It’s Monday! What are you reading? Is a meme sponsored by Sheila at Book Journey.  Kellee at Unleashing Readers and Jen at Teach Mentor Texts gave the meme a kidlit twist.  It’s a great way to reflect on what you’ve read and reviewed the last week and plan what you want to read next.  Join up with us and discover what good books other people  are reading.

I had to laugh last week Rikki called me on my plan to stick with the books I am in the middle of. Of course, I was distracted by shiny new books–even old books I wanted to reread. I’m also enjoying National Poetry Month by taking part in Mary Lee’s PO-EMotion poetry challenge at A Year of Reading. You can check out the poems I’ve written so far with the links below.

• 4/1 ANTICIPATION: Swelling Buds
• 4/2 FEAR: Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf
• 4/3 SURPRISE:  Surprise
• 4/4 ANGER: Spittin’ Mad
• 4/5 DISGUST: A Question for a Litterbug

I finished…

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Dr. Seuss Goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel by Richard H. Minear (Introduction by Art Spiegelman) – I dug this book out because my daughter is taking AP US History this year. They aren’t quite to World War II yet, but I thought she would enjoy flipping through the cartoons and sharing it with her class as they delve into the war. Of course, I got sucked back into it and had to reread it myself! Not only do many of the cartoons skewer their marks, but they also show seeds of Seuss’s later works such as Yertle the Turtle.

I’m currenly reading…

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By the Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life from The New York TImes Book Review edited by Pamela Paul – I’m not sure where this question comes from, but it shows up in quite a few interviews: Do you ever read self-help? Any titles you recommend? Several authors repeat my favorite anwer–don’t all books help? Interviews this week Richard Dawkins, Sting, Andrew Solomon, Malcolm Gladwell, Scott Turow and Donna Tartt.

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Seabiscuit by Lauren Hillenbrand – I’m still enjoying it. Seabiscuit has had a run of bad luck lately, but he keeps on running. I love reading about how Tom Smith, the trainer, antagonized the press by hiding Seabiscuit’s workouts at strange times or unexpected places–and the reporters’ determination to learn anything about Seabiscuit they could report.

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Making Sense of the Bible by Adam Hamilton – I am finished with the first half of the book where Hamilton discusses his approach for reading the Bible in the context of its history, culture, and church tradition. I find that much of what he says makes a lot of sense. I’m looking forward to the next section where he tackles specific questions and issues–usually the ones that cause the most controversy. So far I’ve been impressed with the level tone he keeps. He writes with respect even when he disagrees with others.

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What Have You Lost – edited by Naomi Shihab Nye – In honor of National Poetry month, I decided to read a poem a day, so you can expect to see this collection for a while. With 140 poems by different poets–all about things lost–it will take longer than a month to read, but I love reading just one poem a day. I find myself turning back to the poem throughout the day and reading it multiple times.

Coming up…

Once again, I will attempt to keep reading the books I’m in the middle of, but don’t be surprised to see me pick up something unexpected as well. I think I might finish By the Book this week (I may have to double up a day or two). I will hate to see it go, but I’m looking forward the the Wild Things book I have to read next.

What have you read this week? Do you have anything to recommend?

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