books i've read july 2012

7.1.12

• Gemini Night by Bonnie Hearn Hill (YA)
• Bleach #41 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Vampire Knight #10 by Matsuri Hino (M)
• The Wallflower #28 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)

7.2.12

• Ouran High School Host Club #18 by Bisco Hatori (M)

 7.3.12

• Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• SoulPancake: Chew on Life's Big Questions by Rainn Wilson, Devon Gundry, Gloriz Lucina, & Shabnam Mogharabi (A-NF)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, #10: Apart (of_Me), Part Three by Andrew Chambliss, Scott Allie, Cliff Richards, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)

7.4.12

• French Slanguage by Mike Ellis (A-NF)
• A Hero for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi (Y)

7.6.12

• Simon's Cat: Feed Me! by Simon Tofield (GN)
• I Like You by Sandol Stoddard Warburg & Jacqueline Chwast (PB)
• The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story by Lemony Snicket & Lisa Brown (A)

7.7.12

• I'm a T. Rex! by Dennis R. Shealy & Brian Briggs (PB)
• No, David! by David Shannon (PB)
• Martha Bakes a Cake/Martha Hornea un Pastel by Karen Barss, Raye Lankford, Carlos Calvo, & Susan Meddaugh (PB)

7.8.12

• Muddle Earth by Paul Steward & Chris Riddell (Y)
• My Little One by Vicky Cleelen (A-NF)
• I Has a Hotdog by Professor Happycat & ihasahotdog.com (A-NF)
• Glamourpuss: The Enchanting World of Kitty Wigs by Julie Jackson & Jill Johnson (A-NF)
• Look! It's Jesus!: Amazing Holy Visions in Everyday Life by Harry Choron & Sandra Choron (A-NF)
• The Kittens of Boxville by Ryosuke Handa, Yoneo Morita, & Tracy Sunrize Johnson (PB)
• Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by Stephenie Meyer & Young Kim (GN)

7.9.12

• Dog on the Roof!: On the Road with Mitt and the Mutt by Bruce Kluger, David Slavin, & Colleen Clapp (A)
• Cat Parade by Jane Barton (A-NF)
• Dog Parade by Araldo de Luca (A-NF)

7.10.12

• Pig Parade by Edizioni White Star (A-NF)
• Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon (A-NF)
• Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King by William Joyce & Laura Geringer (Y)

7.11.12

• F for Effort!: More of the Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers by Richard Benson (A-NF)
• Boo: Little Dog in the Big City by J.H. Lee & Gretchen LeMaistre (A)
• Everything Is Better With a Gorilla by Andrew Gall & Wince Soliven (A-NF)
• Everyday Magick for Children of Earth-Based Spiritual Families by Rayne Storm (Y-NF)

7.12.12

• Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire (A)

7.13.12

• Aries Rising by Bonnie Hearn Hill (YA)
• The Homecoming by Ray Bradbury & Dave McKean (A)
• Gods & Undergrads, Book 1 by Monica Gallagher (GN)
• Glister and the Faerie Host, Issue 3 by Andi Watson (GN)

7.14.12

• Don't Kiss the Frog!: Princess Stories with Attitude by Fiona Waters (Y)

7.15.12

• Mexico Kitsch: Photography by Paola Gonzalez (A-NF)

7.16.12

• The Unwritten: Dead Man's Knock by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, & Ryan Kelly (GN)

7.17.12

• Fables: The Last Castle by Bill Willingham, Craig Hamilton, & P. Craig Russell (GN)
• Spike: Old Times by Peter David & Fernando Goni (GN)
• Spike: Lost & Found by Scott Tipton & Fernando Goni (GN)

7.18.12

• Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• Put Me in the Zoo: A Book of Colors by Robert Lopshire (PB)
• What I Wore to Save the World by Maryrose Wood (YA)

7.19.12

• Curious Critters by David FitzSimmons (Y-NF)
• The Cat and the Fiddle: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Jackie Morris (PB)
• Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear & Isabelle Arsenault (PB)
• Mr. Cookie Baker by Monica Wellington (PB)
• The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Know Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray (A-NF)

