One Lovely Blog Award

Ashley at PikeAlicious Books recently let me know that she selected my blog for a One Lovely Blog Award. Don't you just love her blog heading art?

Here is information about the award:
This award is given to new blogs and blogging friends.
The rules to follow are:
1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.
2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

It took me a while to look around from time to time for new book blogs. I had fun glimpsing through various blogs, and I am excited to have 15 more blogs to check up on now.

Here are 15 fun blogs that I recently found:
1. Teen Book Review. I love Jocelyn's signature at the bottom of her posts, and it looks like the blog has a fun mixture of posts, including fun details about an upcoming exchange to Germany.

2. The Story Siren. Although I have seen Kristi's "In My Mailbox" idea frequently on other blogs, I was not as familiar with her own blog. I can relate to her because she loves YA, but she is not a teenager anymore. It appears that her blog always has something fun going on.

3. The Page Flipper. In addition to being another fun book blog, I am excited about the online book club the blog mentions. I have always thought it would be fun to be involved in an online book club. I can't wait to look into this one.

4. J. Kaye's Book Blog. One of my favorites on this site is What are You Reading Mondays? That looks like it would be fun to start doing.

5. Jen Robinson's Book Page. The link goes to Robinson's mission statement page because that was what really hooked me on thinking the blog was special. Sure I have seen other blogs of adults writing about children's literature, but I loved her reason of why she decided to start her blog. While her whole mission is worth reading, here is a taste of what she says, "And it's for people like me, who believe that the world will be a better place if more children grow up with the opportunity to love books." I share her thoughts that helping establish life long readers has the power to change the world.

6. Book Divas. It looks like Book Divas has a lot of fun components to offer, including a forum.

7. Chicklish. A fun UK teen book review site. I have always enjoyed books and movies set in the UK, and this site has a lot of personality.

8. Eat Sleep Dance Read. I could really connect with her post about Lovestruck Summer since those were my sentiments exactly: excitement over getting the book in the mail and not being able to put it down once I got started. It looks like she has reviewed a lot of books that I would enjoy, so it will be a good blog to follow for book ideas.

9. Reviewer X. I can relate to anyone who as a reading "addiction"!

10. Maw Books Blog. I found out about her site from a link leading to her post about being asked to be on the book blog panel at Book Expo America. How exciting! I bet I will enjoy and learn a lot from her site.

11. The Book Obsession. It looks like this blog reviews books that I have also enjoyed/want to read, so it will be another great source for reading ideas. I especially can't wait to read Shrinking Violet and she has a posts for a review and interview with the author.

12. HipWriterMama. I was expecting this to be focusing on writing, but was surprised that it actually has a good blend of both reading and writing (makes sense since they are so interrelated). I especially liked this post mentioning Readergirlz. I had heard about them before, but I didn't realize how it worked. It is another opportunity to become involved in an on-line book club. I also like the topic of their May book. I am too late to get a copy and read it on time, but it will be fun to read the discussion and look into what their June book will be.

13. DogEared. This is so fun - it's a National Geographic Kids blog. I will check into this often for good mentor texts to show to my students for kids their age writing reviews. I liked this description page of the contributors.

14. Powell's Books Blog. Being able to visit Powell's in Portland is always a fun experience. I am excited to see that they have a blog.

15. Eva's Book Addiction. I love seeing a librarian's thoughts. If I were to do a different profession, I would love to be a librarian or book store owner. I love being surrounded by books and seeing the latest.