books i've read january 2023

 1.1.23

• The Girl from the Other Side: Siuil, a Run #7 by Nagabe (M)
• The Girl from the Other Side: Siuil, a Run #8 by Nagabe (M)
• The Girl from the Other Side: Siuil, a Run #9 by Nagabe (M)
• The Girl from the Other Side: Siuil, a Run #10 by Nagabe (M)
• Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur (A)

1.2.23

• The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera (YA)
• The Girl from the Other Side: Siuil, a Run #11 by Nagabe (M)
• Animals Lost & Found by Jonathan Woodward & Jason Bittel (YNF)
• Milo and Marcus at the End of the World by Kevin Christopher Snipes (YA)

1.4.23

• Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall (A)

1.6.23

• The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun (A)
• Narwhalicorn and Jelly by Ben Clanton (GN)
• The Imagination Chamber: Cosmic Rays from Lyra's Universe by Philip Pullman (YA)
• The Good Egg and the Talent Show by Jory John & Pete Oswald (Y)
• Blue Bison Needs a Haircut by Scott Rothman & Pete Oswald (PB)
• The Library Bus by Bahram Rahman & Gabrielle Grimard (PB)
• Why Not You? by Ciara Wilson, Russell Wilson, & Jessica Gibson (PB)
• I Love You Because I Love You by Muon Thi Van & Jessica Love (PB)
• The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border by Stephen Briseno & Magdalena Mora (PB)
• You Hold Me Up by Monique Gay Smith & Danielle Daniel (PB)
• Something's Fishy by Jean Gourounas (PB)
• Princess Arabella at the Museum by Mylo Freeman (PB)
• Cold Paws, Warm Heart by Madeleine Floyd (PB)
• Kat Writes a Song by Greg Foley (PB)
• I'm an Immigrant Too! by Mem Fox & Ronojoy Ghosh (PB)
• The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, and Grandma by Diane Fox & Christyan Fox (PB)
• Spy X Family #3 by Tatsuya Endo (M)
• Spy X Family #4 by Tatsuya Endo (M)

1.7.23

• Spy X Family #5 by Tatsuya Endo (M)
• Spy X Family #6 by Tatsuya Endo (M)
• Spy X Family #7 by Tatsuya Endo (M)
• Spy X Family #8 by Tatsuya Endo (M)
• The National Parks: Preserving America's Wild Places by Falynn Koch (GN)

1.8.23

• I Am You: A Book About Ubuntu by Refiloe Moahloli & Zinelda McDonald (PB)
• Shine Bright by Kheris Rogers & Mechal Renee Roe (PB)
• Sloth Sleeps Over by Blythe Russo (PB)
• My Self, Your Self by Esme Shapiro (PB)
• Nour's Secret Library by Wafa' Tarnowska & Vali Mintzi (PB)
• The End by John Bray & Josh Cleland (PB)
• Bus Stop by Angela H. Dale & Lala Watkins (PB)
• When We Are Kind by Monique Gray Smith & Nicole Neidhardt (PB)
• Only One by Deborah Hopkinson & Chuck Groenink (YNF)
• Of Walden Pond: Henry David Thoreau, Frederic Tudor, and the Pond Between by Lesa Cline-Ransome & Ashley Benham-Yazdani (YNF)
• My Life at the Bottom: The Story of a Lonesome Axolotl by Linda Bondestam (PB)
• No Such Thing by Ella Bailey (PB)
• Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (A)
• Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee (YA)

1.10.23

• A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone (A)
• The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (A)

1.11.23

• Birding Is My Favorite Video Game: Cartoons About the Natural World from Bird and Moon by Rosemary Mosco (GN)

1.12.23

• Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (A)
• Erroll by Hannah Shaw (PB)
• Kitten Lady's Big Book of Little Kittens by Hannah Shaw (YNF)

1.13.23

• Wonder Doodles: The Little Book of Encouragement, Wisdom, & Self-Care by Joanne Shi (GN)
• Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle (YA)

1.14.23

• The Case of the Gypsy Good-bye by Nancy Springer (Y)
• Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun (A)

