What's a bustard?
It's a bird. It's a bird. Really.
Illustration Credit: Eupodotis caerulescens, by Boyd Robert Horsbrugh, courtesy of the Wikipedia Commons.
Favorite Picture Books
- MILO'S HAT TRICK by Jon Agee
- BUBBA AND BEAU MEET THE RELATIVES by Kathi Appelt
- A RIVER OF WORDS: THE STORY OF WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
- CLICK, CLACK, MOO COWS THAT TYPE By Doreen Cronin
- WHAT CHARLIE HEARD by Mordicai Gerstein
- OWEN by Kevin Henkes
- SWAMP ANGEL by Anne Isaacs
- THE SCRAMBLED STATES OF AMERICA by Laurie Keller
- TACKY THE PENGUIN by Helen Lester
- FRIEND OR FROG by Marjorie Priceman
- OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA by Peggy Rathman
- JINGLE DANCER by Cynthia Leitich Smith
- DOCTOR DESOTO by William Steig
- WANGARI’S TREES OF PEACE: A TRUE STORY OF AFRICA by Jeanette Winter
Favorite Middle Grade Novels
- A THOUSAND NEVER EVERS by Shana Burg
- FRINDLE by Andrew Clements
- AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS by Gennifer Choldenko
- THE WATSON'S GO TO BIRMINGHAM, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
- AMBER BROWN IS NOT A CRAYON by Paula Danzinger
- SHOOTING THE MOON by Frances O’Roark Dowell
- BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE by Kate diCamillo
- BUNNICULA by James Howe
- HATTIE BIG SKY by Kirby Larson
- RULES by Cynthia Lord
- A YEAR DOWN YONDER by Richard Peck
- NINJAS, PIRANHAS, AND GALILEO by Greg Leitich Smith
- A CROOKED KIND OF PERFECT by Linda Urban
- EACH LITTLE BIRD THAT SINGS by Deborah Wiles
Anne's Favorite Things
Besides family, friends, and books, Anne loves:
- KUT Radio
- Grey cats
- Sunny days
- Kailua Beach
- Chinese food
Affiliations
Booksellers
- BookPeople
Publisher's Weekly named Austin's BookPeople the Best Bookstore of the Year 2005. - BookSense.com
Locate an independent bookseller in your area through this link.
