books i've read january 2022

 1.1.22

• Between Two Worlds: The Art and Life of Amrita Sher-Gil by Meera Sriram & Ruchi Bakshi Sharma (YNF)
• Chill, Chomp, Chill! by Chris Ayala-Kronos & Paco Sordo (PB)
• Merry Witchmas by Petrell Marie Ozbay, Tess La Bella, & Sonya Abby (PB)
• The Midnight Club by Shane Goth & Yong Ling Kang (PB)
• Dumpling Day by Meera Sriram, Ines de Antunano, & Laurel P. Jackson (PB)
• Who Will Pull Santa's Sleigh? by Russ Willms (PB)
• Parks and Recreation: Leslie for Class President! by Robb Pearlman & Melanie Demmer (PB)
• What Isabella Wanted: Isabella Stewart Gardner Builds a Museum by Candace Fleming & Matthew Cordell (YNF)
• My Name is Bana by Bana Alabed & Nez Riaz (YNF)
• We Can: Portraits of Power by Tyler Gordon (YNF)
• Marshmallow & Jordan by Alina Chau (GN)
• Otto: A Palindrama by Jon Agee (GN)

1.2.22

• Seeing Gender: An Illustrated Guide to Identity and Expression by Iris Gottlieb (YANF)
• Pawcasso by Remy Lai (GN)
• Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan (YA)

1.6.22

• The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (A)

1.7.22

• My Time Among the Whites: Notes from an Unfinished Education by Jennine Capo Crucet (ANF)
• The Longest Storm by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• A Thing Called Snow by Yuval Zommer (PB)
• How to Be Cooler than Cool by Sean Taylor & Jean Jullien (PB)
• Archie Celebrates Diwali by Mitali Banerjee Ruths & Parwinder Singh (PB)
• Home Is in Between by Mitali Perkins & Lavanya Naidu (PB)
• Vampire Peter by Ben Manley & Hannah Peck (PB)
• My Body Is a Rainbow: The Color of My Feelings by Mallika Chopra & Izzy Burton (PB)

1.8.22

• Better Place by Duane Murray & Shawn Daley (GN)
• Another Kind by Cait May & Trevor Bream (GN)
• I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki & Yoshi Yoshitani (GN)

1.9.22

• Slothy Claus: A Christmas Story by Jodie Shepherd & Mackenzie Haley (PB)
• Mi Casa Is My Home by Laurenne Sala & Zara Gonzalez Hoang (PB)
• Maybe... by Chris Haughton (PB)
• The Autumn Visitors by Karel Hayes (PB)
• Santa Jaws by Bridget Heos & Galia Bernstein (PB)
• I Am Smoke by Henry Herz & Mercie Lopez (YNF)
• Maryam's Magic: The Story of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani by Megan Reid & Aaliya Jaleel (YNF)
• My Voice Is a Trumpet by Jimmie Allen & Cathy Ann Johnson (PB)
• You're Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner (YA)
• Poems to Live Your Life By edited by Chris Riddell (ANF)
• Obit: Poems by Victoria Chang (ANF)
• Horse Trouble by Kristin Varner (GN)
• Both Sides Now by Peyton Thomas (YA)
• Good Girls Don't Make History by Elizabeth Kiehner, Keith Olwell, Kara Coyle, Micaela Dawn, & Mary Sanche (GN)

1.12.22

• We Are Inevitable by Gayle Forman (YA)

1.14.22

• We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (A)

1.15.22

• The Birthday Presents by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (PB)
• Platypus by Chris Riddell (PB)
• The Summer Visitors by Karel Hayes (PB)
• Is Mommy? by Victoria Chang & Marla Frazee (PB)
• Continuum by Chella Man (YANF)
• Skate for Your Life by Leo Baker (YANF)
• Lala's Words by Gracey Zhang (PB)
• Smashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman, David Clemesha, & Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• Kalamata's Kitchen by Sarah Thomas & Jo Kosmides Edwards (PB)
• The Wind May Blow by Sasha Quinton & Thomas Hegbrook (PB)
• My First Day by Phung Nguyen Quang & Huynh Kim Lien (PB)
• What Is Love? by Mac Barnett & Carson Ellis (PB)
• Loving Kindness by Deborah Underwood & Tim Hopgood (PB)
• Feminist Baby: He's a Feminist Too! by Loryn Brantz (PB)
• Out to Sea by Helen Kellock (PB)
• The Three Little Yogis and the Wolf Who Lost His Breath: A Fairy Tale to Help You Feel Better by Susan Verde & Jay Fleck (PB)
• 100 Hugs by Chris Riddell (GN)
• Witch for Hire by Ted Naifeh (GN)

