books i've read december 2022

 12.2.22

• A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow (A)
• Red Rising: Sons of Ares by Pierce Brown, Rik Hoskin, & Eli Powell (GN)
• Bug Boys by Laura Knetzger (GN)

12.3.22

• Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire (A)

12.4.22

• Super Saurus and the Egg by Deborah Underwood & Ned Young (PB)
• Bearnard Writes a Book by Deborah Underwood & Misa Saburi (PB)
• Lizzy and the Cloud by Terry Fan & Eric Fan (PB)
• Call Us What We Carry: Poems by Amanda Gorman (ANF) **
• Walrus in the Bathtub by Deborah Underwood & Matt Hunt (PB)
• Bad Bye, Good Bye by Deborah Underwood & Jonathan Bean (PB)
• The Panda Problem by Deborah Underwood & Hannah Marks (PB)
• Ducks! by Deborah Underwood & T.L. McBeth (PB)
• A Balloon for Isabel by Deborah Underwood & Laura Rankin (PB)
• Every Little Letter by Deborah Underwood & Joy Hwang Ruiz (PB)
• Eggasaurus by Jennifer Wagh & Hallie Bateman (PB)
• The Garden We Share by Zoe Tucker & Julianna Swaney (PB)
• Rodney Was a Tortoise by Nan Forler & Yong Ling Kang (PB)
• Color the Sky by David Elliott & Evan Turk (PB)
• A Good Place by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Wild Beings by Dorien Brouwers (PB)
• Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong (ANF)

12.6.22

• Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire (A)
• The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer (Y)
• Behind the Scenes!! #1 by Bisco Hatori (M)

12.7.22

• Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside by Nick Offerman (ANF)
• Anonymous Noise #1 by Ryoko Fukuyama (M)

12.10.22

• Honey Blood #1 by Miko Mitsuki (M)
• No Vampire, No Happy Ending #1 by Shinya Shinya (M)
• The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature by Peter Wohlleben (ANF)
• Korgi Book Four by Christian Slade (GN)

12.11.22

• Mystery Bottle by Kristen Balouch (PB)
• I Like This, You Like That by Linda Ashman & Eve Coy (PB)
• Flowers Are Pretty...Weird! by Rosemary Mosco & Jacob Souva (YNF)
• I Am Ruby Bridges by Ruby Bridges & Nikkolas Smith (YNF)
• You Are My Friend: The Story of Mister Rogers and His Neighborhood by Aimee Reid & Matt Phelan (YNF)
• Good-bye, Bear by Jane Chapman (PB)
• Cinderelliott: A Scrumptious Fairytale by Mark Ceilley, Rachel Smoka-Richardson, & Stephanie Laberis (PB)
• Fungus Is Among Us! by Joy Keller & Erica Salcado (YNF)
• Oh My Gods!: A History of Belief by J.R. Becker & Marissa Napolitano (YNF)
• Our Green City by Tanya Lloyd Kyi & Colleen Larmour (YNF)
• Listen to the Language of Trees: A Story of How Forests Communicate Underground by Tera Kelley & Marie Hermansson (YNF)
• Beastars #12 by Paru Itagaki (M)
• Beastars #13 by Paru Itagaki (M)

12.15.22

• Aurora's End by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (YA)

12.17.22

• The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae (A)

12.18.22

• Monster Trucks by Joy Keller & Misa Saburi (PB)
• Butterflies Are Pretty...Gross! by Rosemary Mosco & Jacob Souva (YNF)
• Bear's New Friend by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• Super Saurus Saves Kindergarten by Deborah Underwood & Ned Young (PB)
• Join the Crow Crowd! by Elise Gravel (GN)
• If Found...Please Return to Elise Gravel by Elise Gravel (ANF)
• Cosplay: A History by Andrew Liptak (ANF)
• We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Story by Simu Liu (ANF)

12.21.22

• The Guncle by Steven Rowley (A)

