RC 2019: Picture Books

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.
  
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

2018 Reading Challenge Roundup - Completed

Oh my goodness! Check out all the reading challenges that I actually finished this year. So happy with my reading stats for 2018!

Popsugar 2018
Goal: 40/40 Books  100%

1. Made into a movie I've already seen -- Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (3/23/18)

2. True Crime -- The Poet and the Murderer by Simon Worrall (2/18/18)

3. Next book in a series I started -- Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell (1/26/18)

4. Involving a heist -- Sourdough by Robin Sloan (5/15/18)

5. Nordic noir --

6. Based on a real person -- Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (1/23/18)

7. Set in a country that fascinates me -- The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant (3/21/18)

8. A time of day in the title -- Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire (7/6/18)

9. About a villain or antihero -- The Gunslinger by Stephen King (2/25/18)

10. About death or grief -- As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner (3/1/18)

11. Female author who uses a male pseudonym -- Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (7/31/18)

12. LGBTQ+ Protagonist -- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (7/14/18)

13. Also a stage play or musical -- Dracula by Bram Stoker (10/24/18)

14. Author of a different ethnicity than me -- Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (9/12/18)

15. About feminism -- Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (2/7/18)

16. About mental health -- The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King (4/13/18)

17. Borrowed or was give as a gift -- The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman (5/4/18)

18. By two authors -- The Passion of Cleopatra by Anne Rice and Christopher Rice (3/7/18)

19. Involving a sport --

20. Local author -- A Toxic Trousseau by Juliet Blackwell (2/9/18)

21. Favorite color in the title -- Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (11/24/18)

22. Alliteration in the title -- Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (2/9/18)

23. Time travel -- No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor (1/16/18)

24. Weather element in the title -- Strange Weather by Joe Hill (12/22/18)

25. Set at sea -- The Great Halifax Explosion by John Bacon (4/7/18)

26. Animal in title -- Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow (5/12/18)

27. Set on a different planet -- Artemis by Andy Weir (9/18/18)

28. Song lyrics in the title -- Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant (11/7/18)

29. About or set on Halloween -- The Elite by Kiera Cass (6/11/18)

30. Characters who are twins -- Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (7/20/18)

31. Mentioned in another book -- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (5/29/18)

32. From a celebrity book club -- Open House by Elizabeth Berg

33. Childhood classic I've never read -- Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery (5/30/18)

34. Published in 2018 -- The Philosopher's Flight by Tom Miller (3/24/18)

35. Goodreads Choice Awards winner -- Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham (8/22/18)

36. Set in the decade I was born --

37. Meant to get to in 2017 but didn't -- NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (4/17/18)

38. Ugly cover -- Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien (5/23/18)

39. Involves a bookstore or library -- 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (3/30/18)

40. Fave prompt from 2015, 2016, or 2017 Popsugar Reading Challenge -- The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan (6/26/18)

Advanced 

1. Bestseller from year I graduated high school --

2. Cyberpunk --

3. Being read by a stranger in a public place -- Florida Lauren Groff (10/17/18)

4. Tied to my ancestry --

5. Fruit or vegetable in the title -- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer (10/23/18)

6. Allegory --

7. Author with the same first or last name as you --

8. Microhistory -- College Girls by Lynn Peril (8/28/18)

9. About a problem facing society today --

10. Recommended by someone else taking the Popsugar Reading Challenge -- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (12/11/18)

What's in a Name?
Goal: 6/6 Books  100%

1. Word "the" used twice -- The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell by Mira Grant (2/2/18)

2. Fruit or Vegetable -- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer (10/23/18)

3. A shape -- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (7/14/18)

4. Begins with Z -- Z-Burbia by Jake Bible (12/15/18)

5. A nationality -- The English Wife by Lauren Willig (2/1/18)

6. A season -- A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh (3/10/18)

A to Z
Goal: 26/26 Books 100%

1. The Angel Stone by Juliet Dark (2/4/18)

2. The Bostonians by Henry James (1/30/18)

3. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (3/23/18)

4. The Daughter of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/9/18)

5. The Emerald City by Jane Yolen (4/29/18)

6. For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund (5/26/18)

7. The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/8/18)

8. A Haunting is Brewing by Juliet Blackwell (1/24/18)

9. If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell (4/4/18)

10. Jennifer Government by Max Barry (4/26/18)

11. Keeper of the Castle by Juliet Blackwell (6/28/18)

12. Literary Wonderlands edited by Laura Miller (2/23/18)

13. Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke (4/11/18)

14. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (1/23/18)

15. The Origin of Satan by Elaine Pagels (1/12/18)

16. The Poet and the Murder by Simon Worrall (2/18/18)

17. The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter (5/18/18)

18. A Refuge at Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/10/18)

19. Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (2/26/18)

20. Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter (5/6/18)

21. Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (8/26/18)

22. A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair (10/3/18)

23. Washington Square by Henry James (8/18/18)

24. eXtinct by Ike Hamill (10/19/18)

