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