 7.21.12

• The Unwritten: Leviathan by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Vince Locke, & Al Davison (GN)

7.22.12

• The Unwritten: On to Genesis by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, & Vince Locke (GN)
• Spike: Old Wounds by Scott Tipton & Fernando Goni (GN)

7.23.12

• Pretty Little Secrets by Sara Shepard (YA)

7.24.12

• Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills (PB)
• Mixed Beasts by Wallace Edwards & Kenyon Cox (PB)
• Scranimals by Jack Prelutsky & Peter Sis (PB)
• White Is for Blueberry by George Shannon & Laura Dronzek (PB)
• The Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieszka & Steve Johnson (PB)
• Beverly Billingsley Borrows a Book by Alexander Stadler (PB)

7.25.12

• Divine Misfortune by A. Lee Martinez (A)

7.27.12

• Stunning by Sara Shepard (YA)

7.28.12

• Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss & Tiphanie Beeke (PB)
• Don't Squish the Sasquatch! by Kent Redeker & Bob Staake (PB)
• Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton (PB)
• Animal Masquerade by Marianne Dubuc (PB)

7.29.12

• Angel & Faith: Live Through This by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, Phil Noto, & Joss Whedon (GN)
• Out of Sight, Out of Time by Ally Carter (YA)

7.30.12

• Catundra by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (Y)
• Cap'n Smudge by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (Y)
• The Amulet of Samarkand: A Bartimaeus Graphic Novel by Jonathan Stroud, Andrew Donkin, Lee Sullivan, & Nicolas Chapus (GN)

07.12 total: 73
6 young adult fiction; 4 manga; 21 picture books; 14 adult non fiction; 1 comic; 6 youth fiction; 13 graphic novels; 6 adult fiction; 2 youth non fiction

books i've read june 2012

6.1.12

• Junior by Macaulay Culkin (A)
• A Giraffe Did One by Jerry Pallotta & Tatjana Mai-Wyss (PB)
• The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen & Dan Hanna (PB)
• Gilbert the Hero by Jane Clarke & Charles Fuge (PB)
• Charming Opal by Holly Hobbie (PB)
• Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae & Guy Parker-Rees (PB)
• Penny and Her Song by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• Just Ducks! by Nicola Davies & Salvatore Rubbino (Y-NF)
• Crafty Chloe by Kelly DiPucchio & Heather Ross (PB)
• Pass It On! by Marilyn Sadler & Michael Slack (PB)
• Surfer Chick by Kristy Dempsey & Henry Cole (PB)

6.2.12

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (PB)
• Silly Doggy! by Adam Stower (PB)
• Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola (PB)
• One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes & Bonnie MacKain (Y-NF)
• A Remainder of One by Elinor J. Pinczes & Bonnie MacKain (Y-NF)
• Duck for President by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin (PB)

6.3.12

• Hugo Pepper by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Y)
• Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates (A)
• Zombies Hate Stuff by Greg Stories (GN)
• Tickle Time! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• I Ruff You by Sandra Magsamen (PB)
• Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle (PB)
• Shark Vs. Train by Chris Barton & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)

6.4.12

• Nanook & Pryce Gone Fishing by Ned Crowley & Larry Day (PB)
• Moonlight by Helen V. Griffith & Laura Dronzek (PB)
• Buster by Denise Fleming (PB)
• Dog in Boots by Greg Gormley & Roberta Angaramo (PB)
• My Friend Lucky by David Milgrim (PB)
• The Grumpy Dump Truck by Brie Spangler (PB)
• Cat by B. Kliban (GN)
• Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley (GN)

6.6.12

• James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (Y)

