tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041454921701226810.post4469001716596190850..comments2023-05-15T04:51:48.195-05:00Comments on Mrs.Payan Reads: It's Monday! What Are You Reading? July 21Andrea http://www.blogger.com/profile/12851457862977465669noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041454921701226810.post-83856219690550951112014-07-24T01:52:12.465-05:002014-07-24T01:52:12.465-05:00Oh wow, 'discarded books' just tugged at m...Oh wow, 'discarded books' just tugged at my heartstrings, how I wish I live next to your place! I would have loved to give your books a new home. I just read Hidden this week as well and enjoyed it - would be featuring it for our current reading theme. It's the first time I'm hearing of Yolen's Briar Rose - I know about her Devil's Arithmetic but haven't read that one yet. Same with Counting the Stars by Lois Lowry. Would have to find those two in our library. :)GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041454921701226810.post-39927365240413205162014-07-22T16:59:48.568-05:002014-07-22T16:59:48.568-05:00Lots of great choices - I love being able to have ...Lots of great choices - I love being able to have so much library time in the summer! <br /><br />(Just a tip - I would either make the pictures of your book covers larger or at least consistently include the title and author in your descriptions (or both) - it can be really hard to figure out what some of them are to go find them!)Katie TheLogonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692992719352402255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041454921701226810.post-28191710237796925482014-07-22T03:18:35.411-05:002014-07-22T03:18:35.411-05:00So many wonderful reading opportunities you're...So many wonderful reading opportunities you're having! :) I just requested Hidden, thanks for the reminder!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041454921701226810.post-29920382216441545592014-07-21T16:58:42.556-05:002014-07-21T16:58:42.556-05:00I also read Matt Phelan this week - Bluffton. I ha...I also read Matt Phelan this week - Bluffton. I have Storm in the Barn and need to read it. I just think he is so talented. Isn't Flora & Ulysses wonderful? I read it aloud to my own children and it was so much fun.Carrie Gelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416480940951200461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041454921701226810.post-44101500209493289152014-07-21T13:45:11.721-05:002014-07-21T13:45:11.721-05:00You read so many great books this week! I could so...You read so many great books this week! I could so relate to your comments about the library and the TBR stack--and also buying books that seem like must-reads at the time and then they languish on the shelves. My whole house is full of those books! How neat that you have some free little libraries in your neighborhood! Do you think you'll ever want to go back to teaching middle school? I just started Because of Mr Terupt yesterday so I was so happy to see your positive review of it today--I'm enjoying it so far but I'm only a few chapters in. Isn't Matt Phelan incredible? Storm in the Barn is gorgeous. Flora & Ulysses makes a surprisingly good read-aloud if you can figure out how to share the illustrations. My son and I really enjoyed it.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185908392196878158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041454921701226810.post-87306623591366273092014-07-21T12:34:36.199-05:002014-07-21T12:34:36.199-05:00Wow! You certainly ARE reading a lot! I read Mr....Wow! You certainly ARE reading a lot! I read Mr. Penumbra on spring break last year and enjoyed it. I also like Mr. Terupt a lot. Flora & Ulysses will definitely be a big hit with your 4th graders. It's so quirky!Holly Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476411667354933648noreply@blogger.com