Odds and Ends of a Reading Life
Abby's Reading: 46
Trying something a little different for this list. Instead of writing out my thoughts about these books, I did a voice recording talking through this list. It’s very, ahem, “real life” with me opening and closing kitchen cabinets, my 5 month old cooing and my 3 year old playing Paw Patrol. It’s like you’re actually in my house sharing a cup of coffee with me at my kitchen table 😏
My reason for this is two-fold:
I want to get better at talking about books, and I view this little Substack as a “lab” to grow different skills. So, this is me doing that, and offering it as a record here.
I’m tired and don’t have energy to write, but I have enough energy to talk, ha!
I likely won’t do a roundup again like this, but fun to try this time!
The books mentioned:
📖 Fiction:
Mrs Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
📔 Non-Fiction:
A Fine Sight to See by Sophie Hudson
Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff
📚 For Kids:
Art Workshop for Children by Barbara Rucci
Little Pilgrim’s Progress, retold by Helen Taylor and illustrated by Joe Sutphin
🧑🏻🍳 In the Kitchen:
What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking by Caro Chambers
The Moriah Pie Cookbook by Robert and Erin Lockridge, and Matt Latchaw
💦 On Baptizing Children:
Where Should I Send My Kids to School? from Every Square Inch with Robert Cunningham
Jesus Loves the Little Children by Daniel Hyde
Far As the Curse is Found by Michael Williams
I love your easygoing conversational approach with this, Abby! Mrs. Quinn was one of my favorite reads this year for lots of reasons.
Here's a bunch of books to calm, heal, and inspire -
https://lindastoll.substack.com/p/porch-159-10-exceptional-books-to
I just bought a copy of Little Pilgrim's Progress. :) It was the illustrations that sucked me in. I'm still reckoning with my past reading of the OG PP when I was a kid. Hoping this version is a better experience for me (and an enjoyable, healthy one for my kids).
My boys love both Winnie the Pooh (the OG books!) and Paw Patrol. It former helps them have a well-rounded toddlerhood (not to mention keep their parents entertained during reading) and the latter gives them a point of commonality with their peers. :)