Top Books of 2012!

I decided, after seeing my friend eli's video, to choose my top 12 books of 2012.  Of course, I couldn't choose just 12!  So, I chose 6 picture books and 10 other types of books.  This was a tough decision because books are awesome! ;)

Here it is!

Top 6 Picture Books of 2012

• East Dragon, West Dragon by Robyn Eversole & Scott Campbell
• Who Wants to Be a Poodle, I Don't by Lauren Child
• The Cat and the Fiddle: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Jackie Morris
• This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers
• Penguin's Hidden Talent by Alex Latimer
• The Amazing Hamweenie by Patty Bowman

Top 10 Books of 2012

• Divergent by Veronica Roth
• Every Day by David Levithan
• Letters to Anyone and Everyone by Toon Tellegen
• Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown
• Foiled by Jane Yolen
• E. Aster Bunnymund and the Battle of the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core by William Joyce
• SoulPancake: Chew on Life's Big Questions by Rainn Wilson, Devon Gundry, Gloriz Lucina, & Shabnam Mogharabi
• Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
• Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck
• The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde

Happy reading! :)

Scholastic Warehouse Book Sale!!

My friend, eli, took me to the Scholastic Warehouse Book Sale last night. :D  It was amazing!  A whole warehouse full of books!  I want to work there.  I wonder if that'd be possible...  Hmmm...

Anyway!  I got a bunch of cool books!

• The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
• Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
• The Maze Runner by James Dashner
• The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman
• Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes
• Say Hello to Zorro! by Carter Goodrich
• Shark Vs. Train by Chris Barton & Tom Lichtenheld
• Bone: Quest for the Spark, Book Two by Tom Sniegoski
• Undertown #1 by Jim Pascoe & Jake Myler
• Dead Is a Killer Tune by Marlene Perez
• Incantation by Alice Hoffman
• Amulet: The Cloud Searchers by Kazu Kibuishi
• Amulet: The Last Council by Kazu Kibuishi

And I only spent $45. :)  YAY!

I want to go back!  Look around some more.  Buy more.  Oooh...that could be so bad for me!

books i've read november 2012

11.1.12

• My Bad Parent: Do As I Say, Not As I Did by Troy Osinoff (A-NF)
• Banksy: Myths & Legends by Marc Leverton (A-NF)
• Boot & Shoe by Marla Frazee (PB)
• The Big Honey Hunt by Stan Berenstain & Jan Berenstain (PB)
• Summer by Alice Low & Roy McKie (PB)
• Texts from Dog by October Jones (A)
• Otomen #2 by Aya Kanno (M)
• Otomen #3 by Aya Kanno (M)

11.3.12

• Meeow and the Little Chairs by Sebastien Braun (PB)
• Meeow and the Big Box by Sebastien Braun (PB)
• Kel Gilligan's Daredevil Stunt Show by Michael Buckley & Dan Santat (PB)
• Puppyhood: Life-Size Portraits of Puppies at 6 Weeks Old by J. Nichole Smith (A-NF)
• Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck (YA)

11.4.12

• Dark Lord: The Early Years by Jamie Thomson (YA)

11.5.12

• The Odyssey by Gillian Cross & Neil Packer (YA)
• Pirate Penguin Vs Ninja Chicken: Troublems with Frenemies by Ray Friesen (GN)
• Mime Very Own Book by Doug Jones, Eric Curtis, Scott Allen Perry, & Adam Mock (A-NF)

11.6.12

• Spike, Season 9, #3: A Dark Place, Part Three by Victor Gischler, Paul Lee, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, #14: Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 1 by Jane Espenson, Karl Moline, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland--For a Little While by Catherynne M. Valente (Y)

11.8.12

• Merry F***kin' Christmas by Denis Leary, Chris Phillips, & Corky Quakenbush (A)
• Bilbo's Last Song by J.R.R. Tolkien & Pauline Baynes (A)
• Animal Alphabet: Slide & Seek the ABC's by Alex Lluch (PB)
• Numbers by Accord Publishing (PB)
• Colors by Accord Publishing (PB)
• Underwater Dogs by Seth Casteel (A-NF)
• Llama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney (PB)
• Siri & Me: A Modern Love Story by David Milgrim (A)
• Pooh's Secret Garden by Catherine Hapkat & Disney Storybook Artists (PB)

11.10.12

• Mutts: A Shtinky Little Christmas by Patrick McDonnell (GN)

11.11.12

• Lulu Walks the Dogs by Judith Viorst & Lane Smith (Y)
• ZooBorns: The Next Generation by Andrew Bleiman & Chris Eastland (A-NF)
• Charlie Brown's Christmas Stocking by Charles M. Schulz (GN)
• Friends Should Know When They're Not Wanted: A Sociopath's Guide to Friendship by Stephan Pastis (A)
• The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente (Y)

11.15.12

• A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann (PB)
• Penguin's Hidden Talent by Alex Latimer (PB)
• Gideon by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
• Little Red: A Fizzingly Good Yarn by Lynn Roberts & David Roberts (PB)
• Clara and Asha by Eric Rohmann (PB)
• My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (PB)
• Too Many Frogs! by Ann Hassett & John Hassett (PB)
• I Don't Want a Cool Cat! by Emma Dodd (PB)
• I Don't Want a Posh Dog! by Emma Dodd (PB)
• Hands: Growing Up to Be an Artist by Lois Ehlert (PB)
• Let's Count Goats! by Mem Fox & Jan Thomas (PB)

11.19.12

• The Boss Baby by Marla Frazee (PB)
• Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue & Pamela Zagarenski (PB)
• This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Oh, No, Little Dragon! by Jim Averbeck (PB)
• Abe Lincoln's Dream by Lane Smith (PB)
• Dangerously Ever After by Dashka Slater & Valeria Docampo (PB)
• Oh, Nuts! by Tammi Sauer & Dan Krall (PB)
• A Is for Musk Ox by Erin Cabatingan & Matthew Myers (PB)
• Owly & Wormy: Bright Lights and Starry Nights! by Andy Runton (PB)
• Oh, No! by Candace Fleming & Eric Rohmann (PB)
• Hello! Hello! by Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Friends Forever: The Adventures of Melrose and Croc by Emma Chichester Clark (PB)
• An Awesome Book! by Dallas Clayton (PB)
• Meeow and the Pots and Pans by Sebastien Braun (PB)

11.20.12

• City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (YA)

11.23.12

• Every Day by David Levithan (YA)

11.24.12

• The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories 2 by Joseph Gordon-Levitt & wirrow (A)
• The Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen Schwartz & Dan Santat (PB)
• Horns to Toes and In Between by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter (YA)
• Instant Happy by Karen Salmansohn (A-NF)

11.25.12

• Snowmen at Night by Carolyn Buehner & Mark Buehner (PB)
• Witches!: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem by Rosalyn Schanzer (Y-NF)

11.26.12

• Bear Despair by Gaetan Doremus (PB)
• Last Laughs: Animal Epitaphs by J. Patrick Lewis, Jane Yolen, & Jeffrey Stewart Timmins (PB)
• Noni the Pony by Alison Lester (PB)
• The Tooth Mouse by Susan Hood & Janice Nadeau (PB)
• Binky Takes Charge by Ashley Spires (GN)
• The City of Embers: The Graphic Novel by Jeanne DuPrau, Dallas Middaugh, & Niklas Asker (GN)
• 420 Characters: Stories by Lou Beach (A)
• October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Leslea Newman (A)
• Horton Halfpott or the Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor or the Loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset by Tom Angleberger (Y)

11.30.12

• The Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity edited by Joshua Palmatier & Patricia Bray (A)

11.12 total: 82
 7 adult non fiction; 46 picture books; 9 adult fiction; 2 manga; 6 young adult fiction; 5 graphic novels; 2 comics; 4 youth fiction; 1 youth non fiction 

books i've read october 2012

10.2.12

• The Kid in the Crib: A Dr. Seuss Parody by Lex Friedman & Felix Schlater (A)
• K Is for Knifeball: An Alphabet of Terrible Advice by Avery Monsen & Jory John (A)
• Olivia: Dream Big by Ian Falconer (PB)
• Spike, Season 9, #2: A Dark Place, Part 2 by Victor Gischler, Paul Lee, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Hamish X and the Cheese Pirates by Sean Cullen (YA)

10.4.12

• Geography Club by Brent Hartinger (YA)

10.5.12

• Oh My Goth by Gena Showalter (YA)
• Chi's Sweet Home #1 by Kanata Konomi (M)

