I had a very slow reading week with the start of school this past week. I had a number of late evenings and just did not get any real reading time. I have also held off on a book so that I can add it to my Wednesday Nonfiction Picture Book post.
Here are a couple of highlights from the past week:
Raining Cats and Detectives (Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye) by Colleen AF Venable - I checked out the Advanced Reader's Copy of the 5th book in Colleen AF Venable's Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye series. I haven't read the first books in this series, but now I want to read them. I think my students will enjoy this early middle grade graphic novel series.
Chuck Close: Face Book by Francoise Mouly - This middle grade nonfiction book focuses on the artist Chuck Close. Through a series of Questions and Answers, the reader finds out about Close's life and how he creates his art. Fascinating.
One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt - Check out my review of this tomorrow.
So what are you reading this week?
Loved "One for the Murphys"! I have posted about Allen Say's memoir and Walter Dean Myers' book about writing at "A Teaching Life":
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We just got the Chuck Close book at the library. It is definitely interesting but I haven't gotten a chance to really study it yet. I read the first couple Guinea PI(G) books and thoroughly enjoyed them. Awfully cute. STILL haven't read One for the Murphys.
ReplyDeleteShouldn't judge a book by it's cover, but the cover for One for the Murphy's makes me want to pick it up.
ReplyDeleteI have One for the Murphys on the way to my house right now :)
ReplyDeleteOne for The Murphy's is fabulous-one of those great stories out this year. I don't know about the Chuck Close book-interesting.
ReplyDeleteI bought One for the Murphys this summer and I just haven't gotten to it and I really! need to.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading this week! :)