6.8.12

• I'll Save You Bobo! by Eileen Rosenthal & Marc Rosenthal (PB)
• Red & Yellow's Noisy Night by Josh Selig (PB)
• Happy Pig Day! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Library Mouse: A Museum Adventure by Daniel Kirk (PB)
• The Cat in the Rhinestone Suit by John Carter Cash & Scott Nash (PB)
• Otto the Book Bear by Katie Cleminson (PB)
• Sonora volume 1, issue 1 by Mike Kessler & Erin Taylor (C)

6.9.12

• Chloe, Instead by Micah Player (PB)
• The Monster Princess by D.J. MacHale & Alexandra Boiger (PB)
• Beware of the Frog by William Bee (PB)
• Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet by Heather Poole (A-NF)

6.10.12

• I Love My Little Storybook by Anita Jeram (PB)
• A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni (PB)
• Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins & Eric Gurney (PB)
• The Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnell (PB)

6.11.12

• XXX Porn for Women: Hotter, Hunkier, and More Helpful Around the House! by Cambridge Women's Pornography Collective (A-NF)
• Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head & Other Drawings by B. Kliban (GN)
• The Ten, Make That Nine, Habits of Very Organized People. Make That Ten. by Steve Martin (A-NF) 

6.12.12

• Magical Mischief by Anna Dale (Y)
• Smut by Alan Bennett (A)
• Dear Photograph by Taylor Jones (A-NF)
• When a Dragon Moves In by Jodi Moore & Howard McWilliam (PB)
• Ladybug Girl at the Beach by David Soman & Jacky Davis (PB)

6.13.12

• Street Dogs by Traer Scott (A-NF)

6.14.12

• Hidden by Kelley Armstrong (A)

 6.16.12

• Black Heart by Holly Black (YA)

 6.17.12

• Goddess Girls: Artemis the Loyal by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)
• Underworlds: The Battle Begins by Tony Abbott (Y)
• Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Lincoln Pierce (GN)

 6.18.12

• George Brown, Class Clown: Attack of the Tighty Whities! by Nancy Kulik & Aaron Blecha (Y)
• The Kitchen Witch Companion by Patricia Telesco (A-NF)

6.19.12

• Are You a Cow? by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Tanpopo Volume 1 by Camilla D'Errico (GN)
• Goodnight Husband, Goodnight Wife by Eric Stangel, Justin Stangel, & Adam J. Raiti (A)
• Hippos Go Beserk! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core! by William Joyce (Y)

6.22.12

• Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (YA)

6.23.12

• Love's Exquisite Freedom by Maya Angelou & Edward Burne-Jones (A)
• Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas (PB)

6.24.12

• Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri (PB)
• Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• If You Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Numeroff  & Felicia Bond (PB)
• Fancy Nancy: Fancy Day in Room 1-A by Jane O'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser (PB)
• A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Adventures of Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik & Maurice Sendak (Y)
• Taurus Eyes by Bonnie Hearn Hill (YA)
• Okie Dokie Donuts: "Open for Business!" by Chris Eliopoulos (GN)

6.25.12

• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (Y) 

6.26.12

• Seuss-isms: Wise and Witty Prescriptions for Living from the Good Doctor by Dr. Seuss (A-NF)

6.27.12

• Juniper Berry by M.P. Kozlowsky (Y)

 6.28.12

• Cat Girl's Day Off by Kimberly Pauley (YA)

6.29.12

• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (YA)

6.30.12

• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce (PB)
• Junonia by Kevin Henkes (Y)
• The Humming Room by Ellen Potter (Y) 
• Bleach #38 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #40 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Why Do Cats Meow? by Joan Holub (Y-NF)

06.12 total: 91

4 youth non fiction; 2 manga; 12 youth fiction; 47 picture books; 5 young adult fiction; 7 adult non fiction; 7 graphic novels; 6 adult fiction; 1 comic 

books i've read may 2012

5.1.12

• Zombie-Loan #13 by Peach-Pit (M)
• Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Arni & Moyna Chitrakar (GN)
• Bad Island by Doug TenNapel (GN)

5.2.12

• Greed: A Dictionary for the Selfish by Adams Media (A-NF)

