2019 Picture Book Reading Challenge

Original artwork by Charles Haigh-Wood (1856-1927)

Host: Becky's Book Reviews (sign up)
Duration: January - December 2019
Goal: To have adults read more picture books. To celebrate the fact that picture books are for everyone! Families are, of course, welcome to join in!
# of books: minimum of 6

Option 1: Read six picture books of your choice.
Option 2: Read at least six books from the checklist(s) below.

Feel free to copy/paste this. You can replace the _ with an X or a ✔ (copy/paste it) when you finish reading a book. If you list the books you read, that may help other people decide what to read.
 
Monthly Challenges (You may define "old" and "new" for yourself.)

January
_ Something Old
_ Something New
_ Something Borrowed
_ Something True (nonfiction)

February
_ Something Old
_ Something New
_ Something Borrowed
_ Something True (nonfiction)

March
_ Something Old
_ Something New
_ Something Borrowed
_ Something True (nonfiction)

April
_ Something Old
_ Something New
_ Something Borrowed
_ Something True (nonfiction)

May
_ Something Old
_ Something New
_ Something Borrowed
_ Something True (nonfiction)

June
_ Something Old
_ Something New
_ Something Borrowed
_ Something True (nonfiction)

July
_ Something Old
_ Something New
_ Something Borrowed
_ Something True (nonfiction)

August
_ Something Old
_ Something New
_ Something Borrowed
_ Something True (nonfiction)

September
_ Something Old
_ Something New
_ Something Borrowed
_ Something True (nonfiction)

October
_ Something Old
_ Something New
_ Something Borrowed
_ Something True (nonfiction)

November
_ Something Old
_ Something New
_ Something Borrowed
_ Something True (nonfiction)

December
_ Something Old
_ Something New
_ Something Borrowed
_ Something True (nonfiction)

Seasonal Challenge

Winter
_ holiday of your choice
_ book set in winter
_ free picture book of your choice
_ free board book of your choice
_ free early reader or early chapter book of your choice

Spring
_ holiday of your choice
_ book set in spring
_ free picture book of your choice
_ free board book of your choice
_ free early reader or early chapter book of your choice

Summer
_ holiday of your choice
_ book set in summer
_ free picture book of your choice
_ free board book of your choice
_ free early reader or early chapter book of your choice

Fall
_ holiday of your choice
_ book set in fall
_ free picture book of your choice
_ free board book of your choice
_ free early reader or early chapter book of your choice
 
Alphabet Challenge (January - December)

1. _ Title Beginning with A
2. _ Author Beginning with A
3. _ Illustrator Beginning with A
4. _ Title Beginning with B
5. _ Author Beginning with B
6. _ Illustrator Beginning with B
7. _Title Beginning with C
8. _ Author Beginning with C
9. _ Illustrator Beginning C
10. _ Title Beginning with D
11. _ Author Beginning with D
12. _ Illustrator Beginning with D
13. _ Title Beginning with E
14. _ Author Beginning with E
15. _ Illustrator Beginning with E
16. _ Title Beginning with F
17. _ Author Beginning with F
18. _ Illustrator Beginning with F
19. _ Title Beginning with G
20. _ Author Beginning with G
21. _ Illustrator Beginning with G
22. _ Title Beginning with H
23. _ Author Beginning with H
24. _ Illustrator Beginning with H
25. _ Title Beginning with I
26. _ Author Beginning with I
27. _ Illustrator Beginning with I
28. _ Title Beginning with J
29. _ Author Beginning with J
30. _ Illustrator Beginning with J
31. _ Title Beginning with K
32. _ Author Beginning with K
33. _ Illustrator Beginning with K
34. _ Title beginning with L
35. _ Author Beginning with L
36. _ Illustrator Beginning with L
37. _ Title Beginning with M
38. _ Author Beginning with M
39. _ Illustrator Beginning with M
40. _ Title Beginning with N
41. _ Author Beginning with N
42. _ Illustrator Beginning with N
43. _ Title Beginning with O
44. _ Author Beginning with O
45. _ Illustrator Beginning with O
46. _ Title Beginning with P
47. _ Author Beginning with P
48. _ Illustrator Beginning with P
49. _ Title beginning with Q
50. _ Author or Illustrator beginning with Q
51. _ Title beginning with R
52. _ Author beginning with R
53. _ Illustrator beginning with R
54. _ Title beginning with S
55. _ Author beginning with S
56. _ Illustrator beginning with S
57. _Title beginning with T
58. _ Author beginning with T
59. _ Illustrator beginning with T
60. _ Title beginning with U
61. _ Author or illustrator beginning with U
62. _ Title beginning with V
63. _ Author or illustrator beginning with V
64. _ Title beginning with W
65. _ Author beginning with W
66. _ Illustrator beginning with W
67. _ Title with an X ("ex")
68. _ Author or illustrator -- more than one author, more than one illustrator (turning x into +)
69. _ Title with a Z
70. _ Author or illustrator beginning with Z

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Reviews are not a requirement. But if you do review, you can share links to your reviews. I'm thinking of having check-in posts at the end of every month.

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