books i've read october 2022

 10.1.22

• The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden by Heather Smith & Rachel Wada (PB)
• Sir Ladybug and the Queen Bee by Corey R. Tabor (GN)
• The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna (YA)

10.2.22

• Berry Song by Michaela Goade (PB)
• Alex's Good Fortune by Benson Shum (Y)
• Your Birthday Was the Best! by Maggie Hutchins & Felicita Sala (PB)
• Sloth Went by Adam Lehrhaupt & Benson Shum (PB)
• Dress-Up Day by Blanca Gomez (PB)
• Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell (ANF)

10.8.22

• !Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons by John Paul Brammer (ANF)

10.9.22

• Big and Small and In-Between by Carter Higgins & Daniel Miyares (PB)
• Hattie Hates Hugs by Sarah Hovorka & Heather Brockman Lee (PB)
• See You Someday Soon by Pat Zietlow Miller & Suzy Lee (PB)
• Climb On! by Jacqueline Alcantara & Baptiste Paul (PB)
• Be a Good Ancestor by Leona Prince, Gabrielle Prince, & Carla Joseph (PB)
• The Path by Bob Staake (PB)
• I Really Want a Bigger Piece! by Harriet Ziefert & Travis Foster (PB)
• I Really Want to Be First! by Harriet Ziefert & Travis Foster (PB)
• Star the Elephant by Remy Lai (GN)

10.12.22

• The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris (GN)

10.14.22

• Gamer Baby: Role-Playing Games by Moloy Rossiter & BlueBean (PB)
• Gamer Baby: Video Games by Anne Elder & BlueBean (PB)
• The Princess Bride: A Counting Story by Bill Robinson (PB)
• Two Dogs by Ian Falconer (PB)
• Nobody Hugs a Cactus by Carter Goodrich (PB)
• Lou by Breanna Carzoo (PB)
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen (PB)
• Princess Charming by Zibby Owens & Holly Hatam (PB)
• A Little Ferry Tale by Chad Otis (PB)
• The End of Something Wonderful: A Practical Guide to a Backyard Funeral by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic & George Ermos (PB)
• The Witchling's Wish by Lu Fraser 7 Sarah Massini (PB)
• Keeping the City Going by Brian Floca (PB)
• I'm Not Missing by Kashelle Gourley & Skylar Hogan (PB)
• Patchwork by Matt de la Pena & Corinna Luyken (PB)

10.15.22

• The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (A)

10.16.22

• Magical Boy Volume 1 by The Kao (GN)
• Beastars #2 by Paru Itagaki (M)
• Beastars #3 by Paru Itagaki (M)
• Beastars #4 by Paru Itagaki (M)
• Dictatorial Grimoire: Snow White #2 by Ayumi Kanou (M)
• Dictatorial Grimoire: Red Riding Hood #3 by Ayumi Kanou (M)
• In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire (A)
• In Mercy, Rain by Seanan McGuire (A)

10.17.22

• Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire (A)
• Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber (YA)
• The Rough Patch by Brian Lies (PB)
• All from a Walnut by Ammi-Joan Paquette & Felicita Sala (PB)
• Barnaby Is Not Afraid of Anything by Gilles Bizouerne & Beatrice Rodriguez (PB)
• Good Night Little Bookstore by Amy Cherrix & E.B. Goodale (PB)
• Magnolia Flower by Zora Neale Hurston, Ibram X. Kendi, & Loveis Wise (PB)
• 'Twas the Night Before Pride by Joanna McClintick & Juana Medina (PB)
• The Crayons Trick or Treat by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)

10.19.22

• Private Label by Kelly Yang (YA)

10.21.22

• My Moms Love Me by Anna Membrino & Joy Hwang Ruiz (PB)
• Bharatanatyam in Ballet Shoes by Mahak Jain & Anu Chouhan (PB)
• Some Daddies by Carol Gordan Ekster & Javiera Mac-lean Alvarez (PB)
• Wildflower by Melanie Brown & Sara Gillingham (PB)
• Rainbow the Koala by Remy Lai (GN)
• Banana Fox and the Gummy Monster Mess by James Kochalka (GN)

10.22.22

• Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman (GN)
• Apocalypse Taco by Nathan Hale (GN)

10.23.22

• Feel Your Feelings by Sara E. Williams & Scott Stoll (PB)
• The Halloween Tree by Susan Montanari & Teresa Martinez (PB)
• Keepunumuk: Weeachumun's Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, Alexis Bunten, & Garry Meeches Sr. (PB)
• Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi & Loveis Wise (YNF)
• Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey & Loveis Wise (YNF)
• Katie the Catsitter: Best Friends for Never by Colleen AF Venable & Stephanie Yue (GN)
• Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez & Gabriela Epstein (GN)
• The Lost Book of the White by Cassandra Clare & Wesley Chu (YA)
• Blameless by Gail Carriger (A)

10.28.22

• Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (YA)
• Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (A)

10.29.22

• I Can Explain by Shinsuke Yoshitake (PB)
• My Best Friends by Miguel Tanco (PB)
• Still This Love Goes On by Buffy Sainte-Marie & Julie Flett (PB)
• Ali and the Sea Stars by Ali Stroker & Gillian Reid (PB)
• Full Moon by Camilla Pintonato (PB)
• Me and You in a Book Made for Two by Jean Reidy & Joey Chou (PB)
• A Spoonful of Frogs by Casey Lyall & Vera Brosgol (PB)
• This Story Is Not About a Kitten by Randall de Seve & Carson Ellis (PB)
• Every Little Kindness by Marta Bartolj (PB)