25. You’re the Rogue that I Want by Samantha Holt (10/13/18)

26. Z-Burbia by Jake Bible (12/15/18)

Seasonal Series Autumn
(September - December)
Goal: 25/25 Books. 100%

1. Read a book from a sci fi series - What Could Possibly Go Wrong by Jodi Taylor (10/6/18)
2. Read a book (partly) set in fall - Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan (9/22/18)
3. Read a book with PoC characters - Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel by A.W. Jantha (12/4/18)
4. Read a book with orange on the cover - Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan (9/28/18)
5. Read a suspenseful/ scary/ creepy book - Dollhouse by Anya Allyn (10/12/18)
6. Read a book while eating candy - Larceny and Lace by Annette Blair (10/5/18)
7. Read a book set in the real world - A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen (10/10/18)
8. Read a first book in a series - A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair (10/3/18)
9. Catch up on a series - A Magical Match by Juliet Blackwell (11/14/18)
10.Read a book with rain in the background - You’re the One that I Want by Samantha Holt (10/13/18)
11. Read a book with red on the cover - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (10/31/18)
12. Read while eating soup - Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen (10/16/18)
13. Free Space: read any book of a series - My Name is Markham by Jodi Taylor (11/28/18)
14. Read a book that's part of a duology - Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant (11/7/18)
15. Take a walk while listening to an audiobook - The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (12/7/18)
16. Read a book that scares you (b/c of size, hype,...) - Lies, Damned Lies, and History by Jodi Taylor (11/13/18)
17. Read a book while wearing a sweater - Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen (11/23/18)
18. Read a book while drinking a tea - The Great St. Mary’s Day Out by Jodi Taylor (11/17/18)
19. Read a book that you think will break your heart - Z-Burbia by Jake Bible (12/15/18)
20. Read a book that's not YA - Death by Diamonds by Annette Blair (11/26/18)
21. Read a comic or graphic novel that's part of a series - Monstress Vol. 3 (11/21/18)
22. Read bonus content from a series (novella/ prologue,...) - Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings by Jodi Taylor (10/9/18)
23. Read a book while eating an apple or apple pie - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (9/29/18)
24. Read a book with creatures of the night - Extinct by Ike Hamill (10/19/18)
25.  Use a leaf as a bookmark - Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand (12/14/18)

Modern Mrs. Darcy
Goal: 12/12 Books  100%

1. Classic I've been meaning to read -- The Bostonians by Henry James (1/30/18)

2. Recommended by someone with good taste -- The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (3/16/18)

3. In translation -- How to Fall in Love with a Man Who Lives in a Bush by Emmy Abrahamson (8/8/18)

4. Nominated for a 2018 award -- Florida by Lauren Groff (10/17/18)

5. Poetry, Play, or Essay collection -- Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (2/27/18)

6. Read in a day -- Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (2/26/18)

7. More than 500 pages -- The Arabian Nights (1/19/18)

8. Favorite author -- The Emerald Circus by Jane Yolen (4/29/18)

9. Recommended by librarian or indie bookseller -- The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (1/4/18)

10. Banned book -- Looking for Alaska by John Green (12/12/18)

11. Memoir, biography, or book of creative nonfiction -- The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan (6/26/18)

12. Author of different race, ethnicity, or religion than me -- Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (9/12/18)

Mount TBR
Goal: 48/48 Books 100%

1. The Origin of Satan by Elaine Pagels (1/12/18)

2. No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor (1/16/18)

3. A Haunting is Brewing by Juliet Blackwell (1/24/18)

4. The English Wife by Lauren Willig (2/1/18)

5. The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell (2/2/18)

6. The Poet and the Murderer by Simon Worrall (2/18/18)

7. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (2/27/18)

8. As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner (3/1/18)

9. A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh (3/10/18)

10. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (3/23/18)

11. The Philosopher's Flight by Tom Miller (3/24/18)

12. Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser (3/28/18)

13. The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King (4/13/18)

14. NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (4/17/18)

15. Slightly Married by May Balogh (4/25/18)

16. Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh (4/25/18)

17. Slightly Scandalous by Mary Balogh (4/25/18)

18. The Radium Girls by Kate Moore (4/27/18)

19. Circe by Madeline Miller (5/5/18)

20. Slightly Tempted by Mary Balogh (5/16/18)

21. Slightly Sinful by Mary Balogh (5/16/18)

22. Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh (5/16/18)

23. For Darkness Shows the Stars Short Stories by Diana Peterfreund (5/27/18)

24. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (5/29/18)

25. Murder on the House by Juliet Blackwell (6/2/18)

26. The Stanforth Secrets by Jo Beverley (6/20/18)

27. The Anomaly by Michael Rutger (6/29/18)

28. Lord Wraybourne's Betrothed by Jo Beverley (7/10/18)

29. Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay (7/28/18)

30. The Stolen Bride by Jo Beverley (8/10/18)

31. Daisy Miller and Washington Square by Henry James (8/18/18)

32. Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham (8/22/18)

33. Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (8/26/18)

34. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (9/5/18)

35. Flirting with Forever by Gwyn Cready (9/14/18)

36. I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel (9/21/18)

37. What Could Possibly Go Wrong by Jodi Taylor (10/6/18)

38. Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings by Jodi Taylor (10/9/18)

39. Dollhouse by Anya Allyn (10/12/18)

40. You’re the Rogue that I Want by Samantha Holt (10/13/18)

41. Extinct by Ike Hamill (10/19/18)

42. Dracula by Bram Stoker (10/24/18)

43. Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (10/31/18)

44. Spinning Straw into Gold by Joan Gould (11/6/18)

45. Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant (11/7/18)

46. The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian (11/9/18)

47. On a Cold Dark Sea by Elizabeth Blackwell (11/25/18)

48. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (12/11/18)

