Ending the Year

The past year had good points and bad ones as do most years. Publishing only one book, Capri Capers, was most disappointing.
But a New Year is coming.
Already I've found a new reading challenge and am busy piling up books for it. Maybe next year I will finally make a dent in my book piles.
This is the last week to review picture books until I complete next year's reading challenge. I saved my very favorite picture and chapter books for this week. My librarian recommended another that is now on that list.
If you enjoy tales about legends, perhaps you could look for The Dream Eater, Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like or Where the Buffaloes Begin. Snakes become good characters in Verdi. His antics always make me laugh. Another fun humorous book is Six Dinner Sid.
The new one on my favorite list is Cinders A Chicken Cinderella. The illustrations are superb. How many chicken breeds can you identify?
The last week in the year was once a week long holiday celebration, a way to let go of the past year and start the new one. We may not get the holiday anymore, but the letting go and new beginning are still a good use of this week.
Happy New Year to everyone.