Showing posts with label cybils. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cybils. Show all posts

Saturday, December 3, 2022

I Read 125 Picture Books and 18 Nonfiction Books in November

 







Yes, it's a huge stack of Cybils fiction picture books and board books that I've been reading and reviewing just as fast as I can. I've now read and reviewed 244 of the 281 books. 




Did I read any nonfiction for Nonfiction November? 
Yes, I did.


Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War IIWhat If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2)Herve Tullet's Art of Play: Creative Liberation from an Iconoclast of Children's Books (and Beyond!)Adrift: America in 100 ChartsNovelist as a VocationThe Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your LifeInciting Joy: EssaysThe Unseen Body: A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human AnatomyLife on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure
Is This Anything?The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or DesperateThe Wild Remedy: How Nature Mends Us - A DiaryThe Man Who Planted Trees: Lost Groves, Champion Trees, and an Urgent Plan to Save the PlanetDear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books
Schott's Original MiscellanyMan's Search for MeaningBAKE: My Best Ever Recipes for the ClassicsThe Complete Cookie Cookbook: Over 200 Recipes, from Comforting Classics to Modern Marvels







Last week I posted here at Readerbuzz:






Three more books to read and I'll wrap up my 2022 challenges...




December 2022 Happiness & Awe Calendar, from Greater Good Science Center





Good Thing #1
I read 125 children's picture books and board books in November.

Good Thing #2
I read 18 adult nonfiction books in November.

Good Thing #3
I had a really, really good reading month in November.




I'm happy you joined us here at the Sunday Salon. Sunday Salon is a place to link up and to share what we have been doing during the week. It's a great way to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there. 


Some of the things we often talk about at the Sunday Salon:

  • What was your week like?
  • Read any good books? Tell us about them.
  • What other bookish things did you do? 
  • What else is going on in your life?

Other places where you may like to link up over the weekend are below. Click on the picture to visit the site.

        

My linkup for Sunday Salon is below. 

Saturday, October 22, 2022

My First 26 Cybils Fiction Picture Books and Board Books for 2022

 




It's October and that means it's Cybils time. As a first round judge for the Cybils Fiction Picture Books and Board Books Awards, I have a huge job: by January 1st, I must read over 200 picture books and board books and decide with a group of others which are the best. This week I read a bunch that I got in from the library. Busy times!


And guess what I'm reading now? Right...more Cybils nominees!





Last week I posted here at Readerbuzz: 

The Sunday Salon: Just One Book Read, But It Was a Good One: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

Words I Love

Book-ish Tombstones

Nonfiction November 2022 is Coming!




It’s almost time for Nonfiction November! Nonfiction is one of my favorite genres, so you can be sure I'll be joining in.

Throughout the month of November, bloggers Jaymi (The OC Book Girl), Rennie (What’s Nonfiction), Christopher (Plucked from the Stacks), Rebekah (She Seeks Nonfiction) and Katie (Doing Deweyinvite you to celebrate Nonfiction November.

Here’s how it will work: Each Monday, a weekly host will post a topic prompt and include a “linky” where you can link your posts and connect with other bloggers. 

Will you be joining in?










My sister and I finally got a chance to celebrate her birthday by having a Paris at Home Day. If you know me, you know how much I love Paris...well, my sister is my Francophile twin. We ate food from Paris and drank French wine and watched Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. Delightful!








Good Thing #1
My dad was recognized at the Astros playoff game this week
for his service as during World War II. 
The crowd gave him a standing ovation.




Good Thing #2
We saw more butterflies and bees and wasps this week
as we continued to do the Pollinator Bioblitz.



Good Thing #3
We heard an author speak at our local library friends group's annual luncheon.
The author was a chef for the governor and the president
when Bush Jr. held these offices.
The author's a local fellow and it was fun to hear his stories and to taste his recipes.







I'm happy you joined us here at the Sunday Salon. Sunday Salon is a place to link up and to share what we have been doing during the week. It's a great way to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there. 


Some of the things we often talk about at the Sunday Salon:

  • What was your week like?
  • Read any good books? Tell us about them.
  • What other bookish things did you do? 
  • What else is going on in your life?

Other places where you may like to link up over the weekend are below. Click on the picture to visit the site.

        

My linkup for Sunday Salon is below.