December Reflections

IN December, I read fifty-one books.  Books reviewed at Becky's Book Reviews 185.  Anne's House of Dreams . L.M. Montgomery. 1919. 227 pages. [Source: Bought] 186.  The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas . James Patterson and Tad Safran. 2022. 288 pages. [Source: Library] 187.  Tomfoolery! Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming of Age of
Children's Books . Michelle Markel. Illustrated by Brian Floca. 2023.
[November] 44 pages. [Source: Library]  188. What You Are Looking For Is In the Library . Michiko Aoyama. Translated by Alison Watts. 2020/2023. 304 pages.
[Source: Library] [adult fiction, realistic fiction, books about books,
novellas]  189.  Christmas on Deery Street and Other Seasonal Stories . Steven Roberts.
2006. 100 pages. [Source: Review copy] [short story collection]   190. The Blind Side . Patricia Wentworth. 1939. 224 pages. [Source: Library] [Adult fiction; mystery] 191.  What was the Donner Party? Ben Hubbard. 2023. [November] 111 pages. [Source: Library] 192.  Zanna's Gift . Orson Scott Card. 2020. [November] Originally published in 2004? 250 pages. [Source: Review copy] 193.  Shipwrecked! Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor . Martin
W. Sandler. 2023. [October 31] 138 pages. [Source: Library] [MG
Nonfiction]  194.  The Mysterious Mr. Badman . W.F. Harvey. 1934. 204 pages. [Source: Library] Books reviewed at Young Readers 311.  Perfect Piggies: A Book! A Song! A Celebration! by Sandra Boynton. 2010??? 2023. 24 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book]  312.  The Brand-New, Never-Used, Perfect Crayons . Leanne Hatch. 2023. [August] 40 pages. [Source: Library]  313.  Mercy Watson Is Missing (Tales from Deckawoo Drive #7) Kate DiCamillo.
Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. 2023. [December] 176 pages. [Source:
Library] 314. Jingle Bell Joy . Rose Rossner. Illustrated by Aleksandra Szmidt. 2023. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book] 315. Santa's Gotta Go . Derrick Barnes. Illustrated by Courtney Lovett. 2023. 33 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book]   316. The Twelve Hours of Christma s. Jenn Bailey. Illustrated by Bea Jackson. 2023. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book] 317. Holy Night and Little Star . Mitali Perkins. Illustrated by Khoa Le. 2023. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book] 318.  Snowmen's Twelve Nights of Christmas . Caralyn Buehner. Illustrated by
Mark Buehner. 2023. 33 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book]  319. Tough Cookie: A Christmas Story . Edward Hemingway. 2018/2023. 30 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book] 320.  First Stories: A Christmas Carol . Jean Claude. 2018. 8 pages. [Source: Library] [board book] 321. The Very Snow Christmas . Diana Hendry. Illustrated by Jane Chapman. 2013/2023. 16 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book] 322. My Magical Santa. [Abrams Appleseed Board Books] 8 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book] 323. T ouch and Trace Nursery Rhymes: Jingle Bells . Editors of Silver
Dolphin Books. 2023. 10 pages. [Source: Library] [Board books] 324. Slide and See First Words Christmas . Helen Hughes. Illustrated by
Kathryn Selbert. 2023. 12 pages. [Source: Library] [board books]  325. Best Buddies: A Pie for Us (An Acorn Book) Vicky Fang. Illustrated
by Luisa Leal. 2023. [October 17] 48 pages. [Source: Library] [Early
reader; early graphic novel] 326. Best Buddies: Save the Duck (An Acorn Book) Vicky Fang. Illustrated
by Luisa Leal. [December 2023] 48 pages. [Source: Library] [Early
reader; early graphic novel] 327. Let's Go, Construction Trucks (Spin Me) . Scholastic. 2019. 12 pages. [Source: Review copy] [Board books] 328.  101 Trucks: And Other Mighty Things That Go. April Jones Prince.
