I finished the Goodreads Reading Challenge for 2025! Whoot! My goal was to read 100 books in twelve months and in usual fashion, I had to cram in thirty-five children picture books in two days for the win. I've picked out my five favorite picture books and five favorite reads from everything else. Here's the breakdown (AMZ links included):
"New Picture Books"
CHILDREN PICTURE BOOKS
1.) Mina by Matthew Forsythe (My new favorite artist! Simply wonderful!)
2.) Fireworks by Matthew Burgess (Vibrant art and great story framing)
3.) When Beavers Flew by Kristen Tracy (Non-fiction)
4.) Our Lake by Angie Kang (A beautifully rendered book on grieving)
5.) How We Share Cake by Kim Hyo-eun (Sharing and math)
POETRY
1.) A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush
2.) You Just Wait: A Poetry Friday Power Book by Slyvia M. Vardel
NON-FICTION
3.) Just Write by James Scott Bell
4.) Whatcha Mean What's a Zine? by Esther Pearl Watson
GRAPHIC NOVEL
5.) Old Caves by Tyler Landry
