The 2021 Children's Books Reading Challenge -- for Adults!

 This is a new one. I like the idea of this one.

I've just about finished signing up for all the reading challenges I'm planning on participating in for 2021. I've browsed my TBR shelves to prepare and there's one unexpected thing I've found: I have a lot of children's books there. 

I know a lot of adults really enjoy reading youth or young adult fiction but, other than the occasional classic, I've never really been into it in my adulthood. Still, I must be somewhat interested or I wouldn't have 10-15 or so children's books hanging out on my TBR!

So, I've created the Children's Books Reading Challenge...for Adults! Sure, I read with my kids all the time---but this year I'm challenging myself to read more children's books by myself.

Want to join? It's easy! Just let me know in the comments below. If you have a blog or a Goodreads account you'd like to link up, even better! Then, every time you read a book for the challenge, just come back here and let us know about it with your thoughts or link in the comments. That way we can all be inspired! Let's use this hashtag: #2021ChildrensBooksChallenge on social media so we can find one another easier.

What books qualify? That one's simple: it's up to you! Anything you think could be found in the children's section of a library or bookstore is applicable, as well as timeless classics that the whole family would enjoy. I can't wait to see what everyone is reading!

My Books:

1. Chasing Redbird--Sharon Creech 
2. Other Words For Home--Jasmine Warga
3. Fudge-A-Mania--Judy Blume
4. Brown Girl Dreaming--Jacqueline Woodson (reread)
5. Girl in Blue--Ann Rinaldi 
6. Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend--Matthew Dicks
7. The Earth is Painted Green--Barbara Brenner
8. The Worst Witch--Jill Murphy
9. Caddie Woodlawn--Carol Ryrie Brink
10. Monster High--Lisi Harrison
11. The Secret Garden--Frances Hodgson Burnett
12. On the Banks of Plum Creek--Laura Ingalls Wilder (reread)
13. Winter of the Ice Wizard--Mary Pope Osborne
14. Dingoes at Dinnertime--Mary Pope Osborne
15. Way Past Bedtime--Tara Lazar
16. Inside Out & Back Again--Thanhha Lai
17. What I Like About Me--Allia Zobel Nolan
18. Moldilocks and the Three Scares--Lynne Marie
19. A Big Day for Baseball--Mary Pope Osborne
20. Wings--Cheryl B. Klein
21. The Courage of Sarah Noble--Alice Dalgliesh
22. Fighting Words--Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
23. The White Stag--Kate Seredy
24. Dinosaurs Before Dark--Mary Pope Osborne
25. Harlem--Walter Dean Myers
26. How to Be a Pirate--Cressida Cowell
27. Invincible Louisa--Cornelia Meigs
28. The Chocolate Touch--Patrick Skene Catling
29. Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve--Mary Pope Osborne
30. It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse!--Laura Numeroff
31. Los Gatos Black on Halloween--Marisa Montes
32. Stick Dog Craves Candy--Tom Watson
33. Who Stole Halloween?--Martha Freeman
34. Mummies in the Morning--Mary Pope Osborne
35. Ten, Nine, Eight--Molly Bang
36. Mirror--Alexandra Day
37. The Scariest Book Ever--Bob Shea
38. The Ghosts Go Haunting--Helen Ketteman
39. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon--Grace Lim
40. A Dash of Trouble--Anna Meriano
41. What Makes a Family?--Annette Griffin
42. Llama, Llama, Red Pajama--Anna Dewdney
43. Frostborn--Lou Anders
44. Pictures of Hollis Woods--Patricia Reilly Giff
45. A Visit From St. Nicholas--Clement C. Moore (reread)
46. The Christmas Barn--John and Jennifer Churchman
47. Construction Site on Christmas Night--Sherri Duskey Rinker
48. A Wish for Elves--Mark Goneya (reread)
49. All I Want for Christmas is Ewe--Rose Rossner
50. Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree--Robert Barry
51. A Coronavirus Christmas--Shannon Jett
52. Dewey's Christmas at the Library--Vicki Myron & Bret Witter
53. The Eight Knights of Hanukkah--Leslie Kimmelman
54. Who Was Joan of Arc?--Pam Pollack
55. Super Santa: The Science of Christmas--Bruce Hale
56. A Very Merry Little Christmas--Mary Engelbreit
57. Chez Bob--Bob Shea
58. Santa in the City--Tiffany D. Jackson
59. Pete the Cat's 12 Groovy Days of Christmas--Kimberly Dean

Calling challenge complete on December 21