2000
Momotimetoread is celebrating. I have reached 2000 posts. Here are some lists to help you discover some of the treasures I have explored over the last twelve years. Apologies in advance that I might mention books that are now "out of print". My last milestone celebration was for 300 posts and 30,000 hits and now I have 2000 posts and over 570,000 hits. Have I missed one of your favourites? Have I mentioned a book you had forgotten? I love to receive comments. Colour titles link to each book.
Published in 2020 (Highlights)
If you come to earth by Sophie Blackall
Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake illustrated by Jon Klassen
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman
The House of Light by Julia Green
New Australian favourites
We are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad
The Biscuit Maker by Sue Lawson illustrated by Liz Anelli
I saw Pete and Pete saw me by Maggie Hutchins illustrated by Evie Barrow
How to make a bird by Meg McKinlay illustrated by Matt Ottley
Eloise and the bucket of stars by Janeen Brian
The Republic of Birds by Jessica Miller
Sometimes Cake by Edwina
Finding Francois by Gus Gordon
Ellie's Dragon by Bob Graham
Verse Novel - favourites
Love that dog by Sharon Creech (take a look to see a comment by Sharon herself!)
May B by Caroline Starr Rose
The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossman
Sister Heart by Sally Morgan
Motormouth by Sherryl Clark
Out of the dust by Karen Hesse
Picture book - favourites -
small selection
Shelter by Celine Claire illustrated by Qin Leng
The Suitcase by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
A friend like Ed by Karen Wagner illustrated by Janet Pedersen
Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
Come on Rain by Karen Hesse illustrated by Jon J Muth
Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal illustrated by Scott Magoon
Australian children's Picture books every child should hear
Fox by Margaret Wild illustrated by Ron Brooks
Mallee sky by Jodi Toering illustrated by Tannya Harricks
Sonam and the Silence by Eddie Ayres illustrated by Ronak Taher
Herman and Rosie by Gus Gordon
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek by Jenny Wagner illustrated by Ron Brooks
Sebastian lives in a hat by Thelma Catterwell illustrated by Kerry Argent
Miss Lily's fabulous pink feather boa by Margaret Wild illustrated by Kerry Argent
Felix and Alexander by Terry Denton
Our School Fete by Louise Pfanner illustrated by Kim Gamble
Puffling by Margaret Wild illustrated by Julie Vivas
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Margaret Wild illustrated by Julie Vivas
Special Australian children's Picture books (out of print)
The Greatest Treasure of Charlemagne the King by Nadia Wheatley illustrated by Deborah Klein
Space Travellers by Margaret Wild illustrated by Gregory Rogers
Jandy Malone and the Night O'Clock Tiger by Barbara Bolton
The Wonder thing by Libby Hathorn illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe
The Bush Jumper by Jean Chapman illustrated by Ali Beck
The Mouse with the too long tail by Bani McSpedden illustrated by Greg McAlpine
The Sea-Breeze Hotel by Marcia Vaughan illustrated by Patricia Mullins
Pog by Lyn Lee illustrated by Kim Gamble
Picture books for older children
The Colour of Home by Mary Hoffman
Let the Celebrations begin by Margaret Wild illustrated by Julie Vivas
The Minstrel and the Dragon Pup by Rosemary Sutcliff illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark
War and Peas by Michael Foreman
Stepping stones by Margriet Ruurs illustrated by Nazir Ali Badrby
Ruby's wish by Shirim Yim Bridges illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Mr Maxwell's Mouse by Frank and Devin Asch
The Moon's revenge by Joan Aiken illustrated by Alan Lee
Early chapter books
Houndsley and Catina series by James Howe illustrated by Marie Louise Gay
Mr Putter series by Cynthia Rylant illustrated by Arthur Howard
Flubby series by JE Morris
Dixie O'Day series by Shirley Hughes and Clara Vulliamy
High Rise Private eye series by Cynthia Rylant
Detective Gordon series by Ulf Nilsson
Care of Henry by Anne Fine and Choosing Crumble by Michael Rosen illustrated by Tony Ross
Fairy Bread by Ursula Dubosarsky illustrated by Mitch Vane
Middle Grade novels - a selection of favourites
View from the 32nd Floor by Emma Cameron
The Night bus Hero by Onjai Q Rauf
The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke
No ballet shoes in Syria by Catherine Bruton
Detention by Tristan Bancks
How High the moon by Karyn Parsons
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech
The Witch's Boy by Kelly Barnhill
Beautiful Blue World by Suzanne LaFleur and the sequel Threads of Blue
Lenny's book of Everything by Karen Foxlee
The Wonderling by Mira Bartok
