Books We Read – May

In late April I turned into this uber-nesting cyclone who was bent on clearing the desk of stuff that’s been “hanging around.” Maybe I wanted to get the piles down as far as possible before heading to BookExpo America and recreating the mountains.  Whatever the spark, we got a lot done these past 30 days. We now have more than 1,800 completed reviews in our book bag! [There are still another 200 on the shelf, though … not counting the soon-to-arrive box from BEA.]

If you have read and reviewed one of the books, please feel free to add it to the Website; add a link in the comments here; or send me an email at thereadingtub [at] gmail [dot] com with “book review” in the title. By linking back, I can send traffic your way, and I am happy to do it.

Received: 36
Read: 42
Reviewed (new): 39

Note: Our book widget includes links to Indie Bound (you can mouse over “Indie Bound” to get more info), Amazon, and Tapestry Books. Covers with links go to amazon.com for general literature and Tapestry Books for titles with adoption themes.

Favorite Re-Reads (kid picks)

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Reading Beyond the Books

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Bilingual Books (All Audiences)

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Picture Books (All Audiences)

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The Bickleby’s Birdbath
by Andrea Perry; illustrated by Roberta Angaramo
Atheneum, 2010 our book talk – kid pick
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Houdini’s Gift
by Jeanne Gehret, MA; illustrated by Michael LaDuca (Verbal Images Press, 2009)
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Mending Lucille
written by J. R. Poulter; illustrated by Sarah Davis
Puffin Books, 2008 – Not available for direct purchase in the United States
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Rufus and Friends: Rhyme Time
Written and Illustrated by Ida Trapani
Charlesbridge, 2008
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nonfiction Survival at 40 Below
by Debbie S. Miller; illustrated by Jon Van Zyle
Walker Books for Young Children, 2010
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What Does it Mean To Be Green
written by Rana DiOrio, illustrated by Chris Blair
Little Pickle Press, 2010
our book talk

Easy Readers (for New and Developing Readers)

Amy’s Travels
written and illustrated by Kathryn Starke
Creative Minds Publications, 2006
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Illustrated Short Chapter Books

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Middle Grade Chapter Books (Fiction and Nonfiction)

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Katy’s New World (The Katy Lambright Series)
written by Kim Vogel Sawyers
Zondervan, 2010 our book talk
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Young Adult Chapter Books (Fiction and Nonfiction)

Crossing
Andrew Xia Fukuda
Amazon Encore, 2010 our book talk

Book Talks Updated with Teen Reviews

(Links go to Reading Tub website review.) This month we also have reviews of books we have previously mentioned. None of these books is counted in our totals.

Coconut’s Joke Book by American Girl Publishing – our book talk
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman – our book talk
Judy Moody Goes to College by Megan McDonald; ill by Peter H. Reynolds – our book talk
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up by Melissa Thomson – our book talk

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