good luck to you students this week, Kellee, and I hope you both enjoy your books!
Sue
Book By Book
George Hero Hound looks cute. Have a great week!
Thornhill was amazing with a very disturbing ending. I am also intrigued by the cover of Miles Away from you and Moon. American Born Chinese is awesome! 🙂