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:
- Chasing Redbird--Sharon Creech
- Other Words For Home--Jasmine Warga
- Fudge-A-Mania--Judy Blume
- Brown Girl Dreaming--Jacqueline Woodson (reread)
- Girl in Blue--Ann Rinaldi
- Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend--Matthew Dicks
- The Earth is Painted Green--Barbara Brenner
- The Worst Witch--Jill Murphy
- Caddie Woodlawn--Carol Ryrie Brink
- Monster High--Lisi Harrison
- The Secret Garden--Frances Hodgson Burnett
- On the Banks of Plum Creek--Laura Ingalls Wilder (reread)
- Winter of the Ice Wizard--Mary Pope Osborne
- Dingoes at Dinnertime--Mary Pope Osborne
- Way Past Bedtime--Tara Lazar
- Inside Out & Back Again--Thanhha Lai
- What I Like About Me--Allia Zobel Nolan
- Moldilocks and the Three Scares--Lynne Marie
- A Big Day for Baseball--Mary Pope Osborne
- Wings--Cheryl B. Klein
- The Courage of Sarah Noble--Alice Dalgliesh
- Fighting Words--Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- The White Stag--Kate Seredy
- Dinosaurs Before Dark--Mary Pope Osborne
- Harlem--Walter Dean Myers
- How to Be a Pirate--Cressida Cowell
- Invincible Louisa--Cornelia Meigs
- The Chocolate Touch--Patrick Skene Catling
- Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve--Mary Pope Osborne
- It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse!--Laura Numeroff
- Los Gatos Black on Halloween--Marisa Montes
- Stick Dog Craves Candy--Tom Watson
- Who Stole Halloween?--Martha Freeman
- Mummies in the Morning--Mary Pope Osborne
- Ten, Nine, Eight--Molly Bang
- Mirror--Alexandra Day
- The Scariest Book Ever--Bob Shea
- The Ghosts Go Haunting--Helen Ketteman
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon--Grace Lim
- A Dash of Trouble--Anna Meriano
- What Makes a Family?--Annette Griffin
- Llama, Llama, Red Pajama--Anna Dewdney
- Frostborn--Lou Anders
- Pictures of Hollis Woods--Patricia Reilly Giff
- A Visit From St. Nicholas--Clement C. Moore (reread)
- The Christmas Barn--John and Jennifer Churchman
- Construction Site on Christmas Night--Sherri Duskey Rinker
- A Wish for Elves--Mark Goneya (reread)
- All I Want for Christmas is Ewe--Rose Rossner
- Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree--Robert Barry
- A Coronavirus Christmas--Shannon Jett
- Dewey's Christmas at the Library--Vicki Myron & Bret Witter
- The Eight Knights of Hanukkah--Leslie Kimmelman
- Who Was Joan of Arc?--Pam Pollack
- Super Santa: The Science of Christmas--Bruce Hale
- A Very Merry Little Christmas--Mary Engelbreit
- Chez Bob--Bob Shea
- Santa in the City--Tiffany D. Jackson
- Pete the Cat's 12 Groovy Days of Christmas--Kimberly Dean
Calling challenge complete on December 21
I still read (and reread) children's books. And never regret it. Have fun.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you've joined, Jamie!
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