books i've read april 2021 (during the pandemic)

 4.3.21

• Picnic with Oliver by Mika Song (PB)
• Cancer Hates Kisses by Jessica Reid Sliwerski & Mika Song (PB)
• Our Favorite Day by Joowon Oh (PB)
• Eric by Shaun Tan (PB)
• I Am Jane Goodall by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• The Bear and the Duck by May Angeli (PB)
• The Camping Trip by Jennifer R. Mann (PB)
• Lemon Child by Nele Bronner (PB)
• Little Wise Wolf by Gijs van der Hammen & Hanneke Siemensma (PB)
• Every Color of Light by Hiroshi Osada & Ryoji Arai (PB)
• The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish by Lil Miss Hot Mess & Olga de Dios (PB)

4.4.21

• Die: The Great Game by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans, & Clayton Cowles (GN)
• The Boys: We Gotta Go Now by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson (GN)

4.7.21

• Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Y)
• Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes (Y)

4.8.21

• Battle Ground by Jim Butcher (A)
• Christmas Eve by Jim Butcher (A)

4.10.21

• Oh, the Things We're For! by Innosanto Nagara (YNF)
• Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth by Duncan Tonatiuh (PB)
• I Could Do That!: Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote by Linda Arms White & Nancy Carpenter (YNF)
• Standing on Her Shoulders: A Celebration of Women by Monica Clark-Robinson & Laura Freeman (YNF)
• The Runaway Belly Button by John Flannery & Mika Song (PB)
• A New School Year: Stories in Six Voices by Sally Derby & Mika Song (PB)
• Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera & Lauren Castillo (YNF)
• Grandma and Me at the Flea/Los Meros Meros Remateros by Juan Felipe Herrera & Anita De Lucio-Brock (PB)
• Love, Sophia on the Moon by Anica Mrose Rissi & Mika Song (PB)
• Jack Gets Zapped! by Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli (Y)
• See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog by David LaRochelle & Mike Wohnoutka (Y)
• Night, Night, Curiosity by Brianna Caplan Sayres & Ryan O'Rourke (PB)
• Alien Tomato by Kristen Schroeder & Mette Engell (PB)
• Some Days by Maria Wernicke & Lawrence Schimel (PB)
• Hugsby by Dow Pumiruk (PB)
• The Invisible Alphabet by Joshua David Stein & Ron Barrett (PB)
• Together We Grow by Susan Vaught & Kelly Murphy (PB)
• What's the Matter, Marlo? by Andrew Arnold (PB)
• Woodland Dreams by Karen Jameson & Marc Boutavant (PB)
• Eek!: A Noisy Journey from A to Z by Julie Larios & Julie Paschkis (PB)
• Joey: A Story of Joe Biden by Jill Biden, Kathleen Krull, & Amy June Bates (YNF)
• The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen (PB)
• Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner & Christopher Silas Neal (PB)
• The Hike by Alison Farrell (PB)
• Zonia's Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal (PB)
• We Love Fishing! by Ariel Bernstein & Marc Rosenthal (PB)
• The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates & Juniper Bates (PB)
• The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster & Chris Raschka (PB)
• The FurFins and the Mermaid Wedding by Alison Ritchie & Alass Baylis (PB)
• Kind: A Book About Kindness by Alison Green & Axel Scheffler (PB)
• Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse by Jonathan Stutzman & Heather Fox (PB)
• Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• Too Crowded by Lena Podesta (PB)
• Most Days by Michael Leannah & Megan Elizabeth Baratta (PB)
• Something's Wrong! by Jory John & Erin Kraan (PB)
• Spring Stinks by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Hog on a Log by Janee Trasler (Y)
• Fox Versus Winter by Corey R. Tabor (Y)
• Roller Bears by Eric Seltzer & Tom Disbury (Y)
• Bunbun & Bonbon: Hoppy Go Lucky by Jess Keating (GN)

4.11.21

• The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer (Y)
• A Serious Thought by Jonas Taul (PB)
• Infinity by Pablo Bernasconi (A)
• Maya's Big Scene by Isabelle Arsenault (GN)
• African by Peter Tosh & Rachel Moss (PB)
• My Night in the Planetarium by Innosanto Nagara (YNF)
• The Wedding Portrait by Innosanto Nagara (YNF)
• First Friend: How Dogs Evolved from Wolves to Become Our Best Friends by Kersten Hamilton & Jaime Kim (YNF)
• Mr. Brown's Bad Day by Lou Peacock & Alison Friend (PB)
• A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart by Zetta Elliott & Noa Denmon (PB)
• Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant & Frank Morrison (YNF)
• Dreams for Our Daughters by Ruth Doyle & Ashling Lindsay (PB)
• Keith Among the Pigeons by Katie Brosnan (PB)
• The Ninja Club Sleepover by Laura Gehl & Mackenzie Haley (PB)

4.13.21

• Finding Grandma's Memories by Jiyeon Pak (PB)
• Remembering Barkley by Erin Frankel & Aboo Yang (PB)
• Pierre & Paul: Avalanche! by Caroline Adderson & Alice Carter (PB)
• Under the Great Plum Tree by Sufiya Ahmed & Reza Dulvand (PB)
• There's a Skeleton Inside You! by Idan Ben-Barak & Julian Frost (YNF)
• There Must Be More Than That! by Shinsuke Yoshitake (PB)