5.3.12

• Animal Shelter Portraits by Mark Ross (A-NF)
• Orcs: Forged for War by Stan Nicholls & Joe Flood (GN)
• Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen (PB)
• Substitute Creacher by Chris Gall (PB)
• Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiah (Y-NF)

5.4.12

• Gluttony: A Dictionary for the Indulgent by Jennifer M. Wood (A-NF)

5.5.12

• Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown (GN)
• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (Y) 

5.6.12

• Goddess Girls: Athena the Brain by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)
• Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (YA)
• Cherise the Niece by J.K. Benton (A)
• Bleach #38 by Tite Kubo (M) 
• Bleach #39 by Tite Kubo (M) 

5.11.12

• The Unwritten: Inside Man by Mikey Carey & Peter Gross (GN)

 5.12.12

• I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tale by Ramsingh Urveti (A)
• I Am a Pole (and So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert (A)
• Made by Hand: My Adventures in the World of Do-It-Yourself by Mark Frauenfelder (A-NF)

5.13.12

• There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Listen to My Trumpet! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Kitty's Cuddles by Jane Cabrera (PB)
• Raven and River by Nancy White Carlstrom & Jon Van Zyle (PB)
• Leaf Trouble by Jonathan Emmett & Caroline Jayne Church (PB)
• I Got Two Dogs by John Lithgow & Robert Neubecker (PB)

5.15.12

• Dead Is a Battlefield by Marlene Perez (YA)

5.16.12

• Rooster's Revenge by Beatrice Rodriguez (PB)
• Pink! by Lynne Rickards & Margaret Chamberlain (PB)
• Christian, the Hugging Lion by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, & Amy June Bates (PB)
• Dogs Loves Books by Louise Yates (PB)
• Not All Princesses Dress in Pink by Jane Yolen, Heidi E.Y. Stemple, & Anne-Sophie Languetin (PB)
• Lola: A Ghost Story by J. Torres & Elbert Or (GN)
• Hellboy Animated: The Judgment Bell by Jim Pascoe, Rick Lacy, & Tad Stones (GN)
• Hellboy Animated: The Menagerie by Jason Hall, Rick Lacy, Fabio Laguna, & Nate Piekos (GN)
• Spoon by Amy Krouse-Rosenthal & Scott Magoon (PB)
• Little Oink by Amy Krouse-Rosenthal & Jen Corace (PB)
• Harry and Horsie by Katie Van Camp & Lincoln Agnew (PB)
• Cookiebot!: A Harry and Horsie Adventure by Katie Van Comp & Lincoln Agnew (PB)
• Chester's Masterpiece by Melanie Watt (PB)
• Huck Runs Amuck! by Sean Taylor & Peter S. Reynolds (PB)
• An Octopus Followed Me Home by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• If I Had a Robot by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• A Small Surprise by Louise Yates (PB)
• Brontorina by James Howe & Randy Cecil (PB)
• Horace and Morris Join the Chorus (But What About Dolores?) by James Howe & Amy Walrod (PB)
• Clarence the Copy Cat by Patricia Lakin & John Manders (PB)
• Dogs Don't Do Ballet by Anna Kemp & Sara Ogilve (PB)
• Meow! by Mick Inkpen (PB)
• Thing! by Mick Inkpen (PB)
• Honk! by Mick Inkpen (PB)
• Butterfly by Mick Inkpen (PB)
• The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard by Gregory Rogers (PB)
• Stuck by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Homer the Library Cat by Reeve Lindbergh & Anne Wilsdorf (PB)
• A House in the Woods by Inga Moore (PB)
• Max Packs by Hanne Turk (PB)
• Green Butterfly by Raphael Thierry (PB)
• Little Bird's ABC by Piet Grobler (PB)
• Into the Wild by Lerryn Korda (PB)
• Skip-Beat #18 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Foiled by Jane Yolen & Mike Cavallaro (GN)
• The Good Neighbors, Book Two: Kith by Holly Black & Ted Naifeh (GN)
• Nightschool: The Weirn Books #1 by Svetlana Chmakova (M)
• The Little Prince by Joann Sfar & Antoine de Saint-Exupery (GN)

