August Reflections

This month I have not done any sneak-peeking so I don't know beforehand a rough estimate of how many books I've reviewed...I am curious. I read 51 books in August! Books Reviewed at Becky's Book Reviews 139.  Utterly Me, Clarice Bean . Lauren Child. 2005. 208 pages. [Source: Library] [illustrated chapter book]  140.  Lucille Ball Had No Eyebrows . Dan Gutman. (Wait! What? series) 2023.
[May] 112 pages. [Source: Library] [nonfiction; elementary nonfiction]  141.  The Two Towers . J.R.R. Tolkien. 1954/1965. Houghton Mifflin. 352 pages. [Source: Bought]  142.  Anne of Green Gables . L.M. Montgomery. 1908. 448 pages. [Source: Bought]  143. Dust (Silo #3) Hugh Howey. 2013. 458 pages. [Source: Bought] [Adult science fiction; dystopia; adult fiction] 144.  Thee, Hannah! Marguerite de Angeli. 1940. 98 pages. [Source: Library] [children's classic; j fiction] 145.  Code Name Bananas . David Walliams. 2020/2023. 384 pages. [Source: Library] [J Historical Fiction; MG Historical Fiction]  146.  Proud Sorrows. (Billy Boyle #18) James R. Benn. 2023. [September] 365
pages. [Source: Review copy] [historical fiction; mystery; world war II;
series book]  147.  Rebecca of Salerno: A Novel of Rogue Crusaders, a Jewish Female Physician, and a Murder. Esther Erman. 2022. [August] 264 pages.
[Source: Review copy]  148.  Canary Girls . Jennifer Chiaverini. 2023. [August] 432 pages. [Source: Library] [historical fiction; world war I; adult fiction]  149.  I'll Tell You No Lies . Amanda McCrina. 2023. [August] 224 pages. [Source: Library] [YA Historical fiction; YA Fiction; Cold War]  150. Queen Wallis . C.J. Carey. 2023. [July] 416 pages. [Source: Library]
[adult fiction; alternative history; 1950s; speculative fiction]  151.  Don't Trust the Cat . Kristen Tracy. 2023. [July] 336 pages. [Source: Library] [J Fiction; MG Fiction; Speculative fiction]  152.  Abandon Ship! The True World War II Story About the Sinking of the Laconia . Michael J. Tougias and Alison O'Leary. 2023. [February] 272
pages. [Source: Library] [MG Nonfiction; Nonfiction; World War II] Books Reviewed at Young Readers 201. Sometimes Shy . Julie Bliven. Illustrated by Dang Khoa Tran. 2023. [May] 32 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book] 202. This Is The First Book I Will Read To You . Francesco Sedita.
Illustrated by Magenta Fox. 2023. [May] 32 pages. [Source: Library]
[Picture book] 203. Something's Wrong: A Bear, A Hare, and Some Underwear . Jory John.
Illustrated by Erin Kraan. 2021. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture
book] 204. Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep! Bill Martin Jr. Michael Sampson.
Illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois. 2023. [April] 32 pages. [Source:
Library] [Picture book]  205. Hope In the Valley . Mitali Perkins. 2023. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
[J Fiction; MG Fiction; everybody-fiction, "historical" fiction,
realistic fiction]   206. Simon and the Better Bone . Corey R. Tabor. 2023. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book; animal fantasy; dogs; humor] 207. How To Talk Like a Bear . Charlie Grandy. Illustrated by Alex G.
Griffiths. 2023. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book; animal
fantasy; bears; humor] 208. Fox Forgets (Goose and Bear Stories) Suzanne Bloom. 2013/2023. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book; animal fantasy] 209. Bear Can Dance! (Goose and Bear Stories). Suzanne Bloom. 2015/2023.
32 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book; animal fantasy]  210. Adventures in Fosterland: Emmet and Jez (Adventures in Fosterland #1) Hannah Shaw. Illustrated by Bev Johnson. 2022. 144 pages. [Source:
Library] [chapter book; animal fantasy; series] 211. Super Spinach (Adventures in Fosterland #2) Hannah Shaw.
