In April, I read 42 books. I was able to read some fantasy this month! And I spent some time rereading favorite books! My top five: Les Miserables. Victor Hugo. The Annotated Hobbit. Revised and Expanded Edition. J.R.R. Tolkien. Annotated by Douglas A. Anderson.Exclamation Mark. Amy Krouse Rosenthal.Rilla of Ingleside. L.M. Montgomery The Tutor’s Daughter. [...]
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March Reflections
Posted by on March 31st, 2013
This month I read 43 books. It was a GREAT month for loving books. And it was a great month for series! My top five: The Case of the Late Pig. Margery AllinghamRuth. Elizabeth Gaskell. Faro’s Daughter. Georgette Heyer.Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin #2) Robin LaFevers. The False Prince. Jennifer A. Nielsen. Middle Grade Fiction: [...]
November Reflections
Posted by on December 2nd, 2012
In November, I was able to read 57 books! I was able to read three Philippa Gregory novels and three Wheel of Time books! My favorite picture book: The Goldilocks Variations. Allan Ahlberg.My favorite Christmas picture book: Cowboy Christmas. Rob Sanders.My favorite MG read with a dog on the cover: Almost Home. Joan Bauer.’My favorite [...]
August Reflections-
Posted by on September 1st, 2012
In August, I read 40 books! My favorite picture book: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. William Joyce.My favorite early reader: Cookies: A Mr. and Mrs. Green Adventure. Keith Baker.My favorite board book: My Race Car. Ace Landers.My favorite children’s book: Kindred Souls. Patricia MacLachlan. My favorite YA: Lucid. Adrienne Stoltz and Ron [...]
July Reflections
Posted by on July 31st, 2012
In July, I read 42 books! My favorite picture book: Z is for Moose. Kelly Bingham.My favorite concept book: Baby Bear Sees Blue. Ashley WolffMy favorite verse novel: The One and Only Ivan. Katherine Applegate.My favorite children’s book: Love From Your Friend, Hannah. Mindy Warshaw Skolsky.My favorite children’s classic: Black Beauty. Anna Sewell.My favorite YA: [...]
May Reflections
Posted by on June 1st, 2012
In May, I read 33 books. I indulged in a few rereads this month–something that I just love to do!!! I reread The Schwa Was Here, Unwind, The Book Thief, Divergent, and Twelfth Night. I was also able to read a few mysteries this month, including two Rex Stout mysteries, and an Agatha Christie mystery. [...]
April Reflections
Posted by on May 1st, 2012
In April, I read 34 books. Looking at January, February, and March, it is easy to see this is my slowest month yet. But. I’m not discouraged. I read some great books this month. Also some almost-but-not-quite books. But still. Every month can’t be super-amazing. Favorite Classic: North and South. Elizabeth Gaskell. Favorite Diary Adaptation: [...]
March Reflections
Posted by on March 31st, 2012
In March, I read fifty-one books! (If I’d read more picture books, early readers, or board books, my number probably would have been higher, as high as it has been in previous months.) But I am very happy with this number. I’m not sure I’ll keep up with the pace I set early on this [...]
January Reflections
Posted by on February 1st, 2012
I read 54 books in January 2012!!! True, 17 of them were picture books or board books. But I’m still happy with that number. And not just because of the number. But because of how amazing most of these books are! There were so many books I loved this month. Usually, I finish a month [...]
November Reflections
Posted by on December 2nd, 2011
I read 20 books in November. Picture books: 1; Children’s Books: 2; Middle Grade: 3; Young Adult: 1; Adult: 8; Christian Fiction: 1; Christian Nonfiction: 3; Graphic Novels: 1. Review Copies: 3; Library Books: 14; Books I Bought: 3.My top five: The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus #2). Rick Riordan.The Sunne in Splendour: “A [...]