10.6.12

• Dancing with Jesus by Sam Stall (A)
• Rock Your Ugly Christmas Sweater by Anne Marie Blackman & Brian Clark Howard (A)
• Serengeti Spy: Views from a Hidden Camera on the Plains of East Africa by Anup Shah (A-NF)
•  National Geographic Image Collection by National Geographic (A-NF)
• Mousetronaut by Mark Kelly & C.F. Payne (PB)
• The Sandman by William Joyce (PB)
• Frankenweenie: A Cinematic Storybook by Tim Burton (PB)
• The Last Castaways by Harry Horse (Y)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #14: Family Reunion, Part 4 by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)

10.7.12

• Tarot Cafe #7 by Sang-Sun Park (M)

10.8.12

• Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores by Jen Campbell (A-NF)
• Crap Souvenirs: The Ultimate Kitsch Collection by Doug Lansky (A-NF) 

10.9.12

• Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck (YA)

10.10.12

• Copycat Killing by Sofie Kelly (A)

10.11.12

• Bleach #42 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #43 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Clover Twig and the Magical Cottage by Kaye Umansky (Y)

10.13.12

•  Clover Twig and the Perilous Path by Kaye Umansky (Y)

10.14.12

• Giants Beware! by Rafael Rosado & Jorge Aguirre (GN)
• Have You Seen Marie? by Sandra Cisneros & Ester Hernandez (A)

10.15.12

• Feel This Book: An Essential Guide to Self-Empowerment, Spiritual Supremacy, and Sexual Satisfaction by Ben Stiller & Janeane Garofalo (A-NF)
• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (Y)

10.16.12

• The Hive by Charles Burns (GN)
• Sh*t Girls Say by Kyle Humphrey & Grayden Sheppard (A)
• The C-Word by Adams Media (A-NF)
• The Very Hungry Zombie: A Parody by Michael Teitelbaum & Jon Apple (A)

10.17.12

• A Certain October by Angela Johnson (YA)
• Dragon's Milk by Susan Fletcher (Y)

10.19.12

• Bleach #44 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #45 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals by Helene Rajcak & Damien Laverdunt (Y-NF)

10.20.12

• The Secret of the Ginger Mice by Frances Watts (Y)
• Flight of the Dragon Kyn by Susan Fletcher (Y)
• The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan (YA)

10.22.12

• Skippyjon Jones Cirque de Ole by Judy Schachner (PB)
• Art for Baby by Yana Peel (PB)
• The Amazing Hamweenie by Patty Bowman (PB)
• The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen (PB)
• Too Pickley! by Jean Reidy & Genevieve Leloup (PB)
• Monsters Aren't Real by Kerstin Schoene (PB)
• Penguin and Pinecone: A Friendship Story by Salina Yoon (PB)
• This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen (PB)

10.23.12

• Our Little Kat King by Patrick McDonnell (GN)
• It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz (PB)
• Wonderful Life with the Elements: The Periodic Table Personified by Bunpei Yorifuji (A-NF)

10.24.12

• Tiger's Quest by Colleen Houck (YA)

10.25.12

• The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde (YA)

10.26.12

• Pumpkinhead by Eric Rohmann (PB) 
• Olympians: Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory by George O'Connor (GN)
• Bleach #46 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #47 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #48 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #49 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Broxo by Zach Giallongo (GN)

10.27.12

• Sign of the Dove by Susan Fletcher (Y)
• How to Steal a Dragon's Sword by Cressida Cowell (Y)

10.29.12

• Tiger's Voyage by Colleen Houck (YA) 

10.12 total: 65
8 adult fiction; 14 picture books; 2 comics; 9 young adult fiction; 10 manga; 7 adult non fiction; 9 youth fiction; 5 graphic novels; 1 youth non fiction 

Library Book Sale!

I was fretting because the public library book sale always happens when I don't have hardly any money.  But I resolved to take $20 from my secret emergency stash to take to the sale.  I went at 2:30 pm and I thought it closed at 5:00 pm.  Turns out, it closed at 3 pm and all the books were $5 a bag.  :)

So I got all these, for $5!

• The Second Summoning by Tanya Huff
• Room by Emma Donoghue
• Your Heart's Desire by Sonia Choquette
• I Am So Jinxed! by Naomi Nash
• Long Hot Summoning by Tanya Huff
• Cathy's Ring by Sean Stewart & Jordan Weisman
• Thinner Than Thou by Kit Reed
• The Books of Magic: Reckonings by Carla Jablonski
• The Books of Magic: The Invitation by Carla Jablonski
• The Oracle Book by Georgia Routsis Savas
• How to Be Happier Day by Day by Alan Epstein
• BtVS: Tales of the Slayer, Volume 1
• BtVS: Tales of the Slayer, Volume 2
• BtVS: Tales of the Slayer, Volume 3
• Ruined by Paula Morris
• The Courage to Create by Rollo May
• L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad
• The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James & Frank Cherry
• The Little Book of Neuroses by Michael Thomas Ford
• Schooled by Gordon Korman
• Born Ugly by Beth Goobie
• Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz
• The Artemis Fowl Files by Eoin Colfer
• The Protectors by Val Karlsson
• Story Time by Edward Bloor

books i've read september 2012

9.1.12

• Undead and Unstable by MaryJanice Davidson (A)

9.2.12

• Grumpy Old Monsters by Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta (GN)

9.3.12

• Pinocchio Vampire Slayer: Of Wood and Blood, Part 1 by Dusty Higgins & Van Jensen (GN)

9.4.12

• Two Weeks' Notice by Rachel Caine (A)
• Polly and the Pirates, Volume Two: Mystery of the Dragonfish by Ted Naifeh & Robbi Rodriguez (GN)
• In Pursuit of Garlic: An Intimate Look at the Divinely Odorous Bulb by Liz Primeau (A-NF)

9.5.12

• Lies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses by Ron Koertge & Andrea Dezso (YA)

9.6.12

• Black Bird #9 by Kanoko Sakurakoji (M)
• Black Bird #10 by Kanoko Sakurakoji (M)
• Black Bird #11 by Kanoko Sakurakoji (M)
• Black Bird #12 by Kanoko Sakurokoji (M)
• The Man Who Dreamed of Elk-Dogs & Other Stories from the Tipi by Paul Goble (Y)

9.7.12

• Crinkleroot's Guide to Giving Back to Nature by Jim Arnosky (Y-NF)
• Grave Sight, Book Three by Charlaine Harris, William Harms, & Denis Medri (GN)

 9.8.12

• Black Bird #13 by Kanoko Sakurokouji (M)

9.11.12

• Photobombed!: Making Bad Pictures Great and Good Pictures Awesomely Bad by Beverly L. Jenkins (A-NF)
• Black Bird #8 by Kanoko Sakurakoji (M)
• My Brave Year of Firsts: Tries, Sighs, and High Fives by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell (PB)

9.13.12

• My Mommy Hung the Moon: A Love Story by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell (PB)
• Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell (PB)
• Big Girl Panties by Fran Manushkin & Valeria Petrone (PB)
• Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed by Carl Zimmer (A-NF) 

9.16.12

• Traditional Witchcraft for Urban Living by Melusine Draco (A-NF)

9.17.12

• Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey by Mini Gray (PB)
• Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke (GN)
• Cat Burglar Black by Richard Sala (GN)
• The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India by Marcia Williams (PB)

9.18.12

• A Halloween Treat/Edward Gorey's Ghosts by Edward Gorey (PB)
• Curses and Blessings for All Occasions by Bradley Trevor Greive (A)
• Global Model Village: The International Street Art of Slinkachu by Slinkachu (A-NF)

9.19.12

• Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris (A)

9.20.12

• Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills (PB)
• Ghosts in the House! by Kazuno Kohara (PB)
• Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parody by Michael Rex (PB)
• Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler (PB)
• Spooky Spooky Spooky! by Cathy McLennan (PB)

9.21.12

• Pandora Gets Greedy by Carolyn Hennesy (Y)

9.22.12

• The Damned Busters by Matthew Hughes (A)
• Happy Families by Tanita S. Davis (YA)
• Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer by Van Jensen & Dusty Higgins (GN)

9.23.12

• Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer and the Great Puppet Theater by Van Jensen & Dusty Higgins (GN)
• Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer: Of Wood and Blood, Part 1 by Van Jensen & Dusty Higgins (GN)

9.24.12

• Hide and Seek by Sara Shepard (YA)
• Butterfly #1 by Yu Aikawa (M)
• Nightsong by Ari Berk & Loren Long (PB)
• Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody by Ludworst Bemonster (PB)
• The Art of Loving #1 by Eiki Eiki (M)

