books i've read november 2025

 1.11.25

• Zoom Out: Natural World by Owen Davey (YNF)
• B.O.D.Y. #8 by Ao Mimori (M)
• B.O.D.Y. #9 by Ao Mimori (M)
• B.O.D.Y. #10 by Ao Mimori (M)
• Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (A)

11.2.25

• Outdrawn by Deanna Grey (A)
• The 13th Day of Christmas by Adam Rex (PB)
• Time for Bed by Estrela Lourenco (PB)
• The Pine Cone's Secret: A Life Cycle Poem by Hannah Barnaby & Cedric Abt (YNF)
• Louis Braille by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Ana Albero (YNF)
• All Around a Year by Mariana Ruiz Johnson (PB)
• I Like Cheese! by Salina Yoon (PB)
• Some Days I'm the Wind by Rebecca Gardyn Levington & Dinara Mirtalipova (PB)
• How Are You, Verity? by Meghan Wilson Duff & Taylor Barron (PB)
• The Perfect Sushi by Emily Satoko Seo & Mique Moriuchi (PB)
• Janie Writes a Play: Jane Yolen's First Great Story by Heidi E.Y. Stemple & Madelyn Goodnight (YNF)
• A Sky That Sings by Anita Sanchez, George Steele, & Emily Mendoza (PB)
• Peril at Lizard Lake by Laura James & Emily Fox (Y)
• Mystery on the Ostrich Express by Laura James & Emily Fox (Y)
• You Make Me Sneeze! by Sharon G. Flake & Anna Raff (PB)
• Really Bird, Really Good Beach Party! by Harriet Ziefert (PB)
• Hirayasumi #6 by Keigo Shinzo (M)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Y)

11.3.25

• The Build-a-Boyfriend Project by Mason Deaver (A)
• Crime and Publishing by Steffanie Holmes (A)
• The Ghostkeeper by Johanna Taylor (GN)
• Youth Group by Bowen McCurdy & Jordan Morris (GN)

11.5.25

• Tomatoes on Trial: The Fruit V. Vegetable Showdown by Lindsay H. Metcalf & Edwin Fotheringham (YNF)
• Brilliant Bea by Shaina Rudolph, Mary Vukadinovich, & Fiona Lee (PB)
• Miss Fox's Class Earns a Field Trip by Eileen Spinelli & Anne Kennedy (PB)
• Mop Rides the Waves of Change by Jaimal Yogis & Matthew Allen (PB)
• Sometimes When I'm Sad by Deborah Serani & Kyra Teis (PB)
• Juna and Appa by Jane Park & Felicia Hoshino (PB)

11.6.25

• A Letter from the Lonesome Shore by Sylvie Cathrall (A)
• Mop Rides the Waves of Courage by Jaimal Yogis & Matthew Allen (PB)
• Magnificent Monarchs by Linda Glaser & Gay Holland (YNF)
• Hello, Squirrels!: Scampering Through the Seasons by Linda Glaser & Gay W. Holland (YNF)
• Sometimes When I'm Bored by Deborah Serani & Kyra Teis (PB)
• Lone Wolf Goes to the Library by Kiah Thomas & K-Fai Steele (Y)
• I'm the Boss! by Elise Gravel (PB)
• I'm Hungry! by Elise Gravel (PB)
• Blackwater by Jeannette Arroyo & Ren Graham (GN)

11.7.25

• The Spider Lady: Nan Songer and Her Arachnid WWII Army by Penny Parker Klostermann & Anne Lambelet (YNF)
• One Day at the Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea by Daniel Bernstrom & Brandon James Scott (PB)
• Alpaca Goes Back-a to School by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen & Leeza Hernandez (PB)

