2011 Reading Log

Submitted by dashforcover on Tue, 12/28/2010 - 08:06
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  1. 1 is One - Tasha Tudor - 1/10
  2. 21: The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey - Patrick O'Brian - 6/14
  3. 26 Fairmount Avenue - Tomie dePaola - 10/12

  4. A

  5. ABC-3D - Marion Bataille - 4/21
  6. The ABC Bunny - Wanda Gág - 4/18
  7. The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon - Mini Gray - 8/1
  8. After the Rain - Norma Fox Mazer - 3/3
  9. Alexander and the wind-up mouse - Leo Lionni - 1/10
  10. All Falling Down - Gene Zion - 7/29
  11. Alphabatics - Suse MacDonald - 12/6
  12. Alphabet City - Stephen Johnson - 6/10
  13. Always Room for One More - Sorche Nic Leodhas - 11/29
  14. The Amazing Bone - William Steig - 7/19
  15. Amazing Grace - Mary Hoffman - 5/12
  16. Amelia Bedelia - Peggy Parish - 5/10
  17. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 - Jim Murphy - 11/23
  18. Anatole and the Cat - Eve Titus, pictures by Paul Galdone - 5/1
  19. Angelina Ballerina - Katharine Holabird - 11/29
  20. Animalia - Graeme Base - 6/21
  21. Animals of the Bible - Helen Dean Fish - 6/13
  22. Annie and the Old One - Miska Miles - 1/10
  23. Antietam: A Novel - James Reasoner - 9/29
  24. Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals - Fritz Eichenberg - 6/16
  25. April's Kittens - Clare Turlay Newberry - 1/10
  26. Are We There Yet? : A Journey Around Australia - Alison Lester - 5/26
  27. Are You My Mother? - P.D. Eastman - 5/14
  28. Arrow to the Sun; A Pueblo Indian Tale - Gerald McDermott - 1/17
  29. Asterix the Gaul [Astérix le Gaulois] - René Goscinny - 5/27
  30. Astro Boy Volume 1 - Tezuka Osamu - 6/24
  31. The Austere Academy - Lemony Snicket - 2/27
  32. Avocado Baby - John Burningham - 1/10

  33. B

  34. The Baby's Catalog - Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg - 9/12
  35. The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket - 1/25
  36. A Bad Case Of Stripes - David Shannon - 6/14
  37. Belling The Tiger - Mary Stolz - 12/19
  38. The Best Nest - P.D. Eastman - 5/13
  39. The Big Snow - Berta Hader - 6/4
  40. Black and White - David Macaulay - 12/11
  41. The Black Dahlia - James Ellroy - 3/3
  42. Blue at the Mizzen - Patrick O'Brian - 6/8
  43. Blueberries For Sal - Robert Mccloskey - 4/18
  44. Bones in the Attic - Robert Bernard - 1/7
  45. Boris Gudonov - Alexander Pushkin - 5/15
  46. Borka: The Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers - John Burningham - 8/2
  47. Bridget and the Moose Brothers - Pija Lindenbaum - 8/4

  48. C

  49. Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? - Martin Waddell - 6/6
  50. The Canterville Ghost - Oscar Wilde - 8/15
  51. The Carnivorous Carnival - Lemony Snicket - 7/7
  52. Casey At the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 - Ernest L. Thayer, Christopher Bing - 7/20
  53. The Cat Who Brought Down the House - Lillian Jackson Brown - 11/04
  54. The Cat Who Robbed a Bank - Lillian Jackson Brown - 4/15
  55. The Cat Who Sang for the Birds - Lillian Jackson Brown - 2/8
  56. The Cat Who Saw Stars - Lillian Jackson Brown - 2/17
  57. The Cat Who Smelled a Rat - Lillian Jackson Brown - 5/3
  58. The Cat Who Went Up a Creek - Lillian Jackson Brown - 6/6
  59. A Chair for My Mother - Vera B. Williams - 7/27
  60. Chancellorsville - James Reasoner - 11/29
  61. Children of the Forest - Elsa Beskow - 7/27
  62. Clarice Bean,That’s Me - Lauren Child - 8/23
  63. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type - Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin - 5/14
  64. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs - Judie Barrett - 4/18
  65. Coming On Home Soon - Jacqueline Woodson - 12/19
  66. The Commodore - Patrick O'Brian - 4/25
  67. Complete Sonnets - William Shakespeare - 8/25
  68. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever - Marla Frazee - 6/2
  69. Crow Boy - Taro Yashima - 7/19

