Two kinds of loot today, bought and borrowed. It was the opening day of the Friends of the Library sale at my local branch. Here's what I came home with:
Purchased from the book sale:
I SAW ESAU, edited by the Opies, illustrated by Sendak. Gorgeously produced nursery rhyme collection.
COLORS OF THE MOUNTAIN, by Da Chen. Adult memoir.
MIRIAM'S KITCHEN, by Elizabeth Ehrlich. Food book about growing up Jewish.
Boswell's LIFE OF JOHNSON, Modern Library Edition, published in 1917!
LET ME FINISH, by Roger Angell. Another adult memoir.
ESSAYS OF E.B. WHITE. Got a theme going there with these last two books: White was Angell's stepfather.
Interesting that I ended up with almost all adult memoir or biography titles. There's an antidote for that--here's what I borrowed from the library:
SOLDIER BEAR, by Bibi Dumon Tak. MG fiction, Batchelder winner, finally in from the reserve list. (Still waiting for STALIN'S NOSE and WHERE THINGS COME BACK.)
Three titles I've heard a lot about and want to read: BREADCRUMBS, by Anne Ursu; THE GIRL WHO NAVIGATED FAIRYLAND IN A SHIP OF HER OWN MAKING, by Catherynne M. Valente; THE CHESHIRE CHEESE CAT, by Deedy & Wright.
Two picture books: THE HOUSE THAT BABA BUILT, by Ed Young (love his work), and THE ELEPHANT SCIENTIST, by O'Connell and Jackson (love elephants).
Two adult mystery titles by Michael Pearce, recommended by a friend who knows what I like in a mystery.
Big sigh of contentment as I contemplate all these riches... Wishing everyone happy reading!
Purchased from the book sale:
I SAW ESAU, edited by the Opies, illustrated by Sendak. Gorgeously produced nursery rhyme collection.
COLORS OF THE MOUNTAIN, by Da Chen. Adult memoir.
MIRIAM'S KITCHEN, by Elizabeth Ehrlich. Food book about growing up Jewish.
Boswell's LIFE OF JOHNSON, Modern Library Edition, published in 1917!
LET ME FINISH, by Roger Angell. Another adult memoir.
ESSAYS OF E.B. WHITE. Got a theme going there with these last two books: White was Angell's stepfather.
Interesting that I ended up with almost all adult memoir or biography titles. There's an antidote for that--here's what I borrowed from the library:
SOLDIER BEAR, by Bibi Dumon Tak. MG fiction, Batchelder winner, finally in from the reserve list. (Still waiting for STALIN'S NOSE and WHERE THINGS COME BACK.)
Three titles I've heard a lot about and want to read: BREADCRUMBS, by Anne Ursu; THE GIRL WHO NAVIGATED FAIRYLAND IN A SHIP OF HER OWN MAKING, by Catherynne M. Valente; THE CHESHIRE CHEESE CAT, by Deedy & Wright.
Two picture books: THE HOUSE THAT BABA BUILT, by Ed Young (love his work), and THE ELEPHANT SCIENTIST, by O'Connell and Jackson (love elephants).
Two adult mystery titles by Michael Pearce, recommended by a friend who knows what I like in a mystery.
Big sigh of contentment as I contemplate all these riches... Wishing everyone happy reading!
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