KiddyCAT Planning

Welcome to KiddyCATplanning thread. If you are interested in hosting KiddyCAT in 2023, please post in this planning thread. Months and topics are up for grabs now, I will update below. The host generally posts the new topic around the 15th of the previous month.

For those new to the idea, the host selects the topic for their month, suggestions below. Then the host creates the thread of the month where participants can comment or post their own reading selections, questions, or ideas. The host also posts suggestions or titles to help participants choose their reading selections.

Children's and young adult literature, also known as juvenile literature, includes written works (including poetry, short stories, novels, picture books, and chapter books) created to be read either to or by children and teenagers. Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age.

Let's use this space to keep track of topics and hosts for each month.

January—picture books/graphic novels—LibraryCin
February--mystery--VivienneR
March—YA historical fiction—Tess_W
April--fantasy for middle grade/YA--JayneCM
May—children/YA classics--LibraryCin
June—animals as main character—lowelibrary
July—arts and crafts—clue
August—kids/YA series—NinieB
September—history/ biography—thornton37814
October—siblings—Helenliz
November—fairy tales/myths/legends—DeltaQueen50
December—holiday stories—LadyoftheLodge

These are just suggestions of possible topics:
Humor
Biography
Other nonfiction
Reader’s choice
Contemporary issues
Science/environment
Alphabet book
High school/YA/Teen
Middle grades

I am so looking forward to this CAT!
I would love to do April - fantasy middle grade or YA.

>3 JayneCM: Thanks, you got it!

I'll take Mystery in February.

>4 LadyoftheLodge: Thank you, duly noted above.

I'll host a month.

How about Picture Books & Graphic Novels? I can take January, unless someone else wants it.

I see a 2nd one I want to do if we don't have enough hosts (unless someone else chooses it first!).

>7 LibraryCin: Thanks! Done! You are welcome to host another.

Could I have March for YA Historical Fiction, please and thank you!

>9 Tess_W: Thanks, done!

>9 Tess_W: You had me at YA historical fiction!

Is it ridiculous to already know what I am going to read for January?! A graphic novel I have had in the wings for ages.

>12 JayneCM: Not at all!

>12 JayneCM: LOL! I think there are a lot of planners here, so you're probably not the only one to already have figured out something they'll be reading in January (and maybe the rest of the year, too, for those CATs and KITs that already have all their months filled in with themes!)

I put myself in for December, so we have the alpha and omega. Now we need to fill in the middle months.

How about kids/YA series? I can do August.

>16 NinieB: Okay, thanks!

I would like to take November with "Fairy tales, Myths and Legends", please.

>18 DeltaQueen50: Thanks, done!

>18 DeltaQueen50: Yay! That was the other I was thinking of! Glad someone is doing it!

>20 LibraryCin: I held off a little as I wasn't sure if the Fairy Tale Theme would be too similar to the Fantasy theme, but I think there are enough differences that there's room for both.

I will host in June. - I am thinking of books with animals as the main character.

>21 DeltaQueen50: I am thinking there are a lot of retellings (which are one of my favourite themes!) that could be read for this one, as well as the original versions.
I would call it different to fantasy.

>22 lowelibrary: Thanks, you got it. I was hoping someone would pick up that topic.

>23 JayneCM: I agree.

Four months are left: May, July, September, October

>23 JayneCM: I agree!

>26 LadyoftheLodge: I'll do Children's classics.

Did I see that this is one of the themes in the ClassicsCAT? (I'm not doing it, but I took a peek last night.) I feel like it might be nice if we did that in both CATs the same month to make it easier for people? I need to check what month it is and does everyone think that's a good idea?

ETA: the ClassicsCAT one is in May. That month is still open here. Is everyone ok with that?

Also note that I don't mean to limit this to "children". Any YA classics would be welcome, too!

>28 LibraryCin: I think that is a good idea, unless someone objects? I assigned you to that month and topic.

>29 LadyoftheLodge: Great! Thank you!

Thanks >23 JayneCM:, >25 LadyoftheLodge:, >27 LibraryCin:, for all the encouragement, I also love re-tellings of fairy tales so I am looking forward to hosting this one!

I'll take July if no one has it yet. I'll have to think about a topic.

>32 clue: Thanks, I added you with topic TBD.

September and October are open.

I'll take October with the theme siblings, if that works for people.

>35 Helenliz: Thanks! I like it!

September remains open.

ONLY IF nobody else volunteers, I could do a second month with the theme "banned children's books"

>37 Tess_W: Thanks, let’s wait a bit and see if anyone else volunteers. I can also pick up September if no one else can do it.

KiddyCAT wiki is here, not quite complete for each month.

https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/2023_KiddyCAT

I'll offer to do September if we can do a theme like history/biography. There are non-fiction books from the picture book level through YA level--and some are quite good!

>40 thornton37814: Thanks, you are a mind reader! I was hoping for a nonfiction month since the other months are fiction topics.

We are complete! Thank you to all our volunteer hosts! Blessings and peace.

>41 LadyoftheLodge: Sorry that I was so late getting around to this one. I might have spoken up sooner if I'd made it here a bit quicker. It's just been busy lately. Some of it will improve by mid-year next year. I've been trying to spend time offline so I'm not on a computer all the time, and I got terribly behind on threads and didn't do my usual visiting the CAT/KIT planning threads.

>43 thornton37814: Glad to hear you are doing okay and catching up with things again. Thank you for volunteering.

>41 LadyoftheLodge: I think you can probably find nonfiction books in some of the other categories, too: picture books/graphic novels, animals, classics... and probably some of the others.

>45 LibraryCin: I am sure you are right, and some of those others are on my shelves even as we speak!

I'd like to make the July topic Arts and Crafts.

>47 clue: Thank you!

Thinking here about the discussion going on in the general thread for 2023 Category Challenge--if any host needs help with posting the thread, please let me know. Some monthly hosts like to include many suggestions of titles, plus graphics or book covers. I appreciate it very much when hosts do that, especially if the topics might not be familiar to all of us. However, the main idea is to get the thread posted and participants can add suggested titles or mention their own reading plans.

>47 clue: I love that idea. I'd thought that would be a fun one!

And here we go... !

I have posted January's KiddyCAT:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/346504

February KiddyCAT has been posted:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/347708

Is there a March KiddyCat thread?

>53 SilverWolf28: It was posted; I think the link just didn't get shared.

It's here:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/348588#n8071108

>54 LibraryCin: Thanks!

April is coming! I will post tonight after work. Sorry for the delay!

Ignore me - found it

And May's thread is posted here:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/350169

June thread is up:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/350894

July is here:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/351546#n8166952

Hello all--My apologies as I need to set up the August thread, but I'm traveling on business and I just won't be able to get it done until Wednesday. As a reminder, the theme is Kids' Series; something for you to start thinking about while I'm out of town.

>61 NinieB: No worries, looking forward to it.

August is (finally!) up: https://www.librarything.com/topic/352425

Sorry for the delay. I prepared but lost track of the days. Here's the link for September's thread. https://www.librarything.com/topic/353049

>64 thornton37814: no worries, thank you!

Sorry for being slightly late, October is up: https://www.librarything.com/topic/353700#

November's thread is here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/354385

December KiddyCAT is here! https://www.librarything.com/topic/355209#n8283198