It's Monday! What are you reading?

Every Monday, I join Jen and Kellee over at Teach Mentor Texts to celebrate our reading for the week. We also share the books we are currently reading.

I spent the week wishing I could be at school working on my classroom. But since I couldn't (new carpeting being installed), I took advantage of the week and read.

I read some picture books at the local library.
First stack:

My favorites in this stack:

SPOON by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (So cute!)
LITTLE PEA by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Loved it!)
THE LIBRARY by Sarah Stewart (Every library should have this book.)

My second bookstack:

My favorites in this stack:

WON TON: A CAT TALE TOLD IN HAIKU by Lee Wardlaw
SQUID AND OCTOPUS FRIENDS FOR ALWAYS by Tao Nyeu
LIBRARY MOUSE by Daniel Kirk
CHICKEN DANCE by Tammi Sauer and Dan Santat

My third bookstack:

My favorites here:

THERE by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick (I've ordered this one. I highly recommend it!)
THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE by Mo Willems (Fun!)
THE PIGEON FINDS A HOT DOG by Mo Willems (Loved it!)

I also read the third installment in the Origami Yoda series: THE SECRETS OF FORTUNE WOOKIE by Tom Angleberger.

Having read the previous two Origami Yoda books, I was very excited to read the next book. STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA won our Texas Bluebonnet Award this year, so these books are popular with students (and their teacher)! I thought it was funny and clever just like the other two. But this book had a great message about being yourself and the value of good friendships.  

I also read SPLENDORS AND GLOOMS by Laura Amy Schlitz (out later this month). I'll do my best to review this one as it gets closer to its release date (Aug. 28th, 2012).

What I'm reading now:

I came back to Divergent by Veronica Roth. I suspect I'm the last person to read this YA novel. But I've found that I am ready for certain types of books at certain times. Just like I know what food I crave, I know what books to reach for based on my own reading appetite. It's YA and won't go in my classroom library, so I'm reading this one just for me. I'm enjoying it and I can now see the reasons for its popularity. The storytelling is excellent so far, and I'm halfway through the book. Young Adult seems to be the highest I will go now, with the exception, of course, of professional development books.

I should be able to work on my classroom starting today, so my reading time will be reduced. I'll do my best to make up for it in the evening.

What are you reading?