#bookaday

The #bookaday challenge from Donalyn Miller is over. My goal was to read 73 books from May 19 to July 31. I have a complete list of the books I read here.

What I Learned

I learned many things from challenging myself to read a book a day this summer.

• I made more time to read throughout the day.
• I used all kinds of media to read my books: audiobooks, Kindle, phone, and physical books.
• I find true happiness when I walk into the library with my daughter to find books.
• I can read audiobooks successfully (I struggle sometimes).
• I can enjoy audiobooks (again, I have struggled in the past).
• My daughter and I reread a lot of books (which I didn’t count).
• I began devoting twenty minutes each night to reading books to my daughter. She is four and we have started some chapter books. I am loving it!
• I have read the Chronicles of Narnia series, completely.
• I learned to abandon books a little quicker.

My Favorite Memories

• Visiting the library with my daughter.
• Reading her first chapter book, My Father’s Dragon.
• Reading The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller in a day and becoming inspired to start my school year.

My Favorite Books

• My Father’s Dragon: My daughter’s first chapter book!
• The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller (reading teachers out there, this is a MUST READ!)
• The Shadow Lands by Elizabeth Kostova
• Beartown by Frederik Backman
• The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D Taylor

Reflections

I definitely enjoyed this challenge. My daughter will be five next summer and I know that we will embrace this challege together again. I am excited to challenge her the summer she learns to read. I must wait a little longer.

It was a great summer of reading!