There are countless books that have had an effect on the way I view the world. I imagine this list will grow until the end of time, but here are a few that resonated the most
- all or in part - in no particular order.
These can all be found at Thrift Books, World of Books, and other resellers. Support independent bookstores or save some trees!The Catalyst by Jonah Berger
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
Quiet by Susan Cain
The Grace in Dying by Kathleen Dowling Singh
Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
Lost Connections by Johann Hari
The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come by Jessica Pan
Just for fun and because my stepson is becoming a voracious reader, these are a few of my childhood favorites. These are to be blamed credited for my love of reading (and R’s too)!
Holes by Louis Sachar
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
Freddie taught me how to feel, ok? I didn’t know…
The Chronicles of Narnia series by CS Lewis
The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Suze taught me how to enjoy a good book by the lake
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
I still think about ‘wool pooh’ a couple times a month
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
This one became much special-er when my niece asked me to read it to her before bed every night. We got it memorized. Then we started time trials.
The Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish
I think of drawing the drapes every evening when I draw the drapes
To be expanded as more books come to mind…
