my read shelf:
classics
- The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- Murder in the Cathedral by T. S. Eliot
thoughtful
- The Art of the Commonplace by Wendell Berry
- The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris
- Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
- Country of My Skull by Antjie Krog
- Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis
- The Man Born to Be King by Dorothy Sayers
- New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton
- One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
- A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken
- Surprised by Hope by N. T. Wright
- Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis
- A War of Loves by David Bennett
- What is a Girl Worth? by Rachael Denhollander
- When Invisible Children Sing by Dr. Chi Huang
just for fun
- Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley
- A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
- Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
- The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
- Strong Poison by Dorothy Sayers
- The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
- Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
children’s books
- And The Relatives Came, By Cynthia Rylant, Illustrated by Stephen Gammell
- Blueberries for Sal, By Robert McCloskey
- City Dog, Written and illustrated by Karla Kuskin,
- Cookies, By Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Illustrated by Jane Dyer
- Dahlia, Written and illustrated by Barbra McClintock
- Finding Winnie, By Lindsay Maltick, Illustruated by Sophie Blackall
- Fritz and the Beautiful Horses, Written and illustrated by Jan Brett
- Harry the Dirty Dog, By Gene Zion, Illustrated by Margaret Graham
- The Hat, Written and illustrated by Jan Brett
- How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman
- The Jesus Storybook Bible, By Sally Lloyd-Jones, Illustrated by Jago
- The Lion and the Mouse, Written and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
- The Little House, By Virginia Lee Burton
- A Little Princess, Adapted from the text by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Illustrated by Barbara McClintock
- Miss Rumphius, Written and illustrated by Barbra Cooney
- The Mitten, Written and illustrated by Jan Brett
- The Old Woman Who Named Things, By Cynthia Rylant, Illustrated by Kathryn Brown
- One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
- Owl Moon, By Jane Yolen, Illustrated by John Schoenherr
- Ox-Cart Man, By Donal Hall, Illustrated by Barbra Cooney
- The Paperboy, Written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey
- The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
- Roxaboxen, By Alice McLerran, Illustrated by Barbra Cooney
- Sector 7, Written and illustrated by David Wiesner
- Sugar Cookies, By Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Illustrated byJane Dyer
- We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, By Michael Rosen, Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
christmas books:
- The Candymaker’s Gift, Written and illustrated by David and Helen Haidle,
- The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, By Susan Wojciechowski, Illustrated by P. J. Lynch
- The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry, Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger
- My Birthday, Jesus’ Birthday, By Holly Davis, Illustrated by Nancy Munger
- The Nativity, Illustrated by Julie Vivas
- One Wintry Night, By Ruth Bell Graham, Illustrated by Richard Watson
- Song of the Stars, By Sally Lloyd-Jones, Illustrated by Alison Jay
- The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree, By Gloria Houston, Illustrated by Barbra Cooney
