Time flies when you're having fun! It heals all wounds and it's on your side. You can save it or spend it or make it up (unless you waste it, lose it or kill it). There are so many time-related idioms and sayings… and even books. Just as well, because it's one of the Reading Challenge categories this year!
Time is weird. Depending on our mood and what we're doing, we can experience the flow of time differently. Like how on some days it can feel like we've been in this pandemic for 42 years. Or how a memorable all-day field trip seems to be over in the blink of an eye. Or when you're reading such a good book that you forget it's time for supper!
The Book of Time by Kathrin Köller and Irmela Schautz
Someone on the Wonder Wall asked "How do we know the actual date?" They would like this nonfiction book, which untangles some of the mysteries of past, present and future. How did humans invent calendars and clocks to measure time? Why do we use imaginary lines to separate time zones? And what does Albert Einstein have to do with it?
The Great Bear by David A. Robertson
After their adventures in The Barren Grounds, Morgan and Eli go through the magic portal again – but earlier in time! When they return to Misewa, they meet younger versions of their friends. (Love time travel stories? A Wrinkle in Time is a classic that withstands the test of time.)
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
Hundreds of years in the future, Petra wakes on a new planet to find that she is the only person who remembers Earth. Winner of the 2022 Newbery Medal.
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles and Dapo Adeola
As the first day of school looms, Otto and Sheed wish the summer would last longer. Then a mysterious man appears with a camera that can freeze time…
Once Upon an Hour by Ann Yu-Kyung Choi and Soyeon Kim
When Yu-Rhee wonders how timekeeping works, her mother tells her a magical tale about the 12 animals of the Korean zodiac.