Illustrated by Bev Johnson. 2022. 173 pages. [Source: Library] [chapter
book; animal fantasy; series]  212. When Rubin Plays . Gracey Zhang. 2023. 56 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book; music appreciation; cats] 213. Luli and the Language of Tea . Andrea Wang. Illustrated by Hyewon Yum. 2022. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book] 214. I Cannot Draw A Bicycle . Charise Mericle Harper. 2023. 48 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book] 215. YOU Can't Be a Pterodactyl! James Breakwell. Illustrated by Sophie
Corrigan. 2023. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book]  216. See the Ghost: Three Stories about Things You Cannot See . David
LaRochelle. Illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka. 2023. 64 pages. [Source:
Library] [early chapter book] [early reader] 217. Big Kids No Everything . Wednesday Kirwan. 2023. [April] 36 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book] 218. Baby Animals First Sounds . Alexandra Claire. 2023. [February] 20 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book] 219. My First Book of Fruit . Fred Wolter. 2023 [March] 20 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book] 220. My First Book of Veggies . Fred Wolter. 2023. [March] 20 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book] 221. Bear With Me . Kerascoët (Sebastien Cosset and Marie Pommepuy).
2023. [June] 40 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book] [near wordless
picture book] 222. The Together Tree . Aisha Saeed. Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. 2023.
40 pages. [Source: Library] [picture book] [school, bullying] 223.  Tap! Tap! Tap! Dance! Dance! Dance! Hervé Tullet. 2023. [May] 64 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book] [interactive] 224. Fox Has a Problem . Corey R. Tabor. 2023. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [early reader] 225. Mindy Kim and the Summer Musical . Lyla Lee. Illustrated by Dung Ho.
2023. [July] 96 pages. [Source: Library] [early chapter book; series
book]  226. Bad Luck Lola (Hola, Lola) Keka Novales. Illustrated by Gloria
Felix. 2022. 64 pages. [Source: Library] [early chapter book] 227. Dance of the Feather (Hola, Lola) Keka Novales. Illustrated by
Gloria Felix. 2022. 64 pages. [Source: Library] [early chapter book]  228. Mine! Candace Fleming. Illustrated by Eric Rohmann. 2023. [August] 40 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book] 229. Who Made This Mess? Laura Gehl. Illustrated by Aleksandar Stojsic. 2023. [July] 32 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book]  230. NO is all I know! Chris Grabenstein. Illustrated by Leo Espinosa. 2023. [May] 40 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book] 231.  Jungle Cat . Andrew Larsen. Illustrated by Udayana Lugo. 2023. [May] 32 pages. [Source: Library] [Picture book] Books Reviewed at Operation Actually Read Bible 55. Your God Is Too Small . By J.B. Phillips. (1952) 2004. Simon & Schuster. 128 pages. [Source: Bought] 56. The Great Love of God: Encountering God's Heart for a Hostile World . Heath Lambert. 2023. [April] 208 pages. [Source: Library] 57. Elisabeth Elliot: A Life . Lucy S.R. Austen. 2023. Crossway. 624 pages. [Source: Review copy] [adult nonfiction; biography] 58. No Greater Love: Experiencing the Heart of Jesus . A.W. Tozer. 2020. 158 pages. [Source: Library] 59. Being Elisabeth Elliot: The Authorized Biography: Elisabeth's Later Years . Ellen Vaughn. 2023. [September] 304 pages. [Source: Review copy] [biography] Bibles Reviewed at Operation Actually Read Bible 9. Giant Print Handy Size Reprint NASB 1977 Edition . 2011. AMG Publishers. 2304 pages.   Totals for 2023 Books Read in 2023 453 Pages Read in 2023 98677 January # of Books 50 # of Pages 12848 February # of Books 72 # of Pages 15241 March # of Books 55 # of Pages 15216 April # of Books 55 # of Pages 10876 May # of Books 52 # of Pages 14695 June # of Books 46 # of Pages 8196 July # of Books 72 # of Pages 10400 August # of Books 51 # of Pages 9868 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.