11.8.25

• Cat Nap by Brian Lies (PB)
• A Summer Without Anna by Kate Jenks Landry & Risa Hugo (PB)
• I'm Like a Tree and a Tree's Like Me by Sylvaine Jaoui & Anne Crahay (PB)
• Rain and the Reading Horse by Maria Gianferrari & Hannah Salyer (PB)
• A Festa for Luana by Joana Pastro & Duda Oliva (PB)
• When You Find a Hope by Allie Millington & Anne Lambelet (PB)
• A Line Can Go Anywhere: The Brilliant, Resilient Life of Artist Ruth Asawa by Caroline McAlister & Jamie Green (YNF)
• Mermaids Are the Worst! by Alex Willan (PB)
• Watch Out for Falling Iguanas by Edwidge Danticat & Rachel Moss (PB)
• Plot and Bothered by Steffanie Holmes (A)
• Hope Rode: The Promise of Packhorse Librarians by Lauren H. Kerstein & Becca Stadtlander (YNF)
• The Black Mambas: The World's First All-Woman Anti-Poaching Unit by Kelly Crull (YNF)
• The Summer Hikaru Died #1 by Mokumokuren (M)
• Grow Happy by Jon Lasser, Sage Foster-Lasser, & Christopher Lyles (PB)
• Bear Flies High by Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds (PB)
• The Bread Pet: A Sourdough Story by Kate DePalma & Nelleke Verhoeff (PB)
• The Other Side of the Rocks by Nahid Kazemi (PB)
• The Pie Reports by Hayley Lowe (PB)
• Sometimes When I'm Jealous by Deborah Serani & Kyra Teis (PB)
• How to Staycation Like a Snail by Naseem Hrab & Kelly Collier (PB)
• The Thing at 52 by Ross Montgomery & Richard Johnson (PB)
• Our Lake by Angie Kang (PB)
• My Extra Bone by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Who Will Glaze My Donuts? by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Where Can I Sit? by Jen Jenivive (A)

11.9.25

• Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture by Sherronda J. Brown (ANF)
• The Mindful Dragon by Steve Herman (PB)
• Teach Your Dragon to Make Friends by Steve Herman (PB)
• The Cats in Krasinski Square by Karen Hesse & Wendy Watson (PB)
• Train Your Dragon to Accept NO by Steve Herman (PB)
• Train Your Angry Dragon by Steve Herman (PB)
• Winnie & Waldorf: DisObedience School by Kati Hites (PB)
• Metis Like Me by Tasha Hilderman & Risa Hugo (PB)
• Sunny the Bunny Goes to Camp by Jace Higgins & Paige Bekish (PB)
• Toot & Puddle: The One and Only by Holly Hobbie (PB)
• Toot & Puddle: The New Friend by Holly Hobbie (PB)
• What Is It? by Nicole Hoang & Dustin Nguyen (PB)
• Real Cowboys by Kate Hoefler & Jonathan Bean (PB)
• Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges & Tina Schart Hyman (PB)
• Toot & Puddle: Wish You Were Here by Holly Hobbie (PB)
• A Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret M. Holmes & Cary Pillo (PB)
• That's NOT How You Do It! by Ariane Hofmann-Maniyar (PB)
• Runaway Signs by Joan Holub & Alison Farrell (PB)
• Amelia, If Only by Becky Albertalli (YA)
• Sugar Town by Hazel Newlevant (GN)
• The Summer Hikaru Died #2 by Mokumokuren (M)
• Our Dining Table by Mita Ori (M)
• I Trip Over My Wiener by Jen Jenivive (A)

11.10.25

• The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez (A)
• Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (A)

11.11.25

• Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt (YA)

11.12.25

• Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt (YA)

11.14.25

• Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao (YA)
• Community Snowman by Deborah Kerbel & Tine Modeweg-Hansen (PB)
• Bluey: Granny Mobile by Penguin Young Readers (Y)
• When Tree Became a Tree by Rob Hodgson (YNF)
• Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsberg, Jose Aruego, & Ariane Dewey (PB)
• Whoo-ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story by Maria Gianferrari & Jonathan Voss (YNF)
• Be a Tree! by Maria Gianferrari & Felicita Sala (YNF)

11.15.25

• To Dogs, With Love: A Love Letter to the Dogs Who Help Us by Maria Gianferrari & Ishaa Lobo (PB)
• Elves Are the Worst! by ALex Willan (PB)
• You and the Bowerbird by Maria Gianferrari & Maris Wicks (PB)
• The Bear Out There by Jess Hannigan (PB)
• Earl & Worm: The Big Mess and Other Stories by Greg Pizzoli (Y)
• Sundust by Zeke Pena (PB)
• Little Boo by Maddie Frost (PB)
• The Everything Trail by Meg Fleming & Chuck Groenink (PB)
• The Wound by Emma AdBage (PB)
• What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do by Davina Bell & Hilary Jean Tapper (PB)
• My Abuela Is a Bruja by Mayra Cuevas & Lorena Alvarez Gomez (PB)
• I'm a Dumbo Octopus!: A Graphic Guide to Cephalopods by Anne Lambelet (YNF)
• The Pack by Amanda Cley & Cecilia Ferri (PB)
• Hello, Mr. Hulot by David Merveille (GN)
• Troubling Tonsils! by Aaron Reynolds & Peter Brown (Y)
• Pocket Pronouns by no author (Z)
• Banned Books FAQ by The City Library (Z)
• The Unlikely Adventuras of Ramon and El Cucuy by Donna Barba Higuera & Juliana Perdomo (Y)