5.17.12

• Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: The Wyrm King by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi (Y)
• Regretsy: Where DIY Meets WTF by April Winchell (A-NF)

5.18.12

• Fifteen Animals! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Happy Hippo, Angry Duck by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Jane Eyre by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Alice in Wonderland by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Someday by Alison McGhee & Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• Tails by Matthew Van Fleet (PB)
• The Grumpy Morning by Pamela Duncan Edwards & Darcia Labrosse (PB)
• Penguin Pete, Ahoy! by Marcus Pfister (PB)
• Tuloose the Miserable Moose by Nancy Hickox & Les Gray (PB)

5.20.12

• Mouse Was Mad by Linda Urban & Henry Cole (PB)
• The Hermit Crab by Carter Goodrich (PB)
• But Who Will Bell the Cats? by Cynthia von Buhler (PB)
• Who Wants to Be a Poodle: I Don't by Lauren Child (PB)
• Always Listen to Your Mother by Florence Parry Heide, Roxanne Heide Pierce, & Kyle M. Stone (PB)
• Bats at the Ballgame by Brian Lies (PB)
• Cats' Night Out by Caroline Stutson & J. Klassen (PB)
• This Bunny Can Bake by Janet Stein (PB)
• Star Seeker: A Journey to Outer Space by Theresa Heine & Victor Tavares (PB)
• One Moon, Two Cats by Laura Godwin & Yoko Tanaka (PB)
• The Woods by Paul Hoppe (PB)
• Croak by Gina Damico (YA)

5.22.12

• Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (YA)
• Humiliation by Wayne Koestenbaum (A-NF)

5.23.12

• The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg (YA)
• Let the Whole Earth Sing Praise by Tomie de Paola (PB)
• The Easter Bunny's Assistant by Jan Thomas (PB)
• Watch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems (PB)
• iZombie: Six Feet Under and Rising by Chris Roberson & Michael Allred (GN)

5.24.12

• Goddess Girls: Persephone the Phony by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)

5.25.12

• Ouran High School Host Club #17 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Moon Song by Byrd Baylor & Ronald Himler (PB)
• The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor & Peter Parnall (PB)
• Desert Voices by Byrd Baylor & Peter Parnall (PB)
• Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist: The Unicorn's Tale by R.L. LaFevers (Y)

5.26.12

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (YA)
• The Art of Giving Flowers by Callie Craumer (A-NF)
• Jim Henson's Tale of Sand by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, & Ramon K. Perez (GN)

5.27.12

• Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by James Dean & Eric Litwin (PB)
• Danny the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff (PB)
• Dads Are the Original Hipsters by Brad Getty (A-NF)
• Kawaii Not, Too: Cute Gets Badder by Meghan Murphy (A)
• The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems (PB)

5.28.12

• The Umbrella Academy: Dallas by Gerard Way & Gabriel Ba (GN)
• Bad Doings & Big Ideas by Bill Willingham (GN)
• Putting Makeup on Dead People by Jen Violi (YA)

5.29.12

• Fergus Crane by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Y)
• The Cloud Spinner by Michael Catchpool & Alison Jay (PB)
• How to Be Friends with a Dragon by Valeri Gorbachev (PB)
• Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner & Christopher Silas Neal (Y-NF)
• Look!  A Book! by Bob Staake (PB)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, #9: Apart (of Me), Part 2 by Andrew Chambliss, Scott Allie, Cliff Richards, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon

5.30.12

• Aphrodite the Beauty by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)

5.31.12

• Artemis the Brave by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)

05.12 total: 120

8 youth fiction; 1 comic; 69 picture books; 2 youth non fiction; 15 graphic novels; 7 young adult fiction; 4 adult fiction; 8 adult non fiction; 6 manga

books i've read april 2012

4.2.12

• Radiance by Alyson Noel (YA)
• The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Paranormal by David Borgenicht & Ben H. Winters (A-NF)
• Monster High by Lisi Harrison (YA)