Graphic Novel
Goal: 52/52 Books  100%

1. The Walking Dead Vol. 27 (1/8/18)

2. The Walking Dead Vol. 28 (5/9/18)

3. The Walking Dead Vol. 29 (7/11/18)

4. The Walking Dead: Here's Negan (7/7/18)

5. Wonder Woman Rebirth Vol. 1 (1/7/18)

6. Wonder Woman Rebirth Vol. 2 (1/7/18)

7. Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 1 (1/6//18)

8. Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 2 (1/6/18)

9. Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 3 (1/6/18)

10. Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 4 (1/6/18)

11. Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire by Neil Gaiman (2/1/18)

12. Saga Vol. 8 (2/3/18)

13. Moonshine Vol. 1 (2/10/18)

14. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2/13/18)

15. Low Vol. 1 (2/14/18)

16. Monstress Vol. 2 (2/16/18)

17. Revival Vol. 4 (2/17/18)

18. Revival Vol. 5 (2/17/18)

19. Revival Vol. 6 (2/20/18)

20. Revival Vol. 7 (2/20/18)

21. Revival Vol. 8 (4/6/18)

22. ApocalyptiGirl by Andrew MacLean (2/21/18)

23. Jane by Aline Brosh McKenna (2/25/18)

24. The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 6 (3/9/18)

25. One Week in the Library (3/13/18)

26. Penny Dreadful Vol. 1 (4/6/18)

27. Creatures of the Night by Neil Gaiman (6/8/18)

28. The Haunted Mansion (6/9/18)

29. March Vol. 1 (6/10/18)

30. March Vol. 2 (6/19/18)

31. March Vol. 3 (6/19/18)

32. Paper Girls Vol. 1 (6/13/18)

33. Paper Girls Vol. 2 (6/13/18)

34. Paper Girls Vol. 3 (6/14/18)

35. Paper Girls Vol. 4 (6/25/18)

36. Moonstruck Vol. 1 (6/16/18)

37. Wayward Vol. 1 (6/26/18)

38. Wayward Vol. 2 (6/26/18)

39. Wayward Vol. 3 (6/26/18)

40. Wayward Vol. 4 (6/27/18)

41. Wayward Vol. 5 (6/27/18)

42. Giant Days Vol. 1 (6/28/18)

43. Giant Days Vol. 2 (6/28/18)

44. Giant Days Vol. 3 (6/2818)

45. Giant Days Vol. 4 (6/28/18)

46. Giant Days Vol. 5 (6/29/18)

47. Giant Days Vol. 6 (6/29/18)

48. Giant Days Vol. 7 (6/29/18)

49. Locke and Key: Heaven and Earth (7/7/18)

50. Rat Queens Vol. 4 (9/7/18)

51. Black Magick Vol. 1 (9/8/18)

52. East of West Vol. 8 (11/10/18)

Library Love
Goal: 60/60 Books 100%

1. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (1/4/18)

2. The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/8/18)

3. The Daughter of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/9/18)

4. A Refuge at Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/10/18)

5. Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell (1/26/18)

6. The Angel Stone by Juliet Dark (2/4/18)

7. A Toxic Trousseau by Juliet Blackwell (2/9/18)

8. The Gunslinger by Stephen King (2/25/18)

9. Literary Wonderlands edited Laura Miller (2/23/18)

10. Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (2/26/18)

11. Demon Glass by Rachel Hawkins (3/8/18)

12. Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins (3/14/18)

13. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (3/16/18)

14. Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal (3/30/18)

15. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (3/30/18)

16. If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell (4/4/18)

17. Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell (4/6/18)

18. The Great Halifax Explosion by John Bacon (4/7/18)

19. Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke (4/11/18)

20. Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman (4/13/18)

21. Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter (4/20/18)

22. River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (4/24/18)

23. Lost San Francisco by Dennis Evanosky (4/24/18)

24. Lost Worlds of the San Francisco Bay Area by Sylvia Linsteadt (4/25/18)

25. Jennifer Government by Max Barry (4/26/18)

26. The Emerald City by Jane Yolen (4/29/18)

27. Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter (5/6/18)

28. The Little Book of Feminist Saints by Julia Pierpont and Manjit Thapp (5/11/18)

29. Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow (5/12/18)

30. Sourdough by Robin Sloan (5/15/18)

31. The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter (5/18/18)

32. A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (6/3/18)

33. A Mad Zombie Party by Gena Showalter (6/4/18)

34. The Selection by Kiera Cass (6/6/18)

35. The Elite by Kiera Cass (6/11/18)

36. The Selection Stories by Kiera Cass (6/12/18)

37. The One by Kiera Cass (6/12/18)

38. Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund (6/15/18)

39. Home for the Haunting by Juliet Blackwell (6/16/18)

40. Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass (6/22/18)

41. The Heir by Kiera Cass (6/24/18)

42. The Crown by Kiera Cass (6/24/18)

43. Keeper of the Castle by Juliet Blackwell (6/28/18)

44. Symbiont by Mira Grant (7/4/18)

45. Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire (7/6/18)

46. Chimera by Mira Grant (7/13/18)

47. Give Up the Ghost by Juliet Blackwell (7/18/18)

48. Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (7/20/18)

49. Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (7/21/18)

50. A Ghostly Light by Juliet Blackwell (7/25/18)

51. Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine (8/4/18)

52. Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco (8/14/18)

53. Pox Americana by Elizabeth Fenn (9/8/18)

54. Cocktails Across America by Diane Lapis and Anne Davis-Peck (9/11/18)

55. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen (9/15/18)

