Hi everyone and welcome to my round up post where Chrissi and I talk about our highlights (and lowlights!) of Kid-Lit 2015. We had some fantastic books on the list this year, please see my reviews below and for Chrissi’s reviews, visit her blog HERE.
JANUARY- Five Children And It- E.Nesbit
FEBRUARY- Pollyanna- Eleanor H.Porter
MARCH- Diary of A Wimpy Kid- Jeff Kinney
APRIL- Flour Babies- Anne Fine
MAY- The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe- C.S Lewis
JUNE- Velveteen Rabbit- Margery Bianco
JULY- Gangsta Granny- David Walliams
AUGUST- The Graveyard Book- Neil Gaiman
SEPTEMBER- Watership Down- Richard Adams
OCTOBER- Goodnight Mister Tom- Michelle Magorian
NOVEMBER- The Class That Went Wild- Ruth Thomas
DECEMBER – The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) – Rick Riordan
So, in the style of the “Talking About…” reviews we normally do, we thought we’d answer a quick few questions about our third year of Kid-Lit blogging.
1) What was your favorite Kid-Lit book of 2015 and why?BETH: SUCH a tough choice. We had some super amazing titles this year. If I absolutely had to choose one it would be Goodnight Mister Tom which narrowly beats The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, one of my all-time favourites. So beautiful. So moving. I may have shed a tear or two…CHRISSI: It has to be Goodnight Mister Tom which is one of my favorite books of all time, even as an adult it moved me. Possibly more so. Arghhhh the love I have for this book.2) What was your least favorite Kid-Lit book of 2015 and why?BETH: Hmm. There weren’t any real howlers this year (compared to the horror that was The Swiss Family Robinson last year!). Again if I had to choose, I would go for Diary Of A Wimpy Kid. This is not because it’s terrible because it’s not at all. Perhaps I was just expecting something a bit more and maybe I’m the wrong demographic but it wasn’t an amazing read for me.CHRISSI: Watership Down. I’m a massive rabbit lover and wanted to connect with it more.3) What was the Kid-Lit book of 2015 that surprised you the most?BETH: Either Watership Down which was slightly darker than I expected or Velveteen Rabbit which was even more adorable than I expected!CHRISSI: The Lightning Thief. I didn’t expect to enjoy Percy Jackson as much as I did!4) Have you been inspired to read any other books from a Kid-Lit author of 2015?BETH: Yes! Something else from Ruth Thomas after once again thoroughly enjoying The Class That Went Wild as an adult and David Walliams as I thought Gangsta Granny was a brilliant read. Wonder if one of these authors will turn up on our list for 2016?For anyone who reads these posts, thank you so much for your continued support, we love doing this challenge and hope to continue it indefinitely. Coming tomorrow – the big reveal for Kid-Lit 2016! Which titles made it this year? And which titles are we going to have to do er…. another year?!