The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L Holm
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
Savvy by Ingrid Law
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Applet
Christmas top picks
Truffle's Christmas by Anna Currey
The Silver Christmas tree by Pat Hutchins
The Polar Express by Chris van Allsburg
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojeichowski illustrated by PJ Lynch
Wombat divine by Mem Fox illustrated by Kerry Argent
Max's Christmas by Rosemary Wells
The Christmas Caravan by Jennifer Beck
Obscure but worth finding (most are out of print)
Mayfly Day by Jeanne Willis illustrated by Tony Ross
Ratbags and Rascals by Robin Klein
The Mice Next Door by Anthony Knowles illustrated by Susan Edwards
Farfallina and Marcel by Holly Keller
The Night fairy by Laura Schlitz illustrated by Angela Barrett
The story of a seagull and the cat who taught her to fly by Luis Sepulveda
Walter by Barbara Wersba illustrated by Donna Diamond
Left Shoe and the Foundling by Annie O'Dowd and sequels
Meannie and the Min Min by Pamela Shrapnel illustrated by Terry Denton
Varjak Paw by SF Said
The Big Bazoohley by Peter Carey illustrated by Stephen Michael King
Billy's bucket by Kes Gray
Out of print and precious
Sorry Miss Folio by Jo Furtado illustrated by Frederick Joos
The Amazing Adventures of Chilly Billy by Peter Mayle illustrated by Arthur Robins
The Astonishing Madame Majolica by Erilys Hunter
Snow White in New York by Fiona French
Pete and Roland by Bob Graham
The Tishkin silk series by Glenda Millard
Felix and Alexander by Terry Denton
Ice Flowers by Jutta Goetze illustrated by Patricia Mullins
The Vegetable Thieves by Inga Moore
Billy Twitters and his Blue Whale Problem by Mac Barnett illustrated by Adam Rex
Duck for Danger by Ann Grocott
Jandy Malone and the Nine O'clock Tiger by Barbara Bolton
Mike's Magic seeds by Alexander McCall Smith
O'Diddy by Jocelyn Stevenson
1 is for One by Nadia Wheatley
World War I and World War II
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
The Little Riders by Margaretha Shemin
What about me? by Gertie Evenhuis
Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutecheon illustrated by Henri Sorensen
The War that saved my Life by Kimberley Brubacker
Anna at War by Helen Peters
Captain Rosalie by Timothee de Frombelle
The Goose Road by Rowena House
A few essential Picture Book additions for every school library (Primary)
The Black book of Colours by Menena Cotton illustrated by Rosana Faria
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
Mustafa by Marie-Lousie Gay
Whale in a fishbowl by Troy Howell and Richard Jones
The Hug machine by Scott Campbell
Truman by Jean Reidy illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins
Six Dinner Sid by Inga Moore
The Secret Sky garden by Linda Sarah illustrated by Fiona Lumbers
On the night of the shooting star by Amy Hest illustrated by Jenni Desmond
Sonam and the Silence by Eddie Ayres illustrated by Ronak Taher
I like bees, I don't like honey by Sam Bishop illustrated by Fiona Lumbers
Series
Cogheart by Peter Bunzl and three sequels
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown and sequel The Wild Robot escapes
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate and sequel The one and only Bob
Endling Book One The Last by Katherine Applegate and sequels
Boot by Shane Hegarty illustrated by Ben Mantle and Boot the Rusty Rescue
Fire Girl by Matt Ralphs and sequel Fire Witch
The legend of Podkin One ear by Kieran Larwood and sequels
Heartwood Hotel by Kallie George (4 books)
Beetle Boy by MJ Leonard and sequels
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson and sequels (Young Adult title)
The Thickety by JA White and sequels (Young Adult title)
Children's books all adults
should read too
Momo by Michael Ende
The Eleventh trade by Alyssa Hollingsworth
Pax by Sara Pennypacker illustrated by Jon Klassen
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
Toby Alone by Timothee de Frombelle
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate illustrated by Charles Santoso
Where the river runs gold by Sita Brahmachari
The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
1 comment:
A wonderful accomplishment, Margot, and worthy of celebration! It is a timely reminder of the dedication to literature and the appropriate application to scholarship that comes with involvement in the role of Teacher Librarian. It is pivotal that we engage in the world of publishing of children’s books and read widely and often. Thanks for continuing to share your knowledge and passion for stories across such a wide variety of formats and reflecting so many cultures and author voices. You are such an inspiration to our profession! Best wishes for health and happiness in 2021, Kind regards, Deb Hogg
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