What I Finished Reading
- Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand
I had never read anything by Hilderbrand, and this was an enjoyable first experience with her books. It ended on a cliffhanger so I immediately had to start the second book. - Prairie School by Lois Lenski
This was not as wonderful as Strawberry Girl, but it was still quite good. I enjoyed the illustrations as well as the story. - Snowbound Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Boxcar Children books really do not hold up that well. I loved these as a kid, but found this one tedious to read as an adult. The mystery was barely a mystery, and the four kids' personalities are too similar. I was going to review this for Old School Kidlit, but may end up skipping it. - Betsy's Winterhouse by Carolyn Haywood
Another charming and nostalgic read from this series. It wasn't quite as wintry as I was expecting, but it did include Christmas and lots of fun ideas for playing indoors when the weather is too cold to go out. - The Tough Winter by Robert Lawson
This is the sequel to Rabbit Hill. It's good, but not great. Review coming at the end of the month.
What I'm Currently Reading
- I'll Have What She's Having : How Nora Ephron's Three Iconic Films Saved the Romantic Comedy by Erin Carlson
I'm almost done with this one, and I have really enjoyed it. It's interesting to hear the background behind a lot of the decisions that were made during the filming of the three movies referenced in the title. I really want to see the movies again now! - Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand
I'm only a few pages into this one, but it seems comparable to the first book of the series so far. I want to try to finish the series before the new year - I usually don't want to read these holiday-themed family stories anymore once the Christmas season passes. - Far Out the Long Canal by Meindert DeJong
I haven't started this one just yet, but it was my original pick for a winter story for Old School Kidlit. I still plan to read and review it even though I have already read several winter titles.
I'll be linking up today with Unleashing Readers/Teach Mentor Texts and Book Date for It's Monday! What Are You Reading?
Your children's books are giving me flashbacks to my childhood. :) Come see what I'm reading.
ReplyDeleteI love how Christmassy this post is - with all those classic reads. :)
ReplyDeleteOh dear...I was obsessed with the boxcar children as a young reader, but I might just let them stay as they were in my memory. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI can see a book worm inside you. I mean wow man you have such a great collection of book.I haven't seen such interesting books altogether in a single place
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