It’s the last two months of 2011 and we can’t wait to see how much we’ve read for this year! Anyway, here’s our Nov/Dec reading list.
Myra
November
- Way Home by Libby Hathorn and Gregory Rogers (picture book)
- Looking for Alaska by John Green (award winning YA novel)
- The Circus in Winter by Cathy Day (adult literature)
- Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai (YA literature, National Book Award winner for YA Lit, 2011)
- Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World by Marilyn Nelson and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney (picture book)
December
- Tales of a fourth-grade nothing by Judy Blume (chapter book)
- The Firefly Letters: A suffragette’s journey to Cuba by Margarita Engle (YA fiction, novel-in-verse)
- Imbisibol Man ang Tatay (My father is an invisible man) by Michael M. Coroza and illustrated by Kora Dandan-Albano (award winning picture book)
- A Full Moon is Rising – poems by Marilyn Singer and pictures by Julie Cairns (picture book)
- Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and other poems by Jack Prelutsky and Illustrations by Carin Berger
- Hidden by Helen Frost (YA fiction)
- Cautionary Tales for Children by Hilaire Belloc, rediscovered and illustrated by Edward Gorey (illustrated book for older children)
- Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem by Maya Angelou (small book of poetry)
- Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem by Maya Angelou. Paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher (picture book adaptation)
- 17 by Liz Rosenberg (YA fiction/prose poetry)
- Elephants Never Forget by Anushka Ravishankar and Illustrated by Christiane Pieper (picture book)
- Mirror Mirror by Marilyn Singer and illustrated by Josee Masse (picture book)
- I Want to Be Free by Joseph Slate and illustrated by E. B. Lewis (picture book)
- The Night Before Christmas performed by Peter, Paul, & Mary, Illustrated by Eric Puybaret and Written by Clement C. Moore (picture book)
- Cajun Night Before Christmas Illustrated by James Rice (picture book)
- Amazing Faces by Lee Bennett Hopkins and illustrated by Chris Soentpiet (picture book)
- The Surrender Tree by Margarita Engle (YA fiction, award-winning)
- Never Forgotten by Patricia C. McKissack and Artwork by Leo & Diane Dillon (picture book)
- The Tree That Time Built: A celebration of nature, science, and imagination. Selected by Mary Ann Hoberman and Linda Winston (thick book of poetry)
- The Night of the Whippoorwill. Poems selected by Nancy Larrick and illustrated by David Ray (book of poetry)
- January’s Sparrow by Patricia Polacco (picture book)
- Michael Rosen’s Book of Nonsense and Illustrated by Clare Mackie (Shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award, picture book, collection of poetry)
- Even More Nonsense from Michael Rosen and Illustrated by Clare Mackie (picture book, collection of poems)
- Switched by Amanda Hocking (YA fiction)
- Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer by Maya Angelou (book of poetry)
- Politically Correct Holiday Stories: For an Enlightened Yuletide Season by James Finn Garner (adult fiction)
- Dark Sons by Nikki Grimes (YA fiction, novel-in-verse, award-winning, Coretta Scott King Honor)
- Because I am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas (novel-in-verse, YA fiction)
- Zen Shorts by Jon Muth (picture book, award-winning)
- Zen Ties by Jon Muth (picture book)
- Zen Ghosts by Jon Muth (picture book)
- The Dancing Pancake by Eileen Spinelli (middle grade/ fiction/ novel-in-verse)
- The Hole Book by Peter Newell (classic, illustrated children’s book)
- Don’t Bump the Glump by Shel Silverstein (book of poetry)
- Everything On It – Poems and Drawings by Shel Silverstein (book of poetry)
- hist whist by e. e. cummings illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray (picture book in verse)
- Come On, Rain! By Karen Hesse and Pictures by Jon J Muth (picture book in verse)
- A Love Poem by Carl Sandburg. Pictures by Anita Lobel (picture book in verse)
Iphigene
November
- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (Non-fiction)
- After the Quake by Haruki Murakami (Fiction/Japanese Literature) *Re-read
- Papel de Liha by Ompong Remigio and Illustrated by Beth Parrocha-Doctolero (Picture Book/ Filipino Literature)
- The Judge: An Untrue Tale by Margot Zemach (Picture Book)
- Birthday Stories ed by Haruki Murakami (Short Story Collection) *Re-read
December
- After Dark by Haruki Murakami (Japanese Literature/General Fiction)* Re-read
- South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami (Japanese Literature/General Fiction) *re-read
- Sputnik Sweethearts by Haruki Murakami (Japanese Literature/General Fiction)*Re-Read
- Trese 4: Last Seen After Midnight by Budjette Tan illustrated by Kajo Baldisimo (Graphic Novel/Filipino Literature)
- Sugar and Salt by Ninotchka Rosca (Filipino Literature/General Fiction)
- If You’re Reading This, It’s too Late: Book 2 of the Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch (YA Literature)
- This Book is Not Good for You: Book3 of the Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch (YA Literature)
- The Spirit Quest Chronicles by Ruel S. De Vera (Filipino Literature/Non-fiction)
Fats
November
- The BFG by Roald Dahl
- The Boy on Fairfield Street by Kathleen Krull
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
December
1. God Went to Beauty School by Cynthia Rylant (YA poetry)
2. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman (Children’s poetry)
3. Science Verse by Jon Scieszka (Children’s poetry)
4. Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verses by Marilyn Singer (Children’s poetry)
5. If the Shoe Fits: Voices from Cinderella by Laura Whipple (Children’s poetry)
6. Love That Dog by Sharon Creech (Children’s novel-in-verse)
7. Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech (Children’s novel-in-verse)
8. The Poet Slave of Cuba by Margarita Engle (Children’s novel-in-verse, nonfiction)
9. The Lump of Coal by Lemony Snicket (Picture book)
10. The Time Warp Trio: See you Later, Gladiator by Jon Scieszka (Children’s fiction)
11. The Time Warp Trio: It’s All Greek To Me by Jon Scieszka
12. The Parasol Protectorate: Soulless by Gail Carriger (Adult fiction, urban fantasy, steampunk novel)