9.25.12

• Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan (YA)
• Skyblue Shore #1 by Nanpei Yamada (M)

9.26.12

• Bawk & Roll by Tammi Sauer & Dan Santat (PB)
• Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip C. Stead & Erin E. Stead (PB)
• Lovabye Dragon by Barbara DaCosta & Ed Young (PB)
• Spike, the Mixed-Up Monster by Susan Hood & Melissa Sweet (PB)
• I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black & Debbie Ridpath Ohi (PB)
• Olivia and the Fairy Princesses by Ian Falconer (PB)
• For Just One Day by Laura Leuck & Marc Boutavant (PB)
• Mossy by Jan Brett (PB)
• The Insomniacs by Karina Wolf & The Brothers Hilts (PB)
• The Monsters' Monster by Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• My Heartbeat by Garret Freymann-Weyr (YA)
• Skyblue Shore #2 by Nanpei Yamada (M)

9.27.12

• Dog in Charge by K.L. Going & Dan Santat (PB)
• I Am So Handsome by Mario Ramos (PB)
• Spike #1: A Dark Place, Part One by Victor Gischler, Paul Lee, Andy Owes, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, #13: Guarded, Part 3 by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Nathan Massengill, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #13: Family Reunion, Part 3 by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• The Walking Dead, Book One by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, Charlie Adlard, & Cliff Rathburn (GN)
• Betty & Friends: My Life at the Zoo by Betty White (A-NF)

9.28.12

• Otomen #1 by Aya Kanno (M)

9.29.12

• Soonchild by Russell Hoban & Alexi Deacon (YA)
• The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee by Tom Angleberger (Y)
• Natsume's Book of Friends #1 by Yuki Midorikawa (M)

09.12 total: 72
5 adult fiction; 10 graphic novels; 6 adult non fiction; 6 young adult fiction; 12 manga; 3 youth fiction; 1 youth non fiction; 26 picture books; 3 comics 

books i've read august 2012

8.1.12

• Aquamarine by Alice Hoffman (Y)

8.2.12

• Promethea, Book 1 by Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III, & Mick Gray (GN)

 8.3.12

• Huff & Puff by Claudia Rueda (PB)
• Chloe by Peter McCarty (PB)
• Magritte's Marvelous Hat by D.B. Johnson (PB)
• Ballerina Swan by Allegra Kent & Emily Arnold McCully (PB)
• B.P.R.D.: King of Fear by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, & Guy Davis (GN)
• B.P.R.D.: 1947 by Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart, Gabriel Ba, & Fabio Moon (GN)
• B.P.R.D.: The Black Goddess by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, & Guy Davis (GN)

8.4.12

• B.P.R.D.: Being Human by Mike Mignola et al. (GN)
•  Angel & Faith, Season 9, #10: Women of a Certain Age by Christos Gage, Chris Samnee, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #11: Family Reunion, Part 1 by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, #11: Guarded, Part 1 by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Nathan Massengull, & Joss Whedon (C)

8.5.12

• The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton (A)
• Now Panic and Freak Out by Andrews McMeel Publishing (A-NF)
• You're Only Old Once!: A Book for Obsolete Children by Dr. Seuss (A)
• Courtney Crumrin and the Prince of Nowhere by Ted Naifeh (GN)

8.6.12

• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (Y)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #12: Family Reunion, Part 2 by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)

8.7.12

• Don't Let the Republicans Drive the Bus! by Erich Origen & Gan Golan (A)
• The Gardener by Sarah Stewart & David Small (PB)
• Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake by Thomas Taylor & Jill Barton (PB)
• Zorro Gets an Outfit by Carter Goodrich (PB)
• Red Knit Cap Girl by Naoko Stoop (PB)
• The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn, Ruth E. Harper, & Nancy M. Leak (PB)
• Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship by Edward Hemingway (PB)
• Foxy by Emma Dodd (PB)
• Stop Snoring, Bernard! by Zachariah OHora (PB)
• Promethea, Book 2 by Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III, & Mick Gray (GN)

8.8.12

• Without Reservations by Ricardo Cate (A)

 8.12.12

• The Skin I'm In by Sharon G. Flake (Y)

8.13.12

• Amazing ABC by Sean Kenney (PB)

8.14.12

• The Worst-Case Scenario Pocket Guide: New York City by David Borgenicht & Ben H. Winters (A-NF)
• One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo & David Small (PB)
• Wolf! Wolf! by John Rocco (PB)
• Black Bird #1 by Kanoko Sakurakouji (M)

 8.15.12

• Black Bird #2 by Kanoko Sakurakouji (M)
• Black Bird #3 by Kanoko Sakurakouji (M)
• Black Bird #4 by Kanoko Sakurakouji (M)

8.17.12

• The Worst-Case Scenario Pocket Guide: Dogs by David Borgenicht & Sam Stall (A-NF)

8.18.12

• Death Most Definite by Trent Jamieson (A)

 8.19.12

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, #12: Guarded, Part 2 by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Nathan Massengill, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Promethea, Book Three by Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III, & Mick Gray (GN)
• Promethea, Book Four by Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III, & Mick Gray (GN)

8.20.12

• The Water Dragon: A Chinese Legend by Li Jian (PB)
• Ollie & Moon: Fuhgeddaboudit! by Diane Kredensor & Mike Meskin (PB)
• Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman & Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• The Boy Who Cried Alien by Marilyn Singer & Brian Biggs (PB)
• Black Bird #5 by Kanoko Sakurakoji (M)

8.21.12

• Vampirina Ballerina by Anne Marie Pace & LeUyen Pham (PB)
• Small Bunny's Blue Blanket by Tatyana Feeney (PB)
• Dog Loves Drawing by Louise Yates (PB)
• Black Bird #6 by Kanoko Sakurakoji (M)
• Promethea, Book Five by Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III, Mick Gray, Jeremy Cox, & Jose Villarrubia (GN)

8.22.12

• Black Bird #7 by Kanoko Sakurakoji (M)
• A Gold Star for Zog by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler (PB)
• What to Do If an Elephant Stands on Your Foot? by Michelle Robinson & Peter H. Reynolds (PB)

8.23.12

• Jonathan & Martha by Petr Horacek (PB)
• Horsefly and Honeybee by Randy Cecil (PB)
• Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds & Peter Brown (PB)
• Olive and the Big Secret by Tor Freeman (PB)
• Mr. King's Things by Genevieve Cote (PB)

8.24.12

• The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force by Daniel Wallace (A)

8.25.12

• Tinysaurus by Sheryl Webster & Jan Fearnley (PB)
• Trick or Treat by Leo Landry (PB)
• My First Ghost by Maggie Miller, Michael Levitan, & Stephanie Buscema (PB)
• Miss Fiona's Stupendous Pumpkin Pies by Mark Kimball Moultan & Karen Hillard Good (PB)
• Halloween Mice! by Bethany Roberts & Doug Cushman (PB)
• Bird & Squirrel on the Run! by James Burks (GN)
• Friends All Aflutter! by Andy Runton (PB)
• Rat and Roach: Friends to the End by David Lovell (PB)
• Fluff and Billy by Nicola Killen (PB)

8.26.12

• The Guild: Knights of Good by Felicia Day, Jeff Lewis, Sandeep Parikh, Darick Robertson, & Becky Cloonan (GN)

08.12 total: 73
3 youth fiction; 12 graphic novels; 37 picture books; 5 comics; 6 adult fiction; 3 adult non fiction; 7 manga 

books i've read july 2012

7.1.12

• Gemini Night by Bonnie Hearn Hill (YA)
• Bleach #41 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Vampire Knight #10 by Matsuri Hino (M)
• The Wallflower #28 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)

7.2.12

• Ouran High School Host Club #18 by Bisco Hatori (M)

 7.3.12

• Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• SoulPancake: Chew on Life's Big Questions by Rainn Wilson, Devon Gundry, Gloriz Lucina, & Shabnam Mogharabi (A-NF)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, #10: Apart (of_Me), Part Three by Andrew Chambliss, Scott Allie, Cliff Richards, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)

7.4.12

• French Slanguage by Mike Ellis (A-NF)
• A Hero for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi (Y)

7.6.12

• Simon's Cat: Feed Me! by Simon Tofield (GN)
• I Like You by Sandol Stoddard Warburg & Jacqueline Chwast (PB)
• The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story by Lemony Snicket & Lisa Brown (A)

