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The public bookshelf is a central hub where you can explore and discover public booklists created by members of the Ivy Street Blog community. It's a treasure trove of curated book recommendations, organized in booklists centered on a specific genre, topic. You can even browse the the curator's other public booklists by clicking their public profile name.
Whether you're looking for new books to add to your reading list, seeking inspiration for your next booklist, or simply want to browse the diverse literary tastes of the community, the public bookshelf is the perfect starting point.
Once you find a booklist that catches your eye, you can explore the individual books it contains. If a book piques your interest, you can easily add it to your reading list or one of your own booklists with just a few clicks, making it a seamless experience to discover and organize your next literary adventure.
Favorite picture books
Here’s a small list of some of my favorite picture books that I’ve found so far. Feel free to recommend more.
Books: 18
Booklist curator: sprintup
Open to recommendations
NY booklist 2024 - great grandmas
Book recommendations great grandmas likes. Historical fiction.
Books: 5
Booklist curator: sprintup
Open to recommendations
Check out at library
this is a booklist I'm using to test the recommendations functionality
Books: 7
Booklist curator: sprintup
Open to recommendations
Books on chess
I’m looking for some good recommendations for books to learn chess theory.
Books: 0
Booklist curator: sprintup
Open to recommendations
Good grown up books
Some books I’ve enjoyed as an adult. They might be worth picking up or recommending similar ones.
Books: 2
Booklist curator: sprintup
Open to recommendations
Hannah’s Stories
Selection of childhood favorites.
Books: 1
Booklist curator: hannahyaritz
Not open to recommendations
Colorado Books
Local Books about Denver and Colorado
Books: 1
Booklist curator: sprintup
Open to recommendations
Young Travel Books
I met Dr. Jenaya Perdue at a few community events where she was selling her kids books that are about traveling to different parts of the world. They have the same words written in different languages to help break down barriers. There are lots of fun activities in the books as well.
Books: 2
Booklist curator: sprintup
Open to recommendations
Mid-Point Draft
At the midpoint of the course I had these books as my top 6. I just put them here for comparison.
Books: 6
Booklist curator: sprintup
Not open to recommendations
Final BookSet Project
This website is the final project I have for submission. It is for the kids in my neighborhood as well as my son. It’s intended to accompany our little free library and be a resource where readers can share booklists with each other. One of the things I learned during this class is how books can be a window into someone else’s life and might be beneficial for some people to have access to a common set of books to discuss. I chose social/emotional development as the theme that ties my book selections together. Since the start of the class, my son and I have been making weekly trips to the library, keeping around 15 books checked out, aiming to read 3 per day. We don’t make it through all of them, but I’ve been keeping my eye out for good ones for social/emotional development. My midterm draft had a few good ones, but I also recall a few more. It’s been hard to choose and I have a list of over 96 books we’ve read since the start of this project. It was really hard to winnow them down. There had to be good balance, combined with an intriguing story to make the final 6. I live next to a middle school and these books might be a little young for their taste, but I appreciated them as an adult, so perhaps they might find value in them after all. I’m still questioning what selections could be better and why, but I need to submit the assignment and so I must move forward. The real challenge of this project is to provide this working website where others might share books with me.
Books: 6
Booklist curator: sprintup
Not open to recommendations