Library Loot: Caldecott 2015 hopefuls, plus one

This week's Library Loot are nearly all selections from my 2015 Caldecott long list. I seem to have terrible predictive powers, but I'll enjoy sharing them with my kids.

Baby Bear - Kadir Nelson
Abuelo - Arthur Dorros
Bad Bye, Good Bye - Deborah Underwood
Gaston - Kelly DiPucchio
Elizabeth Queen of the Seas - Lynne Cox
Gravity - Jason Chin
Following Papa's Song - Gianna Marino
Galapagos George - Jean Craighead George
Emily's Blue Period - Cathleen Daly
Some Bugs - Angela DiTerlizzi
Have You Seen My Dragon? - Steve Light
Tiny Rabbit's Big Wish - Margarita Engle
The Watermelon Seed - Greg Pizzoli
Ball - Mary Sullivan
Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons - Jon Muth
Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship - Edward Hemingway
Nest - Jorey Hurley
Brother Hugo and the Bear - Katy Beebe
Extraordinary Jane - Hannah Harrison

The last book, pictured on the right, is my sole novel, Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein.  I have seriously fallen down on my chapter book reading in the past three years, but I'm determined to pick it up again.  What better choice that a book full of literary references and puzzles?

We already checked out a bunch of Caldecott hopefuls over the summer and read them, so I'll add them to my compiled list and share that in a few weeks.

Thanks to Linda at Silly Little Mischief for hosting Library Loot this week. 

Library Loot, Mar 15

It's been a while since I did a Library Loot post.  I get most of my books from the library; I've only ever received two ARCs in the mail, and I (shamefacedly) haven't read either one.  Luckily our local library system is excellent, and I can get nearly anything I want from it.

I have a much more structured reading schedule this year, but I've kind of fallen down on the job in the past month.  I'm not a reluctant reader, but when I'm feeling overwhelmed, I resist structure of all kinds, even when it's related to things I like or appreciate.  Not a very typical librarian, I suppose.

In any case, Ivy and I were at the library the other day, returning a few things we were done with, and I found a couple books I've been waiting for.  So, even though I already have over a hundred books checked out, I got a couple more.

• The Magic Thief #2: Lost! by Sarah Prineas - I really enjoyed the first one, and was excited to spot the second at the bookstore.  
• Moriboto II: Guardian of the Darkness by Nahoko Uehashi - I've heard a lot about this one and haven't read the first one yet; it's on hold at the library and should be arriving soon.  For some reason, I thought it was manga, but it's just regular prose.
• Some readers for Ivy: The Dinosaur Who Lost His Roar (cute anti-bullying story with graphic novel components), Harry and the Lady Next Door, two Little Bear books.
• Wishing for Tomorrow by Hilary McKay - ooooh!  I was waiting for this, the sequel to A Little Princess, written by one of my favorite contemporary authors.  I sure hope it's good.
• The Prometheus Project #1: Trapped - I'm always looking for good science fiction for middle graders, and the reviews are overwhelmingly positive.  Here's hoping it lives up to the hype.
• Some choices by Ivy: DW's Guide to Perfect Manners, Most Loved Monster, Minerva the Monster (at the bottom).  
• The Day-Glo Brothers by Chris Barton - another one that's been on my to-read list forever, and the library finally got it. 
• Truce by Jim Murphy - I read Betsy Bird's review and was hooked.  Glad to finally have it.
• The Listeners by Gloria Whelan - this I hadn't heard of, but I love Whelan and am looking forward to reading it.  

Now to schedule them and not read them.  =)

What was in your library bag this week?

Library Loot

Quoting from Amanda at A Patchwork of Books:

"Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Eva and Marg that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries!"

Thanks, Amanda, for alerting me to this great event.  This is pretty much the way I get books all the time -- I put stuff on hold, I pick them up on a regular basis, and I throw in a few serendipitous finds each time.  

So here's my loot from last week:

Matilda and Millions videos - following a conversation on good/bad movies of children's books on CCBC

The Unincorporated by Dani and Eytan Kollin - following a review on Unshelved

When You Reach Me by Stead - following... well, everyone.  Where have you been??

Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers by Whelan

Machines Go to Work by Low

Redwoods by Chin

Time to Pee! by Willems - a request by Ivy

Dinosaur Woods by McClements

DinOTrux by Gall

Yes Day! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Surprise Soup by Rodman

And What Comes After A Thousand? by Bley - a book about death recommended by a parent

The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-To-Be by Grey - I put this on hold after I tried to tell Ivy the Princess and the Pea story and failed

Button Up! by Schertle

Hook by Young

Little Oink by Rosenthal - following Amy's awesome call to my daughter Ivy earlier this summer to read her a book

My Mom is Trying to Ruin My Life by Feiffer

These are to add to the vast to-read shelf I already maintain... I really need to find some time to actually read them.  *sigh*