books i've read january 2026

 1.1.26

• Curlfriends: New in Town by Sharee Miller (GN)
• A Kids Book About AI Bias by Dr. Avriel Epps (YNF)
• The Monster in the Lake by Leo Timmers (PB)
• The Way of the Househusband #14 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti (A)
• Sugar Shack by Lucy Knisley (GN)
• Pomelo Explores Color by Ramona Badescu & Benjamin Choud (PB)
• 100 Goats and Granny! by Atinuke & Lauren Hinds (PB)
• My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World by Gilles Bachelet (PB)
• L Is for Love by Atinuke & Angela Brooksbank (PB)
• The Book in the Book in the Book by Julian Baer & Simon Bailly (PB)
• On Friday Afternoon: A Shabbat Celebration by Michal Babay & Menahem Halberstadt (PB)
• No Dogs Allowed! by Linda Ashman & Kristin Sorra (PB)
• The Story of Baldomera Enrique G. Ballesteros, Ismael F. Arias, & Ayesha L. Rubio (PB)
• Peeping Beauty by Mary Jane Auch (PB)

1.2.26

• An Orange in January by Dianna Hutts Aston & Julie Maren (PB)
• Home in a Lunch Box by Cherry Mo (PB)
• A Garland of Henna by Varsha Bajaj & Archana Sreenivasan (PB)
• Toads on Toast by Linda Bailey & Colin Jack (PB)
• Seven Babies by Forest Xiao (PB)
• When Winter Comes by Ekaterina Trukhan (PB)
• Nothing Ever Happens by Heidi McKinnon (PB)
• Dreaming of a Quinceanera by Yamile Saied Mendez & Christine Almeda (PB)
• My Teacher Is a Robot by Jeffrey Brown (PB)
• More Dung!: A Beetle Tale by Frank Weber (PB)
• Little Miss Sunshine: Here Comes the Sun! by Michael Daedalus Kenny & Victoria Maderna (GN)
• Mr. Strong: Good Thing I Came Along! by Michael Daedalus Kenny & Gabriel Corbera (GN)
• Leftstar and the Strange Occurrence by Jean Fhilippe (GN)

1.3.26

• Adia Kelbara and the High Queen's Tomb by Isi Hendrix (Y)
• Hexed Hiss-tory by Danielle Garrett (A)
• The Raven Boys: The Graphic Novel by Maggie Stiefvater, Stephanie Williams, & Sas Milledge (GN)
• Mashle: Magic and Muscles #2 by Hajime Komoto (M)

1.4.26

• A Is for Artichoke: A Foodie Alphabet from Artichoke to Zest! by American's Test Kitchen & Maddie Frost (YNF)
• Steven Spielberg by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Keith Negley (YNF)
• Chris Hoy by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Edita Hajdu (YNF)
• Bear and Bird: The Secret and Other Stories by Jarvis (Y)
• How to Catch a Dream by Alice Walstead & Andy Elkerton (PB)
• Salmon Run by Annie Chen (YNF)
• Balloon by Bruce Handy & Julie Kwon (PB)
• Soup's On Around the World by Denyse Waissbluth & Chelsea O'Byrne (YNF)
• Sticky Hermana by Ana Siqueira & Olivia de Castro (PB)
• Curry Means More by Maria Marianayagam & Geeta Ladi (PB)
• Teatime Around the World by Denyse Waissbluth & Chelsea O'Byrne (YNF)
• The Ancient Magus' Bride #15 by Kore Yamazaki (M)
• Aya: Claws Come Out by Marguerite Aboulet & Clement Oubrerie (GN)
• Mashle: Magic and Muscles #3 by Hajime Komoto (M)
• Mashle: Magic and Muscles #4 by Hajime Komoto (M)
• Cosmo Park by Madeleine Finlay & Tom Dearie (GN)
• Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega & Rose Bousamra (GN)