7.7.12

• I'm a T. Rex! by Dennis R. Shealy & Brian Briggs (PB)
• No, David! by David Shannon (PB)
• Martha Bakes a Cake/Martha Hornea un Pastel by Karen Barss, Raye Lankford, Carlos Calvo, & Susan Meddaugh (PB)

7.8.12

• Muddle Earth by Paul Steward & Chris Riddell (Y)
• My Little One by Vicky Cleelen (A-NF)
• I Has a Hotdog by Professor Happycat & ihasahotdog.com (A-NF)
• Glamourpuss: The Enchanting World of Kitty Wigs by Julie Jackson & Jill Johnson (A-NF)
• Look! It's Jesus!: Amazing Holy Visions in Everyday Life by Harry Choron & Sandra Choron (A-NF)
• The Kittens of Boxville by Ryosuke Handa, Yoneo Morita, & Tracy Sunrize Johnson (PB)
• Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by Stephenie Meyer & Young Kim (GN)

7.9.12

• Dog on the Roof!: On the Road with Mitt and the Mutt by Bruce Kluger, David Slavin, & Colleen Clapp (A)
• Cat Parade by Jane Barton (A-NF)
• Dog Parade by Araldo de Luca (A-NF)

7.10.12

• Pig Parade by Edizioni White Star (A-NF)
• Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon (A-NF)
• Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King by William Joyce & Laura Geringer (Y)

7.11.12

• F for Effort!: More of the Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers by Richard Benson (A-NF)
• Boo: Little Dog in the Big City by J.H. Lee & Gretchen LeMaistre (A)
• Everything Is Better With a Gorilla by Andrew Gall & Wince Soliven (A-NF)
• Everyday Magick for Children of Earth-Based Spiritual Families by Rayne Storm (Y-NF)

7.12.12

• Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire (A)

7.13.12

• Aries Rising by Bonnie Hearn Hill (YA)
• The Homecoming by Ray Bradbury & Dave McKean (A)
• Gods & Undergrads, Book 1 by Monica Gallagher (GN)
• Glister and the Faerie Host, Issue 3 by Andi Watson (GN)

7.14.12

• Don't Kiss the Frog!: Princess Stories with Attitude by Fiona Waters (Y)

7.15.12

• Mexico Kitsch: Photography by Paola Gonzalez (A-NF)

7.16.12

• The Unwritten: Dead Man's Knock by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, & Ryan Kelly (GN)

7.17.12

• Fables: The Last Castle by Bill Willingham, Craig Hamilton, & P. Craig Russell (GN)
• Spike: Old Times by Peter David & Fernando Goni (GN)
• Spike: Lost & Found by Scott Tipton & Fernando Goni (GN)

7.18.12

• Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• Put Me in the Zoo: A Book of Colors by Robert Lopshire (PB)
• What I Wore to Save the World by Maryrose Wood (YA)

7.19.12

• Curious Critters by David FitzSimmons (Y-NF)
• The Cat and the Fiddle: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Jackie Morris (PB)
• Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear & Isabelle Arsenault (PB)
• Mr. Cookie Baker by Monica Wellington (PB)
• The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Know Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray (A-NF)

 7.21.12

• The Unwritten: Leviathan by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Vince Locke, & Al Davison (GN)

7.22.12

• The Unwritten: On to Genesis by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, & Vince Locke (GN)
• Spike: Old Wounds by Scott Tipton & Fernando Goni (GN)

7.23.12

• Pretty Little Secrets by Sara Shepard (YA)

7.24.12

• Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills (PB)
• Mixed Beasts by Wallace Edwards & Kenyon Cox (PB)
• Scranimals by Jack Prelutsky & Peter Sis (PB)
• White Is for Blueberry by George Shannon & Laura Dronzek (PB)
• The Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieszka & Steve Johnson (PB)
• Beverly Billingsley Borrows a Book by Alexander Stadler (PB)

7.25.12

• Divine Misfortune by A. Lee Martinez (A)

7.27.12

• Stunning by Sara Shepard (YA)

7.28.12

• Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss & Tiphanie Beeke (PB)
• Don't Squish the Sasquatch! by Kent Redeker & Bob Staake (PB)
• Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton (PB)
• Animal Masquerade by Marianne Dubuc (PB)

7.29.12

• Angel & Faith: Live Through This by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, Phil Noto, & Joss Whedon (GN)
• Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter (YA)

7.30.12

• Catundra by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (Y)
• Cap'n Smudge by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (Y)
• The Amulet of Samarkand: A Bartimaeus Graphic Novel by Jonathan Stroud, Andrew Donkin, Lee Sullivan, & Nicolas Chapus (GN)

07.12 total: 73
6 young adult fiction; 4 manga; 21 picture books; 14 adult non fiction; 1 comic; 6 youth fiction; 13 graphic novels; 6 adult fiction; 2 youth non fiction

books i've read june 2012

6.1.12

• Junior by Macaulay Culkin (A)
• A Giraffe Did One by Jerry Pallotta & Tatjana Mai-Wyss (PB)
• The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen & Dan Hanna (PB)
• Gilbert the Hero by Jane Clarke & Charles Fuge (PB)
• Charming Opal by Holly Hobbie (PB)
• Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae & Guy Parker-Rees (PB)
• Penny and Her Song by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• Just Ducks! by Nicola Davies & Salvatore Rubbino (Y-NF)
• Crafty Chloe by Kelly DiPucchio & Heather Ross (PB)
• Pass It On! by Marilyn Sadler & Michael Slack (PB)
• Surfer Chick by Kristy Dempsey & Henry Cole (PB)

6.2.12

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (PB)
• Silly Doggy! by Adam Stower (PB)
• Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola (PB)
• One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes & Bonnie MacKain (Y-NF)
• A Remainder of One by Elinor J. Pinczes & Bonnie MacKain (Y-NF)
• Duck for President by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin (PB)

6.3.12

• Hugo Pepper by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Y)
• Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates (A)
• Zombies Hate Stuff by Greg Stories (GN)
• Tickle Time! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• I Ruff You by Sandra Magsamen (PB)
• Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle (PB)
• Shark Vs. Train by Chris Barton & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)

6.4.12

• Nanook & Pryce Gone Fishing by Ned Crowley & Larry Day (PB)
• Moonlight by Helen V. Griffith & Laura Dronzek (PB)
• Buster by Denise Fleming (PB)
• Dog in Boots by Greg Gormley & Roberta Angaramo (PB)
• My Friend Lucky by David Milgrim (PB)
• The Grumpy Dump Truck by Brie Spangler (PB)
• Cat by B. Kliban (GN)
• Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley (GN)

6.6.12

• James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (Y)

6.8.12

• I'll Save You Bobo! by Eileen Rosenthal & Marc Rosenthal (PB)
• Red & Yellow's Noisy Night by Josh Selig (PB)
• Happy Pig Day! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Library Mouse: A Museum Adventure by Daniel Kirk (PB)
• The Cat in the Rhinestone Suit by John Carter Cash & Scott Nash (PB)
• Otto the Book Bear by Katie Cleminson (PB)
• Sonora volume 1, issue 1 by Mike Kessler & Erin Taylor (C)

6.9.12

• Chloe, Instead by Micah Player (PB)
• The Monster Princess by D.J. MacHale & Alexandra Boiger (PB)
• Beware of the Frog by William Bee (PB)
• Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet by Heather Poole (A-NF)

6.10.12

• I Love My Little Storybook by Anita Jeram (PB)
• A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni (PB)
• Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins & Eric Gurney (PB)
• The Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnell (PB)

6.11.12

• XXX Porn for Women: Hotter, Hunkier, and More Helpful Around the House! by Cambridge Women's Pornography Collective (A-NF)
• Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head & Other Drawings by B. Kliban (GN)
• The Ten, Make That Nine, Habits of Very Organized People. Make That Ten. by Steve Martin (A-NF) 

6.12.12

• Magical Mischief by Anna Dale (Y)
• Smut by Alan Bennett (A)
• Dear Photograph by Taylor Jones (A-NF)
• When a Dragon Moves In by Jodi Moore & Howard McWilliam (PB)
• Ladybug Girl at the Beach by David Soman & Jacky Davis (PB)

6.13.12

• Street Dogs by Traer Scott (A-NF)

6.14.12

• Hidden by Kelley Armstrong (A)

 6.16.12

• Black Heart by Holly Black (YA)

 6.17.12

• Goddess Girls: Artemis the Loyal by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)
• Underworlds: The Battle Begins by Tony Abbott (Y)
• Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Lincoln Pierce (GN)

