October Overview

I have been quite sick this month, so I allowed myself to deviate from my written TBR for the month and just stuck with mood reads that fit into the theme. With my kids being sick too, I did a lot of reading picture books to them. All the books with a review up already have a * and all those with a review coming have a >.

Christian Non-fiction -

Honey For a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt*

Grace Based Parenting by Tim Kimmel>

Book Girl by Sarah Clarkson>

Themed books :

Christian fiction –

Mandie and the Secret Tunnel by Lois Gladys Leppard (children)>

Mandie and the Cherokee Legend by Lois Gladys Leppard (children)>

Mandie and the Ghost Bandits by Lois Gladys Leppard (children)>

Mandie and the Forbidden Attic by Lois Gladys Leppard (children)>

Mandie and the Trunk’s Secret by Lois Gladys Leppard (children)>

North or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson (middle grade fantasy)*

The Monster in the Hollows by Andrew Peterson (middle grade fantasy)*

A Wind in the Door by Madeline L’Engle (middle grade science fiction)>

Fantasy –

Mary Poppins by P L Travers (children)>

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (children science fiction)>

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (middle grade)>

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (middle grade)>

Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins (middle grade)>

Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods by Suzanne Collins (middle grade)>

Poetry –

Alligator Pie by Dennis Lee and Frank Newfeld

Button Up by Alice Schertle and Petra Mathers

Out of the Box by Karma Wilson and Diane Goode

Boo! Haiku by Deanna Caswell and Bob Shea

Picture books –

This list only includes new books we have read this month, not any I have mentioned before or the ones we have read countless times. I do mini reviews for these on Goodreads (I will link to my page at the bottom of the post if you are interested).

The Reader by Amy Hest and Lauren Castillo

Gazpacho for Nacho by Tracey Kyle and Carolina Farias (my eldest’s new favorite)

The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore and Jan Brett (my daughter’s choice, and yes I gave in)

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Sylvia Long

God Gave Us You by Lisa Tawn Bergren and Laura Bryant

Panda Bear Panda Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.

If I Was a Mouse by Karma Wilson (Christian)

Babies First Mother Goose Treasury by Sourcebooks, Inc.

The Boy Who Wanted to Cook by Gloria Whelan (6+ years)

Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola (6+ years)

The Most Beautiful Village in the World by Yutaka Kobayashi (7+ years)

The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko

The Mitten by Jan Brett

Thank You God for Blessing Me by Max Lucado

Thank You God for Loving Me by Max Lucado

Maneer Konijn en Zijn Chocoladefabriek by Elys Dolan (Dutch)

En de Maan Lachte by Petr Horacek (Dutch)

Big Bouffant by Kate Hosford and Holly Clifton-Brown

Goodnight Little Monster by Helen Ketteman and Bonnie Leick

Harry’s Spooky Surprise! By N.G.K. and Janelle Dimmett

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/19319918-chelsea