Pretty solid! Looking forward to the TV show! 4/5 ⭐️

Interesting perspective!

An absolute must read for any feminist. I loved it

Gave me lots to think about

Interesting. I could have done without the Puppy Surprise comparison, but hey.

So...this is a new development!

I read this for the Popsugar challenge that was to read a book in a format that you don‘t normally read...which after frantically trying to decide what to do (as I read just about all formats!) I settled on “coffee table book.”

This one was really interesting. Serious academia mixed in with just beautiful bright pink illustrations

A little um, light weekend reading

Last chunk for today are three of the ER selections: POC Character published within 5 years, Nonfiction ER and Indigo Girls. The Nat Geo Kids books always have a lot of great, accessible information, and the Living In... books are really accessible in Geography and Culture. Love them! Swim, Mo, Swim was extremely funny and cute. @LibrarianRyan , I need help finding a digital only ER book!

Jumping up to R in my #BBRC is Ruby Finds a Worry. I did this one for story time this week! From the author of Perfectly Norman, this book does an amazing job—both with words and illustrations—explaining worry and anxiety to wee ones. Five very enthusiastic stars

D, E, and F of my picture book #BBRC selection! Dewdrop is a great motivator, Edgar (and his sister Lenore) were a super fun take on the Tell-Tale Heart for little ones, and Festival of Colors was a great primer for Holi! Another 5 star collection

A, B, and C on my #BBRC list! Love the positive STEAM and representation of Ada Twist and Cece, and Bunnies!!! was just a wildly fun read aloud. 5 stars to all

Favorites in YA mythology!

A very moving middle grade graphic novel! It was insightful and had well-developed characters. The illustrations were delightful. My 10 year old also read it and enjoyed it. #libraryreads

This series has been our Christmas tradition for the last three years, and my son (nearly 11 now) has enjoyed them immensely. I continue to love how Haig tempers all the cheer and magic of the holiday with real tragedy and depression.

This one had references that were a little too obviously about our modern political climate—which probably would have been okay if we‘d read it last year, but with everything going on this year it was...a lot.

It wasn‘t *bad* but it just was kind of. Blah. Everyone was whiny and put-upon, all three generations, and it was just...really oversimplified. Also, I found the sexual violence against two of the characters to be completely unnecessary.

I‘ve read other things by this author, and he really is a master of short form. The world building was exquisite on such a short piece. Very profound

Absolutely must read. Was blown away by how much misinformation and misogyny shaped what we think we know about what happened

Book recs we put together at my library!

The prompts for my library‘s adult reading challenge! The theme is “Reading Colors Your World”

I‘ve just...outgrown stories where violence against women is just a fun narrative device. 2 stars only because I enjoyed the epistolary format.

I waffled between giving this 2 and 3 stars. The writing was great, but the story felt like it was too big for short form.

This is the absolute definition of a modern fairy tale

Rainbow Rowell, the Prince and the Troll

And now Goodreads!

And here we go! Happy new year all!

Hey littens! I‘m almost done with my current nonfiction audiobook and I‘m looking for a new one!
I‘m looking for some good, chill nonfiction as we head into the holiday season—not necessarily holiday themed, but trying to avoid my usual heavy stuff while I‘m decorating cookies!

Thanks!

Forgot to post this! Book #56 of 2020, 4/5⭐️

I didn‘t like this as much as I thought I would. A large part of that is likely due to the book‘s age. Much of the language and perspectives are extremely outdated 2/5 ⭐️
Book #57 of 2020

Library patrons are some of the most wholesome, hilarious people

Well that‘s intense

Today in “stuff you find in a library book” someone covered up all the (completely non-pornographic) cleavage in this how-to-draw book. They covered it up with paper and tape, and several of the pages/illustrations have been ripped out entirely

Very interesting, though a bit dry 3/5⭐️

I did the audio book of this one, which was great, but I also felt like I was missing out on what I was sure was great supplemental material in the physical copy—so I ordered it from the library. I was not wrong

5 stars! The first actual read that‘s made it through covid brain!

Today‘s #bbrc A-Z Picture Book! I ALREADY loved Llama Destroys the World, so couldn‘t wait for this one. This author also does Tiny T Rex and the Impossible Hug, Tiny T Rex and the Very Dark Dark, and Don‘t Feed the Coos, all of which are adorable to a wild degree

Virtual story time with my chapter book kids! #librariansoflitsy

My last #bbrc today! This one is ¡Vamos! Let‘s Go Eat! This one would be fun to read to kiddos BUT it would require pre-reading from non-Spanish speaking parents. There‘s a helpful glossary in the back, that will really help you in the inevitable “what does that mean?” throughout the book. I found the illustrations super crowded, as well, but still a fun read!

Another #bbrc picture book! We Are Water Keepers is an amazing story told from an indigenous POV. And look how beautiful these illustrations are!

#bbrc started today, and I‘ve gotten a jump on new picture books for the A-Z. This is Mable: A Mermaid Fable. It...didn‘t make much sense but was cute!

Listening to this audiobook at work before we opened today. It‘s a super serious book with a super serious topic. What part does my boss hear, you ask? The random sidebar about the USSR experimenting with orgies for productivity. Honestly, my life

This was a real audio-heavy month, but that‘s okay! One day my attention span will recover from plague and unrest but June wasn‘t to be!

I‘ve recently been listening to a lot of nonfiction audiobooks and I‘m LIVING for it. I love biographies and micro histories the most. What are some of your recs, littens?

So I‘m reading this, and there‘s this but about how King John (a la Robin Hood fame) imprisoned his young nephew, Prince Arthur, and I looked up more about it. This paining has really stayed with me. It‘s Prince Arthur with Hubert de Burgh, who guarded the young prince during his imprisonment.