10.30.22

• Stella Keeps the Sun Up by Clothilde Ewing & Lynn Gaines (PB)
• Dorothy the Brave by Meghan P. Browne & Brooke Smart (YNF)
• Swim, Jim! by Kaz Windness (PB)
• Beatrice Likes the Dark by April Genevieve Tucholka & Khoa Le (PB)
• Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• Bear Can't Sleep by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• Bear's Loose Tooth by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• Pumpkin and Me by Alicia Acosta & Merce Gali (PB)
• The Hair Book by Latonya Yvette & Amanda Jane Jones (PB)
• Bear Can't Wait by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova (YA)
• Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson (YA)

10.31.22

• Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan (YA)

10.22 total: 95

60 picture books; 10 graphic novels; 8 young adult fiction; 1 youth fiction; 2 adult nonfiction; 6 adult fiction; 5 manga; 3 youth nonfiction

books i've read september 2022

 9.3.22

• Pig and Horse and the Something Scary by Zoey Abbott (PB)
• All the Ways to Be Smart by Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys (PB)
• Building by Henry Cole (YNF)
• Petal the Angry Cow by Maureen Fergus & Olga Demidova (PB)
• Lost and Found by Kate Banks & Galia Bernstein (PB)
• We Are Better Together by Bill McKibben & Stevie Lewis (YNF)
• Not a Cat: A Memoir by Winter Miller & Danica Novgorodoff (PB)
• How to Hug a Puffer Fish by Ellie Peterson (PB)
• Pink Is for Everybody! by Ella Russell & Udayana Lugo (PB)
• Would You Come Too? by Liz Garton Scanlon & Diana Sudyka (PB)
• Little Bee's Flower by Jacob Souva (PB)
• Love Block by Christopher Franceschelli & Peski Studio (PB)
• Bear & Mouse: Rise and Shine by Nicola Edwards & Maria Neradova (PB)
• Web Opposites by Rob Hodgson (PB)

9.4.22

• Shorty & Clem Blast Off! by Michael Slack (PB)
• Apple Crush by Lucy Knisley (GN)
• Bug Boys: Outside and Beyond by Laura Knetzger (GN)

9.5.22

• Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (A)
• Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory by Martha Wells (A)
• Network Effect by Martha Wells (A)

9.7.22

• Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (A)

9.11.22

• Arab Arab All Year Long! by Cathy Camper & Sawsan Chalabi (YNF)
• As Glenn as Can Be by Sarah Ellis & Nancy Vo (YNF)
• Poopsie Gets Lost by Hannah E. Harrison (PB)
• Armadillo Antics by Bill Martin Jr., Michael Sampson, & Nathalie Beauvois (PB)
• Kick Push by Frank Morrison (PB)
• The Surprise by Zadie Smith, Nick Laird, & Magenta Fox (PB)
• Forest Magic: A Guidebook for Little Woodland Explorers by Sarah Grindler (YNF)
• Planetary-Yum by Drew Brockington (GN)
• Flight or Fright by Drew Brockington (GN)
• Sir Ladybug by Corey R. Tabor (GN)
• The Flower Garden by Renee Kurilla (GN)
• Fitz and Cleo Get Creative by Jonathan Stutzman & Heather Fox (GN)
• Improbably Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa (YA)

9.13.22

• The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor (ANF)

9.14.22

• Howl by Shaun David Hutchinson (YA)

9.17.22

• K Is for Kindness by Rina Horiuchi & Risa Horiuchi (PB)
• Today I'm Strong by Nadiya Hussain & Ella Bailey (PB)
• A Mouthful of Minnows by John Hare (PB)
• Maisy Goes on a Nature Walk by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson by Kathleen Krull, Paul Brewer, & Frank Morrison (YNF)
• I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison & Frank Morrison (PB)
• Jazzy Miz Mozetta by Brenda C. Roberts & Frank Morrison (PB)
• The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver by Gene Barretta & Frank Morrison (YNF)

9.18.22

• Cranky Chicken: Party Animals by Katherine Battersby (GN)
• Beastars #1 by Paru Itagaki (M)
• Dictatorial Grimoire: Cinderella #1 by Ayumi Kanou (M)

9.20.22

• The Agatha by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson (YA)

9.21.22

• Gallant by V.E. Schwab (YA)
• The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson (YA)

9.22.22

• If You Change Your Mind by Robby Weber (YA)
• Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)

9.24.22

• The Words We Keep by Erin Stewart (YA)
• All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown (YA)

9.25.22

• R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Carole Boston Weatherford & Frank Morrison (YNF)
• The Bad Day by Frann Preston-Gannon (PB)
• Itzel and the Ocelot by Rachel Katstaller (PB)
• The Wolves of Yellowstone: A Rewilding Story by Catherine Barr & Jenni Desmond (YNF)
• Punky Aloha by Shar Tuiasoa (PB)
• Don't Worry, Murray by David Ezra Stein (PB)
• Everywhere with You by Carlie Sorosiak & Devon Holzwarth (PB)
• Anzu the Great Kaiju by Benson Shum (PB)
• Annie's Cat Is Sad by Heather Smith & Karen Obuhanych (PB)
• 5 Worlds: The Emerald Gate by Mark Siegel, Alexis Siegel, Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller, & Boya Sun (GN)
• Smaller Sister by Maggie Edkins Willis (GN)

09.22 total: 65

31 picture books; 9 youth nonfiction; 10 graphic novels; 4 adult fiction; 8 young adult fiction; 1 adult nonfiction; 2 manga