Fabulous Five: Favorite Reads for 2024

I've read over 180 books for the 2024 Goodreads Reading Challenge, which is mostly due to picture books (125) and DNFs (17). And I get it -- "Did Not Finish" doesn't translate into "read" by most people. But for me, if I cracked it open and got as far as I wanted, then that's read enough for me. Personally, this challenge is not a competition, but a way of keeping books and TBR piles straight in my mind. It's a jungle up in there, folks. Lol. And I don't want to pick up the same book twice, because life's too short, ya'll.

 Goodreads | Stacia’s Year in Books

With so many picture books under my belt this year, five favorites come to mind quickly. See below (AMZ links included).

TOP FIVE CHILDRENS BOOKS:

1.) The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig (Teachers' Pick!)
4.) We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen (Editors' Pick!)
3.) Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson
4.) The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak (Editors' Pick!)
5.) What Do You Do with a Problem? by Kobi Yamada (Goodreads Choice!)

Picture books aside, eleven books in other genres were marked as 5-star reads, and it was a fun-less job choosing which to eliminate. But since this is called Fabulous Five for a reason, five it shall be. The following books made the cut for my 2024 ultimate faves:

1.) All around best-of-the-year goes to this MYSTERY...

None of This is True

by Lisa Jewell (Editors' Pick!)

2.) A MEMOIR worth remembering is...

The Glass Castle

by Jeanette Walls

3.) A POETRY with all the feels...

Feel Your Way Through

by Kelsea Ballerini

4.) A juicy SCREENPLAY...

The Crucible

by Arthur Miller (Best Seller!)

5.) A beautiful REFERENCE book about art, color, and nature...

Nature's Palette: A Colour Reference System...

by Patrick Baty et al.

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"Life's too short for regrets."