4.14.21

• The Promised Neverland #17 by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu (M)
• My Words by Grant Snider (PB)
• The Teacher's Pet by Anica Mrose Rissi & Zachariah Ohora (PB)

4.15.21

• A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey & Mika Song (PB)
• It Was Supposed to Be Sunny by Samantha Cotterill (PB)
• The ABCs of Black History by Rio Cortez & Lauren Semmer (YNF)
• The Promised Neverland #18 by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu (M)
• Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontes by Isabel Greenberg (GN)

4.16.21

• The Boys: Herogasm by Garth Ennis, John McCrea, & Darick Robertson (GN)
• Heartstopper Volume Two by Alice Oseman (GN)
• Web of Black Widow by Jody Houser, Stephen Mooney, & Triona Farrell (GN)
• The Boys: The Self-Preservation Society by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, & Carlos Ezquerra (GN)
• Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May (ANF)

4.17.21

• Captain Rosalie by Timothee de Fombelle, Isabelle Arsenault, & Sam Gordon (Y)
• Goat in a Boat by Janee Trasler (Y)
• Frog Meets Dog by Janee Trasler (Y)
• Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (YA)
• This Pretty Planet by Tom Chapin, John Forster, & Lee White (PB)
• The Last Tree by Emily Haworth Booth (PB)
• Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade & Cozbi A. Cabrera (YNF)
• Summer Adventure for Groot! by Brendan Deneen & Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Grow Up, Ant-Man! by Brandon T. Snider & Jessika von Innerebner (PB)

4.18.21

• It Is Not Time for Sleeping (A Bedtime Story) by Lisa Graff & Lauren Castillo (PB)
• Happy Like Soccer by Maribeth Boelts & Lauren Castillo (PB)
• The Troublemaker by Lauren Castillo (PB)
• The Reader by Amy Hest & Lauren Castillo (PB)
• What Happens on Wednesdays by Emily Jenkins & Lauren Castillo (PB)
• Big Cat Pepper by Elizabeth Partridge & Lauren Castillo (PB)
• Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis' Fleet-of-Foot Girl by Megan Reid & Laura Freeman (YNF)
• Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon by Kelly Starling Lyons & Laura Freeman (YNF)
• Melvin and the Boy by Lauren Castillo (PB)
• Nana in the City by Lauren Castillo (PB)
• Fancy Party Gowns: The Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe by Deborah Blumenthal & Laura Freeman (YNF)
• Elevator Bird by Sarah Williamson (PB)
• Sheepish (Wolf Under Cover) by Helen Yoon (PB)
• Tiara Saurus Rex by Brianna Caplan Sayres & Mike Boldt (PB)
• A Polar Bear in Snow by Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris (PB)
• Witches of Brooklyn by Sophie Escabasse (GN)
• The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black (YA)

4.23.21

• Stutterhug.com by Sam Davies (GN)

4.24.21

• The Cake Therapist by Judith Fertig (A)
• Thanks a Ton! by Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle (PB)
• I Believe in You by Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle (PB)
• Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson (YA)
• Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival (PB)
• The World Made a Rainbow by Michelle Robinson & Emily Hamilton (PB)
• Playing Possum by Jennifer Black Reinhardt (PB)
• Hello, Jimmy! by Anna Walker (PB)
• Vessel of Promises: A Bookish Fable by Ed Young & Stephen Cowan (PB)
• One Mean Ant with Fly and Flea by Arthur Yorinks & Sergio Ruzzier (PB)
• Newton and Curie, the Science Squirrels by Daniel Kirk (PB)
• Stand Up! Speak Up!: A Story Inspired by the Climate Change Revolution by Andrew Joyner (PB)
• Selena: Queen of Tejano Music by Silvia Lopez & Paola Escobar (YNF)
• The One Thing You'd Save by Linda Sue Park & Robert Sae-Heng (Y)
• We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices edited by Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson (YNF)

4.25.21

• Monster Issues by Teo Zirinis (GN)
• Go Get 'Em, Tiger! by Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle (PB)
• Sports Is Hell by Ben Passmore (GN)
• Scullion: A Dishwasher's Guide to Mistaken Identity by Jarad Greene (GN)

4.28.21

• The Name of This Book Is Secret by Psuedonymous Bosch (Y)
• Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us by Lauren Castillo (Y)
• Fox Is Late by Corey R. Tabor (Y)
• Snoozie, Sunny, and So-So by Dafna Ben-Zvi & Ofra Amit (Y)
• Once Upon a Northern Night by Jean E. Pendziwol & Isabelle Arsenault (PB)
• Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes & Laura Freeman (YNF)
• Girl Versus Squirrel by Hayley Barrett & Renee Andriani (PB)
• Julia's House Moves On by Ben Hatke (PB)
• Love Is by Diane Adams & Claire Keane (PB)
• Flubby Is NOT a Good Pet! by J.E. Morris (Y)
• Flubby Will NOT Play with That by J.E. Morris (Y)

4.29.21

• Witch Hat Atelier #5 by Kamome Shirahama (M)
• Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo (ANF)

04.21 total: 150

87 picture books; 19 youth nonfiction; 14 graphic novels; 18 youth fiction; 4 adult fiction; 3 manga; 2 adult nonfiction; 3 young adult fiction