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