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2017 Picture Book Reading Challenge

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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

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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!