MAY

It's been a bit of a tumultuous month - in children's lit and here at home. We spent a week in ICU. Which, unsurprisingly, is not conducive to a lot of reading. My significant other was the patient; I was just the camper in the room. On the road to recovery now, I am trying to catch up on my TBR.

But this is what I read in May, Navigating Night is a beautiful book that relates a beautiful story. It's a strong contender for the Caldecott.  I also loved The Sweater by Larissa Theule. The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective was also enjoyable! Told through multiple POVs. And if you like it, there's a sequel being published soon.

          

   

   

    

MARCH AND APRIL

Because March just flew by and now here it is - the beginning of May! Did you have a good National Library Week celebrating Library Joy? And can you believe that Pigeon has thirteen books?! Bird-Day is very cute and a bit profound. Don't we all just want to be seen? And Emeka, Eat Egusi took me by surprise! While definitely a book about trying new foods (especially Nigerian food), Emeka is on the autism spectrum which I think makes it a must have on library shelves. For adults - Do you like John Wick? Then give Rob Hart's Assassins Anonymous series a try. Three Hitmen and a Baby is the third book in the series; possibly the last though he certainly gave himself room to continue. Fingers crossed!