 6.18.12

• George Brown, Class Clown: Attack of the Tighty Whities! by Nancy Kulik & Aaron Blecha (Y)
• The Kitchen Witch Companion by Patricia Telesco (A-NF)

6.19.12

• Are You a Cow? by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Tanpopo Volume 1 by Camilla D'Errico (GN)
• Goodnight Husband, Goodnight Wife by Eric Stangel, Justin Stangel, & Adam J. Raiti (A)
• Hippos Go Beserk! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core! by William Joyce (Y)

6.22.12

• Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (YA)

6.23.12

• Love's Exquisite Freedom by Maya Angelou & Edward Burne-Jones (A)
• Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas (PB)

6.24.12

• Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri (PB)
• Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• If You Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Numeroff  & Felicia Bond (PB)
• Fancy Nancy: Fancy Day in Room 1-A by Jane O'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser (PB)
• A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Adventures of Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik & Maurice Sendak (Y)
• Taurus Eyes by Bonnie Hearn Hill (YA)
• Okie Dokie Donuts: "Open for Business!" by Chris Eliopoulos (GN)

6.25.12

• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (Y) 

6.26.12

• Seuss-isms: Wise and Witty Prescriptions for Living from the Good Doctor by Dr. Seuss (A-NF)

6.27.12

• Juniper Berry by M.P. Kozlowsky (Y)

 6.28.12

• Cat Girl's Day Off by Kimberly Pauley (YA)

6.29.12

• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (YA)

6.30.12

• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce (PB)
• Junonia by Kevin Henkes (Y)
• The Humming Room by Ellen Potter (Y) 
• Bleach #38 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #40 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Why Do Cats Meow? by Joan Holub (Y-NF)

06.12 total: 91

4 youth non fiction; 2 manga; 12 youth fiction; 47 picture books; 5 young adult fiction; 7 adult non fiction; 7 graphic novels; 6 adult fiction; 1 comic 

books i've read may 2012

5.1.12

• Zombie-Loan #13 by Peach-Pit (M)
• Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Arni & Moyna Chitrakar (GN)
• Bad Island by Doug TenNapel (GN)

5.2.12

• Greed: A Dictionary for the Selfish by Adams Media (A-NF)

5.3.12

• Animal Shelter Portraits by Mark Ross (A-NF)
• Orcs: Forged for War by Stan Nicholls & Joe Flood (GN)
• Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen (PB)
• Substitute Creacher by Chris Gall (PB)
• Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiah (Y-NF)

5.4.12

• Gluttony: A Dictionary for the Indulgent by Jennifer M. Wood (A-NF)

5.5.12

• Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown (GN)
• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (Y) 

5.6.12

• Goddess Girls: Athena the Brain by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)
• Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (YA)
• Cherise the Niece by J.K. Benton (A)
• Bleach #38 by Tite Kubo (M) 
• Bleach #39 by Tite Kubo (M) 

5.11.12

• The Unwritten: Inside Man by Mikey Carey & Peter Gross (GN)

 5.12.12

• I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tale by Ramsingh Urveti (A)
• I Am a Pole (and So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert (A)
• Made by Hand: My Adventures in the World of Do-It-Yourself by Mark Frauenfelder (A-NF)

5.13.12

• There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Listen to My Trumpet! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Kitty's Cuddles by Jane Cabrera (PB)
• Raven and River by Nancy White Carlstrom & Jon Van Zyle (PB)
• Leaf Trouble by Jonathan Emmett & Caroline Jayne Church (PB)
• I Got Two Dogs by John Lithgow & Robert Neubecker (PB)

5.15.12

• Dead Is a Battlefield by Marlene Perez (YA)

5.16.12

• Rooster's Revenge by Beatrice Rodriguez (PB)
• Pink! by Lynne Rickards & Margaret Chamberlain (PB)
• Christian, the Hugging Lion by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, & Amy June Bates (PB)
• Dogs Loves Books by Louise Yates (PB)
• Not All Princesses Dress in Pink by Jane Yolen, Heidi E.Y. Stemple, & Anne-Sophie Languetin (PB)
• Lola: A Ghost Story by J. Torres & Elbert Or (GN)
• Hellboy Animated: The Judgment Bell by Jim Pascoe, Rick Lacy, & Tad Stones (GN)
• Hellboy Animated: The Menagerie by Jason Hall, Rick Lacy, Fabio Laguna, & Nate Piekos (GN)
• Spoon by Amy Krouse-Rosenthal & Scott Magoon (PB)
• Little Oink by Amy Krouse-Rosenthal & Jen Corace (PB)
• Harry and Horsie by Katie Van Camp & Lincoln Agnew (PB)
• Cookiebot!: A Harry and Horsie Adventure by Katie Van Comp & Lincoln Agnew (PB)
• Chester's Masterpiece by Melanie Watt (PB)
• Huck Runs Amuck! by Sean Taylor & Peter S. Reynolds (PB)
• An Octopus Followed Me Home by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• If I Had a Robot by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• A Small Surprise by Louise Yates (PB)
• Brontorina by James Howe & Randy Cecil (PB)
• Horace and Morris Join the Chorus (But What About Dolores?) by James Howe & Amy Walrod (PB)
• Clarence the Copy Cat by Patricia Lakin & John Manders (PB)
• Dogs Don't Do Ballet by Anna Kemp & Sara Ogilve (PB)
• Meow! by Mick Inkpen (PB)
• Thing! by Mick Inkpen (PB)
• Honk! by Mick Inkpen (PB)
• Butterfly by Mick Inkpen (PB)
• The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard by Gregory Rogers (PB)
• Stuck by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Homer the Library Cat by Reeve Lindbergh & Anne Wilsdorf (PB)
• A House in the Woods by Inga Moore (PB)
• Max Packs by Hanne Turk (PB)
• Green Butterfly by Raphael Thierry (PB)
• Little Bird's ABC by Piet Grobler (PB)
• Into the Wild by Lerryn Korda (PB)
• Skip-Beat #18 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Foiled by Jane Yolen & Mike Cavallaro (GN)
• The Good Neighbors, Book Two: Kith by Holly Black & Ted Naifeh (GN)
• Nightschool: The Weirn Books #1 by Svetlana Chmakova (M)
• The Little Prince by Joann Sfar & Antoine de Saint-Exupery (GN)

5.17.12

• Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: The Wyrm King by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi (Y)
• Regretsy: Where DIY Meets WTF by April Winchell (A-NF)

5.18.12

• Fifteen Animals! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Happy Hippo, Angry Duck by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Jane Eyre by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Alice in Wonderland by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Someday by Alison McGhee & Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• Tails by Matthew Van Fleet (PB)
• The Grumpy Morning by Pamela Duncan Edwards & Darcia Labrosse (PB)
• Penguin Pete, Ahoy! by Marcus Pfister (PB)
• Tuloose the Miserable Moose by Nancy Hickox & Les Gray (PB)

5.20.12

• Mouse Was Mad by Linda Urban & Henry Cole (PB)
• The Hermit Crab by Carter Goodrich (PB)
• But Who Will Bell the Cats? by Cynthia von Buhler (PB)
• Who Wants to Be a Poodle: I Don't by Lauren Child (PB)
• Always Listen to Your Mother by Florence Parry Heide, Roxanne Heide Pierce, & Kyle M. Stone (PB)
• Bats at the Ballgame by Brian Lies (PB)
• Cats' Night Out by Caroline Stutson & J. Klassen (PB)
• This Bunny Can Bake by Janet Stein (PB)
• Star Seeker: A Journey to Outer Space by Theresa Heine & Victor Tavares (PB)
• One Moon, Two Cats by Laura Godwin & Yoko Tanaka (PB)
• The Woods by Paul Hoppe (PB)
• Croak by Gina Damico (YA)

5.22.12

• Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (YA)
• Humiliation by Wayne Koestenbaum (A-NF)

5.23.12

• The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg (YA)
• Let the Whole Earth Sing Praise by Tomie de Paola (PB)
• The Easter Bunny's Assistant by Jan Thomas (PB)
• Watch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems (PB)
• iZombie: Six Feet Under and Rising by Chris Roberson & Michael Allred (GN)

5.24.12

• Goddess Girls: Persephone the Phony by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)

5.25.12

• Ouran High School Host Club #17 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Moon Song by Byrd Baylor & Ronald Himler (PB)
• The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor & Peter Parnall (PB)
• Desert Voices by Byrd Baylor & Peter Parnall (PB)
• Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist: The Unicorn's Tale by R.L. LaFevers (Y)