11.16.25

• The Yoga Dragon by Steve Herman (PB)
• Dragon & the Bully by Steve Herman (PB)
• Train Your Dragon to Be Responsible by Steve Herman (PB)
• Train Your Dragon to Follow Rules by Steve Herman (PB)
• Train Your Dragon to Be Kind by Steve Herman (PB)
• Happy Birthday Dragon by Steve Herman (PB)
• Get Your Dragon to Eat Healthy Food by Steve Herman (PB)
• The Pretty Pretty Bunny by Dave Horowitz (PB)
• The Shelf Elf by Jackie Mims Hopkins & Rebecca Thornburgh (PB)
• I Got This! by Steve Herman (PB)
• My People by Langston Hughes & Charles R. Smith Jr. (YNF)
• Audrey's Tree House by Jenny Hughes & Jonathan Bentley (PB)
• Chloe and the Closet of Secrets: A Book About Lying by Ginger Hubbard, Al Roland, & Veronika Kotyk (PB)
• Yo, Jo! by Rachel Isadora (PB)
• The Huge Bag of Worries by Virginia Ironside & Frank Rodgers (PB)
• Imagine a Place by Sarah L. Thomson & Rob Gonsalves (PB)
• Mama Don't Allow by Thacker Hurd (PB)
• Failed Princesses #2 by Ajiichi (M)
• Failed Princesses #3 by Ajiichi (M)
• The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All #1 by Sumiko Arai (M)

11.17.25

• I'm the Best by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Pucking Around by Emily Rath (A)
• The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All #2 by Sumiko Arai (M)
• The Summer Hikaru Died #3 by Mokumokuren (M)
• The Summer Hikaru Died #4 by Mokumokuren (M)

11.18.25

• Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver (A)

11.20.25

• Maisy Goes to the Movies by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Goes to the Eye Doctor by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Learns to Swim by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Catching Thoughts by Bonnie Clark & Summer Macon (PB)
• Annie Hoot and the Knitting Extravaganza by Holly Clifton-Brown (PB)
• Maisy's Snowy Day by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Just Shine!: How to Be a Better You by Sonia Sotomayor & Jacqueline Alcantara (YNF)
• As the World Goes By by Jonny Lambert (PB)
• Bruce Saves the Planet by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• We Are American, Too by Kristen Mei Chase & Jieting Chen (YNF)
• Piccolo by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• One Can Be by Pat Zietlow Miller & Annie Cron (PB)

11.21.25

• The Beat of the Dragon Boat by Christina Matula & Nicole Wong (PB)
• This Is How We Talk: A Celebration of Disability and Connection by Jessica Slice, Caroline Cupp, & Kayla Harren (YNF)
• Just Keep Going by Lynn Smith & Lauren Gallegos (PB)
• Forts by Katie Venit & Kenard Pak (PB)
• Stitch Head: The Graphic Novel by Guy Bass & Pete Williamson (GN)
• Galactic Unicorn by Dana Simpson (GN)

11.22.25

• The Summer Hikaru Died #5 by Mokumokuren (M)
• Glorious Rivals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (YA)
• Popo the Xolo by Paloma Angelina Lopez & Abraham Matias (PB)
• How to Resist Hate Speech by no author (Z)
• The Bear in the Cave by Michael Rosen & Adrian Reynolds (PB)
• Miss Fox's Class Shapes Up by Eileen Spinelli & Anne Kennedy (PB)
• Miss Fox's Class Gets It Wrong by Eileen Spinelli & Anne Kennedy (PB)
• Dream Big, Little Mole by Tom Percival & Christine Pym (PB)
• My Quiet Place by Monica Mikai (PB)
• Popcorn Bob Can't Stop Popping by Maranke Rinck & Martijn Van der Linden (PB)

11.23.25

• Potato Pants! by Laurie Keller (PB)
• Nosy Rosie by Holly Keller (PB)
• There's No Such Thing as a Dragon by Jack Kent (PB)
• The Mightiest by Keiko Kasza (PB)
• My Lucky Birthday by Keiko Kasza (PB)
• The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza (PB)
• Bobby Bramble Loses His Brain by Dave Keane & David Clark (PB)
• Wake Up, Woodlands by Karen Jameson & Marc Boutavant (PB)
• Good Morning, Little Fox by Marilyn Janovitz (PB)
• Little Fox by Marilyn Janovitz (PB)
• The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs by William Joyce (PB)
• Rocket Puppies by William Joyce (PB)
• The House with 100 Stories by Toshio Iwai (PB)
• Please Is a Good Word to Say by Barbara Joosse & Jennifer Plecas (PB)
• The Secret Olivia Told Me by N. Joy & Nancy Devard (PB)
• A Day with Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce (PB)
• Red Green Blue: A First Book of Colors by Alison Jay (PB)
• Five Creatures by Emily Jenkins & Tomek Bogacki (PB)
• Izzy Gizmo and the Invention Convention by Pip Jones & Sara Ogilvie (PB)
• Imagine a Night by Sarah L. Thomson & Rob Gonsalves (PB)
• Imagine a World by Rob Gonsalves (PB)
• The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin (A)
• No Charm Done by Tori Anne Martin (YA)

