Did I Just Drop a Major Writing Teaser? (*cough* I Mean, Books My Characters Would Read Part 2)

Not long after I had put together a book list that some of my characters brought me, more of them came to my desk.

“What about us? We want to join too,” they had said. “Can we be featured in the post?”

“Oh sure,” I had told them. “But this list is pretty long already. I can do a follow up post if you bring me a list.”

So, while I prepared other blog posts for the week, my other characters spent the time gathering up the books they were reading. Soon, they arrived with a wagon-load of books!

“What in the world–?” I began.

“Piper couldn’t pick just a couple picture books,” Finn explained to me with a grin.

“I see.” I saw Piper give me a big smile as she held up Blue Kangaroo, one of my own favorite books growing up. How could I say ‘no’ to that face?

And so, here’s what they handed me. Hope you enjoy exploring Part Two! (All links go back to Goodreads.)

Piper, age 3 (from Should We Tell Her?)

• Katy No-Pocket (Emmy Payne)
• The Flower Princesses (Jerry Smath)
• I Love You, Blue Kangaroo (Emma Chichester Clark)
• Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? (Nancy White Carlstrom)
• Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
• Blueberries For Sal (Robert McClosky)
• Are You My Mother? (P.D Eastman)
• Hoot and Olive: Brave Enough For Two (Jonathan Voss)
• The Little Puppy (Judy Dunn)
• Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (Mo Willems)
• Sheep in a Jeep (Nancy E. Shaw)

Lyla, age 13 (from An Apprentice Escapes)

• Rowan Hood (Nancy Springer)
• Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O’Dell)
• Shield (Dawn L. Watkins)
• The Scourge (Jennifer Nielsen)

Finn, age 12 (from An Apprentice Escapes)

• The False Prince (Jennifer Nielsen)
• Player King (Avi)
• The Squire’s Tales (Gerald Morris)
• Summer of the Monkeys (Wilson Rawls)

Paige, age 12 (from Trails in Time)

• Oddfellow’s Orphanage (Emily Winfield Martin)
• A Single Shard (Linda Sue Park)
• The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
• Charlotte’s Web (E.B White)

Ezra, age 11 (from Trails in Time)

• Mac B. Spy (Mac Barnett)
• Memory Lane Was Moved (Emily Bergren)
• The Magic Treehouse Series (Mary Pope Osborne)
• Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library (Chris Grabenstein)

Nova, age 10 (from Nova and the Lost Stars)

• Laura’s Star (Klaus Baumgart)
• Very Last First Time (Jan Andrews)
• Night of the Moon Jellies (Mark Shasha)
• The Lighthouse Family Series (Cynthia Rylant)

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I almost forgot to add one last book! Just recently, Nari read Miss Rumphius to Agatha and several of the younger characters. They greatly enjoyed this picture book (and honestly, it perfectly relates to the themes of Agatha’s story). I think the flowers and illustrations were their favorite parts. They asked me to share it with you before you go 🙂

Anywho, I hope you enjoyed this peek into my other characters’ book lists, and I hope you find a lot of fun books to check out. If you’re ever interested in reading the books my own characters are in, you can find them here…

…oh wait, what’s that you say? I don’t have published stories called Trails in Time or Nova and the Lost Stars?

….*cough* Did I just accidentally drop the official titles of my upcoming stories?? Whaa? Oh look at that, it’s time to go! Have a great day, everyone!

*grins and dashes back into the depths of my writing hole*