56. Artemis by Andy Weir (9/18/18)

57. Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan (9/22/18)

58. Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan (9/28/18)

59. A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair (10/3/18)

60. Larceny and Lace by Annette Blair (10/5/18)

Share-A-Tea
Goal: 20/20 Books  100%

1. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (1/4/18)

2. The English Wife by Lauren Willig (2/1/18)

3. As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner (3/1/18)

4. The Philosopher's Flight by Tom Miller (3/24/18)

5. No That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser (3/28/18)

6. Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke (4/11/18)

7. Circe by Madeline Miller (5/5/18)

8. Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow (5/12/18)

9. A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (6/3/18)

10. Parasite by Mira Grant (6/20/18)

11. The Anomaly by Michael Rutger (6/29/18)

12. Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (7/21/18)

13. Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay (7/28/18)

14. Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (7/31/18)

15. Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine (8/4/18)

16. Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco (8/14/18)

17. Daisy Miller and Washington Square by Henry James (8/18/18)

18. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (8/25/18)

19. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (9/5/18)

20. I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel (9/21/18)

Picture Books
Goal: 88/88 Books  100%

1. Title beginning with A - Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty (January)
2. Author beginning with A - And the Tide Comes In by Merryl Alber (May)
3. Title beginning with B - Boo, Bunny! By Kathryn O. Galbraith (March)
4. Author beginning with B - Arthur Goes to Camp by Marc Brown (February)
5. Title beginning with C - Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman (January)
6. Author beginning with C - Pug in a Truck by Nancy Coffelt (January)
7. Title beginning with D - Duck by Randy Cecil (February)
8. Author beginning with D - The Conductor by Laetitia Devernay (February)
9. Title beginning with E - Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker (February)
10. Author beginning with E - Rain Fish by Lois Ehlert (March)
11. Title beginning with F - Friendshape by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld (April)
12. Author beginning with F - Lunch by Denise Fleming (February)
13. Title beginning with G - Good Night Planes by Adam Gamble (March)
14. Author beginning with G - Chu's Day at the Beach by Neil Gaiman (February)
15. Title beginning with H - Half a World Away by Libby Gleeson (January)
16. Author beginning with H - Duck & Goose Let’s Dance by Tad Hills (March)
17. Title beginning with I - Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty (January)
18. Author beginning with I - I Hear a Pickle by Rachel Isadora (June)
19. Title beginning with J - Joshua's Masai Mask by Dakari Hru (January)
20. Author beginning with J - The Incredibly Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers (March)
21. Title beginning with K - The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright (March)
22. Author beginning with K - It's Vacation Time by Lerryn Korda (February)
23. Title beginning with L - Lovely Old Lion by Julia Jarman (March)
24. Author beginning with L - Thumpy Feet by Betsy Lewin (February)
25. Title beginning with M - Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin (February) 
26. Author beginning with M - Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson (February)
27. Title beginning with N - A Night at the Zoo by Kathy Caple (March)
28. Author beginning with N - If You Give a Mouse a Brownie by Laura Numeroff (June)
29. Title beginning with O - One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote by Bonnie Worth (March)
30. Author beginning with O - Little Billy-Bob Eats It All Up by Pauline Oud (March)
31. Title beginning with P. - The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems (January)
32. Author beginning with P - Ghost in the House by Ammi-Joan Paquette (March)
33. Title or Author beginning with Q - Quest by Aaron Becker (May)
34. Title beginning with R - The Rise and Fall of Oscar the Magician by Matthew Porter (January)
35. Author beginning with R - Ten Sleepy Sheep by Phyllis Root (February)
36. Title beginning with S - South by Daniel Duncan (March)
37. Author beginning with S - Big Choo by Stephen Shaskan (May)
38. Title beginning with T - Train by Elisha Cooper (January)
39. Author beginning with T - Tumford the Terrible by Nancy Tillman (June)
40. Title or Author beginning with U - The Quiet Book! by Deborah Underwood
41. Title or Author beginning with V or W - This is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems (January)
42. Title or Author beginning with X or “Ex” - Extraordinary Jane by Hannah E. Harrison (August)
43. Title beginning with Y - You Can Do It, Bunny by Pamela Kennedy (August)
44. Author beginning with Y - Meow! By Victoria Ying (August)
45. Title or Author beginning with Z - Zootopia The Essential Guide (May)
46. An alphabet book - 123 Versus ABC by Mike Boldt (March)
47. A counting book - 1 Zany Zoo by Lori Degman (February)
48. A color word in the title - Little Green Peas by Keith Baker (January)
49. A number word in the title - Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems (January)
50. Concept book of your choice: picture book - Patterns from Nature: The Art of Klimt by Myeong-Hwa Yu and Seung-Beom Yu (January)
51. Concept book of your choice: board book - Crocopotamus by Mary Murphy (January)
52. Bedtime book: board book - Dream Animals by Emily Winfield Martin (February)
53. Bedtime book: picture book - The Wrong Side of the Bed by Lisa M. Bakos (July)
54. Book that rhymes: picture book - And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss (January)
55. Book that rhymes: early reader OR board book - Hide and Seek Harry at the Playground by Kenny Harrison (March)
56. Holiday of your choice: board book or early reader - Happy Holidays Blaze (June)
57. Holiday of your choice: picture book - Little Mouse’s Big Valentine by Thacher Hurd (March)
58. Wordless picture book - Wave by Suzy Lee (May)
59. New to you author - Fins, Fluff, and Other Stuff by Bruno Merz (February)
60. New to you illustrator - The Perfect Hug by Joanna Walsh, illustrated by Judi Abbot (February)
61. Favorite author - The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems (January)
62. Favorite illustrator - Duck and Goose by Tad Hills (January)
63. Free choice - I Love You Like a Pig by Mac Barnett (February)
64. Fairy or folk tale adaptation - Little Red Riding Hood by Trixie. Bell (January)
65. Fairy or folk tale traditional - The Tortoise and the Hare by Jerry Pinkney (February)
66. A title with the word “first” in it - First Steps by Lee Wardlaw (February)
67. A book set in the state you live - Hello, National Parks by Martha Day Zschock (June)
68. A book set in a place you’d like to visit - Lily's Garden of India by Jeremy Smith (January)
69. A book set in an imaginary place - Extremely Cute Animals Operating Heavy Machinery by David Gordon (February)
70. A book set in the past: fiction or nonfiction - Madeline and the Old House in Paris by John Bemelmans Marciano (May)
71. A book set in the present -- Emma and the Whale by Lee White (March)
72. One word title - Pirasaurs by Josh Funk (January)
73. Long title (four or more words) - The Problem with Not Being Scared of Kids by Dan Richards (January)
74. A book about playing (hide and seek, tag, or peekaboo, etc.) - The Monsterator by Keith Graves (February)
75. A book about school - Steve, Raised by Wolves by Jared Chapman (May)
76. A book about hobbies (art, dance, music, crafts, sports) - Good Morning Yoga by Mariam Gates (March)
77. A title that is a question - The Duckling Gets a Cookie? by Mo Willems (January)
78. A title that is an exclamation -- There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! By Lucille Colandro (March)
79. An award winner or an honor book -- Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni (March)
80. A collection (of poems OR stories) - The Rooster Grows by Maud and Miska Petersham (March)
81. A book with animals (fiction) - You Can Do It Bert by Ole Konnecke (February)
82. A book with animals (nonfiction)  - Apatosaurus by Charles Lennie (March)
83. A book about books or reading - Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk (March)
84. A book celebrating family - My Mommy Hung the Moon by Jamie Lee Curtis (February)
85. Book with an adventure or misadventure - This Book is Out of Control by Richard Byrne (January)
86. A book about a pet - Looking for Luna by Tim Myers (February)
87. Impulse Pick -- Land Shark by Beth Ferry (March)
88. Picture book published in 2018 - Go Go Cars by Jennifer Liberts (May)