1.16.22

• My Christmas Wish for You by Lisa Swerling & Ralph Lazar (PB)
• Off the Beaten Track by Maylis de Kerangal & Tom Haugomat (PB)
• The Umbrella by Lisa Lebedovich (PB)
• The Christmas Extravaganza Hotel by Tracey Corderoy & Tony Neal (PB)
• The Me I Choose to Be by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, Regis Bethencourt, & Kahran Bethencourt (PB)
• Something Else by Kathryn Cave & Chris Riddell (PB)
• A Little Bit of Winter by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (PB)
• Delicates by Brenna Thummler (GN)
• Neurocomic by Dr. Matteo Farinella & Hana Ros (GN)
• Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Graphic Novel: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today by Cynthia Levinson, Sanford Levinson, & Ally Shwed (GN)

1.17.22

• Spill Zone Book 1 by Scott Westerfeld & Alex Puvilland (GN)
• Spill Night by Scott Westerfeld & Alex Puvilland (GN)
• The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon (YA)

1.22.22

• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoksi & Amelia Nagoski (ANF)
• Dancers Among Us: A Celebration of Joy in the Everyday by Jordan Matter (ANF)
• Glory: Magical Visions of Black Beauty by Kahran Bethencourt & Regin Bethencourt (ANF)

1.23.22

• Platypus and the Lucky Day by Chris Riddell (PB)
• Platypus and the Birthday Party by Chris Riddell (PB)
• Inside Cat by Brendan Wenzel (PB)
• The ABCs of AOC: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from A to Z by Jamia Wilson & Krystal Quiles (YNF)
• Lions & Cheetahs & Rhinos, Oh My!: Animal Artwork by Children in Sub-Saharan Africa by John Platt & Moira Rose Donohue (YNF)
• There's a Ghost in This House by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Super Santa: The Science of Christmas by Bruce Hale & Guy Francis (PB)
• Never, Not Ever! by Beatrice Alemagna (PB)
• Every Body Shines edited by Cassandra Newbould (YA)

1.24.22

• Changeless by Gail Carriger (A)

1.27.22

• Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (A)

1.28.22

• We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays by Samantha Irby (ANF)

1.29.22

• I Am Oprah Winfrey by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• I Went for Hajj by Na'ima B. Robert & Paula Pang (YNF)
• The Cute Penguin by Gabriel Evans (PB)
• The Olphabet: "O" No! An Alphabet Revolt by Jess M. Brallier & Nichola Cowdery (PB)
• SuperJoe Does Not Do Cuddles by Michael Latchpool & Emma Proctor (PB)
• Shine Like a Unicorn by Shelli R. Johannes & Maddie Frost (PB)
• Pura's Cuentos: How Pura Belpre Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories by Annette Bay Pimental & Magaly Morales (YNF)
• Hey!: A Colorful Mystery by Kate Read (PB)
• Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of WWI Telephone Operators by Claudia Friddell & Elizabeth Baddeley (YNF)
• Fox & Rabbit Celebrate by Beth Ferry & Gergely Dudas (GN)
• Take Me With You When You Go by David Levithan & Jennifer Niven (YA)

1.30.22

• Flying High: the Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles by Michelle Meadows & Ebony Glenn (YNF)
• The Winter Visitors by Karel Hayes (PB)
• You, Me and Empathy by Jayneen Sanders & Sofia Cardoso (YNF)
• Love Was Inside by Andrew Joyner (PB)
• Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma by Joanna Ho & Teresa Martinez (YNF)
• More Than Just a Game: The Black Origins of Basketball by Madison Moore & Lonnie Ollivierre (YNF)

01.22 total: 106

16 youth nonfiction; 53 picture books; 16 graphic novels; 3 young adult nonfiction; 7 young adult fiction; 4 adult fiction; 7 adult nonfiction