5.26.12

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (YA)
• The Art of Giving Flowers by Callie Craumer (A-NF)
• Jim Henson's Tale of Sand by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, & Ramon K. Perez (GN)

5.27.12

• Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by James Dean & Eric Litwin (PB)
• Danny the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff (PB)
• Dads Are the Original Hipsters by Brad Getty (A-NF)
• Kawaii Not, Too: Cute Gets Badder by Meghan Murphy (A)
• The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems (PB)

5.28.12

• The Umbrella Academy: Dallas by Gerard Way & Gabriel Ba (GN)
• Bad Doings & Big Ideas by Bill Willingham (GN)
• Putting Makeup on Dead People by Jen Violi (YA)

5.29.12

• Fergus Crane by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Y)
• The Cloud Spinner by Michael Catchpool & Alison Jay (PB)
• How to Be Friends with a Dragon by Valeri Gorbachev (PB)
• Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner & Christopher Silas Neal (Y-NF)
• Look!  A Book! by Bob Staake (PB)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, #9: Apart (of Me), Part 2 by Andrew Chambliss, Scott Allie, Cliff Richards, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon

5.30.12

• Aphrodite the Beauty by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)

5.31.12

• Artemis the Brave by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)

05.12 total: 120

8 youth fiction; 1 comic; 69 picture books; 2 youth non fiction; 15 graphic novels; 7 young adult fiction; 4 adult fiction; 8 adult non fiction; 6 manga

books i've read april 2012

4.2.12

• Radiance by Alyson Noel (YA)
• The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Paranormal by David Borgenicht & Ben H. Winters (A-NF)
• Monster High by Lisi Harrison (YA)

4.3.12

• The Girl's Guide to Fairies: Everything Irresistible about the Fair Folk by Sheri A. Johnson (Y-NF)
• Hans My Hedgehog: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm by Kate Coombs & John Nickle (PB)
• The Unruly Queen by E.S. Redmond (PB)

4.7.12

• More by I.C. Springman & Brian Lies (PB)
• Birds by Kevin Henkes & Laura Dronzek (PB)
• A Butterfly Is Patient by Dianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long (Y-NF)
• Birdsongs by Betsy Franco & Steve Jenkins (PB)
• What REALLY Happened to Humpty? (from the files of a hard-boiled detective) by Jeanie Franz Ransom & Stephen Axelsen (PB)
• Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey (YA)

4.10.12

• The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm edited by Noel Daniel (Y)

4.11.12

• Kitty's Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn (A)

4.12.12

• Wolf Won't Bite! by Emily Gravett (PB)
• Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (PB)
• Here Come the Girl Scouts! by Shana Corey & Hadley Hooper (Y-NF)
• Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? by Susan A. Shea & Tom Slaughter (PB)
• Another Brother by Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Mouse & Lion by Rand Burkert & Nancy Ekholm Burkert (PB)
• Beep and Bah by James Burks (PB)
• So You Want to Be a Rock Star by Audrey Vernick & Kirstie Edmunds (PB)
• East Dragon, West Dragon by Robyn Eversole & Scott Campbell (PB)
• Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die by John Katz (A-NF)

4.13.12

• Spinster Goose: Twisted Rhymes for Naughty Children by Lisa Wheeler & Sophie Blackwell (PB)
• The White Ballets: Swan Lake, Giselle, and La Bayadere by Rajka Kupesic (PB)

4.14.12

• Rudyard Kipling's How the Leopard Got His Spots: The Graphic Novel by Sean Tulien & Pedro Rodriguez (GN)
• In the Sea by David Elliott & Holly Meade (Y-NF)
• Migrant by Maxine Trottier & Isabelle Arsenault (PB)
• Frenemies: Cats, Dogs, and Lessons in Getting Along by Kim Levin & Christine Montaquila (A-NF)

4.20.12

• Wildwood by Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis (Y)

4.21.12

• Petal & Twig: Seasonal Bouquets with Blossoms, Branches, and Grasses from Your Garden by Valerie Easton (A-NF)
• House of Night #5 by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Kent Dalian, Joelle Jones, & Eric Canete (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #7: On Your Own Part Two by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Karl Story, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #8: Apart (of Me), Part One by Andrew Chambliss, Scott Allie, Cliff Richards, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Discord's Apple by Carrie Vaughn (A)

4.23.12

• Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget by Dr. Mardy Grothe (A-NF)

4.25.12

• My Beating Teenage Heart by C.K. Kelly Martin (YA)

4.27.12

• Beautiful Dead: Phoenix by Eden Maguire (YA)

4.28.12

• The Untamed Garden: A Revealing Look at Our Love Affair with Plants by Sophie Day (A-NF)
• My Rhinoceros by Jon Agee (PB)
• I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen (PB)
• Olympians: Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess by George O'Connor (GN)
• Zombie-Loan #11 by Peach-Pit (M)

4.29.12

• A Bride's Story #1 by Kaoru Mori (M)
• Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks (GN)
• Zombie-Loan #12 by Peach-Pit (M)

4.30.12

• Wandering Son, Volume 1 by Takoko Shimura (M)

04.12 total: 48
5 young adult fiction; 6 adult non fiction; 4 youth non fiction; 19 picture books; 2 youth fiction; 2 adult fiction; 3 graphic novels; 3 comics; 4 manga

books i've read march 2012

3.1.12

• Air Force: Civilian to Airman by Meish Goldish (Y-NF)
• Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son Volume One by Dean Koontz, Kevin J. Anderson, Chuck Dixon, & Brett Booth (GN)
• Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones & Paul O. Zelinsky (Y)

3.2.12

• Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly (A)

3.3.12

• The Gates by John Connolly (A)
• The Alchemist: A Graphic Novel by Paulo Coelho, Derek Ruiz, & Daniel Sampere (GN)

3.4.12

• Honey Badger Don't Care: Randall's Guide to Crazy, Nastyass Animals by Christopher Gordon (A-NF)
• All My Friends Are Still Dead by Avery Monsen & Jory John (A)

3.5.12

• The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter (YA)

3.7.12

• The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: 14 Amazing Authors Tell the Tales edited by Chris Van Allsburg (Y)

3.12.12

• Vordak the Incomprehensible: Rule the School by Scott Seegert & John Martin (Y)

3.17.12

• Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett (A)

3.18.12

• I Am a Bunny by Ole Risom & Richard Scarry (PB)

3.19.12

• The Infernals by John Connolly (A)

3.20.12

• Bake Sale by Sara Varan (GN)
• Solomon Crocodile by Catherine Rayner (PB)
• A Day in the Office of Doctor Bugspit by Elise Gravel (PB)

3.23.12

• Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard (YA)

3.24.12

• La Llorona: The Crying Woman by Rudolfo Anaya, Amy Cordove, & Enrique Lamadrid (PB)
• Marching with Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage by Clare Rudolph Murphy & Stacey Schuett (Y-NF)
• Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Scott Magoon (PB)

3.27.12

• Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World by Leslie Simon (A-NF)
• Girls Hold Up This World by Jada Pinkett Smith & Donyell Kennedy-McCullough (PB)

3.30.12

• Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn (A)

03.12 total: 24

2 youth non fiction; 3 graphic novels; 3 youth fiction; 6 adult fiction; 2 adult non fiction; 2 young adult fiction; 6 picture books

books i've read february 2012

2.1.12

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Retreat by Jane Espenson, Georges Jeanty, & Joss Whedon (GN)

2.2.12

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Twilight by Brad Meltzer, Georges Jeanty, & Joss Whedon (GN)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Last Gleaming by Joss Whedon, Georges Jeanty, & Scott Allie (GN)

2.3.12

• Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly (A)
• True Blood: Tainted Love by Marc Andreyko, Michael McMillian, Stephen Molnar, Joe Corroney, & Alan Bell (GN)

2.4.12

• Twisted by Sara Shepard (YA)
• House of Night #3 by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Kent Dalian, Joelle Jones, & Daniel Krall (C)

2.5.12

• Love Bugs by David A. Carter (PB)
• The French Cat by Rachael Hale (A-NF)
• Time for a Hug by Phillis Gershatar, Mim Green, & David Walker (PB)
• Plant a Kiss by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond (PB)
• Froggy's First Kiss by Jonathan London & Frank Remkiewicz (PB)
• A Giant Crush by Gennifer Choldenko & Melissa Sweet (PB)
• Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony & Rodrigo Corral (YA)
• Queen of Hearts by Mary Engelbreit (PB)
• Where Does Love Come From? by Milena Kirkova (PB)

2.6.12

• Lenobia's Vow by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (YA)

