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Hello everyone and welcome to Beth And Chrissi Do Kid-Lit 2016 The Round Up where we’ll be talking about our highlights (and lowlights) of our Kid Lit year. As always, we’ve read some fantastic books and series, some of which we will be continuing into 2017. Please find below all the books we read and the links to my reviews. For Chrissi’s reviews the link will be at the bottom of each original post.
JANUARY- The Demon Headmaster- Gillian Cross
FEBRUARY- Carrie’s War- Nina Bawden
MARCH- The Boy In The Dress- David Walliams
APRIL- Noble Conflict- Malorie Blackman
MAY- The Horse and His Boy- C.S Lewis
JUNE- The Borrowers- Mary Norton
JULY- Maggot Moon- Sally Gardner
AUGUST- Looking For JJ- Anne Cassidy
SEPTEMBER – The Wolves of Willoughby Chase-Joan Aiken
OCTOBER- Ballet Shoes- Noel Streatfeild
NOVEMBER- A Series of Unfortunate Events- Lemony Snicket
DECEMBER- The Boy Who Sailed The Ocean In An Armchair- Lara Williamson
So, in the style of the “Talking About…” reviews we normally do, we thought we’d answer a quick few questions about our fourth (!!) year of Kid-Lit blogging.
1) What was your favorite Kid-Lit book of 2016 and why?BETH: Tough choice this year as there were a few books I really, really loved. If I had to choose one though it would be The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase. Totally surprised me with how much I enjoyed it and it had such a classic, old-time feel to it which was fantastic.CHRISSI: Mine would be The Wolves of Willoughby Chase or The Boy Who Sailed The Ocean In An Armchair. I can’t pick… sorry! Both had such charm.2) What was your least favorite Kid-Lit book of 2016 and why?BETH: Hmmm…..Ballet Shoes. Definitely the most disappointing. I struggled to get through it if I’m honest and got a bit bored about halfway through.CHRISSI: I would say Ballet Shoes as well. I really thought it would be a book that I loved because I’m a massive fan of books that involve dance and love that era, but no, it wasn’t for me.3) What was the Kid-Lit book of 2016 that surprised you the most?BETH: The Horse And His Boy for sure. I didn’t have fond memories of it as a child. In fact, it was my least favorite of all the Narnia books. I was surprised to discover that it wasn’t as bad as I remembered and I actually really enjoyed it!CHRISSI: It would be Looking for JJ for me as I didn’t expect to be as gripped as I was by the story. I devoured it!4) Have you been inspired to read any other books from a Kid-Lit author of 2016?BETH: I fell completely under the spell of Lara Williamson after reading The Boy Who Sailed The Ocean In An Armchair and would really love to read her debut novel A Boy Called Hope.CHRISSI: I will definitely continue with the Percy Jackson series. I don’t know if I can wait each kid-lit year to read the series though!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 2017! Which titles made it this year? And which titles are we going to have to do er…. another year?!
