Although I didn't get to participate last week, I usually join in with Jen and Kellee over at Teach Mentor Texts in their Monday meme called "It's Monday! What Are You Reading?" We join in to talk about our reading of the week and our reading plans.
This week, I read more than I thought I would! I had one late meeting, parent conferences, grad work, and various other deadlines. Somehow, here and there, I found reading time. It wasn't as much as I'd like, but it was better than other weeks!
What I read this week:
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THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE
by William Joyce
I absolutely adored this book! It's about the love of books in one man's life. Glorious illustrations and a delightful story! I cannot believe I hadn't read this one yet. I really need to get my own copy of this book. I sat in the library after school on Friday and read our school copy. I almost bought it at the book fair, but had to put it down after buying so many!
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From the Who Was? series, I read WHO WAS STEVE JOBS? (by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso). I really love this biography series because they give you a lot of good informational text in a small manageable book. There are insets and diagrams, and my students really enjoy reading these! I picked this up at the Scholastic Book Fair along with several others in the series. I wish I had all of them!
WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON
by Grace Lin
This Newbery Honor book is wonderful in so many ways. I highly recommend it! It's full of beautiful storytelling, and the illustrations (color) are stunning. I read Lin's new book STARRY RIVER OF THE SKY this summer, and then heard about this one. I will reread it. One of my students is reading it now. She and I have had great discussions about it.
What I'm reading now:
PRAIRIE EVERS by Ellen Airgood
I'm really enjoying this book about a 10-year old girl named Prairie. She's moved to a new place, started school after being home-schooled, and she really misses her grandmother. She's also raising chickens! I'm halfway through and finding it to be very delightful! She reminds me of a younger Hattie from Hattie Big Sky!
I really need to step up my reading! I have two months to achieve my Goodreads goal of 600 books (I am 256 books away). It seems a bit impossible to me, but I won't give up. I have until December 31st after all!
What are you reading this week?
I just read The Fantastic Flying Books recently too. I was lucky that I received it as a gift because it is a must own. Hate to tell you! It will call to you! Good luck on your reading goal! Have a picture book frenzy and knock off a bunch!
ReplyDeleteI checked out our library's copy of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore for my twins. They love it. Don't miss the movie. It is as good as the book. I posted about this book/movie on my blog as well. I bought two copies of the book one for me to use in a lesson I am designing for my middle school English class-I love teaching with picture books in middle school, and another for my twins for Christmas.
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