2.8.12

• Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope by Morgan Spurlock & Alba Tull (A-NF)
• Miss Lina's Ballerinas and the Prince by Grace Maccarone & Christine Davenier (PB)

2.12.12

• You Can Count on Monsters by Richard Evan Schwartz (A-NF)
• Hugs and Kisses by Rachael Hale (PB)
• Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser (PB)
• Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballad by Jane O'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser (PB)
• Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly by Jane O'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser (PB)
• MLK: A Celebration in Word and Image by Martin Luther King, Jr. & Bob Adelman (A-NF)

2.13.12

• There Is No Dog by Meg Rosoff (YA)

2.16.12

• Kitty's Greatest Hits by Carrie Vaughn (A)
• iDrakula by Bekka Black (YA)

2.17.12

• Aunt Severe and the Dragons by Nick Garlick (Y)

2.18.12

• The Postmortal by Drew Magary (A)

2.20.12

• Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn (A)

2.21.12

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #6: On Your Own Part One by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Karl Story, & Joss Whedon (C)
• House of Night #4 by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Kent Dalian, Joelle Jones, & Jonathan Case (C)

2.22.12

• Ruthless by Sara Shepard (YA)

2.25.12

• Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee, Tonya Lewis Lee, & Kadir Nelson (PB)
• I Want a Dog! by Helga Bansch (PB)
• Ten Birds by Cybele Young (PB)
• Never Forgotten by Patricia McKissack, Leo Dillon, & Diane Dillon (PB)
• Crash Bang Donkey! by Jill Newton (PB)
• One Drowsy Dragon by Ethan Long (PB)
• The Conference of the Birds by Peter Sis (A)
• Faker by Mike Carey & Jock (GN)
• Alvin Ho: Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances by Lenore Look & LeUyen Pham (Y)

2.26.12

• Vengeance by Kate Brian (YA)

2.28.12

• Freakangels: Volume One by Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield (GN)
• Welcome to Oddville! by Jay Stephens (GN)

02.12 total: 47

7 graphic novels; 5 adult fiction; 7 young adult fiction; 3 comics; 19 picture books; 4 adult non fiction; 2 youth fiction

books i've read january 2012

1.2.12

• Heartless by Sara Shepard (YA)

1.3.12

• The Secret Box by Barbara Lehman (PB)
• When Parents Text: So Much Said...So Little Understood by Lauren Kaelin & Sophia Fraioli (A-NF)
• Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen (A)

1.4.12

• Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems (PB)
• I Love My New Toy! by Mo Willems (PB)
• My Friend Is Sad by Mo Willems (PB)
• Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Me and My Dragon by David Biedrzycki (PB)
• The Littlest Evergreen by Henry Cole (PB)
• If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley & Ed Emberley (PB)
• My Mom Has X-Ray Vision by Angela McAllister & Alex T. Smith (PB)
• The Jewel Fish of Karnak by Graeme Base (PB)
• Fox in Love by Edward Marshall & James Marshall (PB)
• Arachne Speaks by Kate Hovey & Blair Drawson (PB)
• Fiesta Babies by Carmen Tafolla & Amy Cordova (PB)
• What Can You Do with a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla & Amy Cordova (PB)
• Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou & Jean-Michel Basquiat (PB)
• Eloise by Kay Thompson & Hilary Knight (PB)
  
• Bleach #37 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Power Lunch: First Course by J. Torres & Dean Trippe (GN)
• A Very Babymouse Christmas by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)

1.6.12

• Little Miss Austen: Pride & Prejudice by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Little Master Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)

1.7.12

• Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees by Nancy Ross Hugo & Robert Llewellyn (A-NF)
• iZombie: Dead to the World by Chris Roberson & Michael Allred (GN)

1.8.12

• The Wizard of Oz: A Scanimation Book by Rufus Butler Seder (PB)
• Camilla the Cupcake Fairy by Tim Bugbird & Lara Ede (PB)
• Dog Parade by Barbara Joosse & Eugene Yelchin (PB)
• Ten Grouchy Groundhogs by Kathryn Heling, Deborah Hembrook, & Jay Johnson (PB)
• Love the Beastie by Henrik Drescher (PB)
• Gregory, the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat, Jose Aruego, & Ariane Dewey (PB)
• Letters to Anyone and Everyone by Toon Tellegen & Jessica Ahlberg (Y)
• Mr. Prickles: A Quill-Fated Love Story by Kara LaReau & Scott Magoon (PB)
• Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis & Jan Fearnley (PB)
• Everyone Says I Love You by Beegee Tolpa (PB)
• Big Hugs, Little Hugs by Felicia Bond (PB)
• Hugs from Pearl by Paul Schmid (PB)

1.11.12

• iZombie: uVampire by Chris Roberson & Michael Allred (GN)
• Jack of Fables: The End by Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges, Tony Akins, Andrew Pepoy, Russ Braun, Dan Green, & Bill Reinhold (GN)
• That's Not My Elephant by Fiona Watt & Rachel Wells (PB)
• A Gift from Zeus: Sixteen Favorite Myths by Jeanne Steig & William Steig (Y)

1.12.12

• Sweet Tooth: Out of the Deep Woods by Jeff Lemire (GN)

1.13.12

• Biscuit's Valentine's Day by Alyssa Satin Capucilli & Pat Schories (PB)
• The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity by Mike Carey & Peter Gross (GN)

1.14.12

• Snuggle Puppy: A Little Love Story by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond (PB)
• Stoner Coffee Table Book by Steve Mockus (A-NF)
• Just Because You're Mine by Sally Lloyd-Jones & Frank Endersby (PB)

1.15.12

• The Witch's Heart: The Magick of Perfect Love & Perfect Trust by Christopher Penczak (A-NF)

1.16.12

• Dawn of the Bunny Suicides by Andy Riley (GN)

1.17.12

• Hampire! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen & Howard Fine (PB)
• Tom's Tweet by Jill Esbaum & Dan Santat (PB)

1.18.12

• Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn (A)
• Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (A)

1.20.12

• Sweet Tooth: Animal Armies by Jeff Lemire (GN)
• Sweet Tooth: In Captivity by Jeff Lemire (GN)
• Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler & Maira Kalman (YA)
• The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Evil Penguin Plot by Maxwell Eaton III (GN)
• The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Fishy Business by Maxwell Eaton III (GN)

1.21.12

• How to Break a Dragon's Heart by Cressida Cowell (Y)
• Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake by Michael B. Kaplan & Stephane Jorisch (PB)
• OK Go by Carin Berger (PB)
• Little Old Big Beard and Big Young Little Beard by Remy Charlip & Tamara Rettenmund (PB)
• Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems (PB)
• Star Wars: A Scanimation Book by Rufus Butler Seder (PB)
• Smartypants (Pete in School) by Maira Kalman (PB)
• And the Pursuit of Happiness by Maira Kalman (A-NF)
• Joe the Barbarian by Grant Morrison, Sean Murphy, Dave Stewart, & Todd Klein (GN)

1.22.12

• Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard (YA)

1.25.12

• The Squirrel's Birthday and Other Parties by Toon Tellegen & Jessica Ahlberg (Y)
• Wanted by Sara Shepard (YA)

1.28.12

• School of Fear: The Final Exam by Gitty Daneshvari (YA)
• Dogs on Rocks by William Wegman (A-NF)
• Wet Cats by stuffonmycat.com (A-NF)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: No Future for You by Brian K. Vaughn, Georges Jeanty, & Joss Whedon (GN)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home by Joss Whedon & George Jeanty (GN)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #5: Slayer Interrupted by Andrew Chambliss, Karl Moline, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)

1.29.12

• Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn (A)

1.30.12

• The Books of Elsewhere: Spellbound by Jacqueline West (Y)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wolves at the Gate by Drew Goddard, Georges Jeanty, & Joss Whedon (GN)

1.31.12

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Time of Your Life by Joss Whedon, Karl Moline, & Jeph Loeb (GN)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Predators and Prey by Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson, Steven S. DeKnight, Drew Z. Greenberg, Jim Krueger, Doug Petrie, & Georges Jeanty (GN)
  

01.12 total: 83

5 young adult fiction; 42 picture books; 7 adult non fiction; 4 adult fiction; 1 manga; 18 graphic novels; 5 youth fiction; 1 comic

book summary for 2011!

2011 book total: 703

WOO HOO! I made my GoodReads goal of 500 books. :) Let's see what the break down is...

