2016 I Love Picture Books Reading Challenge

2016 I Love Picture Books Reading Challenge

Hosted by:  Bea's Book Nook

Dates:  January 1 - December 31, 2016

Guidelines:

• Read picture books.
• Sign up through December 1, 2016.
• Set your own level -- read as many books as you like.
• Library books and e-books count.
• Re-reads count.
• A blog isn't necessary -- link up through a public review site like GoodReads or Library Thing.
• Reviews are not required but encouraged. They only need to be a few lines. There will be a page for linking up reviews.

One of my favorite challenges from 2015 is back for 2016, now hosted at Bea's Book Nook. I'm once again setting my goal at a dozen picture books, but hope to do a little better than that. During the year, I'll be tracking my progress over on my challenge blog (HERE).

Challenge Wrap-Up: I Love Picture Books 2015

Many thanks to Gina @ Book Dragon's Lair for hosting the 2015 I Love Picture Books Reading Challenge. I do love picture books, and I loved this challenge. I set myself a goal of twelve books, and didn't have any trouble at all reaching that goal. Here's what I read:

1. Corduroy. Don Freeman. 1948 / 32 pages
2. The Little House. Virginia Lee Burton. 1942 / 40 pages / 1943 Caldecott Medal
3. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. Virginia Lee Burton. 1938 / 56 pages 
4. Katy and the Big Snow. Virginia Lee Burton. 1943 / 40 pages
5. A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee. Chris Van Dusen. 2003 / 36 pages
6. Stella and Charlie, Friends Forever. Bernadette Peters; illus. by Liz Murphy. 2015 / 40 pages
7. Little Bird, Be Quiet! Kirsten Hall; illus. by Sabina Gibson. 2015 / 36 pages
8. Anatole. Eve Titus; illus. by Paul Galdone. 1956 / 40 pages / 1957 Caldecott Honor Book
9. Harry the Dirty Dog. Gene Zion; illus. by Margaret Bloy Graham. 1956 / 32 pages
10. Harry and the Lady Next Door. Gene Zion; illus. by Margaret Bloy Graham. 1960 / 64 pages
11. One Morning in Maine. Robert McCloskey. 1952 / 62 pages / 1953 Caldecott Honor Book
12. The Bees (Down in the Garden #1). DC Swain; illus. by Anna Bonita. 2015 / 24 pages

For 2016, Gina has passed the challenge hosting duties over to Bea's Book Nook. Haven't signed up yet, but I'm very tempted -- there are still lots of picture books I'd love to read.

I Love Picture Books Reading Challenge 2015

I Love Picture Books 2015

Dates: January 1 - December 31, 2015
Hosted by: Gina @ Book Dragon's Lair

I DO love picture books. Guess I never really grew up, but some of my favorite reads are still the lovely illustrated storybooks I first discovered as a child. But there are hundreds more I'd like to take a look at, so I'm signing up for the I Love Picture Books 2015 Reading Challenge.

As Gina says, this reading challenge is for "all of you who still love picture books but find they don't qualify for your other challenges. . . You know you're going to read them, they might as well count!"

Planning to read at least 12 books, but hoping to do better than that.

See the challenge announcement page for all the info and to sign up. During the year, I'll be tracking my progress over on my challenge blog. I'll also put my "hope-to-read" list there, if you're looking for ideas.