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

 9.2.21

• The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf (Y)
• Dungeon Critters by Natalie Kiess & Sara Goetter (GN)

9.3.21

• Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (A)

9.4.21

• Theo TheSaurus: The Dinosaur Who Loved Big Words by Shelli R. Johannes & Mike Moran (PB)
• It Will Be Okay: A Story of Empathy, Kindness, and Friendship by Lisa Katzenberger & Jaclyn Sinquett (PB)
• Sunday Funday in Koreatown by Aram Kim (PB)
• Harry and the Guinea Pig by Gene Zion, Margaret Bloy Graham, Nancy Lambert, & Saba Joshaghani (PB)
• This Poop Is Mine! by Gusti (PB)
• The Bear in the Boat by Owen Hart & Caroline Pedler (PB)
• Love Is Powerful by Heather Dean Brewer & LeUyen Pham (PB)
• Daddy & Dada by Ryan Brockington, Isaac Webster, & Lauren May (PB)
• Paris by Phone by Pamela Druckerman & Benjamin Chaud (PB)

9.5.21

• Hush Now, Banshee!: A Not-So-Quiet Counting Book by Kyle Sullivan & Derek Sullivan (PB)
• Diwali by Hannah Eliot & Archana Sreenivasan (YNF)
• I Am Scary by Elise Gravel (PB)
• The Cardboard Kingdom: Roar of the Beast by Chad Sell (GN)
• Aster and the Mixed-Up Magic by Thom Pico & Karensac (GN)

9.6.21

• I Am Frida Kahlo by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• Malala Yousafzai by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Manal Mirza (YNF)
• Those Are Not My Underpants! by Melissa Martin & Troy Cummings (PB)
• An Emotional Menagerie: Feelings from A to Z by The School of Life & Rachael Saunders (YNF)

9.7.21

• Pale Demon by Kim Harrison (A)
• Dinosaur Therapy by James Stewart & K Romey (GN)

9.8.21

• Hugo by Atinuke & Birgitta Sif (PB)
• Princess Dinosaur by Daniel Kibblesmith & Ashley Quach (PB)
• Avocado Asks: What Am I? by Momoko Abe (PB)
• The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist & Darnell Johnson (PB)
• Areli Is a Dream: A True Story by Arelia Morales & Luisa Uribe (YNF)
• We Are a Garden: A Story of How Diversity Took Root in America by Lisa Westberg Peters & Victoria Tentler-Krylov (YNF)
• Colors in Nature by Magdalena Konecna, Jana Sedlackova, & Stepanka Sekaninova (YNF)

9.9.21

• Narwhal's School of Awesomeness by Ben Clanton (GN)

9.12.21

• Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi (Y)
• What Are Little Girls Made of?: Nursery Rhymes to Empower Young Feminists by Jeanne Willis & Isabelle Follath (PB)
• Smell the Daisies by Judith Henderson & T.L. McBeth (Y)
• Mary Anning by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Popy Matigot (YNF)
• Scruff by Alice Bowsher (PB)
• Do Not Let Your Dragon Spread Germs by Julie Gassman & Andy Elkerton (PB)
• Sonny Says Mine! by Caryl Hart & Zachariah OHora (PB)
• Sad, Sad Bear by Kimberly Gee (PB)
• The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman (ANF)
• Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly (YA)

9.15.21

• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb (ANF)

9.17.21

• American Street by Ibi Zoboi (YA)
• Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Pena & Christian Robinson (PB)
• Beach Toys Vs. School Supplies by Mike Ciccotello (PB)
• Yes & No by Elisha Cooper (PB)
• The Big Bad Wolf in My House by Valerie Fontaine & Nathalia Dion (PB)
• The Traveling Dustball by Judith Henderson & T.L. McBeth (Y)
• The Octopus Escapes by Maile Meloy & Felicita Sala (PB)
• Kong and Me by Kiki Thorpe & Nidhi Chanani (PB)
• Chunky by Yehudi Mercado (GN)
• Unicorn Famous by Dana Simpson (GN)

