Books
This was definitely a year of nonfiction for me. For fiction, all I had listed were Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver and Rainbow Rowell's books- Fangirl, Eleanor & Park, and Attachments. My nonfiction list is much longer- The World's Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne, Bomb by Steve Sheinkin, The President Has Been Shot! by James Swanson, Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward, The Fight For Home by Daniel Wolff, Zealot by Reza Aslan, Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh, and Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton.
As for children's books, Brayden loved any and all of Mo Willems' books, the Scaredy Squirrel books by Melanie Watt, the Ladybug Girl books by David Soman and Jacky Davis, Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds, Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman, The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin, and Journey by Aaron Becker.
Movies
Without a doubt, my top two were Fruitvale Station and Before Midnight. I also enjoyed The Place Beyond the Pines, The Great Gatsby, and Frozen. Movies from 2013 I want to see but haven't gotten around to yet include: 12 Years a Slave, Long Walk to Freedom, Mud, The Dallas Buyers Club, The Butler, and American Hustle.
Brayden also loved Frozen, as well as Despicable Me 2 and Home Alone.
Television
Thanks to Netflix and Hulu Plus, I watched A LOT of television in 2013. I finally watched all of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and loved it. I re-watched Veronica Mars because of the movie being made. I binge-watched House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Arrested Development (re-watching the original three seasons and watching the new fourth season), Scandal, and The Walking Dead. I continued watching and loving Parks & Rec, The Daily Show, and Modern Family. The last week of the year I started Doctor Who and The Big Bang Theory and have continued catching up on those.
Brayden's favorites were Phineas and Ferb, Super Mario Brothers, Dora the Explorer, and The Aquabats Super Show.
Podcasts
Citizen Radio, Rachel Maddow, This American Life, Radio West, One Bad Mother, and Welcome to Nightvale