2018 Picture Book Reading Challenge

From Becky's Book Reviews:

Duration: January - December 2018
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: Choose one author to focus on. Perhaps read through an entire author's work. 
Option 3: Read as few as six, or as many as you like, from the checklist 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.

_1. Title beginning with A
_2. Author beginning with A
_3. Title beginning with B
_4. Author beginning with B
_5. Title beginning with C
_6. Author beginning with C
_7. Title beginning with D
_8. Author beginning with D
_9. Title beginning with E
_10. Author beginning with E
_11. Title beginning with F
_12. Author beginning with F
_13. Title beginning with G
_14. Author beginning with G
_15. Title beginning with H
_16. Author beginning with H
_17. Title beginning with I
_18. Author beginning with I
_19. Title beginning with J
_20. Author beginning with J
_21. Title beginning with K
_22. Author beginning with K
_23. Title beginning with L
_24. Author beginning with L
_25. Title beginning with M
_26. Author beginning with M
_27. Title beginning with N
_28. Author beginning with N
_29. Title beginning with O
_30. Author beginning with O
_31. Title beginning with P
_32. Author beginning with P
_33. Title or Author beginning with Q
_34. Title beginning with R
_35. Author beginning with R
_36. Title beginning with S
_37. Author beginning with S
_38. Title beginning with T
_39. Author beginning with T
_40. Title or Author beginning with U
_41. Title or Author beginning with V or W
_42. Title or Author beginning with X or “Ex”
_43. Title beginning with Y
_44. Author beginning with Y
_45. Title or Author beginning with Z
_46. An alphabet book
_47. A counting book
_48. A color word in the title
_49. A number word in the title
_50. Concept book of your choice— picture book
_51. Concept book of your choice — board book
_52. bedtime book —board book
_53. bedtime book — picture book
_54. book that rhymes —picture book
_55. book that rhymes — early reader OR board book
_56. holiday of your choice — board book or early reader
_57. holiday of your choice — picture book
_58. wordless picture book
_59. new to you author
_60. new to you illustrator
_61. favorite author
_62. favorite illustrator
_63. free choice
_64. fairy or folk tale adaptation
_65. fairy or folk tale traditional
_66. a title with the word “first” in it
_67. a book set in the state you live
_68. a book set in a place you’d like to visit
_69. a book set in an imaginary place
_70. a book set in the past — fiction or nonfiction
_71. a book set in the present
_72. one word title
_73. long title (four or more words)
_74. a book about playing (hide and seek, tag, or peekaboo, etc.)
_75. a book about school
_76. a book about hobbies (art, dance, music, crafts, sports)
_77. a title that is a question
_78. a title that is an exclamation
_79. an award winner or an honor book
_80. a collection (of poems OR stories)
_81. a book with animals (fiction)
_82. a book with animals (nonfiction)
_83. a book about books or reading
_84. a book celebrating family
_85. book with an adventure or misadventure
_86. a book about a pet
_87. Impulse Pick
_ 88. Picture book published in 2018

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.

