My reading stamina & ability to focus have been difficult to recover back to pre-March 2020 times, but I still keep a goal to read at least 365 books a year. My 2022 total ended at 467! Of course, the majority of them are picture books for #ClassroomBookADay, while most of my novels were adult romances, which are my escapism. As I looked back on this year of reading, I wanted to share some favorites at all different levels for kids and maybe a few for those who read to them.
My Favorite Reads of 2022
EARLY READER
Gigi & Ojiji
Thunder and Cluck: Smart vs. Strong
MIDDLE GRADE
A Rover’s Story
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance
Morning Sun in Wuhan
WHOLE SERIES
City Spies
GRAPHIC NOVEL / ILLUSTRATED TEXT
Ain’t Burned All the Bright
Go with the Flow
The Tryout
YOUNG ADULT (all continuing series)
Bloodmarked
Gleanings
The Final Gambit
ADULT ROMANCE
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris
Nora Goes Off Script
By the Book (Meant to Be series)
22 Picture Books I Loved in 2022
A Case of the Zaps
A Home Again
Because Claudette
Clovis Keeps His Cool
Dad Bakes
Dancing with Our Ancestors
Francis Discovers Possible
Gibberish
Hundred Years of Happiness
If You’re a Kid Like Gavin
Keepunumuk
Love, Violet
My Name is Saajin Singh
One Sun and Countless Stars
Perfectly Imperfect Mira
Sanctuary: Kip Tiernan and Rosie’s Place, the Nation’s First Shelter for Women
Show the World!
The Me I Choose to Be
Time for Bed, Old House
Tiny Dino
‘Twas the Night Before Pride
Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle’s Journey Home
And 2 favorite New Year’s Read Alouds