9.18.21

• Agent Moose by Mo O'Hara & Jess Bradley (GN)
• Squidding Around: Fish Feud! by Kevin Sherry (GN)
• Shake, Wiggle, & Roll by Carli Davidson (PB)
• Maya: My First Maya Angelou by Lisbeth Kaiser & Leire Salaberria (YNF)
• Josephine: My First Josephine Baker by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Agathe Sorlet (YNF)
• Harriet: My First Harriet Tubman by Maria Isabel Sancehz Vegara & Pili Aguado (YNF)
• I Am Strong: A Little Book About Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• We Are Little Feminists: On-the-Go by Little Feminist (YNF)
• Baby Feminists Too by Libby Babbott-Klein & Jessica Walker (YNF)
• We Are Little Feminists: Families by Little Feminist (YNF)
• We Are Little Feminists: Hair by Little Feminist (YNF)
• Everybody Needs a Buddy by Ellen Jackson & Maddie Frost (PB)
• Comparrotives by Janik Coat (YNF)
• If You Come to Earth by Sophie Blackall (PB)
• The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld (PB)
• Chirp!: Chipmunk Sings for a Friend by Jamie A. Swenson & Scott Magoon (PB)
• Pablo by Rascal (PB)
• The Circles All Around Us by Brad Montague & Kristi Montague (PB)
• The Unforgettable Party by Noemi Vola (PB)
• We Are All Under One Wide Sky by Deborah Wiles & Andrea Stegmaier (PB)
• In My Mosque by M.O. Yuksel & Hatem Aly (YNF)

9.19.21

• Cheese Belongs to You! by Alexis Deacon & Viviane Schwarz (PB)
• Tiny T. Rex and the Perfect Valentine by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• Fresh Princess by Denene Millner & Gladys Jose (PB)
• I Don't Know What to Call My Cat by Simon Philip & Ella Bailey (PB)
• The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra by Marc Tyler Nobleman & Ana Aranda (PB)
• Sleep Well, Siba & Saba by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl & Sandra van Doorn (PB)
• Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues by Leah Henderson & George Doutsipoulos (YNF)
• Stephen Hawking by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Matt Hunt (YNF)
• Cece Loves Science and Adventure by Kimberly Derting, Shelli R. Johannes, & Vashti Harrison (PB)
• Harriet Tubman by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Pili Aguado (YNF)
• Lunar New Year by Hannah Eliot & Alina Chau (YNF)
• Baby Young Gifted and Black by Jamia Wilson & Andrea Pippins (PB)
• Homemade Love by bell hooks & Shane W. Evans (PB)

9.20.21

• Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams (A)

9.24.21

• Fairy Tale Pets by Tracey Corderoy & Jorge Martin (PB)
• The Little Butterfly That Could by Ross Burach (PB)
• It's Okay to Smell Good! by Jason Tharp (PB)
• Starboy: Inspired by the Life and Lyrics of David Bowie by Jami Gigot (PB)
• Scribbly: A Real Imaginary Friend Tale by Ged Adamson (PB)
• Lost in the Clouds by Tom Tinn-Disbury (PB)
• Calvin Gets the Last Word by Margo Sorenson & Mike Deas (PB)
• Little Doctors: Neurology for Babies by Dr. Haitham Ahmed (YNF)

9.25.21

• A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope edited by Patrice Caldwell (YA)
• Crocodiles Needs Kisses Too by Rebecca Colby & Penelope Dullaghan (PB)
• Memory Jars by Vera Brosgol (PB)
• The Very Hungry Plant by Renato Moriconi (PB)
• Animals Brag About Their Bottoms by Maki Saito (PB)

9.26.21

• One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (A)
• I Am Unstoppable: A Little Book About Amelia Earhart by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison (A)

9.29.21

• Little Weirds by Jenny Slate (ANF)

09.21 total: 104

4 youth fiction; 9 graphic novels; 5 adult fiction; 56 picture books; 24 youth nonfiction; 3 adult nonfiction; 3 young adult fiction