1.15.23

• Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome & James Ransome (PB)
• The Humblebee Hunter by Deborah Hopkinson & Jen Corace (PB)
• Fannie in the Kitchen by Deborah Hopkinson & Nancy Carpenter (YNF)
• Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Lesa Cline-Ransome & James E. Ransome (YNF)
• Independence Cake by Deborah Hopkinson & Giselle Potter (PB)
• Counting the Stars: The Story of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician by Lesa Cline-Ransome & Raul Colon (YNF)
• A Charmed Christmas by Alison Cochrun (A)
• Under the Bodhi Tree: A Story of the Buddha by Deborah Hopkinson & Kailey Whitman (YNF)
• Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass by Lesa Cline-Ransome & James E. Ransome (YNF)
• Curious Encounters: 1 to 13 Forest Friends by Ben Clanton & Jessica Bagley (PB)
• Sky Boys: How They Build the Empire State Building by Deborah Hopkinson & James E. Ransome (YNF)
• Confessions of a Dork Lord by Mike Johnston & Marta Altes (Y)

1.16.23

• Primer by Jennifer Muro, Thomas Krajewski, & Gretel Lusky (GN)
• Other Boys by Damian Alexander (GN)
• Moonstruck: Troubled Waters by Grace Ellis, Shea Beagle, & Claudia Aguirre (GN)
• Black Butler #28 by Yana Toboso (M)
• Black Butler #29 by Yana Toboso (M)
• Black Butler #30 by Yana Toboso (M)
• Black Butler #31 by Yana Toboso (M)

1.17.23

• I Forgive Alex: A Simple Story About Understanding by Kerascoet (PB)
• Leo + Lea by Monica Wesolowska & Kenard Pak (PB)
• Freaky, Funky Fish: Odd Facts About Fascinating Fish by Debra Kempf Shumaker & Claire Powell (YNF)
• Extra Ezra Makes an Extra-Special Friend by Kara LaReau & Vincent X. Kirsch (PB)
• Special Delivery by Elliot Kruszynski (PB)
• Let's Do Everything and Nothing by Julia Kuo (PB)
• Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton (ANF)
• Pirate Penguin Vs. Ninja Chicken: Macaroni & BEES!?! by Ray Friesen (GN)
• Layla and the Bots: Making Waves by Vicky Fang & Christine Nishiyama (GN)
• What Makes a Baby by Cory Silverberg & Fiona Smyth (YNF)
• Cat & Cat Adventures: The Quest for Snacks by Susie Yi (GN)
• Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker by Olugbemisda Rhuday-Perkovich & Andrea Pippins (YNF)
• The Stories Behind the Stories: The Remarkable True Tales Behind Your Favorite Children's Books by Danielle Higley (YNF)
• Cat & Cat Adventures: The Goblet of Infinity by Susie Yi (GN)

1.20.23

• We Are the Shapes by Kevin Jenner (PB)
• The Wild Mustang: Horses of the American West by Chris Duffy & Falynn Koch (GN)

1.21.23

• How Do We Know Ourselves?: Curiosities and Marvels of the Human Mind by David G. Myers (ANF)
• Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy: Disco Fever by Doug Savage (GN)
• She Persisted: Patsy Mink by Tae Keller (YNF)
• Zoey and Sassafras: Caterflies and Ice by Asia Citro & Marion Lindsay (Y)

1.22.23

• Little Goddess Girls: Persephone & the Unicorn's Ruby by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams, & Yuyi Chen (Y)
• The Eight Knights of Hanukkah by Leslie Kimmelman & Galia Bernstein (PB)
• The Blue Scarf by Mohamed Danawi & Ruaida Mannaa (PB)
• Michelle by Deborah Hopkinson & AG Ford (YNF)
• I Am Loved: A Poetry Collection by Nikki Giovanni & Ashley Bryan (YNF)
• Acorn Was a Little Wild by Jen Arena & Jessica Gibson (PB)
• Can Pup Find the Pups? by Vincent X. Kirsch (PB)
• Because Claudette by Tracey Baptiste & Tonya Engel (YNF)
• I Am a Peaceful Goldfish by Shoshana Chaim & Lori Joy Smith (PB)
• Cinderella and the Furry Slippers by Davide Cali & Raphaelle Barbenegre (PB)
• Let's Dance! by Valerie Bolling & Maine Diaz (PB)
• Everything Will Be OK by Anna Dewdney & Judy Schachner (PB)
• Where Happiness Begins by Eva Eland (PB)
• American Desi by Jyoti Rajan Gopal & Supriya Kelkar (PB)
• Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis by Julie Sakai & Stan Sakai (GN)
• Year of the Cat by Richard Ho & Jocelyn Li Langrand (PB)
• Tomorrow Is New Year's Day: Seollal, a Korean Celebration of the Lunar New Year by Aram Kim (YNF)
• Lucky by Christy Mandin (PB)
• The In-Between Book by Christopher Willard, Olivia Weisser, & Alison Oliver (YNF)
• The Disappearing Mr. Jacques by Gideon Sterer & Benjamin Chaud (PB)
• We Are All Different: A Celebration of Diversity by Tracey Turner & Asa Gilland (YNF)
• The Curious Demise of a Contrary Cat by Lynne Berry & Luke LaMarca (PB)
• Goodnight Racism by Ibram X. Kendi & Cbabi Bayoc (PB)
• Boy's Life by Robert McCammon (A)