1.5.26

• Little Red Riding Sheep by Linda Ravin Lodding & Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Everybody Says Meow by Constance Lombardo (PB)
• When Elephant Goes to a Party by Sonia Levitin & Jeff Seaver (PB)
• Bike On, Bear! b Cynthea Liu & Kristyna Litten (PB)
• Toni's Topsy-Turvy Telephone Day by Laura Ljungkvist (PB)
• Nini Lost and Found by Anita Lobel (PB)
• Benny's Had Enough! by Barbro Lindgren & Olof Landstrom (PB)
• The Gift of the Great Buffalo by Carole Lindstrom & Aly McKnight (PB)
• Liza Jane & the Dragon by Laura Lippman & Kate Samworth (PB)
• Chapter Two Is Missing! by Josh Lieb & Kevin Cornell (PB)
• Gator Dad by Brian Lies (PB)
• Swap! by Steve Light (PB)
• Scroll by Hui Li (PB)
• The Squickerwonkers: The Demise of Selma the Spoiled by Evangeline Lilly & Rodrigo Bastos Didier (PB)
• Pencil & Eraser: Lost and Frown! by Jenny Alvarado (Y)
• Pucking Strong by Emily Rath (A)
• Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass (Y)

1.6.26

• The Glass Scientists Volume 1 by S.H. Cotugno (GN)
• Just Ash by Sol Santana (YA)

1.7.26

• Kindred Dragons by Sarah Mensinga (GN)
• Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (A)

1.8.26

• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #1 by Kanehito Yamada (M)

1.9.26

• The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar by Sonora Reyes (YA)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: Sunflower Hour by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• Bad Badger: A Love Story by Maryrose Wood & Giulia Ghigini (Y)

1.10.26

• The Dashing Zaddy and His Icy Protege #2 by Fumito (M)
• The Apothecary Diaries #14 by Natsu Hyugga, Nekokurage, Itsuki Nanao, & Touco Shino (M)
• The Ancient Magus' Bride #16 by Kore Yamazaki (M)

1.11.26

• The Invisible Parade by Leigh Bardugo & John Picacio (PB)
• The Remembering Candle by Alison Goldberg & Selina Alko (PB)
• Goose by Molly Bang (PB)
• That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming (A)
• The Ancient Magus' Bride #17 by Kore Yamazaki (M)
• The Ancient Magus' Bride #18 by Kore Yamazaki (M)
• Lore Olympus Volume Nine by Rachel Smythe (GN)

1.12.26

• Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll!: The Inventive Rube Goldberg by Catherine Thimmesh & Shanda McCloskey (YNF)
• That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human by Kimberly Lemming (A)
• To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage (A)
• Jordan's Perfect Haircut by Sharee Miller (PB)
• I, Rock!: A Geology Tale by Katie Slivensky & Steph Stilwell (YNF)
• The Blue Jays That Grew a Forest by Lynn Street & Anne Hunter (YNF)
• Hide and Snake by Keith Baker (PB)

1.13.26

• Kaiju No. 8 #1 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)
• Pirate Princess by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen & Jill McElmurry (PB)
• Orangutangled by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen & Aaron Zenz (PB)

1.14.26

• Love on the Horizon #1 by Machi Yamashita (M)
• I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner (GN)
• Game Changer by Rachel Reid (A)

1.15.26

• Fail-a-bration by Brad Montague & Kristi Montague (PB)
• The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel (GN)

1.16.26

• Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire (A)
• The Walking Cat: A Cat's-Eye View of the Zombie Apocalypse by Tomo Kitaoka (M)
• The Circles All Around Us by Brad Montague & Kristi Montague (PB)

1.17.26

• Cursed Claws by Danielle Garrett (A)
• She Speaks: The Women of Greek Myths in Their Own Words by Honor Cargill-Martin & Camelia Pham (YNF)
• Murray and Bun!: Murray the Knight by Adam Stower (Y)

1.18.26

• Mermaid and Pirate by Tracey Baptiste & Leisl Adams (PB)
• Looking for a Jumbie by Tracey Baptiste & Amber Ren (PB)
• The Three Little Mittens by Linda Bailey & Natalia Shaloshvili (PB)
• Rosie the Raven by Helga Bansch (PB)
• Max's Dragon by Kate Banks & Boris Kulikov (PB)
• Rumble Grumble...Hush by Kate Banks & Simone Shin (PB)
• When Sophie's Feelings Are Really, Really Hurt by Molly Bang (PB)
• The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang (PB)
• I Am Brown by Ashok Banker & Sandhya Prabhat (PB)
• Mama Car by Lucy Catchpole & Karen George (PB)
• Mauntie and Me by Rajani LaRocca & Nadia Alam (PB)
• When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry... by Molly Bang (PB)
• The Belonging Tree by Maryann Cocca-Leffler & Kristine A. Lombardi (PB)
• The Favorites by Layne Fargo (A)

