Late in 2011, I decided that I wanted to read 1,000 books in 2012. Feeling like a chicken, on January 1 I set my reading goal at 700 books. The number 1,000 just seemed too daunting. My good friend Alyson Beecher encouraged me to dream for 1,000, so around January 10 I upped up goal to 1,000.
I am off to a pretty good start!
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Ten Books That Stand Out:
2012 Books:
Pre 2012 Books:
Top #Nerdbery (My favorite Newbery Medal book that I’ve read so far this year)
Top #Nerdcott (My favorite Caldecott Book that I’ve read this year)
Five Books I’m Dying to Read
Alyson (alybee930)
January 19, 2012 at 7:20 am
Colby – Thanks for the shout-out. I tried setting my goal for lower this year to provide more time to read MG and YA novels; however, the Caldecott Challenge and Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge seem to have me deeply ensconced in picture books again. Good luck with your goal and hope you have a lot of fun while working to reach it.
Colby Sharp
January 19, 2012 at 7:27 am
Thanks for your support! The Caldecott Challenge is really helping my reading numbers.
Katherine Sokolowski (@katsok)
January 19, 2012 at 7:55 am
Yay Colby! My goal is 300 because sometimes I feel like I’m rushing through books and I wanted to savor them. That being said – the #nerdcott is going to get me there way early if I continue at the pace I’m at. I’m going to reevaluate in a few weeks to see if I need to change my goal.
And I am anxiously awaiting all the books you wrote you were dying to read. 2012 will be a great year of reading!
mrschu81
January 19, 2012 at 8:00 am
You’re off to a great start.
Jen
January 21, 2012 at 8:15 am
Frog and Toad were my first favorite books ever!