October, 2017

October, 2017

Megan Whalen Turner--”Knife Dance”
Megan Whalen Turner--”Wineshop”
Diane Duane--”Not On My Patch” [Mark Reads]
Kristine Kathryn Rusch--”Becalmed”
Zanda Myrande--”The Nine Copper Asteroids”
Mercer Mayer & Steven Kellogg--Appelard And Liverwurst
L. Rowyn--A Rational Arrangement [reread]
Kristine Kathryn Rusch--”Renn And The Little Men”
Barbara Berger--Grandfather Twilight
Molly Brooks--Power Ballad [graphic novel]
Stephanie Blackmoore--Engaged In Death
Zanda Myrande--”Hedgehog Dialogue”
Sherry Harris--A Good Day To Buy
Sesyle Joslin & Maurice Sendak--What Do You Do, Dear?
Maurice Sendak--Where The Wild Things Are [reread]
Kathleen & Michael Hague--Alphabears
Steven Kroll--The Biggest Snowman Ever
Virginia Lowell--Cookie Dough Or Die
Diane Duane--”How Lovely Are Thy Branches” [Mark Reads]
Diane Duane--”How Lovely Are Thy Branches” Advent Calendar
Stephanie L. Weippert--”Dragon Protection”

Some cozy mysteries, but more kid books. The Diane Duane was a particular delight.

November, 2017

November, 2017

Zanda Myrande--”Three Months After The Invasion”
Mercer Mayer--The Best Yard Sale
Paulette Bourgeois--Franklin Says I Love You
Paulette Bourgeois--Franklin Is Bossy
Kristine Kathryn Rusch--”Ghosting”
Zanda Myrande--”The Myth Of Fingerprints”
Neil Gaiman--”Bitter Grounds”
Zanda Myrande--”Homeless [The Adventures of Princess Colossica Of The Opaline Necropolis]”
Virginia Lowell--A Cookie Before Dying
Kristine Kathryn Rusch--”Un-Familiar”
Michael Garland--The Mouse Before Christmas
Deborah Wiles--Freedom Summer
Natasha Anastasia Tarpley--I Love My Hair!
Brenda Z. Guiberson--Cactus Hotel
Phyllis Root--Aunt Nancy And The Bothersome Visitors
Richard Buckley & Eric Carle--The Foolish Tortoise
Charles Reasoner--The Magic Amber
J. L. Ramirez--The Tiki Man And The Dragon Fly
C. W. Bowie--Busy Toes
Kristine Kathryn Rusch--”Domestic Magic”
Gerald McDermott--Arrow To The Sun
Barbara & Ed Emberley--Drummer Hoff
Jane Yolen--”The Jewel In The Toad Queen’s Crown”
Kristine Kathryn Rusch--”Snow Day”
Sarah Rees Brennan--In Other Lands
Chris Gall--Substitute Creacher
Keith Baker--Meet Mr. And Mrs. Green
Eric Carle--Mister Seahorse
Elizabeth Gordon Scanlon--A Sock Is A Pocket For Your Toes
Fred Gwynne--A Chocolate Moose For Dinner
Fred Gwynne--The King Who Rained
Tomie dePaola--Strega Nona Takes A Vacation
Tony Johnston--The Witch’s Hat
Michelle Markel--Tyrannosaurus Math
Catherine McLean--”For Whom The Bells Toll”
Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen--The Science Of Discworld I [Mark Reads]
Jerry Pallotta--The Furry Animal Alphabet
Ruth Heller--Chickens Aren’t The Only Ones
Ruth Brown--If At First You Do Not See

Lots & lots of kid books & short stories. A major highlight were the Fred Gwynne books [yes, the actor who played Herman Munster on the tv show], whose prolific bad puns and fun illustrations filled my filker heart with glee.