4.3.12

• The Girl's Guide to Fairies: Everything Irresistible about the Fair Folk by Sheri A. Johnson (Y-NF)
• Hans My Hedgehog: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm by Kate Coombs & John Nickle (PB)
• The Unruly Queen by E.S. Redmond (PB)

4.7.12

• More by I.C. Springman & Brian Lies (PB)
• Birds by Kevin Henkes & Laura Dronzek (PB)
• A Butterfly Is Patient by Dianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long (Y-NF)
• Birdsongs by Betsy Franco & Steve Jenkins (PB)
• What REALLY Happened to Humpty? (from the files of a hard-boiled detective) by Jeanie Franz Ransom & Stephen Axelsen (PB)
• Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey (YA)

4.10.12

• The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm edited by Noel Daniel (Y)

4.11.12

• Kitty's Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn (A)

4.12.12

• Wolf Won't Bite! by Emily Gravett (PB)
• Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (PB)
• Here Come the Girl Scouts! by Shana Corey & Hadley Hooper (Y-NF)
• Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? by Susan A. Shea & Tom Slaughter (PB)
• Another Brother by Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Mouse & Lion by Rand Burkert & Nancy Ekholm Burkert (PB)
• Beep and Bah by James Burks (PB)
• So You Want to Be a Rock Star by Audrey Vernick & Kirstie Edmunds (PB)
• East Dragon, West Dragon by Robyn Eversole & Scott Campbell (PB)
• Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die by John Katz (A-NF)

4.13.12

• Spinster Goose: Twisted Rhymes for Naughty Children by Lisa Wheeler & Sophie Blackwell (PB)
• The White Ballets: Swan Lake, Giselle, and La Bayadere by Rajka Kupesic (PB)

4.14.12

• Rudyard Kipling's How the Leopard Got His Spots: The Graphic Novel by Sean Tulien & Pedro Rodriguez (GN)
• In the Sea by David Elliott & Holly Meade (Y-NF)
• Migrant by Maxine Trottier & Isabelle Arsenault (PB)
• Frenemies: Cats, Dogs, and Lessons in Getting Along by Kim Levin & Christine Montaquila (A-NF)

4.20.12

• Wildwood by Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis (Y)

4.21.12

• Petal & Twig: Seasonal Bouquets with Blossoms, Branches, and Grasses from Your Garden by Valerie Easton (A-NF)
• House of Night #5 by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Kent Dalian, Joelle Jones, & Eric Canete (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #7: On Your Own Part Two by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Karl Story, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #8: Apart (of Me), Part One by Andrew Chambliss, Scott Allie, Cliff Richards, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Discord's Apple by Carrie Vaughn (A)

4.23.12

• Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget by Dr. Mardy Grothe (A-NF)

4.25.12

• My Beating Teenage Heart by C.K. Kelly Martin (YA)

4.27.12

• Beautiful Dead: Phoenix by Eden Maguire (YA)

4.28.12

• The Untamed Garden: A Revealing Look at Our Love Affair with Plants by Sophie Day (A-NF)
• My Rhinoceros by Jon Agee (PB)
• I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen (PB)
• Olympians: Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess by George O'Connor (GN)
• Zombie-Loan #11 by Peach-Pit (M)

4.29.12

• A Bride's Story #1 by Kaoru Mori (M)
• Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks (GN)
• Zombie-Loan #12 by Peach-Pit (M)

4.30.12

• Wandering Son, Volume 1 by Takoko Shimura (M)

04.12 total: 48
5 young adult fiction; 6 adult non fiction; 4 youth non fiction; 19 picture books; 2 youth fiction; 2 adult fiction; 3 graphic novels; 3 comics; 4 manga

books i've read march 2012

3.1.12

• Air Force: Civilian to Airman by Meish Goldish (Y-NF)
• Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son Volume One by Dean Koontz, Kevin J. Anderson, Chuck Dixon, & Brett Booth (GN)
• Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones & Paul O. Zelinsky (Y)