  70. D

  71. Death Be Not Proud - John Gunther - 12/20
  72. The Desert Is Theirs - Byrd Baylor - 9/29
  73. The Door into Summer - Robert A. Heinlein - 12/23
  74. Dorothy And the Wizard in Oz - L. Frank Baum - 4/30
  75. Down Came the Rain - Brooke Shields - 6/18

  76. E

  77. Each Peach Pear Plum - Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg - 8/3
  78. Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep - Eleanor Farjeon - 12/17
  79. The Emerald City of Oz - L. Frank Baum - 7/22
  80. Emperor Mage - Tamora Pierce - 7/9
  81. The End - Lemony Snicket - 7/30
  82. The Ersatz Elevator - Lemony Snicket - 4/18
  83. Escape from Andersonville: A Novel of the Civil War - Gene Hackman, Daniel Lenihan - 12/10
  84. Evolution of Calpurnia Tate - Jacqueline Kelly - 1/17

  85. F

  86. Fablehaven - Brandon Mull - 2/24
  87. Father Christmas - Raymond Briggs - 9/10
  88. Flat Stanley - Jeff Brown - 6/13
  89. Flotsam - David Wiesner - 10/20
  90. Flowering Wilderness - John Galsworthy - 8/9
  91. The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night - Peter Spier - 12/6
  92. Frédéric - Leo Lionni - 7/9
  93. Free Fall - David Wiesner - 11/10
  94. Freight Train - Donald Crews - 12/5
  95. Frog and Toad Are Friends - Arnold Lobel - 5/19
  96. Frog and Toad Together - Arnold Lobel - 5/18
  97. Frog Went a-Courtin' by John Langstaff, Feodor Rojankovsky. 5/30

  98. G

  99. The Giant Jam Sandwich - John Vernon Lord - 12/3
  100. Go, Dog, Go - PD Eastman - 6/19
  101. Gorilla - Anthony Browne - 8/5
  102. Graphic Alphabet - David Pelletier - 12/10
  103. Green Eyes - Abe Birnbaum 12/5
  104. The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher - Molly Bang - 9/30
  105. The Grim Grotto - Lemony Snicket - 7/22
  106. Grip of the Shadow Plague - Brandon Mull - 12/4

  107. H

  108. Harry the Dirty Dog - Gene Zion, Margaret Bloy Graham - 7/13
  109. Hawk, I'm Your Brother - Byrd Baylor - 8/17
  110. Henry and Amy: (Right-Way-Round and Upside Down) - Stephen Michael King - 12/15
  111. Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad - Ellen Levine - 4/30
  112. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow - Susan Campbell Bartoletti - 6/26
  113. The Hostile Hospital - Lemony Snicket - 6/21
  114. How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Dr. Seuss - 6/11
  115. The Hundred Days - Patrick O'Brian - 5/21

  116. I

  117. I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato - Lauren Child - 8/16
  118. If I Ran the Zoo - Dr. Seuss - 5/21
  119. In This Our Life - Ellen Glasgow - 2/15
  120. Inch by Inch - Leo Lionni - 12/10
  121. It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale - Margot Zemach - 11/09

  122. J

  123. Jamberry - Bruce Degen - 12/3
  124. Jamela's Dress - Niki Daly - 9/9
  125. The Jolly Pocket Postman -- Janet Ahlberg - 12/2
  126. Journey in the Dark - Martin Flavin - 4/6
  127. Juanita - Leo Politi - 12/18
  128. The Judge: An Untrue Tale - Harve Zemach - 11/10
  129. Jumanji - Chris Van Allsburg - 4/18

