December Reflections

IN December, I read fifty-one books. 

Books reviewed at Becky's Book Reviews

185. Anne's House of Dreams. L.M. Montgomery. 1919. 227 pages. [Source: Bought]

186. The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas. James Patterson and Tad Safran. 2022. 288 pages. [Source: Library]

187. Tomfoolery! Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming of Age of Children's Books. Michelle Markel. Illustrated by Brian Floca. 2023. [November] 44 pages. [Source: Library] 

188. What You Are Looking For Is In the Library. Michiko Aoyama. Translated by Alison Watts. 2020/2023. 304 pages. [Source: Library] [adult fiction, realistic fiction, books about books, novellas] 

189. Christmas on Deery Street and Other Seasonal Stories. Steven Roberts. 2006. 100 pages. [Source: Review copy] [short story collection]

 190. The Blind Side. Patricia Wentworth. 1939. 224 pages. [Source: Library] [Adult fiction; mystery]

191. What was the Donner Party? Ben Hubbard. 2023. [November] 111 pages. [Source: Library]

192.  Zanna's Gift. Orson Scott Card. 2020. [November] Originally published in 2004? 250 pages. [Source: Review copy]

193. Shipwrecked! Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor. Martin W. Sandler. 2023. [October 31] 138 pages. [Source: Library] [MG Nonfiction] 

194. The Mysterious Mr. Badman. W.F. Harvey. 1934. 204 pages. [Source: Library]

Books reviewed at Young Readers

311. Perfect Piggies: A Book! A Song! A Celebration! by Sandra Boynton. 2010??? 2023. 24 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book] 

312. The Brand-New, Never-Used, Perfect Crayons. Leanne Hatch. 2023. [August] 40 pages. [Source: Library] 

313. Mercy Watson Is Missing (Tales from Deckawoo Drive #7) Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. 2023. [December] 176 pages. [Source: Library]

314. Jingle Bell Joy. Rose Rossner. Illustrated by Aleksandra Szmidt. 2023. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book]

315. Santa's Gotta Go. Derrick Barnes. Illustrated by Courtney Lovett. 2023. 33 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book]

 316. The Twelve Hours of Christmas. Jenn Bailey. Illustrated by Bea Jackson. 2023. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book]

317. Holy Night and Little Star. Mitali Perkins. Illustrated by Khoa Le. 2023. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book]

318. Snowmen's Twelve Nights of Christmas. Caralyn Buehner. Illustrated by Mark Buehner. 2023. 33 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book] 

319. Tough Cookie: A Christmas Story. Edward Hemingway. 2018/2023. 30 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book]

320.  First Stories: A Christmas Carol. Jean Claude. 2018. 8 pages. [Source: Library] [board book]

321. The Very Snow Christmas. Diana Hendry. Illustrated by Jane Chapman. 2013/2023. 16 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book]

322. My Magical Santa. [Abrams Appleseed Board Books] 8 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book]

323. Touch and Trace Nursery Rhymes: Jingle Bells. Editors of Silver Dolphin Books. 2023. 10 pages. [Source: Library] [Board books]

324. Slide and See First Words Christmas. Helen Hughes. Illustrated by Kathryn Selbert. 2023. 12 pages. [Source: Library] [board books] 

325. Best Buddies: A Pie for Us (An Acorn Book) Vicky Fang. Illustrated by Luisa Leal. 2023. [October 17] 48 pages. [Source: Library] [Early reader; early graphic novel]

326. Best Buddies: Save the Duck (An Acorn Book) Vicky Fang. Illustrated by Luisa Leal. [December 2023] 48 pages. [Source: Library] [Early reader; early graphic novel]

327. Let's Go, Construction Trucks (Spin Me). Scholastic. 2019. 12 pages. [Source: Review copy] [Board books]

328.  101 Trucks: And Other Mighty Things That Go. April Jones Prince. Illustrated by Bob Kolar. 2019. 14 pages. [Source: Review copy]

329. Vehicles ABC. Jannie Ho. 2018. 28 pages. [Source: Review copy] 

330. The Goodnight Train Rolls On. June Sobel. Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith. 2018/2019. 28 pages. [Source: Review copy]

331. This Little Piggy (Let's Count to 10) Jarvis. 2019. 22 pages. [Source: Review copy]

332. Picken. Mary Murphy. 2019. 12 pages. [Source: Review copy]

333. We Love the Farm (Two Books in One) Rachael Saunders. 2019. 12 pages. [Source: Review copy]

334. We Love Animals (Two Books In One) Lo Cole. 2019. 12 pages. [Source: Review copy]

335. I Thought I Saw an Elephant. Lydia Nichols. 10 pages. [Source: Review copy]

336. I Thought I Saw A Bear. Lydia Nichols. 10 Pages. [Source: Review copy]

337. Colors with Little Fish. Lucy Cousins. 2019. 24 pages. [Source: Review copy]

338. Our Little Love Bug. Sandra Magsamen. 2007/2018. 10 pages. [Source: Review copy] 

339. Hanukkah Upside Down. Elissa Brent Weissman. Illustrated by Omer Hoffmann. 2023. [September] 40 pages. [Source: Library]

340. The 13-Story Treehouse: Monkey Mayhem! Andy Griffiths. Illustrated by Terry Denton. 2011. 256 pages. [Source: Bought]

341. Sabrina Sue Loves the Moon. Priscilla Burris. 2023. [December] 32 pages. [Source: Library] 

342. Frog Can Hop (Ready to Read, Ready to Go) Laura Gehl. Illustrated by Fred Blunt. 2023. [December] 32 pages. [Source: Library]

343. Monkey Cam (Critter Cam) Margie Palatini. Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino. 2023. [December] 32 pages. [Source: Library]

Books reviewed at Operation Actually Read Bible

85. The Book of Common Prayer: A Biography. Alan Jacobs. 2013. 256 pages. [Source: Library]

86. The Legend of the Candy Cane. Lori Walburg. Illustrated by James Bernardin. 1997. 32 pages. [Source: Library]

87. The Pine Tree Parable. Liz Curtis Higgs. 1997. 36 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book]

88. 365 Talks with Jesus: Prayers to Share with Little Ones. Amy Parker. Illustrated by Sally Garland. 2024. [February 2024] 416 pages. [Source: Review copy]

89. The Sisters of Sea View (On Devonshire Shores #1) Julie Klassen. 2022. 448 pages. [Source: Library]

90. How To Memorize Scripture for Life: From One Verse to Entire Books. Andrew M. Davis. 2024. [January] 72 pages. [Source: Review copy]

Bibles reviewed at Operation Actually Read Bible

20. Nelson NASB 1977 776B Royal Reference Bible. God. 1977 (1989) 1460 pages. [Source: Bought]
21. The New Chronological Bible (Large Print) (King James Version) God. Edited by R. Jerome Boone. 1980. 1551 pages. World Bible Publishers. [Source: Bought]21.

Yearly and Monthly Totals

 

Books Read in 2023	650
Pages Read in 2023	141,079
January
# of Books	50
# of Pages	12,848
February
# of Books	72
# of Pages	15,241
March
# of Books	55
# of Pages	15,216
April
# of Books	55
# of Pages	10,876
May
# of Books	52
# of Pages	14,695
June
# of Books	46
# of Pages	8,196
July
# of Books	72
# of Pages	10,400
August
# of Books	51
# of Pages	9,868
September
# of Books	56
# of Pages	10,259
October
# of Books	41
# of Pages	11,107
November
# of Books	49
# of Pages	13,691
December
# of Books	51
# of Pages	7,345

 

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