3.2.12

• Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly (A)

3.3.12

• The Gates by John Connolly (A)
• The Alchemist: A Graphic Novel by Paulo Coelho, Derek Ruiz, & Daniel Sampere (GN)

3.4.12

• Honey Badger Don't Care: Randall's Guide to Crazy, Nastyass Animals by Christopher Gordon (A-NF)
• All My Friends Are Still Dead by Avery Monsen & Jory John (A)

3.5.12

• The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter (YA)

3.7.12

• The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: 14 Amazing Authors Tell the Tales edited by Chris Van Allsburg (Y)

3.12.12

• Vordak the Incomprehensible: Rule the School by Scott Seegert & John Martin (Y)

3.17.12

• Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett (A)

3.18.12

• I Am a Bunny by Ole Risom & Richard Scarry (PB)

3.19.12

• The Infernals by John Connolly (A)

3.20.12

• Bake Sale by Sara Varan (GN)
• Solomon Crocodile by Catherine Rayner (PB)
• A Day in the Office of Doctor Bugspit by Elise Gravel (PB)

3.23.12

• Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard (YA)

3.24.12

• La Llorona: The Crying Woman by Rudolfo Anaya, Amy Cordove, & Enrique Lamadrid (PB)
• Marching with Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage by Clare Rudolph Murphy & Stacey Schuett (Y-NF)
• Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Scott Magoon (PB)

3.27.12

• Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World by Leslie Simon (A-NF)
• Girls Hold Up This World by Jada Pinkett Smith & Donyell Kennedy-McCullough (PB)

3.30.12

• Kitty Goes to War by Carrie Vaughn (A)

03.12 total: 24

2 youth non fiction; 3 graphic novels; 3 youth fiction; 6 adult fiction; 2 adult non fiction; 2 young adult fiction; 6 picture books

books i've read february 2012

2.1.12

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Retreat by Jane Espenson, Georges Jeanty, & Joss Whedon (GN)

2.2.12

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Twilight by Brad Meltzer, Georges Jeanty, & Joss Whedon (GN)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Last Gleaming by Joss Whedon, Georges Jeanty, & Scott Allie (GN)

2.3.12

• Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly (A)
• True Blood: Tainted Love by Marc Andreyko, Michael McMillian, Stephen Molnar, Joe Corroney, & Alan Bell (GN)

2.4.12

• Twisted by Sara Shepard (YA)
• House of Night #3 by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Kent Dalian, Joelle Jones, & Daniel Krall (C)

2.5.12

• Love Bugs by David A. Carter (PB)
• The French Cat by Rachael Hale (A-NF)
• Time for a Hug by Phillis Gershatar, Mim Green, & David Walker (PB)
• Plant a Kiss by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond (PB)
• Froggy's First Kiss by Jonathan London & Frank Remkiewicz (PB)
• A Giant Crush by Gennifer Choldenko & Melissa Sweet (PB)
• Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony & Rodrigo Corral (YA)
• Queen of Hearts by Mary Engelbreit (PB)
• Where Does Love Come From? by Milena Kirkova (PB)

2.6.12

• Lenobia's Vow by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (YA)

2.8.12

• Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope by Morgan Spurlock & Alba Tull (A-NF)
• Miss Lina's Ballerinas and the Prince by Grace Maccarone & Christine Davenier (PB)

2.12.12

• You Can Count on Monsters by Richard Evan Schwartz (A-NF)
• Hugs and Kisses by Rachael Hale (PB)
• Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser (PB)
• Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballad by Jane O'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser (PB)
• Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly by Jane O'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser (PB)
• MLK: A Celebration in Word and Image by Martin Luther King, Jr. & Bob Adelman (A-NF)

2.13.12

• There Is No Dog by Meg Rosoff (YA)

