2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Liked by Minda Carpenter (11 Lists)



The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelSpillover by David QuammenThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
These Books Will Kill You
359 books — 320 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Best Feminist Science Fiction/Fantasy
698 books — 625 voters

Humanism by Jim HerrickVoice of Reason by Bryant McGillPrimates and Philosophers by Frans de WaalWhat's God Got to Do with it? Robert Ingersoll on Free Though... by Robert G. IngersollThe Philosophy of Humanism by Corliss Lamont
Humanism
139 books — 26 voters
The Teacher Wars by Dana GoldsteinGetting Better by Charles KennyAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsA Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony MarraThe Art of Political Murder by Francisco Goldman
Vox's Books to Read to Understand the World
31 books — 7 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke MooreThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Favorite Christmas Books
1,515 books — 1,564 voters
Me... Jane by Patrick McDonnellBalloons Over Broadway by Melissa SweetRedwoods by Jason ChinA Seed Is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts AstonAn Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Hutts Aston
Best non-fiction picture books
647 books — 221 voters

Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea BeatyI Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti-ShustakGrandmother Fish by Jonathan TweetThe Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneOne by Kathryn Otoshi
WFPP Children's Books
27 books — 7 voters
The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. SiegelHow to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele FaberPlayful Parenting by Lawrence J. CohenTeaching Kids to Think by Darlene SweetlandUnconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
Best Parenting Books
218 books — 214 voters

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.Fishing Into Potato Salad by Othen Donald Dale CummingsChicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.Fetch by Adam Glendon SidwellGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Toddlers Ages 1-3
175 books — 93 voters
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Best Picture Books
3,081 books — 1,986 voters

Growth by Karen DeBonisTeaching Kids to Think by Darlene SweetlandConscious Parenting by Nataša PantovićPlayful Parenting by Lawrence J. CohenThe Book of New Family Traditions by Meg Cox
Parenting with Reason
99 books — 78 voters