Here are the books we were found reading in the month of February.
Angie:
- Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen PreJean (read for my church book club – have been wanting to read this for a long time and am glad I finally did. Even though is now dated 20 years is just as meaningful and powerful).
- Splendors & Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz (Junior Fiction. Newberry Honor Book. Bit gloomy and dark but good for ages 12 and up).
- Lincoln’s Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin (Youth Non-Fiction. Very informative about a topic I didn’t know really happened).
- Calling Dr. Laura: a graphic memoir by Nicole J. Georges (Adult comic book. Strange yet enthralling. Sad and tragic. Very good).
- Granny Torreli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech (Junior Kid Read book for our library. Quick read but such a sweet neat book).
- The Book of Mormon Girl by Joanna Brooks (Non-Fiction. Started out slow but really enlightening, especially about Prop. 8 & Mormons and having a two religion family. Very good).
- The Story of Jesus: Experience the life of Jesus as one seamless story (NIV) (Quick Read and perfect for Lenten reflection. Excellent. Made the Bible/New Testament very approachable and engaging).
Miss M’s Books:
- Little Kids First Big Book of Why by Amy Shields / National Geographic book
- Big Nate Strikes Again by Lincoln Peirce
- Miss Suki is Kooky! by Dan Gutman
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling (the Harry Potter kick continues! She loves them).
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
- Calvin & Hobbes: There’s Treasure Everywhere by Bill Watterson
- Archie Comic Books (various)
- Horrid Henry Tricks the Tooth Fairy by Francesca Simon
- Should I Share My Ice Cream? Let’s Go For a Drive by Mo Willems (read to her sister)
- Ivy and Bean Make the Rules by Annie Barrows
- Bad Kitty: School Daze by Nick Bruel
- The Chicken Problem by Jennifer Oxley
- Meg Mackintosh and the Case of the Missing Babe Ruth baseball: a solve it yourself mystery by Lucinda Landon
- Diary of the Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
C’s Books: (read aloud)
- Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: the Great Pancake Adventure by Matt Luckhurst
- Louise the Big Cheese and the Back-To-School Smartypants by Elise Primavera
- More Bears! by Kenn Nesbitt
- A Kiss Like This by Mary Murphy
- Ginger and Petunia by Patricia Polacco (a favorite this month about a woman and her pet pig)
- Our Marching Band by Lloyd Moss
- Mud Puddle by Robert Munsch (another favorite about a girl and a mud puddle that keeps finding her)
- Tarantulas: Cool Pets! by Alvin Silverstein (C loved looking at the cartoon of a tarantula eating popcorn!)
- Glamorous Glasses by Barbara Johansen Newman (originally got this for M to look at but C quickly took it into her room. She is always saying she wants to get glasses. My response: your time will come. The odds are in your favor).
- Animals and Their Families by Barbara Nascimbeni
- Big Top Scooby-Doo Movie Reader
- The Thanksgiving Mystery (Scooby-Doo)
- Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems
- The Tale of Mr. Tod by Beatrix Potter (this and the next three are all “little books” that C demands to check out every week at the library).
- The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter
- The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse by Beatrix Potter
I’m intrigued with Dead Man Walking. The movie was so powerful and I can imagine the book would be amazing as well.