{"id":14473,"date":"2024-04-20T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=14473"},"modified":"2024-04-20T10:09:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T15:09:53","slug":"r-is-for-reading-and-101-ways-to-read-a-book-by-timothee-de-fombelle-benjamin-chaud-picturebook-review-a2z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=14473","title":{"rendered":"R is for reading and 101 WAYS TO READ A BOOK, by Timothee de Fombelle &#038; Benjamin Chaud (Picturebook review) #A2Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"406\" data-attachment-id=\"14474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=14474\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/101-Ways-to-Read-a-Book.jpg?fit=300%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"101-Ways-to-Read-a-Book\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/101-Ways-to-Read-a-Book.jpg?fit=300%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/101-Ways-to-Read-a-Book.jpg?resize=300%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"book cover of 101 Ways to Read a Book, by Timothee de Fombelle; illustrated by Benjamin Chaud; translated by Karin Snelson &amp; Angus Yuen-Killick. Red Comet Press.\" class=\"wp-image-14474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/101-Ways-to-Read-a-Book.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/101-Ways-to-Read-a-Book.jpg?resize=201%2C272&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/101-Ways-to-Read-a-Book.jpg?resize=111%2C150&amp;ssl=1 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s your favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/booklyst.net\/best-reading-position\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/booklyst.net\/best-reading-position\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">book-reading position<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you The Ostrich, with your head and your book buried under the bedcovers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps you&#8217;re The Connoisseur who &#8220;politely declines dessert&#8221; to read instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surrounded by many books on one subject, &#8220;The Specialist digs in,&#8221; while &#8220;The Desert Island is a world away&#8221; intently reading in a crowded place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Pirate finds buried treasure&#8221; in the used bookshop, and &#8220;The Plunderer ransacks the stacks&#8221; of their library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indoors, outdoors, up a tree, under a table, all alone or cuddled together &#8211; so many wonderful ways to read a book!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcometpress.com\/adult\/101\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.redcometpress.com\/adult\/101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">book&#8217;s website here<\/a> for a &#8220;What Type of Reader Are You? quiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading pose descriptions charmingly translated from French; pose illustrations are universal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to heed this warning from the introduction: &#8220;certain featured poses should only be attempted by adults under the close supervision of a child.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So\u2026 what is your favorite book reading position?<br>**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: 101 Ways to Read a Book \/ Timothee de Fombelle; illustrated by Benjamin Chaud; translated by Karin Snelson &amp; Angus Yuen-Killick. 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