Illustrated by Bob Kolar. 2019. 14 pages. [Source: Review copy] 329. Vehicles ABC . Jannie Ho. 2018. 28 pages. [Source: Review copy]  330. The Goodnight Train Rolls On . June Sobel. Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith. 2018/2019. 28 pages. [Source: Review copy] 331. This Little Piggy (Let's Count to 10) Jarvis. 2019. 22 pages. [Source: Review copy] 332. Picken . Mary Murphy. 2019. 12 pages. [Source: Review copy] 333. We Love the Farm (Two Books in One) Rachael Saunders. 2019. 12 pages. [Source: Review copy] 334. We Love Animals (Two Books In One) Lo Cole. 2019. 12 pages. [Source: Review copy] 335. I Thought I Saw an Elephant . Lydia Nichols. 10 pages. [Source: Review copy] 336. I Thought I Saw A Bear . Lydia Nichols. 10 Pages. [Source: Review copy] 337. Colors with Little Fish. Lucy Cousins. 2019. 24 pages. [Source: Review copy] 338. Our Little Love Bug . Sandra Magsamen. 2007/2018. 10 pages. [Source: Review copy]  339. Hanukkah Upside Down . Elissa Brent Weissman. Illustrated by Omer Hoffmann. 2023. [September] 40 pages. [Source: Library] 340.  The 13-Story Treehouse: Monkey Mayhem! Andy Griffiths. Illustrated by Terry Denton. 2011. 256 pages. [Source: Bought] 341.  Sabrina Sue Loves the Moon . Priscilla Burris. 2023. [December] 32 pages. [Source: Library]  342. Frog Can Hop (Ready to Read, Ready to Go) Laura Gehl. Illustrated
by Fred Blunt. 2023. [December] 32 pages. [Source: Library] 343. Monkey Cam (Critter Cam) Margie Palatini. Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino. 2023. [December] 32 pages. [Source: Library] Books reviewed at Operation Actually Read Bible 85. The Book of Common Prayer: A Biography . Alan Jacobs. 2013. 256 pages. [Source: Library] 86. The Legend of the Candy Cane . Lori Walburg. Illustrated by James Bernardin. 1997. 32 pages. [Source: Library] 87. The Pine Tree Parable . Liz Curtis Higgs. 1997. 36 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book] 88. 365 Talks with Jesus: Prayers to Share with Little Ones . Amy Parker. Illustrated by Sally Garland. 2024. [February 2024] 416 pages. [Source: Review copy] 89. The Sisters of Sea View (On Devonshire Shores #1) Julie Klassen. 2022. 448 pages. [Source: Library] 90. How To Memorize Scripture for Life: From One Verse to Entire Books . Andrew M. Davis. 2024. [January] 72 pages. [Source: Review copy] Bibles reviewed at Operation Actually Read Bible 20. Nelson NASB 1977 776B Royal Reference Bible . God. 1977 (1989) 1460 pages. [Source: Bought] 21. The New Chronological Bible (Large Print) (King James Version) God. Edited by R. Jerome Boone. 1980. 1551 pages. World Bible Publishers. [Source: Bought]21. Yearly and Monthly Totals   Books Read in 2023 650 Pages Read in 2023 141,079 January # of Books 50 # of Pages 12,848 February # of Books 72 # of Pages 15,241 March # of Books 55 # of Pages 15,216 April # of Books 55 # of Pages 10,876 May # of Books 52 # of Pages 14,695 June # of Books 46 # of Pages 8,196 July # of Books 72 # of Pages 10,400 August # of Books 51 # of Pages 9,868 September # of Books 56 # of Pages 10,259 October # of Books 41 # of Pages 11,107 November # of Books 49 # of Pages 13,691 December # of Books 51 # of Pages 7,345 td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}   © 2023 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews If you're reading this on a site (other than Becky's Book Reviews or Becky's feed , be aware that this post has been stolen and is used without permission.