11.24.25

• Flopping in a Winter Wonderland by Jason June (YA)
• Bear and Bird: The Cave and Other Stories by Jarvis (Y)
• Blue Floats Away by Travis Jonker & Grant Snider (PB)
• Tiny Owl's Scary Day by Petr Horacek (PB)
• Squirrel and Bird by Laura Baker & Stacey Thomas (PB)
• Wanda Hears the Stars: A Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe by Amy S. Hansen, Wanda Diaz Merced, & Rocio Arreola Mendoza (YNF)
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Child by Jeffrey Brown (GN)
• Restart After Coming Back Home by Cocomi (M)

11.25.25

• Restart After Growing Hungry by Cocomi (M)

11.26.25

• The Blonde Who Came in from the Cold by Ally Carter (A)
• Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton (PB)

11.27.25

• Nevermore Bookstore by Kerrigan Byrne & Cynthia St. Aubin (A)
• My Summer of You Vol. 1: The Summer of You by Nagisa Furuya (M)

11.28.25

• Together, United by Tami Charles & Bryan Collier (PB)
• I Do Not Like Yolanda by Zoey Abbott (PB)
• Gary and Ray by Sarah Adams (PB)
• Shark Dog and the School Trip Rescue! by Ged Adamson (PB)
• Breaking to the Beat! by Linda J. Acevedo & Frank Morrison (PB)
• It's Only Stanley by Jon Agee (PB)
• Hey You!: An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black by Dapo Adeola, Alyssia Johnson, Jade Orlando, Reggie Brown, Chante Timothy, Sharee Miller, Diane Ewen, Onyinye Iwu, Gladys Jose, Bex Glendining, Dunni Mustapha, Charlot Kristensen, Camilla Sucre, Jobe Anderson, Joelle Avelino, Nicole Miles, Kingsley Nebechi, Derick Brooks, & Selom Sunu (PB)
• Studio: A Place for Art to Start by Emily Arrow & The Little Friends of Printmaking (PB)
• Barrio Rising: The Protest That Built Chicano Park by Maria Dolores Aguila & Magdalena More (YNF)
• Brewbies by Kerrigan Byrne & Cynthia St. Aubin (A)
• I Don't Care by Julie Fogliano, Molly Idle, & Juana Martinez-Neal (PB)

11.29.25

• Hooray for Bread by Allan Ahlberg & Bruce Ingman (PB)
• My Worst Book Ever! by Allan Ahlberg & Bruce Ingman (PB)
• Carpet Munchers by Story Time with BryGuy (Bryan Caldwell) (A)
• Mother Earth: My Favourite Artist by Carol Rose Goldeneagle & Hawlii Pichette (PB)
• Little Seasons: Autumn Leaves by Mirka Hokkanen (YNF)
• Murder in the Dressing Room by Holly Stars (A)
• Attached.: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find--and Keep--Love by Amir Levine & Rachel S.F. Heller (ANF)
• A Kids Book About Being Transgender by Gia Parr (YNF)

11.30.25

• The Polar Bear and the Ballerina by Eric Velasquez (PB)
• Outside In and the Inside Out: A Story About Arnold Lobel by Emmy Kastner (YNF)
• Squash & Pumpkin: #SquashGoals by G.G. McQueen & Michael Slack (PB)
• Goodbye Spring, Hello Summer by Kenard Pak (PB)
• Where Are You, Bronte? by Tomie dePaola & Barbara McClintock (YNF)
• How Jackson Found His Joy Again by Patrice Karst & Kristina Jones (PB)
• The Most Beautiful Winter by Cristina Sitja Rubio (PB)
• When You Love a Book by Kaz Windness & Heather Brockman Lee (PB)
• This Is Me: Getting to Know Yourself and Others Better by Helena Harastova & Ana Kobern (YNF)
• My Summer of You Vol. 2: The Summer With You by Nagisa Furuya (M)
• My Summer of You Vol. 3: The Summer With You: The Sequel by Nagisa Furuya (M)

11.25 total: 243

26 youth nonfiction; 19 manga; 20 adult fiction; 149 picture books; 9 youth fiction; 8 graphic novels; 2 adult nonfiction; 7 young adult fiction; 3 zines