It's Monday! What are you reading? From Picture Books to YA - March 2, 2020

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. Kellee Moye of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give It's Monday! What Are You Reading? a kid lit focus. We encourage everyone who participates to visit at least three of the other kid lit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

Though I did a fair amount of reading this week, I had a smaller number of books that were wow books. As a result, my list is a bit shorter.

Here is what jumped out of my stack recently…

Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou by Bethany Hegedus, Illustrated by Tonya Engel (Lee & Low Books, 2019)

Double Bass Blues by Andrea J. Loney, Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez (Alfred K. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2019)

Playlist: The Rebels and Revolutionaries of Sound by James Rhodes, Illustrations by Martin O'Neill (Candlewick, 2019)

Charlie & Mouse Outdoors (Charlie & Mouse #4) by Laurel Snyder, Illustrated by Emily Hughes (Chronicle Books, March 3, 2020)

Room on Our Rock by Kate Temple, Jol Temple, Illustrated by Terri Rose Baynton (Kane Miller Books, 2019)

This Way, Charlie by Caron Levis, Illustrated by Charles Santoso (Abrams Books for Young Readers, April 21, 2020)

Over the Moon by James Proimos, Illustrated by Zoey Abbott (Chronicle Books, March 10, 2020)

In case you missed last week’s #NFPB2020 post, click here to see books coming in March 2020.

So, what are you reading?

It's Monday! What are you reading? From Picture Books to YA - February 24, 2020

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. Kellee Moye of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give It's Monday! What Are You Reading? a kid lit focus. We encourage everyone who participates to visit at least three of the other kid lit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

My reading was a bit slow this week. Work was pretty busy and I didn’t have as much time to read. However, there were some wonderful books that did make it into my pile.

Here is what jumped out of my stack recently…

Let 'er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People's Champion by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Illustrated by Gordon C. James (Carolrhoda, 2019)

The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee, Illustrated by Pascal Campion (Random House Books for Young Readers, February 18, 2020)

Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming, Illustrated by Eric Rohmann (Neal Porter Books, February 4, 2020)

The Bug Girl (A True Story) by Sophia Spencer, Margaret McNamara, Illustrated by Kerascoet (Schwartz & Wade, February 11, 2020)

Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker, Illustrated by April Harrison (Schwartz & Wade, June 16, 2020)

Instructions Not Included: How a Team of Women Coded the Future by Tami Lewis Brown, Debbie Loren Dunn, Illustrated by Chelsea Beck (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2019)

Child of the Universe by Ray Jayawardhana, Illustrated by Raúl Colón (Make Me a World, March 17, 2020

When You Need Wings by Lita Judge (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, March 3, 2020)

In case you missed it….

Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge: Tracking Pythons Book Trailer

So, what are you reading?

It's Monday! What are you reading? From Picture Books to YA - 2/17/20

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. Kellee Moye of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give It's Monday! What Are You Reading? a kid lit focus. We encourage everyone who participates to visit at least three of the other kid lit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

My reading streak continues. This week is more heavily skewed towards nonfiction. Several of them I plan to revisit during Women’s History Month but wanted to make sure they were on your radar.

Here is what jumped out of my stack recently…

The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by Lesa Cline-Ransome, Illustrated by John Parra (Simon & Schuster, January 14, 2020)

Thurgood by Jonah Winter, Illustrated by Bryan Collier (Schwartz & Wade, September 3, 2019)

By and By: Charles Albert Tindley, the Father of Gospel Music by Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrated by Bryan Collier (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, January 14, 2020)

The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng by Sophia Gholz, Illustrated by Kayla Harren (Sleeping Bear Press, 2019)

Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History by Gloria Respress-Churchwell, Illustrated by Laura Freeman (Charlesbridge, 2019)

Fight of the Century: Alice Paul Battles Woodrow Wilson for the Vote by Barb Rosenstock, Illustrated by Sarah Green (Calkins Creek, February 25, 2020)

Wood, Wire, Wings: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane by Kirsten W. Larson, Illustrated by Tracy Subisak (Calkins Creek, February 25, 2020)

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, Illustrated by Oge Mora (Schwartz & Wade, January 7, 2020)

All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City Bombing by Chris Barton, Illustrated by Nicole Xu (Carolrhoda Books, February 4, 2020)

Cat Ladies by Susi Schaefer (Abrams Books for Young Readers, April 7, 2020)

No More Naps!: A Story for When You're Wide-Awake and Definitely NOT Tired by Chris Grabenstein, Illustrated by Leo Espinosa (February 4, 2020)

In case you missed these posts last week…

#NF10for10: Celebrating Immigrants

Book Review & Giveaway: Honey, The Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln

Nonfiction Picture Book: Cover Reveal

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It's Monday! What are you reading? From Picture Books to YA - February 10, 2020

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. Kellee Moye of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give It's Monday! What Are You Reading? a kid lit focus. We encourage everyone who participates to visit at least three of the other kid lit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

For the past couple of weeks, I have been reading through some of the ALA Youth Media Award Winners that I missed along with a few other 2019 titles. This past weekend, I also dived into a stack of new and upcoming releases coming in 2020. Though I have limited this to mostly fiction, I do have plans for a nonfiction version later this week.

