Although I'm still frantically catching up on my 2008 reading, I can't help but anticipate those crispy, fresh 2009 titles.
Here's a partial list of what I'm looking forward to in January:
Chicken Cheeks by Michael Ian Black, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes (Simon & Schuster) - this picture book is about animal butts and it got a starred review in Kirkus. 'Nuff said.
3 Willows by Ann Brashares (Delacorte Press) - 8th-grade girls try the whole Sisterhood thing. Starred PW review.
The Kind of Friends We Used to Be by Frances O'Roark Dowell (Atheneum) - Dowell can't write a bad or uninteresting book, and this one is a "light fantasy"!!
Tillie Lays an Egg by Terry Golson (Scholastic) - I reviewed this way back - it's a charming picture book about a silly hen, and who could want more?
The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett (Simon & Schuster) - because it's a picture book by Gravett! Nothing more needs to be said.
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick (Blue Sky Press/Scholastic) - a Civil War adventure with plenty of twists, written by the author of the incomparable Freak the Mighty.
Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud (Hyperion) - finally, a new fantasy by the author of the Bartimaeus books.
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas - any story time is better with a Jan Thomas book.
And now, back to those 2008 books, which I am determined to read before January 26th!
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