  130. K

  131. Keys to the Demon Prison - Brandon Mull - 12/29
  132. King Bidgood's in the Bathtub - Audrey Wood - 9/22
  133. Kitten's First Full Moon - Kevin Henkes - 5/1
  134. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale - Mo Willems - 12/14

  135. L

  136. Lamb in His Bosom - Caroline Miller - 5/2
  137. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse - Kevin Henkes - 12/19
  138. Linnea in Monet's Garden - Christina Bjork, Lena Anderson - 7/21
  139. The Little Mermaid - Hans Christian Anderson - 9/8
  140. The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear - Audrey Wood - 10/02
  141. The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - 8/27
  142. Lon Po Po - Ed Young - 11/29

  143. M

  144. Madeline's Rescue - Ludwig Bemelmans - 7/18
  145. The Maid in Waiting - John Galsworthy - 7/25
  146. Manassas - James Reasoner - 9/11
  147. The Marvelous Land of Oz - L. Frank Baum - 4/3
  148. Mary Poppins - PL Travers - 1/3
  149. The Miserable Mill - Lemony Snicket - 2/17
  150. Miss Nelson is Missing - James Marshall - 6/18
  151. Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book - Muriel L. Feelings, Tom Feelings - 7/19
  152. Moon Over Manifest - Clare Vanderpool - 6/17
  153. Mother Goose - Tasha Tudor - 7/28
  154. The Mousehole Cat - Antonia Barber - 7/26
  155. Mr. Gumpy's Outing - John Burningham - 9/12
  156. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale - John Steptoe - 12/19

  157. N

  158. Nana - Émile Zola - 12/18
  159. The Napping House - Audrey Wood - 11/09
  160. Nexus Point - Jaleta Clegg - 11/02
  161. Noah's Ark - Peter Spier - 5/20
  162. Not So Fast Songolo - Niki Daly - 8/6
  163. The Nutmeg of Consolation - Patrick O'Brian - 1/27

  164. O

  165. Once Upon a Potty (Girl) - Alona Frankel - 6/23
  166. One More River - John Galsworthy - 8/10
  167. Owl Moon - Jane Yolen - 6/17
  168. Ozma of Oz - L. Frank Baum - 4/13

  169. P

  170. The Paper Bag Princess - Robert N. Munsch - 12/17
  171. The Patchwork Girl of Oz - L. Frank Baum - 8/16
  172. The Penultimate Peril - Lemony Snicket - 7/25
  173. Peter in Blueberry Land - Elsa Beskow - 7/31
  174. Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan - 2/18
  175. A Pocketful of Cricket - Rebecca Caudill, Evaline Ness - 7/29
  176. The Polar Express - Chris Van Allsburg - 6/17

  177. R

  178. The Rainbow Goblins - Ul De Rico - 9/3
  179. The Realms of the Gods - Tamora Pierce - 7/19
  180. The Reptile Room - Lemony Snicket - 2/3
  181. Rise of the Evening Star - Brandon Mull 11/22
  182. The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-45, v.1 - 8/7, v.2 - 9/22 - John Willard Toland
  183. The Road to Oz - L. Frank Baum - 7/6
  184. The Runaway Bunny - Margaret Wise Brown - 8/19

  185. S

  186. The Scarecrow of Oz - Baum - 8/28
  187. Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary (Fablehaven, #4) - Brandon Mull - 12/14
  188. Sector 7 - David Wiesner - 11/29
  189. Seven Blind Mice - Ed Young - 12/6
  190. Shiloh - James Reasoner - 9/17
  191. Show Way - Jacqueline Woodson - 10/02
  192. Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II - Douglas A. Blackmon - 6/5
  193. The Slippery Slope - Lemony Snicket - 7/16
  194. Song and Dance Man - Karen Ackerman - 6/13
  195. Stellaluna - Janell Cannon - 12/17
  196. Stonefather - Orson Scott Card - 8/17
  197. The Storm Book - Charlotte Zolotow - 9/28
  198. The Story about Ping - Marjorie Flack, Kurt Wiese - 12/17
  199. Strega Nona - Tomie dePaola - 12/7
  200. Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt - Deborah Hopkinson - 5/8
  201. Swimmy - Leo Lionni - 4/21

