It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

I am joining Jen and Kellee from Mentor Texts for this weekly post about what we're reading this Monday. This is my first linky post, and I am new to book blogging! I decided to start one because I wanted to pass on my experiences with these books to others, and it's a natural extension for reading some wonderful literature.


This week has been an amazing week of reading for me! I don't think I've ever read so much at one time in my life. (I made three trips to the public library, and three trips to B&N!) I decided to devote my winter break to two things: celebrating the holidays and #bookaday.  So far, it's worked out.

PICTURE BOOKS:
The Money We'll Save by Brock Cole Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg
Look! A Book! by Bob Staake
Me. . Jane by Patrick McDonnell
Chalk by Bill Thomson
Press Here by Herve` Tullet
You Will Be My Friend by Peter Brown
Can We Save the Tiger? by Martin Jenkins
Stars by Mary Lyn Ray
Ice by Arthur Geisert

MIDDLE GRADE CHAPTER BOOKS:
Bigger Than A Breadbox by Laurel Snyder-(COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN)
Pie by Sarah Weeks- (MADE ME CRAVE PIE)
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu-(AMAZING!)
Toys Come Home by Emily Jenkins-(SO PLAYFUL!)
Wonderstruck by Brian Jenkins-(FANTASTIC!)

(I will write reviews of several of these soon. Breadcrumbs is an especially amazing book, as are Wonderstruck and Bigger Than A Breadbox.)  These three books will have a special place in my classroom library, and I am planning my booktalks for them now.

Today, I am reading The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene DuBois and Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer Holm.

My plan is to read library books first, then books I own. But the plan may change!
Happy reading and #bookaday to you all!

(My shoe choice today: The new leopard slippers I got for Christmas. I don't plan on leaving the house because I plan to read all day!)