I'm going to take the list of 104 categories and pair them down to the 88 categories that I will conceivably read. Arthur definitely enjoyed this challenge in 2017 so it shouldn't be too hard to get moving in 2018.

2017 Reading Challenge Round-up -- Completed

Goal: 20/20   100%

1. Jane Ashford (1/21/17)
2. Ginny Baird (12/19/17)
3. Juliet Blackwell (10/8/17)
4. John Campbell (11/10/17)
5. John Connolly (10/27/17)
6. Juliet Dark (11/28/17)
7. Imogen Edwards-Jones (4/7/17)
8. Lia Habel (7/29/17)
9. Peter Hernon (10/6/17)
10. Antony Johnston (11/21/17)
11. Lisa Kleypas (12/22/17)
12. Marjorie Liu (3/17/17)
13. Susan Meissner (11/18/17)
14. Liane Moriarty (7/19/17)
15. Kim Newman (5/14/17)
16. Danielle Paige (5/29/17)
17. Ray Russell (10/25/17)
18. Jodi Taylor (1/30/17)
19. Sherry Thomas (2/10/17)
20. Brenna Yovanoff (10/24/17)

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Goal: 24/24   100%

1. The Runaways Complete Collection Vol. 1 (1/3/17)
2. A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (2/10/17)
3. The Daily Show by Chris Smith (2/10/27)
4. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (2/17/17)
5. Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs (2/19/17)
6. Cress by Marissa Meyer (2/22/17)
7. A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor (2/28/17)
8. The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (3/9/17)
9. Fairest by Marissa Meyer (3/9/17)
10. Winter by Marissa Meyer (3/15/17)
11. Monstress Vol. 1 (3/17/17)
12. Hamilton The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter (3/21/17)
13. Unmentionable by Therese Oneill (3/29/17)
14. Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates (4/2/17)
15. Atlantia by Ally Condie (4/13/17)
16. Mostly Void, Partially Stars by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (4/28/17)
17. Dorothy Must Dies Stories Vol. 3 by Danielle Paige (6/14/17)
18. Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson (6/19/17)
19. Zombies: A Brief History of Decay (6/20/17)
20. The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige (7/1/17)
21. Locke and Key Small World (7/15/17)
22. Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige (7/17/17)
23. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (7/19/17)
24. The End of Oz by Danielle Paige (7/22/17)

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Goal: 12/12  100%

1. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (2/17/17)
2. Cress by Marissa Meyer (2/22/17)
3. Fairest by Marissa Meyer (3/9/17)
4. Stars Above by Marissa Meyer (3/15/17)
5. Winter by Marissa Meyer (3/15/17)
6. Atlantia by Ally Condie (4/13/17)
7. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige (5/27/17)
8. Dorothy Must Die Stories Vol. 1 by Danielle Paige (5/29/17)
9. Dorothy Must Die Stories Vol. 2 by Danielle Paige (6/9/17)
10. Dorothy Must Die Stories Vol. 3 by Danielle Paige (6/14/17)
11. The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige (7/11/7)
12. Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige (7/17/17)

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Goal: 24/24  100%

1. Revival Vol. 3 (1/2/17)
2. Runaways Complete Collection Vol. 1 (1/3/17)
3. Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton (3/10/17)
4. Monstress Vol. 1 (3/17/17)
5. The Complete Love Hurts by Kim Andersson (3/18/17)
6. Pretty Deadly Vol. 1 (3/20/17)
7. Pretty Deadly Vol. 2 (3/21/17)
8. Saga Vol. 6 (4/21/17)
9. East of West Vol. 5 (4/21/17)
10. East of West Vol. 6 (4/21/17)
11. The Walking dead Vol. 25 (4/22/17)
12. The Walking Dead Vol. 26 (4/22/17)
13. Lady Killer by Joelle Jones (4/28/17)
14. Step Aside, Pops by Kate Beaton (5/5/17)
15. Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson (6/19/17)
16. Zombies: A Brief History of Decay (6/20/17)
17. Locke and Key Small World (7/15/17)
18. The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 1 (8/16/17)
19. The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 2 (8/18/17)
20. The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 3 (8/18/17)
21. The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 4 (8/18/17)
22. The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 5 (9/3/17)
23. The Coldest City by Antony Johnston (11/21/17)
24. How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil Gaiman (11/24/17)

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Perpetual Reading Lists Challenge
Goal: 20/20  100%

1. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (2/6/17)
2. The Daily Show by Chris Smith (2/10/17)
3. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (2/17/17)
4. Cress by Marissa Meyer (2/22/17)
5. The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell (3/24/17)
6. Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates (4/2/17)
7. The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order (4/12/17)
8. The Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto (5/26/17)
9. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige (5/27/17)
10. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (6/23/17)
11. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (7/8/17)
12. 50 Great American Places by Brent D. Glass (7/19/17)
13. Dead Feminists by Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring (7/27/17)
14. The Great Quake by Henry Fountain (9/2/17)
15. The Lost City of Z by David Grann (9/23/17)
16. The Mummy by Anne Rice (10/18/17)
17. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly (10/20/17)
18. A Tea Reader by Katrina Avila Munichiello (10/20/17)
19. Bad Girls Throughout History by Ann Shen (11/19/17)
20. The Devil in the Shape of a Woman by Carol Karlsen (11/22/17)