  202. T

  203. The Thanksgiving Story - Alice Dalgliesh 11/29
  204. That Pesky Rat - Lauren Child - 11/11
  205. The Thirteen Gun Salute - Patrick O'Brian - 1/5
  206. The Three Pigs - David Wiesner - 7/19
  207. Tic Tok of Oz - Baum - 8/22
  208. Tinkers - Paul Hardng - 3/10
  209. The Truelove - Patrick O'Brian - 3/10
  210. Two Forsyte Interludes: A Silent Wooing; Passers by - John Galsworthy - 8/19

  211. U

  212. Umbrella - Taro Yashima - 7/11
  213. Up in the Tree - Margaret Atwood - 7/22
  214. Utterly Me Clarice Bean - Lauren Child - 10/24

  215. V

  216. Vicksburg - James Reasoner - 12/19
  217. The Vile Village- Lemony Snicket - 5/8

  218. W

  219. War of Gifts - Orson Scott Card - 8/23
  220. When Clay Sings - Byrd Baylor, Tom Bahti - 7/12
  221. When I Was Young in the Mountains - Cynthia Rylant, Diane Goode - 12/19
  222. When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry... - Molly Bang - 7/30
  223. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky - Elphinstone Dayrell -- 12/1
  224. The Wide Window - Lemony Snicket - 2/9
  225. Wild Magic - Tamora Pierce - 1/11
  226. The Wine Dark Sea - Patrick O'Brian - 4/8
  227. Winnie-the-Pooh - A. A. Milne - 6/8
  228. Wolf-Speaker - Tamora Pierce - 3/23
  229. The Woman at the Well - Ann Chamberlin - 10/28
  230. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum - 3/17

  231. Y

  232. The Yellow Admiral - Patrick O'Brian - 5/12
  233. Yonie Wondernose - Marguerite De Angeli - 12/3
Author Comments: 

2011 Goals

- Read 200 books in 2011 (Pace: COMPLETED!)

- Continue reading winners of the Pulitzer Prize Award for Fiction (progress is consistent)

- Continue reading the full Richard F. Burton translation of One Thousand Nights and a Night (progress is slow)

- Continue listening to the audiobook recording of the Aubrey/Maturin Series (progress is excellent)

- Complete Lillian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who" series (progress is good)

- Begin reading more children's books. They are a delight to the mind and to the heart.

2010 Successes

- 55 book read in 2010

- More than halfway through the Pulitzer Prize list of 84 (soon to be 85) books -- http://pulitzerproject.blogspot.com/

- Two volumes of the Burton translation completed this year for a total of 4 out of 16

- More than halfway through the Aubrey/Maturin series of 21 books. Sadly, there will be no more of these.

- Having read most of "The Cat Who" series last year, only 10 titles are left, unless Ms Braun publishes another.

Wisdom

I must remember that not all reading pleasure comes from reading from the innumerable lists of "best" books.

I am moving the full extent of my books (read, reading and planning to read) from Shelfari (who has sold out to Amazon) to http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4985011?shelf=currently-reading

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2010 Reading Log
dashforcover01/03/2011

With a new goal of reading more children's books, it is appropriate that the first book I finish in 2011 is a children's book -- Mary Poppins -- which I had never read.

misscurly06/14/2011

I like your goals/successes/wisdom comments. I'd like to borrow the idea for my reading log, do you mind?
Mimicry is the highest form of compliment... :D

dashforcover06/14/2011

Do feel free, misscurly! I wondered if anyone had actually read them. I'm pleased to know someone took the time to read my musings. And not only enjoyed them, but found the idea useful, too.