I read a lot this month mostly because I was doing quite a few books with my students. Our school is going to vote in the Colorado Children's Book Awards and I had to make sure the whole school had read a minimum of 3 of the books nominated. Even the best book gets old after you've read it aloud for the 21st time.
Also, the Caldecott, Newbery and Printz winners were announced this month and I had to read those (though I've not made it to the Printz winner yet). I was disappointed with the Newbery winner it's not one I'm going to be able to sell to my students. I tried reading Visitors from Oz, but never made it very far. I'm currently reading Practical Magic and really enjoying it. The best two books for me for January were Zen and the Art of Faking It (an adopted Chinese boy moves to a new school where they are studying Eastern Religions. Everyone just assumes he's a Zen master and so he tries to be one) and Belle Prater's Boy. Happy Reading for February Beverly 1. Candy Cane Murder Joanne Fluke, et al 2. Bea & Mr. Jones Amy Schwartz 3. Pedro's Journal Pam Conrad 4. The Crafty Teddy John J. Lamb 5. I'm Exploding Now Sid Hite 6. The Wall Growing Up Behind the Curtain Peter Sis 7. How To Steal a Dog Barbara O'Connor 8. Cat and Mouse James Patterson 9. Fancy Nancy Jane O'Connor re-read 10. The Gingerbread Baby Jan Brett re-read 11. Eldest Christopher Paolini CD 12. Bounce Doreen Cronin 13. Mayflower Treasure Hunt Ron Roy 14. The Mournful Teddy John J. Lamb 15. Wishing Well Jason Lethcoe 16. Zen and the Art of Faking It Jordan Sonnenblick 17. Flower Man Mark Ludy 18. Dead and Berried Karen MacInerney 19. Let It Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals Ashley Bryan 20. Dragon's Egg Sarah L. Thompson 21. Emma Jean Lazarus Fell Out of A Tree Lauren Tarshis - CD 22. Sovereign Ladies, Sex, Sacrifice, and Power. The Six Reigning Queens of England Maureen Waller 23. First The Egg Laura Vaccaro Seeger 24. Good Masters Sweet Ladies! Voices From A Medieval Village Laura Amy Schlitz 25. Dooby Dooby Moo Doreen Cronin 26. Good Boy Fergus David Shannon 27. Rebel Angels Libba Bray 28. Belle Prater's Boy Ruth White CD 29. There's A Bird On Your Head Mo Willems 30. Life on the Refrigerator Door Alice Kuipers 31. The Nixie's Song Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi 32. Moonbear's Dream Frank Asch 33. Moonbear's Pet Frank Asch 34. Happy Birthday Moon Frank Asch 35. Goodnight Baby Bear Frank Asch 36. Mooncake Frank Asch 37. Schooled Gordon Korman 38. Martin's Big Words, The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Doreen Rappaport Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
