I do a lot of reading and the list keeps getting longer and longer, but there are some books that have really stayed with me over the years, and you can find them here.
I continue to update this list from time to time, so be sure to check back.
On Writing
Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story
Non-Fiction
Transformations of Myth Through Time
Novels and Stories
Fantasy and Sci-Fi
Collections
Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World
Young Adult
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage (Book of Dust, Volume 1)
Middle Grade
Serafina and the Black Cloak (Book 1)
Chapter Books
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Picture Books
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Non-Traditional Picture Books
Board Books
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