Here are the picture books I read for this January’s #StoryStudy reading challenge that I started, inspired by Tara Lazar’s #StoryStorm writing challenge. Thank you for following along, and a BIG thank you @imartytweet for joining me in reading/sharing wonderful PBs! 💜#KidLit
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Jan 31
For Day 31 of my PB reading challenge, I read THE LIBRARY IN THE WOODS by Calvin Alexander Ramsey & R. Gregory Christie. A poignant book about family, libraries, & the Black community creating real-life magic. Perfect ending to my Jan reading challenge 💜
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Jan 30
For Day 30 of my PB reading challenge I was moved by MAMA’s NIGHTINGALE by Edwidge Danticat & Leslie Staub, a story of family separation that shows the harm of inhumane immigration practices & the power of the imagination & collective action to overcome them.
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Jan 29
For Day 29 of my PB reading challenge I enjoyed BEAR by Natalia Shaloshvili, a funny & relatable #PictureBook about sharing & bottling up emotions. I was inspired to read it after seeing @imartytweet share a different bear PB for today’s challenge! 🐻🧸😊
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Jan 28
For Day 28 of my PB reading challenge I was moved by Angie Kang’s Caldecott Honor book OUR LAKE. A deep & poignant portrait of family & loss. Such a beautiful book 💙
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Jan 27
For Day 27 of my PB reading challenge I took flight with BLUE and A FRIEND FOR GHOST by Suzanne Kaufman. I love these beautifully illustrated & magical stories of unlikely friendship 🪽💙👻🎈
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Jan 27
For Days 25-26 of my PB reading challenge I read WHAT IS A REFUGEE? and KILLER UNDERWEAR INVASION! by Élise Gravel. I love Gravel’s commitment to social justice & whimsy, and I wish more adults would read these powerful children’s books!
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Jan 25
For Day 24 of my PB reading challenge I was wowed by FIREWORKS by Matthew Burgess & Cátia Chien. I love the kid’s eye view of the city’s everyday wonders & the glorious illustrations—& that jaw-dropping “finale” page, WOW. A memorable & mesmerizing PB! 🎆💜
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Jan 24
For Day 23 of my PB reading challenge I was inspired by DREAMERS by Yuyi Morales. Lyrical & beautifully illustrated, this memoir PB about immigrating to the US from Mexico shares a powerful, moving message: “We are resilience. We are hope. We are dreamers.” 💜
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Jan 23
For Day 22 of my PB reading challenge I was deeply moved by Allen Say’s classic GRANDFATHER’S JOURNEY. A poignant book that feels personal like a family album yet universal & epic in scope, spanning generations & two countries divided by an ocean & a war. #StoryStudy #KidLit
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Jan 22
For Day 21 of my PB reading challenge I was in awe of CAT NAP by @BrianLiesbooks. This book is a monumental work of craftsmanship! So inspiring to see the dedication to making the illustrations. Not to mention a very fun cat story 😸 So much to love here! 🎨🐈⬛
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Jan 20
Crows have gathered around my place all day so for Day 20 of my PB reading challenge I returned to I AM WE by Leslie Barnard Booth & Alexandra Finkeldey. This PB gem is lyrical, informative, & visually stunning—will change the way you view these clever birds!
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Get ready for “…the best sleepover in the history of the WORLD!” by #LindaBailey and #JoeBluhm Just as StuPenDous 🦖🦕🚶♂️as you can ever imagine⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #StoryStudy #PB Day after day because of @stefkidlit 🙏🏽 gigantic suggestion 🎁
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My pick for #Storystudy on this #MLKDay is this powerful #PB about #FannieLouHamer beautifully told by #EkuaHolmes and @poetweatherford. This #kidlit #PB tour de force feels like visiting a museum. Ekua’s collage workshop @bostonathenaeum last week was ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Jan 19
For Day 18 of my PB reading challenge I was inspired by SNOW KID by @JessieSima! In this fun & uplifting story, a snow person goes on a journey of self-discovery & learns that it’s a beautiful thing to change, grow, & find new ways of becoming ourselves ❄️☃️💜
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“Baby’s at the starting gate, waiting to accelerate.” #VroomVroom #PB #Storystudy Sturdy pages, gorgeous page design, end papers to pore over!!! Wordplay and themes out of the park! #rhyming with gusto. From 🏎️#BexTobinFine 🏆#FedericoFabiani 🏆🏎️
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Jan 18
For Day 17 of my PB reading challenge I was delighted to read I’M FROM by @GaryRGrayJr & one of my fav PB illustrators @ogemora! Poetic, inspiring, & fun, this book sings & soars off the page 💜
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Jan 17
For Day 16 of my PB reading challenge I enjoyed BODY BEAUTIFUL by Susan Verde & Steph Littlebird! This empowering book celebrates the unique wonders that are each & every one of our bodies. A lyrical book of self-love & body positivity with wondrous artwork!
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Expect to be blown away by #MacBarnett and #SydneySmith #PB #Genius This is Santa, his elves, and bear as you’ve never seen them before. My pick for Day 16 of #Storystudy a #PB month long reading practice devised for us by @stefkidlit 🙏🏽 ❤️The perfect post holiday read❤️
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Classic by #JasharAwan for my #Storystudy pick for today. A not-so-master-builder triumphs! Joy of the season’s bounty and snapshot of childhood dreams.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️Sweet Dreams #kidlit #PB# fans. Thanks @stefkidlit for getting the ball rolling☃️
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