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Wishing all of you on Litsy the happiest new year! This year, I‘m hoping to get back into more classics after giving myself a bit of a break over the last couple years. I want to reread all of Jane Austen‘s work to celebrate her 250th birthday, tackle Proust‘s Swann‘s Way, Dickens‘ Hard Times, and a few others that have sat on my TBR too long. Of course, I‘ll also be picking up whatever looks good in the moment for fun too! Happy reading!

4 ⭐ Jeremy, the cat has gotten his first cone. An animal cone is something that keeps them from biting, scratching, and licking themselves after medical appointments. It‘s like a cast on a human. At first, Jeremy doesn‘t like their cone and derides that they‘ll never be the same again. Until they find some good features of their cone and then realize that there are advantages. This book was fun.

Tomorrow I‘ll post my end-of-year reading brackets with my top reads of 2024. These are the ones that made the “top of the bottom” list.

I got my #naughtylistholidayswap package today.
It is Harpy approved.

“It was a perfect day for a picnic. Until they saw him—a dog without a home.“

When a family discovers a scruffy stray dog during a picnic, they quickly form a bond with him. But when they leave, they can‘t stop thinking about the little dog they named Willy. Will they see him again?

convey emotion with simplicity and grace. Based on a true story, this Caldecott Honor book captures the joys of connecting with animals and highlights the importance of kindness.

This book is a 2018 Caldecott winner. The first main cat of this story is tasked with showing the new “little cat“ how to live life. This is a story of trust and friendship between two beings. I think that the way this book is laid out also helps with the emotions that the first cat is feeling.

“Days went by – and months, too – and the little cat grew”

I think this book would be an awesome addition to the classroom library and also would make a good lesson about friendship and making new friends and the beginning of the year.