Thursday, January 1, 2026

 DECEMBER

Lots of reading in December!! 

A few things that stood out - A Forest Song by Kirsten Hall is a cento! I had never heard of a cento but I fell in love with the idea. Leigh Bardugo's The Invisible Parade is gorgeous. The History of We by Nikkolas Smith is (deservedly) getting award buzz and will help you readjust some thinking. And I loved Birdlore by Jess Keating because I love birds and it introduced me to a new Mighty Girl/Woman. Coach by Jason Reynolds was a satisfying conclusion to the Track series. And everyone needs to read Please Pay Attention by Jamie Sumner. I received The Patchwork Girl of Oz graphic novel and What the Dead Leave Behind by Rosemary Simpson for Christmas, among other books. And gifted myself Philip Pullman's The Rose Field which should be the final book about Lyra. We shall see! 

What books did you receive for the holidays? 

A Forest Song by Kirsten  Hall The Bakery Dragon and the Fairy Cake by Devin Elle Kurtz Santa Claws by Bridget Heos Holly Jolly Kitty-Corn by Shannon Hale A Dance with Santa Claus by Sandra Boynton The Invisible Parade by Leigh Bardugo Sundust by Zeke Peña Moon Song by Michaela Goade Escape Goat by Ann Patchett The Spice Box by Meera Sriram Mama Car by Lucy Catchpole Old Blue Is My Home by Lita Judge The Littlest Yak by Lu Fraser The Book That Can Read Your Mind by Marianna Coppo Consider the Birds by Jennifer Grant Where's My Joey? by Wendy Monica Winter Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright The Snowball Fight by Beth Ferry How to Find a Yeti by Matt Hunt  Colin's Castle by Holly Swain  Ghost Says Meow! by Lauren Kukla The Pawed Piper by Michelle Robinson Wherever You Go by Alexandra Penfold 

Parts of Us by Shannon Hale   

Dear Acorn (Love, Oak) by Joyce Sidman Mighty by Henry Cole The History of We by Nikkolas Smith Birdlore by Jess Keating  Pedro's Yo-Yos by Rob Peñas A Plate of Hope by Erin Frankel The Girl Who Figured It Out by Minda Dentler 

North for the Winter by Bobby Podesta Badge Quest by Guy Kopsombut 

 Coach by Jason Reynolds I Am Rebel by Ross Montgomery  Please Pay Attention by Jamie Sumner A Scar like a River by Lisa Graff  Candle Island by Lauren Wolk The House With No Keys by Lindsay Currie 

 The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson A Cryptic Clue by Victoria Gilbert 

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