It’s time for another Coffee and Books round-up!

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• The Coffee and Books Quick Start Guide

Here are the other Coffee and Books posts in the series:

• Coffee and Books: Select Titles from Fall 2017, Organized by Subject
• Coffee and Books: Select Titles from November 2017, Organized by Subject

Looking for seasonal titles? You can check out our favorite winter books here:

• Snuggle Up with these Cozy Winter Picture Books

And now, without further ado, here are some of the books we enjoyed during the month of December 2017. I will have a downloadable list of these books available for subscribers soon!

Coffee and Books: Select Titles from December 2017, Organized by Subject

Picture Books (general):

• A Bus Called Heaven by Bob Graham
• After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat
• Also an Octopus by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
• Around America to Win the Vote: Two Suffragists, a Kitten, and 10,000 Miles by Mara Rockliff
• A World Full of Animal Stories: 50 Folktales and Legends by Angela McAllister 
• A Year Full of Stories: 52 Folktales and Legends from Around the World by Angela McAllister 
• Bucket Filling A to Z by Carol McCloud
• Calvin and Hobbes: The Complete Collection by Bill Watterson
• Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
• Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis
• Enemy Pie by Derek Munson 
• Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell
• Flashlight Night by Matt Forrest Esenwine
• Halle and Tiger by Peggy Johncox
• Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud
• Hoot and Peep: A Song for Snow by Lita Judge
• Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
• Life by Cynthia Rylant
• Life on Mars by Jon Agee
• Lola Loves Stories by Anna McQuinn
• Love by Matt de la Pena
• Plenty of Love to Go Around by Emma Chichester Clark
• Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford
• So Few of Me by Peter H. Reynolds
• Take a Picture of Me, James Vandersee! by Andrea J. Loney
• The Girl Who Thought in Pictures by Julia Finley Mosca
• The Tree by Neal Layton
• The Wish Tree by Kyo Maclear
• This is Our House by Bob Graham
• Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne
• Why Am I Me? by Paige Britt 
• Will You Fill My Bucket? by Carol McCloud

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Picture Books (seasonal):

• Advent Storybook by Antonie Schneider
• An Orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco
• Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck
• Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Rick Bunsen 
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
• The Christmas Day Kitten by James Herriot
• The Christmas Story for Children by Max Lucado, Randy Frazee, and Karen Davis Hill
• The Friendly Beasts: An old English Christmas Carol by Tomie de Paola
• The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements
• The Legend of Poinsettia by Tomie de Paola
• The Little Drummer Boy by  Ezra Jack Keats
• The Saint Nicholas Day Snow by Charlotte Riggle
• The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston

Looking for more seasonal titles? You can check out our favorite holiday books here:

• The Most Amazing Thanksgiving Books for Your Homeschool
• The Best Christmas Books for Your Homeschool

Poetry:

• A Poem for Every Day of the Year

Chapter Books:

• 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne’s Precepts by R.J. Palacio
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• Princess Cora and the Crocodile by Laura Amy Schlitz
• The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson

Science, STEM, & Nature:

Science/STEM Books:

• Archeologists Dig for Clues by Kate Duke
• LEGO Awesome Ideas by DK Publishing
• Science Activities Volume 1 (Usborne)
• Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies
• What We See in the Stars by Kelsey Oseid

Geography & History:

• A Child’s History of the World by Virgil M. Hillyer
• Maps by Aleksandra Mizielinska
• The 50 States: Explore the USA with 50 Fact-Filled Maps! by Gabrielle Balkan
• The Usborne Book of World History

Biographies:

• Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford
• Take a Picture of Me, James Vandersee! by Andrea J. Loney
• The Girl Who Thought in Pictures by Julia Finley Mosca

Art and Music:

• Adorable Felted Animals: 30 Easy & Incredibly Lifelike Needle Felted Pals by Gakken Handmade Series 
• Drawn to Nature by Clare Walker Leslie
• Vincent’s Starry Night and Other Stories: A Children’s History of Art by Michael Bird

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Books for Big Kids: Titles mom enjoyed recently:

• A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman
• How Not to Die Cookbook by Michael Greger
• Love Warrior: A Memoir by Glennon Doyle
• Still Life by Louise Penny
• The Art of Raising a Puppy by Monks of New Skete
• There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather by Linda Akeson McGurk
• Training the Best Dog Ever by Larry Kay and Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz

Now, it’s your turn. Tell me: What books have you enjoyed lately? Share here!

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