Here is what jumped out of my stack recently…

From 2019, books I missed ….

Birdsong by Julie Flett (Greystone Kids, 2019)

Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child, Illustrated by Jonathan Thunder, Translated by Gordon Jourdain (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2018)

The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden by Heather Smith, Illustrated by Rachel Wada (Orca Books, 2019)

The Key From Spain by Debbie Levy, Illustrated by Sonja Wimmer (Kar-Ben, 2019)

When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff, Illustrated by Kaylani Juanita (Lee & Low, 2019)

Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed, Illustrated by Anoosha Syed (Salaam Reads, 2019)

Mommy Sayang by Rosana Sullivan (Disney Press, 2019)

The Sad Little Fact by Jonah Winter, Illustrated by Pete Oswald (Schwartz & Wade, 2019)

Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris, Illustrated by LeUyen Pham (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2019)

Across the Bay by Carlos Aponte (Penguin Workshop, 2019)

Bear is Awake! An Alphabet Story by Hannah E. Harrison (Dial, 2019)

From 2020, new releases and upcoming releases…

When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed (Dial Books, April 14, 2020)

Pizza and Taco: Who’s the Best? by Stephen Shaskan (Random House Books for Young Readers, May 5, 2020)

Currently reading with my ears….

Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Scholastic Audiobooks, 2019) - I know it seems weird to listen to a graphic novel as an audiobook but this was really well done and I enjoyed the full cast.

In case you missed it….

Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge: What I am currently reading? - February 5, 2020

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It's Monday! What are you reading? From Picture Books to YA - January 20, 2020

It's Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. Kellee Moye, of Unleashing Readers, and Jen Vincent of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give It's Monday! What Are You Reading? a kid lit focus. We encourage everyone who participates to visit at least three of the other kid lit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.

Here is what jumped out of my stack recently…

From 2019, books I missed…

I Will Be Fierce by Bea Birdsong, Illustrated by Nidhi Chanani (Roaring Brook Press, 2019)

Todos Iguales/All Equal: Un Corrido de Lemon Grove/A Ballad Of Lemon Grove by Christy Hale (Lee & Low Books, 2019)

A Map Into the World by Kao Kalia Yang, Illustrated by Seo Kim (Carolrhoda Books, 2019)

Freedom Soup by Tami Charles, Illustrated by Jacqueline Alcantara (Candlewick, 2019)

From 2020, recent releases and upcoming releases…

A Voice Named Aretha by Katheryn Russell-Brown, Illustrated by Laura Freeman (Bloomsbury, January 7, 2020)

Bedtime for Sweet Things by Nikki Grimes, Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky, January 14, 2020)

Fire Truck vs. Dragon by Chris Barton, Illustrated by Shanda McCloskey (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, March 10, 2020)

Izzy Gizmo and the Invention Convention by Pip Jones, Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie (Peachtree, March 20, 2020)

That’s Life by Ame Dyckman, Ilustrated by Cori Doerrfeld (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, March 31, 2020)

Lizzie Demands a Seat! by Beth Anderson, Illustrated by E.B. Lewis (Calkins Creek, January 7, 2020)

Whoo-Ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story by Maria Gianferrari, Illustrated by Jonathan D. Voss (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Children, March 3, 2020)

Brown Sugar Babe by Charlotte Watson Sherman, Illustrated by Akem Akem (Boyds Mills Press, January 7, 2020)

My Best Friend by Julie Fogliano, Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, March 3, 2020)

Bo the Brave by Beth Woolvin (Peachtree Publishing, April 1, 2020)

Currently reading with my ears….

Daisy Jones & The Six Written by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Narrated by Jennifer Beals, Benjamin Bratt, Judy Greer & Pablo Schreiber (Random House Audio, 2019) - In 2020, I have a “must read” list of adult titles that I would like to read. This is one of them that came highly recommended. I just started it as an audiobook.

So, what are you reading?