It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
Sharing Picture Books, Early Readers, Middle Grade Books, and Young Adult Books for All Ages!
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly blog hop co-hosted by Unleashing Readers and Teach Mentor Texts which focuses on sharing books marketed for children and young adults. It offers opportunities to share and recommend books with each other.
The original IMWAYR, with an adult literature focus, was started by Sheila at Book Journeys and is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.
We encourage you to write your own post sharing what you’re reading, link up below, leave a comment, and support other IMWAYR bloggers by visiting and commenting on at least three of the other linked blogs.
Happy reading!
Updated Often: The Big List of Online Learning Resources for COVID-19 and Quarantine
Tuesday: Virtual Book Clubs with our Kids During Quarantine
Thursday: Abby in Oz and the Whatever After Series by Sarah Mlynowski
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Kellee
- Doodleville by Chad Sell: What a fascinating graphic novel about come to life drawings which symbolize much more than they seem.
- Book Love by Debbie Tung: I think Debbie Tung wrote this book for me. She is in my head! Funny is the “she gets me” kind of way.
- What About Worms by Ryan T. Higgins: I cannot wait to see the finished book. The e-galley, I’m sure, doesn’t do it justice, but I know Trent is going to LOVE it.
- Act by Kayla Miller: I cannot believe I haven’t read any of these titles yet–what a fun cast of characters! A great representation of middle school with a great story!
- What We’ll Build by Oliver Jeffers: Oliver Jeffers is brilliant, and this book he wrote about his daughter fills my heart, and I cannot wait to see the finished book (he read it live on Instagram).
- Unicorn Rescue Society: The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande by Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles: I just love this series. Period. Fun adventures, a diverse cast of characters and setting, mythology, and humor. Perfect.
- They Called Us Enemy by George Takei: I am so glad that George Takei wrote this memoir. It is something that should not be forgotten in our history, specifically as it is being repeated now. We cannot forget the story and people behind laws.
- With Trent: Almost all of what we are reading is through authors’ virtual read alouds. It is such an amazing oppurtunity, I just don’t want Trent to miss out. This week, we went to virtual story times with: Josh Funk, Kate Messner, Peter Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Michelle Obama, and Mac Barnett.
- He also had two great books focused on two amazing women read by his teachers this week: Shark Lady and Frida.
To learn more about any of these books, check out my 2020 Goodreads Challenge page or my read bookshelf on Goodreads.
Ricki
We read a lot of Elephant and Piggie (series by Mo Willems) this week. My 6-year-old has a lot of fun reading one part of the Elephant and Piggie books, so we went to town on the books. A neighbor lent us some of the books from her collection. We allowed them to sit for two days before we touched them, and then we read book after book (about three each night). He also read Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry to me (which I was able to access digitally). It was a great reading week, and we had a lot of fun with these books.
Kellee
- Reading: Lafayette by Nathan Hale
- Nathan Hale is our author who is going to come to our school next year!
- Listening: I haven’t decided what I want to listen to next as I wait for the 5th Unicorn Rescue Society book to be out in 8 days.
- Listening with Trent: Unicorn Rescue Society: The Creature of the Pines by Adam Gidwitz (for book club)
- Trent reading with Henry: Elephant and Piggie books during partner reading for their weekly book club
Ricki
I am on the quest for more books that feel comfortable and challenging for my son. He loves the Elephant and Piggie books. If anyone has any recommendations, I’d love to hear them!
Tuesday: The Princess in Black and the Case of the Coronavirus by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale, Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Thursday: Review and Giveaway!: It Is (Not) Perfect by Anna Kang, Illustrated by Christopher Weyant
Sunday: Author Guest Post: “Studying the Past, Writing the Future: Some Thoughts on the Study of History” by Todd Hasak-Lowy, Author of We Are Power: How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World
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So many books on both of your lists I want to read!
You’ve got an awful lot of great books on your list! I can’t wait for my library to reopen. I get e-mails saying they’re working hard to get ready. Thanks for sharing and have a great week!
Kellee~ I’ve not yet read Book Love by Debbie Tung, so I need to go make sure that’s on my list.
Ricki~ Elephant and Piggie just never gets old around here. That’s one series where I would love to own every last book. Off the top of my head, I remember having the same joy when reading the Fox & Chick series by Sergio Ruzzier and the Noodleheads series by Tedd Arnold, Martha Hamilton, and Mitch Weiss. The innocent humor can be so touching.
You are adding to my lists, but that’s a good thing. Hoping the library opens before I keep ordering too many books! Glad you’re having fun with your kids, Kellee & Ricki!
I have fallen off the Unicorn Rescue Society series, I need to get back on, I have a couple in my pile!
Have fun discussing Elephant and Piggie this week!
Ricki – try Jan Brett’s Giggle Gang series, Emma Virjan’s Pig in a Wig series, and I love any of Jonathan Fenske’s titles!
I didn’t realize Chad Sell had a new book. I really enjoyed Cardboard Kingdom so I’m looking forward to checking out Doodleville.
Book Love is so good! I really enjoyed it