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!
Kellee
It’s my week off, but I will see you next week! To see what I’ve been reading, check out my read bookshelf on Goodreads.
Ricki
Picture Books
My kids and I were excited to read Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor. It’s a cute pup story about a dog who mistakes his reflection for another dog. We also really enjoyed The Digger and the Butterfly by Joseph Kuefler. This is a sweet story for vehicle lovers, especially, but I think everyone will enjoy its charm. We also enjoyed Spark, Shine, Glow!: What a Light Show by Lola M. Shaefer, Illustrated by James Yang. This one is great for teaching STEM concepts in the classroom!
Middle Grade
I am a sucker for Hansel and Gretel stories, so I wasn’t surprised that I really enjoyed Neil Gaiman and Lorenzo Mattotti’s version. I liked that Gaiman drew from Mattotti’s existing artwork. This one is dark, but it was nice to read an extended version of the story that felt true, in many ways, to the original.
My three kids have been sucked into Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and they loved The Bad Beginning. We had to (immediately) check out book two, of course.
Adult
I loved Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead. It’s very well-written, and the characters felt so real to me. I was really sad when this book ended because I didn’t want to let the characters go.
Ricki
I am listening to Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and rereading Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young for a manuscript that I’m writing!
Tuesday: Rivka’s Presents, by Laurie Wallmark, Illustrated by Adelina Lirius
Friday: Students’ Voices: Book Recommendations from Kellee’s Students
Sunday: Author Guest Post: “Unpacking the Layers of Meaning Hidden within a Picture Book” by Carin Berger, Author of In the Night Garden
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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Demon Copperhead is amazing. It’s heart-wrenching, but the writing is so beautiful. Reading it I felt that I was totally immersed in Demon’s world.
YES. You describe it perfectly.
Wait…Neil Gaiman has a Hansel and Gretel!!! Ahhhh!!! I must read.
Also, I want to read Demon Copperhead and now that I see it here, I really really need to.
This comment made me smile!
It looks like you’ve been reading some wonderful books during your break, Ricki! It’s fun that your kids have been enjoying the Lemony Snicket books, and I’ve heard great things about Demon Copperhead as well. And good luck with writing the manuscript you mentioned! Thank you both so much for the great post and for hosting us!
Thanks for the good luck wishes!!!
I’ve been meaning to read the other books in The Digger series.