1.23.23

• The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (YANF)

1.24.23

• Go, Pea, Go! by Joe Moshier & Chris Sonnenberg (PB)
• Food Friends: Fun Foods That Go Together by Cece Bell (PB)

1.27.23

• Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales (YA)
• Haylee and Comet: A Tale of Cosmic Friendship by Deborah Marcero (GN)
• Haylee and Comet: Over the Moon by Deborah Marcero (GN)
• Into the Heartlands by Roseanne Brown, Dika Araujo, Natacha Bustos, & Claudia Aguirre (GN)

1.28.23

• Timo the Adventurer by Jonathan Garnier & Yohan Sacre (GN)
• Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian by Karen Henry Clark & Sheryl Murray (YNF)
• More Than Peach by Bellen Woodard & Fanny Liem (YNF)
• Three Little Vikings by Beth Woollvin (PB)
• Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging by Pauline David-Sax & Charnelle Pinkney Barlow (PB)
• Madani's Best Game by Fran Pintadera & Raquel Catalina (PB)
• Justice Is...: A Guide for Young Truth Seekers by Preet Bharara & Sue Cornelison (YNF)
• Heart String by Brooke Boynton-Hughes (PB)
• If I Were a Park Ranger by Catherine Stier & Patrick Corrigan (YNF)
• Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith (PB)
• Cat on the Bus by Aram Kim (PB)
• The Fifth Quarter by Mike Dawson (GN)
• Eve by Victor LaValle, Jo Mi-Gyeong, & Brittany Peer (GN)
• Chef's Kiss by Jarrett Melendez, Danica Brine, Hank Jones, & Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (GN)
• The Weirn Books #1: Be Wary of the Silent Woods by Svetlana Chmakova (GN)
• Kisses for Jet: A Coming-of-Gender Story by Joris Bas Backer (GN)

1.29.23

• The Greatest in the World! by Ben Clanton (GN)
• Cult Girls by Natalie Grand & Cassandre Bolan (GN)
• Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni (PB)
• The Grannyman by Judith Byron Schachner (PB)
• It Starts with a Seed by Laura Knowles & Jennie Webber (YNF)
• H Is for Harlem by Dinah Johnson & April Harrison (YNF)
• Beauty Woke by NoNieqa Ramos & Paola Escobar (PB)
• African Proverbs for All Ages by Johnnetta Betsch Cole & Nelda LaTeef (YNF)
• One Shoe Two Shoes by Caryl Hart & Edward Underwood (PB)
• Keyana Loves Her Family by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley & Charnelle Pinkney Barlow (PB)
• What About Neko?: A Story About Divorce by Nancy Loewen & Elisa Paganelli (PB)
• Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd & Shannon Wright (YNF)
• Take a Breath by Sujean Rim (PB)
• The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy by Beatrice Alemagna (PB)
• Book or Bell? by Chris Barton & Ashley Spires (PB)
• Nicolas, Where Have You Been? by Leo Lionni (PB)
• An Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni (PB)
• Matthew's Dream by Leo Lionni (PB)
• The Biggest House in the World by Leo Lionni (PB)
• Fish Is Fish by Leo Lionni (PB)
• Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar (YA)
• Beastars #14 by Paru Itagaki (M)

1.30.23

• Busy Buddies: Silly Stuff That Goes Together by Cece Bell (PB)

01.23 total: 166

16 manga; 10 adult fiction; 7 young adult fiction; 25 graphic novels; 5 youth fiction; 71 picture books; 29 youth nonfiction; 2 adult nonfiction; 1 young adult nonfiction