242 picture books
117 adult non fiction
91 graphic novels
81 young adult fiction
66 adult fiction
44 youth fiction
30 manga
24 youth non fiction
6 comics
2 young adult non fiction

for comparison...

2010 book total: 498

123 young adult fiction
121 picture books
100 adult non fiction
50 graphic novels
44 youth fiction
35 adult fiction
16 manga
7 young adult non fiction
2 youth non fiction

What should my 2012 goal be? I think maybe...650. :)

books i've read december 2011

12.3.11

• The Help by Kathryn Stockett (A)

12.4.11

• Sea by Mark Laita (A-NF)
• Snowed Under and Other Christmas Confusions by Serge Bloch (A)

12.6.11

• By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters (YA)

12.9.11

• An Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Aston & Sylvia Long (Y-NF)
• Night of the Pumpkinheads by Michael J. Rosen & Hugh McMahon (PB)
• Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn (A)

12.10.11

• Jack and Jill Went Up to Kill: A Book of Zombie Nursery Rhymes by Michael P. Spradlin (A)
• If You Give a Kid a Cookie, Will He Shut the F**k Up? by Marcy Roznick & Miranda Lemming (A)
• Advice from Dead Celebrities by A.J. Barnes & Aaron Waite (A)
• Missed Connections: Love, Lost & Found by Sophie Blackall (A-NF)

12.12.11

• Spellbinder by Helen Stringer (YA)
• Grave Sight Book Two by Charlaine Harris, William Harms, & Denis Medri (GN)

12.13.11

• Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown & Clement Hurd (PB)
• The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories by hitRECord & Joseph Gordon-Levitt (A)
• Star Trek Book of Opposites by David Borgenicht (Y-NF)
• There's No Place Like Space!: All About Our Solar System, Revised Edition by Tish Rabe & Aristides Ruiz (Y-NF)
• I Wish that I Had Duck Feet by Dr. Seuss/Theo. LeSieg & B Tobey (PB)
• Wacky Wednesday by Dr. Seuss/Theo. LeSieg & George Booth (PB)
• Habibi by Craig Thompson (GN)

12.14.11

• Strangely Familiar: Acrobats, Athletes, and Other Traveling Troupes by Michal Chelbin (A-NF)
• Bandit by Karen Rostoker-Gruber & Vincent Nguyen (PB)
• God Bless the Gargoyles by Dav Pilkey (PB)
• My Two Uncles by Judith Vigna (PB)
• The Moonglow Roll-o-Rama by Dav Pilkey (PB)
• Balancing Act by Ellen Stoll Walsh (PB)
• The Loud Book! by Deborah Underwood & Renata Liwska (PB)
• I Am So Strong by Mario Ramos (PB)
• Jingle-Jingle by Nicola Smee (PB)
• Redheads by Uwe Ditz (A-NF)
• Kiss Me! (I'm a Prince!) by Heather McLeod & Brooke Kerrigan (PB)
• What Dat?: The Great Big Uglydoll Book of Things to Look at, Search for, Point to, and Wonder About by David Horvath & Sun-Min Kim (PB)
• Gilbert the Goldfish Wants a Pet by Kelly DiPucchio & Bob Shea (PB)
• I for Imagine by Marc Riboud & Catherine Chaine (A-NF)
• The Boys from Ipanema by Frank Waldecker (A-NF)
• Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton (PB)
• The Wallflower #26 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• The Wallflower #27 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• Polaroids: Maplethorpe by Sylvia Wolf (A-NF)
• Sidekicks by Dan Santat (GN)

12.15.11

• Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman (PB)
• Shelter Puppies by Michael Kloth (A-NF)
• The Lying Game by Sara Shepard (YA)
• Vampire Knight #7 by Matsuri Hino (M)
• Vampire Knight #8 by Matsuri Hino (M)
• The Small-Town Pagan's Survival Guide: How to Thrive in Any Community by Bronwen Forbes (A-NF)
• Blood Work by Kim Harrison, Pedro Maia, & Gemma Magno (GN)

12.16.11

• Vampire Knight #9 by Matsuri Hino (M)
• Vampire Knight #10 by Matsuri Hino (M)
• Ouran High School Host Club #11 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• The Wise Fool: Fables from the Islamic World by Shahrukh Husain & Micha Archer (Y)

12.17.11

• Ten Apples Up on Top! by Dr. Seuss/Theo. LeSieg & Roy McKie (PB)
• Kitty Takes a Holiday by Carrie Vaughn (A)
• Ouran High School Host Club #12 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Ouran High School Host Club #13 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Ouran High School Host Club #14 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Heart and Soul: The Story of American and African Americans by Kadir Nelson (Y-NF)

12.18.11

• You Are What You Eat and Other Mealtime Hazards by Serge Bloch (A)
• Safe Baby Handling Tips by David Sopp & Kelly Sopp (A-NF)
• Ouran High School Host Club #15 by Bisco Hatori (M)

12.19.11

• Ouran High School Host Club #16 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Ouran High School Host Club #10 by Bisco Hatori (M)

12.20.11

• All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin (YA)

12.21.11

• Does a Bear Sh*t in the Woods?: Answers to Rhetorical Questions by Caroline Taggart (A-NF)

12.22.11

• The Books of Elsewhere: The Shadows by Jacqueline West (Y)
• Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn (A)

12.23.11

• Glee: Foreign Exchange by Sophia Lowell (YA)
• Spike Vs. Dracula by Peter David, Joe Corroney, Jeff Dalou, Bill Nichols, Mike Ratera, Zach Howard, & Nicola Scott (GN)

12.24.11

• Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann & Elizabeth Kann (PB)
• Purplicious by Victoria Kann & Elizabeth Kann (PB)
• Goldilicious by Victoria Kann (PB)
• Silverlicious by Victoria Kann (PB)
• Little Golden Book Christmas Favorites by Gale Wiersum, Jane Werner, & Clement C. Moore (PB)

12.25.11

• The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill (Y)

12.26.11

• The Tickle Tree by Chae Strathie & Poly Bernatena (PB)
• Hug Time by Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• Home Improvement: Undead Edition edited by Charlaine Harris & Toni L.P. Kelner (A)

12.27.11

• The Familiars: Secrets of the Crown by Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson (Y)

12.28.11

• The Sigh by Marjane Satrapi (GN)
• Bleach #36 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Persephone by Sally Pomme Clayton & Virginia Lee (PB)
• Kimonos by Annelore Parot (PB)
• Talk, Talk, Squawk!: A Human's Guide to Animal Communication by Nicola Davies & Neal Layton (Y-NF)
• Bad Taste in Boys by Carrie Harris (YA)

12.29.11

• A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend by Felicity Huffman & Patricia Wolff (A-NF)
• Love, Mouserella by David Ezra Stein (PB)
• Three by the Sea by Mini Grey (PB)
• Sausages by Jessica Souhami (PB)
• The Hanukkah Hop! by Erica Silverman & Steven D'Amico (PB)
• Fox and Hen Together by Beatrice Rodriguez (PB)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #4: Freefall, Part Four by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
• House of Night #2 by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Kent Dalian, Joelle Jones, & Joshua Covey (C)
• Lightweight Littermates by Sharon Montrose (A-NF)
• My Boyfriend Is a Monster #1: I Love Him to Pieces by Evonne Tsang & Janina Gorrissen (GN)

12.30.11

• My Boyfriend Is a Monster #3: My Boyfriend Bites by Dan Jolley & Alitha E. Martinez (GN)
• Brain Camp by Susan Kim, Laurence Klavan, & Faith Erin Hicks (GN)
• My Boyfriend Is a Monster #2: Made for Each Other by Paul D. Storrie & Eldon Cowgur (GN)
• DogJoy: The Happiest Dogs in the Universe by the editors of The Bark (A-NF)

12.31.11

• I'll Be Dead by the Time You Read This: The Existential Life of Animals by Romeo Alaeff (A-NF)
• Hedgehug: A Sharp Lesson in Love by Dan Pinto & Benn Sutton (PB)
• I Broke My Trunk! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Happy Pig Day! by Mo Willems (PB)
• I Am Going! by Mo Willems (PB)
• I Am Invited to a Party! by Mo Willems (PB)
• You: A Story of Love and Friendship by Stephen Michael King (PB)
• The I Love You Book by Todd Parr (PB)
• Killer by Sara Shepard (YA)
• Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star by Rachel Renee Russell (YA)

12.11 total: 109

11 adult fiction; 15 adult non fiction; 8 young adult fiction; 5 youth non fiction; 40 picture books; 10 graphic novels; 14 manga; 4 youth fiction; 2 comics