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Goal: 92/92  100%

1. An alphabet book — Take Away the A by Michael Escoffier (February)
2. A counting book — One, Two, Three, Mother Goose by Iona Opie (April)
3. Concept book: shapes or numbers or opposites or colors — Happy-pea All Year by Keith Baker (April)
4. A book set on a farm or in the country -- Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack! by Doreen Cronin (July)
5. A book set in the city or in an urban area -- Little Elliott Big City by Mike Curato (Nov)
6. A book set at the beach, in the ocean, or by a lake -- Uh-Oh Octopus by Elle van Lieshout and Erik van Os (June)
7. A book with human characters — Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel (March)
8. A book with animal characters — Miss Fox’s Class Shapes Up by Eileen Spinelli (January)
9. A bedtime book -- Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson (Nov)
10. A rhyming book — Too Many Moose by Lisa M. Bakos (February)
11. A book celebrating art -- Matisse's Garden by Samantha Friedman (Nov)
12. A book celebrating dance -- Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig (Nov)
13. A book celebrating music -- The Carnival of the Animals by Jack Prelutsky (Nov)
14. A book celebrating family (parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, etc.) -- Froggy Goes to Grandma's by Jonathan London (Oct)
15. A book about feelings, expressing feelings -- How to Mend a Heart by Sara Gillingham (Sept)
16. A book with a twist (unexpected) ending -- Bluebird by Bob Staake (Sept)
17. A book about pets (cats, dogs, fish) -- Henry Hodges Needs a Friend by Andy Andrew (Sept)
18. A book celebrating libraries or reading — My Pet Book by Bob Staake (January)
19. A book translated into English (originally published in another language/country) -- Blanche hates the night by Sibyl Delacroix (Nov)
20. A book about trains or planes — Yellow Copter by Kersten Hamilton (February)
21. A book about cars or trucks -- Demolition by Sally Sutton (Oct)
22. A book about starting school -- Harry and the DInosaurs Go to School by Ian Whybrow (Nov)
23. A book about friendship (sharing, caring, forgiving) — The 329th Friend by Marjorie Weinman Starmat (January)
24. A book about being ME, about being unique, special, loved, etc. — Half of an Elephant by gusti (January)
25. A fairy tale -- Cinderella by Marcia Brown (Dec)
26. A twisted (adapted) fairy tale -- There was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight by Penny Parker Klostermann (Nov)
27. A book about a holiday -- Countdown to Halloween by Patricia Reeder Eubank (Sept)
28. A new-to-you author — It Came in the Mail by Ben Clanton (April)
29. A new-to-you illustrator — Zoo Zoom illustrated by Macky Pamintuan (February)
30. A book about new experiences (dentist, doctor, sleepovers, movies, playing sports, learning to swim, etc.) — Bike On, Bear by Cynthea Liu (February)
31. A series book — Absolutely One Thing by Lauren Child (April)
32. A book celebrating food (cooking, eating, trying new foods, eating healthy) -- Gobble, Gobble, Tucker by Leslie McGuirk (Oct)
33. A book published before 1950 --  Many Moons by James Thurber (Nov)
34. A book published in the 1950s -- Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss (Dec)
35. A book published in the 1960s -- Once a Mouse by Marcia Brown (Nov)
36. A book published in the 1970s -- The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord (Dec)
37. A book published in the 1980s -- The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle (Nov)
38. A book published in the 1990s -- The Day Jimmy’s Boa ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble (Nov)
39. A book published in the 2000s -- Word Builder by Ann Whitford Paul (Sept)
40. A book published 2010-2016 — Poo in the Zoo by Steve Smallman (April)
41. A book published in 2017 - Monster's New Undies by Samantha Berger (August)
42. A book by Dr. Seuss -- Hop on Pop (Oct)
43. A book by Mo Willems — Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late (January)
44. A book by Jan Thomas -- What Will Fat Cat Sit On? (December)
45. A book by Eric Carle -- Friends (Nov)
46. A book by Laura Numeroff -- If You Take a Mouse to School (Oct)
47. A book by Patricia Polacco -- An A from Miss Keller by Patricia Polacco (Nov)
48. A book by Jon Klassen -- I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen (Sept)
49. A book by Beatrix Potter -- The Unfortunate Tale of a Borrowed Guinea Pig (Nov)
50. A book by Kevin Henkes -- The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes (Nov)
51. A book written or illustrated by LeUyen Pham -- Real Friends by Shannon Hale (Nov)
52. A Caldecott winner -- Flotsam by David Weisner (Nov)
53. A Caldecott honor -- Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds (Nov)
54. A picture book biography -- The Girl wWho Though in Pictures by Julia Finley Mosca (Nov)
55. A nonfiction picture book -- The Autumn Equinox by Ellen Jackson (Sept)
56. A book from your childhood -- The True Story of the Three Littles Pigs by John Scieszka (Nov)
57. A book you discovered as an adult -- Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman (Sept)
58. A book celebrating writing, being an author or illustrator — A Poem in Your Pocket by Margaret McNamara (March)
59. A library book — Frankie Stein by Lola M. Schaefer (February)
60. An audio book -- How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss (Dec)
61. A book about dinosaurs OR dragons -- Dinosaurs in Disguises by Stephen Krensky (july)
62. Nonfiction book about animals (or animal) — Animals by the Numbers by Steve Jenkins (March)
63. A challenged book OR a controversial book -- In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (Dec)
64. A book that makes you laugh -- Open Very Carefully by Nicola O'Bryne (july)
65. A book that makes you cry --  Book by David Miles (Sept)
66. Hate the text, love the art -- Toy Boat by Randall de Seve (Oct)
67. Love the text, hate the art — I Wanna Go Home by Karen Kaufman Orloff (February)
68. A book with a great cover — Monster Park by Annie Bach (April)
69. A book with an ugly cover -- Molly and Her Dad by Jan Overrod (Oct)
70. A book about toys — Toys Meet Snow by Emily Jenkins (February)
71. A book about weather -- Freddy the Frogcaster and the Huge Hurricane by Janice Dean (Nov)
72. A picture book for older readers -- Enzo and the Fourth of July Races by Garth Stein (Oct)
73. A book of jokes, riddles, tongue-twisters -- Kitty Riddles by Katy Hall (Oct)
74. A book about seasons -- Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak (Sept)
75. A song -- Ten Little Sleepyheads by Elizabeth Provost (Oct)
76. A poetry book -- WonderFall by Michael Hall (Sept)
77. A book by a celebrity — Never Play Music Next to the Zoo by John Lithgow (February)
78. A book published in Australia -- Animalia by Graeme Base (Dec)
79. A book published in the UK -- Agnes and Clarabelle by Adele Griffin and Courtney Sheinmel (Nov)
80. A book about science or math -- The Earth Book by Todd Parr (Sept)
81. A book about history or historical event -- Patience Wright by Pegi Deitz Shea (july)
82. A book about sports -- Big Kicks by Bob Kolar (August)
83. A book about celebrating birthdays -- Scaredy Squirrel has a Birthday Party by Melanie Watt (Nov)
84. A book about a President or world leader -- Hillary Rodham Clinton by Michelle Markel
85. A book about another country -- All Aboard for the Bobo Road by Stephen Davies (Sept)
86. A book celebrating faith -- By the Hanukkah Light by Sheldon Oberman (Oct)
87. A pop-up book, or, a book with cut-outs or flaps or fold-outs -- Little People Zoo (Oct)
88. A bilingual book -- Buenas Noches Luna by Margaret Wise (Dec)
89. A television series that has been adapted to a book — Meet Tracker by Geof Smith (March)
90. A book that has been adapted to a television series -- Vampirina Ballerina by Anne Marie Pace (Nov)
91. An adaptation of a myth or legend — The Sandman by William Joyce (February)
92. A book about babies — Funny Face, Sunny Face by Sally Symes (March)

