2017 Picture Book Reading Challenge

From Becky's Book Reviews:

Host: Becky's Book Reviews (sign up) Duration: January - December 2017 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: BINGO CARD! Option 2: CHECKLIST (read as few as six, or as many as you like)

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.

1. An alphabet book
2. A counting book
3. Concept book: shapes or numbers or opposites or colors
4. A book set on a farm or in the country
5. A book set in the city or in an urban area
6. A book set at the beach, in the ocean, or by a lake
7. A book with human characters
8. A book with animal characters
9. A bedtime book
10. A rhyming book
11. A book celebrating art
12. A book celebrating dance
13. A book celebrating music
14. A book celebrating family (parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, etc.)
15. A book about feelings, expressing feelings
16. A book with a twist (unexpected) ending
17. A book about pets (cats, dogs, fish)
18. A book celebrating libraries or reading
19. A book translated into English (originally published in another language/country)
20. A book about trains or planes
21. A book about cars or trucks
22. A book about starting school
23. A book about friendship (sharing, caring, forgiving)
24. A book about being ME, about being unique, special, loved, etc.
25. A fairy tale
26. A twisted (adapted) fairy tale
27. A book about a holiday
28. A new-to-you author
29. A new-to-you illustrator
30. A book about new experiences (dentist, doctor, sleepovers, movies, playing sports, learning to swim, etc.)
31. A series book
32. A book celebrating food (cooking, eating, trying new foods, eating healthy)
33. A book published before 1950
34. A book published in the 1950s
35. A book published in the 1960s
36. A book published in the 1970s
37. A book published in the 1980s
38. A book published in the 1990s
39. A book published in the 2000s
40. A book published 2010-2016
41. A book published in 2017
42. A book by Dr. Seuss
43. A book by Mo Willems
44. A book by Jan Thomas
45. A book by Eric Carle
46. A book by Laura Numeroff
47. A book by Patricia Polacco
48. A book by Jon Klassen
49. A book by Beatrix Potter
50. A book by Kevin Henkes
51. A book written or illustrated by LeUyen Pham
52. A Caldecott winner
53. A Caldecott honor
54. A picture book biography
55. A nonfiction picture book
56. A book from your childhood
57. A book you discovered as an adult
58. A book celebrating writing, being an author or illustrator
59. A library book
60. An audio book
61. A book about dinosaurs OR dragons
62. Nonfiction book about animals (or animal)
63. A challenged book OR a controversial book
64. A book that makes you laugh
65. A book that makes you cry
66. Hate the text, love the art
67. Love the text, hate the art
68. A book with a great cover
69. A book with an ugly cover
70. A book about toys
71. A book about weather
72. A picture book for older readers
73. A book of jokes, riddles, tongue-twisters
74. A book about seasons
75. A song
76. A poetry book
77. A book by a celebrity
78. A book published in Australia
79. A book published in the UK
80. A book about science or math
81. A book about history or historical event
82. A book about sports
83. A book about celebrating birthdays
84. A book about a President or world leader
85. A book about another country
86. A book celebrating faith
87. A pop-up book, or, a book with cut-outs or flaps or fold-outs
88. A bilingual book
89. A television series that has been adapted to a book
90. A book that has been adapted to a television series
91. An adaptation of a myth or legend
92. A book about babies

OPTION 3: ABCs. Read 26 picture books, one for each letter by title and/or author.

Sign up by leaving a comment. Do indicate which option you're leaning towards. And if you have a blog, please leave your blog address so I can visit you.

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 on the 15th of every month.

With two young kiddos, we read a ton of picture books in this house. For this coming year, I'm going to push for Option 2 with a huge checklist of different books. Here we go!