1.19.26

• The Influencers by Anna-Marie McLemore (A)
• Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker (Y)
• Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky (GN)
• Miss Camper by Kat Fajardo (GN)
• When Among Crows by Veronica Roth (A)

1.20.26

• Follow the Line to School by Laura Ljungkvist (PB)
• Follow the Line Around the World by Laura Ljungkvist (PB)
• Follow the Line Through the Houseby Laura Ljungkvist (PB)
• Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory (A)

1.21.26

• The Color Monster and the Emotions Toolkit by Anna Llenas (PB)
• Poor Doreen: A Fishy Tale by Sally Lloyd-Jones & Alexandra Boiger (PB)
• This Trauma Is Sponsored by Anna Lindwasser (YA)
• On Market Street by Anita Lobel & Arnold Lobel (PB)

1.22.26

• Fables by Arnold Lobel (PB)
• Cloud Dance by Thomas Locker (PB)
• Prince Bertram the Bad by Arnold Lobel (PB)

1.23.26

• Hazelthorn by CG Drews (YA)
• Tiny Cat by Susie Esse (Z)
• The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon (Y)
• Fail-a-bration by Brad Montague & Kristi Montague (PB)

1.24.26

• The Frogs and Toads All Sang by Arnold Lobel (PB)
• Little Lost Tiger by Jonathan London & Ilya Spirin (PB)
• Duck and Hippo: Lost and Found by Jonathan London & Andrew Joyner (PB)
• Duck and Hippo: In the Rainstorm by Jonathan London & Andrew Joyner (PB)
• Purr-fect Potions by Danielle Garrett (A)
• Secrets of the Purple Pearl by Kate McKinnon (Y)
• Xolo by Donna Barba Higuera & Mariana Ruiz Johnson (Y)

1.25.26

• The Illuminated Book of Birds by Robin Crofut-Brittingham (ANF)
• Here Comes Firefighter Hippo by Jonathan London & Gilles Eduar (PB)
• Here Comes Doctor Hippo by Jonathan London & Gilles Eduar (PB)
• Liplap's Wish by Jonathan London & Sylvia Long (PB)
• Now That Night Is Near by Astrid Lindgren & Marit Tornqvist (PB)
• Zephyr Takes Flight by Steve Light (PB)
• The Life of a Crayon: A Colorful Story of Never-Ending Beginnings by Tara Wosiski, Christopher Willard, & Holly Clifton-Brown (PB)

1.26.26

• Love Is a War Song by Danica Nava (A)
• One Life by Megan Rapinoe (ANF)
• A Treeful of Pigs by Arnold Lobel & Anita Lobel (PB)
• Crow Time 1 by Isabelle Melancon (Z)
• Crow Time 2 by Isabelle Melancon (Z)
• Crow Time 3 by Isabelle Melancon (Z)
• Pencil & Eraser: We Have a Dull-emma! by Jenny Alvarado (GN)
• Zombie Bake-Off by Stephen Graham-Jones (A)
• Spy X Family #15 by Tatsuya Endo (M)

1.27.26

• Our Work Is Everywhere: An Illustrated Oral History of Queer & Trans Resistance by Syan Rose (ANF)
• When Sophie Thinks She Can't... by Molly Bang (PB)

1.28.26

• Home by Isabelle Simler (YNF)
• All of Us by Kathryn Erskine & Alexandra Boiger (PB)
• House of Frank by Kay Synclaire (A)

1.29.26

• The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (A)
• Mashle: Magic and Muscles #5 by Hajime Komoto (M)

1.30.26

• Belladonna by Adalyn Grace (YA)
• The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions by Anna Llenas (PB)
• The Color Monster Goes to School by Anna Llenas (PB)
• Mashle: Magic and Muscles #6 by Hajime Komoto (M)
• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #2 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe (M)

1.31.26

• Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planetby Nicola Davies & Emily Sutton (YNF)
• The Night of the Hedgehog by Tanya Rosie & Chuck Groenink (PB)
• Sprinkles and Sea Serpents by Danielle Garrett (A)
• The Giving Flower: The Story of the Pointsettia by Alda P. Dobbs & Emily Mendoza (YNF)
• Mashle: Magic and Muscles #7 by Hajime Komoto (M)

1.26 total: 178

17 graphic novels; 14 youth nonfiction; 86 picture books; 19 manga; 20 adult fiction; 11 youth fiction; 5 young adult fiction; 4 zines; 3 adult nonfiction