Taking stock of my summer reading

Here's a look back at some of my favorite summer reads.  I can't wait to share these and other books with my students.  School starts in two days!

The Boy on the Porch written by Sharon Creech

Mr. Tiger Goes Wild written and illustrated by Peter Brown

Counting by Sevens written by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell written by by Tanya Lee Stone and illustrated by Marjorie Priceman 

Guys Read: Other Worlds edited by Jon Scieszka

Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson

Daisy Gets Lost written and illustrated by Chris Raschka

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin written by Jen Brant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Snowflakes Fall written by Patricia MacLachlan and illustrated by Steven Kellogg

Tea Party Rules written by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by K.G. Campbell

The Real Boy written by Anne Ursu

Little Red Writing written by Joan Holub and illustrated by Melissa Sweet

The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage

Duke written by Kirby Larson

Wake Up Missing written by Kate Messner