12.22.22

• Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (YA)
• Black Boy, Black Boy by Ali Biko Sulaiman Kamanda, Jorge Redmond, & Ken Daley (YNF)
• Calling the Wind: A Story of Healing and Hope by Trudy Ludwig & Kathryn Otoshi (PB)
• Tooth Fairy in Training by Michelle Robinson & Briony May Smith (PB)
• It's Diwali! by Kabir Sehgal, Surishtha Sehgal, & Archana Sreenivasan (YNF)
• If You Laugh, I'm Starting This Book Over by Chris Harris & Serge Bloch (PB)
• The Truth About Mrs. Claus Meena Harris & Keisha Morris (PB)
• Witch Hazel by Molly Idle (PB)
• A Bear Far from Home by Susan Fletcher & Rebecca Green (YNF)
• Puffin by Martin Jenkins & Jenni Desmond (YNF)

12.23.22

• Spy X Family #2 by Tatsuya Endo (M)
• Anonymous Noise #2 by Ryoko Fukuyama (M)
• Anonymous Noise #3 by Ryoko Fukuyama (M)
• The Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi's Secret Language by Ann M. Martin & Chan Chau (GN)
• Something Is Killing the Children Volume Three by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'edera, & Miquel Muerto (GN)
• The Promised Neverland #19 by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu (M)

12.24.22

• P Is for Poppadoms!: An Indian Alphabet Book by Kabir Sehgal, Surishtha Sehgal, & Hazel Ito (YNF)
• A Bear Is a Bear (Except When He's Not) by Karl Newson & Anuska Allepuz (PB)
• Lila and the Crow by Gabrielle Grimard (PB)
• Crowbar: The Smartest Bird in the World by Jean Craighead George, Luke George, Twig George, & Wendell Minor (PB)
• Ms. Marvel: Stretched Thin by Nadia Shammas & Nabi H. Ali (GN)
• Loud Mouse by Cara Mentzel, Idina Menzel, & Jaclyn Sinquett (PB)
• Neil Armstrong by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Christophe Jacques (YNF)
• No Vampire, No Happy Ending #2 by Shinya Shinya (M)

12.25.22

• Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (A)

12.26.22

• You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky (A)
• Answers in the Pages by David Levithan (Y)
• So Much Snow by Hyunmin Park (PB)
• The Little Toymaker by Cat Min (PB)
• Red & Lulu by Matt Tavares (PB)
• Carla and the Christmas Cornbread by Carla Hall & Cherise Harris (PB)
• Ruby's Chinese New Year by Vickie Lee & Joey Chou (PB)
• No One Likes a Fart by Zoe Foster Blake & Adam Nickel (PB)
• Busy Betty by Reese Witherspoon & Xindi Yan (PB)
• A Very Big Fall by Emmy Kastner (PB)
• I Am I.M. Pei by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• First Words: With Cute Crocheted Friends by Lauren Epsy (PB)
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Colors Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Strum & Drum: A Merry Little Quest by Jashar Awan (PB)

12.28.22

• Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon (ANF)
• Lightspeed: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue edited by Christie Yant (A)

12.29.22

• The Derby Daredevils: Tomoko Takes the Lead by Kit Rosewater & Sophie Escabasse (Y)

12.30.22

• Meanwhile Back on Earth...: Finding Our Place Through Time and Space by Oliver Jeffers (YNF)
• The Bad Seed Goes to the Library by Jory John & Pete Oswald (Y)
• Bearnard's Book by Deborah Underwood & Misa Saburi (PB)
• Six Crows by Leo Lionni (PB)
• Stolen Words by Melanie Florence & Gabrielle Grimard (PB)
• Haylee and Comet: A Trip Around the Sun by Deborah Marcero (GN)
• We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia (YA)

12.31.22

• Behind the Scenes!! #2 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Starla Jean Takes the Cake by Elana K. Arnold & A.N. Kang (Y)
• Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN by Tara Brach (ANF)
• Your Pal Fred by Michael Rex (GN)

12.22 total: 107

8 adult fiction; 9 graphic novels; 45 picture books; 9 adult nonfiction; 5 youth fiction; 12 manga; 16 youth nonfiction; 3 young adult fiction

** Book that I met my Goodreads Reading Challenge goal (of 1111) for the year with.