It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
Sharing Picture Books, Early Readers, Middle Grade Books, and Young Adult Books for All Ages!
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly blog hop co-hosted by Unleashing Readers and Teach Mentor Texts which focuses on sharing books marketed for children and young adults. It offers opportunities to share and recommend books with each other.
The original IMWAYR, with an adult literature focus, was started by Sheila at Book Journeys and is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.
We encourage you to write your own post sharing what you’re reading, link up below, leave a comment, and support other IMWAYR bloggers by visiting and commenting on at least three of the other linked blogs.
Happy reading!
Tuesday: Osmo’s Genius Start Kit: Math, Spelling, Problem Solving, Creativity, and More!
Thursday: This Is My America by Kim Johnson
Sunday: Student Voices: Teen Experienes During Quarantine by Monika A., 8th Grade
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Kellee
- I am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James: This book is every good thing. Perfection! It is an ode to everything that young Black boys truly are. Everyone is going to want this for their classroom, for all levels!
- Light It Up by Kekla Magoon: The companion to How It Went Down is just as intense and truth-telling as the first. Kekla Magoon is brilliant–highly recommended.
To learn more about any of these books, check out my 2020 Goodreads Challenge page or my read bookshelf on Goodreads.
Ricki
I also read I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes. This is a must-have for classrooms and libraries. It is beautifully done.
Kat and Juju by Kataneh Vahdani is a charming book. I look forward to sharing more this Thursday.
We listened to Animal Kingdom by Best Learning. This is a really great reading comprehension tool that Kellee and I will share tomorrow!
And…I must admit that my kids and I read 28 Clifford the Big Read Dog books this week. I am not exaggerating. My three-year-old is absolutely obsessed with Clifford. We have gotten all of these books from the library’s curbside pickup, and we watched several of the books via YouTube read-alouds. His six-year-old brother paid $4 to get a copy of one of the Clifford books that wasn’t available at the library. These books provide my children extreme joy, but their mom (me) sometimes analyzes (and points out) gender roles, representation concerns, etc. and is admittedly a bit tired.
Kellee
- Reading: It’s My Life by Stacie Ramey
- Reading with Trent for one book club: The Magnificent Makers #1: How to Test a Friendship by Theanne Griffith, illustrated by Reggie Brown
- Reading with Trent for another book club: Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by Dave Roberts
Ricki
I am still reading The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander and How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi. I just found out my brother and future sister-in-law are reading them, too! I am glad to be book chatting with them. We are just about finished with The Magnificent Makers! YAY!
Tuesday: Book Reader Animal Kingdom from Best Learning
Thursday: Review and Giveaway!: Kat and Juju by Kataneh Vahdani
Saturday: Sofia’s Kids’ Corner: Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Sunday: Student Voices: Four Books I Love That Made Me Cry by Samia R., 8th Grade
Link up below and go check out what everyone else is reading. Please support other bloggers by viewing and commenting on at least 3 other blogs. If you tweet about your Monday post, tag the tweet with #IMWAYR!
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Can’t wait to read I Am Every Good Thing.
Kellee~ I’m so glad to hear you loved I am Every Good Thing. I need to get this one on my list right away! It’s My Life looks like another good one — I’ll look forward to hearing your thoughts, next week!
Ricki~ As I told Kellee, I need I am Every Good Thing on my list — can’t wait for the release! And I enjoyed reading Kat and Juju this week, as well. I was completely wow’ed by How to Be an Antiracist last week. Just so beautifully written as it goes back and forth between personal history and country history.
Ricki I laughed reading your remarks about Clifford. Although I have read few of them, I have loved those books ever since they turned my nephew into a reader.
Both of you have convinced me to look forward to reading I Am Every Good Thing.