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!

2016 I Love Picture Books Reading Challenge

From Bea's Book Nook:

For all of you of all ages who love picture books but find they don't qualify for your other challenges, or just want an excuse to read them. . .here's a challenge just for you!

Formerly hosted by Book Dragon's Lair. She's cutting back her challenge hosting for 2016 and passed the baton to me.

Details:

• Challenge runs from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016. Sign up is now through December 1, 2016.
• Read picture books.
• Pick a number and go for it. Twelve too easy? Go for 20. Piece of cake? Go for 40.
• Books you own and library check outs count. So do ebooks and re-reads.
• Please post about the challenge and sign up with a direct link.
• A blog is not necessary, just link to where you talk about the challenge or a dedicated public shelf at goodreads or LibraryThing.
• Write a review - 2 sentences or an essay, whatever works for you, but there is a minimum of 2 sentences for your review.

I'm going for 100 this year. Arthur is deeply into books now so it's the perfect time to join in.

2015 I Love Picture Books Reading Challenge

For this year's reading challenges, I decided to do something very different and drastic.  I am going to read women authors.  I feel like I've been neglecting all those wonderful female authors sitting on my shelves.  I will be tailoring my challenge participation to account for this overall goal.  I do have a few exceptions.  I may read a male author if 1) I've already started the series and desperately want to finish it (i.e. Song of Ice and Fire) 2) It is a book club selection (out of my hands) or 3) If it is a male author writing nonfiction specifically about a women subject (e.g. a biography of Kate Chopin).  Other than those three exceptions, I want to discover some wonderful women authors.

From Book Dragon's Lair:

For all of you who still love picture books but find they don't qualify for your other challenges. . . You know you're going to read them, they might as well count!

Guidelines:

• Challenge runs from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015
• Read picture books.
• Pick a number and go for it. Twelve too easy? Go for 20. Piece of cake? Go for 40.
• Books you own and library check outs count. So do ebooks and re-reads.
• Please post about the challenge and sign up with a direct link.
• A blog is not necessary, just link to where you talk about the challenge
• Reviews are not necessary but would be nice (so we know which ones to read ourselves!) A link for reviews will be posted in January.

I'm going for 150 books!  We easily passed that last year, so it should be easy peasy.

2014 Picture Book Reading Challenge

From Book Dragon's Lair:

Guidelines:

• Challenge runs from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
• Read picture books.
• Pick a number and go for it. Twelve too easy? Go for 20. Piece of cake? Go for 40.
• Books you own and library check outs count. So do ebooks and re-reads.
• Please post about the challenge and sign up with a direct link.
• A blog is not necessary, just link to where you talk about the challenge
• Reviews are not necessary but would be nice (so we know which ones to read ourselves!) A link for reviews will be posted in January.

With having a new baby, I'm so up for reading some good picture books.  My goal is 100 books.  That seems like a lot, but they are picture books and I'm sure we will be hitting the library often.  I have no TBR list so far...