I have always enjoyed reading, but didn’t make it a priority until I started intentionally working toward writing and publishing (check out My Journey, to learn how I got here). That being said, this list is probably pretty short compared to others’.
Fiction
- Michael J Sullivan’s The Riyria Revelations series, and The Riyria Chronicles series (If you’re looking to get into Riyria, I’d suggest starting with Theft of Swords [omnibus of the first two written], The Crown Tower [first in Riyria’s timeline], or The Death of Dulgath [awesome standalone within the Riyria timeline]).
- JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit
- John Steinbeck’s The Moon is Down
- Frances Hodgeson Burnett’s The Secret Garden
- HG Well’s The War of the Worlds
Nonfiction
- Shawn Coyne’s Story Grid
- Jamie Glowacki’s Oh Crap! Potty Training
- Gary Chapman’s The 5 Love Languages
- Daniel J Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson’s The Whole-Brain Child
- Joanna Gaine’s Homebody
- Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts
Children’s
- Elisha Cooper’s River
- Lola M. Schafer’s One Special Day
- Billy Steers’ Tractor Mac series (some are better than others, we love New Friend, and Harvest Time)
- Bobby and June George’s Montessori: Letter Work
- Lisa McCue’s Quiet Bunny
- Phyllis L Alsdurf’s It’s Milking Time
- Virginia Lee Burton’s Katy and the Big Snow
- Andrea Olson’s Tiny Potty