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It always happens: I start planning out seasonal TBR lists far too early. I start thinking of summer books when it’s still snowing, and I find myself planning cozy fall reads on hot July days. To me, there is something delicious about looking forward to what books will be just perfect for another time of year.

As Anne Shirley would say, “When I think something nice is going to happen I seem to fly right up on the wings of anticipation.” To me, anticipation itself is one of the nicest things of all!

And so, even though it was just snowing a couple of days ago, I’m daydreaming of summer days, sitting on the porch reading …

• I love summer adventure books, so I’ll probably pick an Enid Blyton to read.

• Which reminds me, I’d love to get a copy of The House in Cornwall by Noel Streatfeild; it was reprinted last year but only in the UK, so it’s not the easiest to find. Hopefully I can find it!

• I’d like to get a Catherine Woolley book, either another in the Ginnie series I’ve been loving lately or something else, if I can track one down. (These are largely out of print.)

• After reading Marjorie’s Vacation by Carolyn Wells at Christmas, I now want to find some of other Marjorie books I haven’t read.

• I read a book of Faith Andrews Bedford’s essays last summer, which was marvelous, so I’d like to read another.

• And I want to read the third book in Heather Vogel Frederick’s Pumpkin Falls mystery series, because it’s set during summer (luckily, I received a copy for my birthday)!

• Oh, and there have to be other mysteries, because summer is perfect for vintage mysteries, so I’ll probably reread a Nancy Drew or two.

• (Pictured in this post is Astrid Lindgren’s Seacrow Island, which is a perfect summer book, and I may just have to reread it too. Ooh, and Jane of Lantern Hill by L.M. Montgomery!)

Do you love seasonal TBR planning? I would love to hear what books you’re hoping to read this summer!