2.16.12

• Kitty's Greatest Hits by Carrie Vaughn (A)
• iDrakula by Bekka Black (YA)

2.17.12

• Aunt Severe and the Dragons by Nick Garlick (Y)

2.18.12

• The Postmortal by Drew Magary (A)

2.20.12

• Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn (A)

2.21.12

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #6: On Your Own Part One by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Karl Story, & Joss Whedon (C)
• House of Night #4 by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Kent Dalian, Joelle Jones, & Jonathan Case (C)

2.22.12

• Ruthless by Sara Shepard (YA)

2.25.12

• Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee, Tonya Lewis Lee, & Kadir Nelson (PB)
• I Want a Dog! by Helga Bansch (PB)
• Ten Birds by Cybele Young (PB)
• Never Forgotten by Patricia McKissack, Leo Dillon, & Diane Dillon (PB)
• Crash Bang Donkey! by Jill Newton (PB)
• One Drowsy Dragon by Ethan Long (PB)
• The Conference of the Birds by Peter Sis (A)
• Faker by Mike Carey & Jock (GN)
• Alvin Ho: Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances by Lenore Look & LeUyen Pham (Y)

2.26.12

• Vengeance by Kate Brian (YA)

2.28.12

• Freakangels: Volume One by Warren Ellis & Paul Duffield (GN)
• Welcome to Oddville! by Jay Stephens (GN)

02.12 total: 47

7 graphic novels; 5 adult fiction; 7 young adult fiction; 3 comics; 19 picture books; 4 adult non fiction; 2 youth fiction

books i've read january 2012

1.2.12

• Heartless by Sara Shepard (YA)

1.3.12

• The Secret Box by Barbara Lehman (PB)
• When Parents Text: So Much Said...So Little Understood by Lauren Kaelin & Sophia Fraioli (A-NF)
• Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen (A)

1.4.12

• Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems (PB)
• I Love My New Toy! by Mo Willems (PB)
• My Friend Is Sad by Mo Willems (PB)
• Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Me and My Dragon by David Biedrzycki (PB)
• The Littlest Evergreen by Henry Cole (PB)
• If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley & Ed Emberley (PB)
• My Mom Has X-Ray Vision by Angela McAllister & Alex T. Smith (PB)
• The Jewel Fish of Karnak by Graeme Base (PB)
• Fox in Love by Edward Marshall & James Marshall (PB)
• Arachne Speaks by Kate Hovey & Blair Drawson (PB)
• Fiesta Babies by Carmen Tafolla & Amy Cordova (PB)
• What Can You Do with a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla & Amy Cordova (PB)
• Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou & Jean-Michel Basquiat (PB)
• Eloise by Kay Thompson & Hilary Knight (PB)
  
• Bleach #37 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Power Lunch: First Course by J. Torres & Dean Trippe (GN)
• A Very Babymouse Christmas by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)

1.6.12

• Little Miss Austen: Pride & Prejudice by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Little Master Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)

1.7.12

• Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees by Nancy Ross Hugo & Robert Llewellyn (A-NF)
• iZombie: Dead to the World by Chris Roberson & Michael Allred (GN)

1.8.12

• The Wizard of Oz: A Scanimation Book by Rufus Butler Seder (PB)
• Camilla the Cupcake Fairy by Tim Bugbird & Lara Ede (PB)
• Dog Parade by Barbara Joosse & Eugene Yelchin (PB)
• Ten Grouchy Groundhogs by Kathryn Heling, Deborah Hembrook, & Jay Johnson (PB)
• Love the Beastie by Henrik Drescher (PB)
• Gregory, the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat, Jose Aruego, & Ariane Dewey (PB)
• Letters to Anyone and Everyone by Toon Tellegen & Jessica Ahlberg (Y)
• Mr. Prickles: A Quill-Fated Love Story by Kara LaReau & Scott Magoon (PB)
• Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis & Jan Fearnley (PB)
• Everyone Says I Love You by Beegee Tolpa (PB)
• Big Hugs, Little Hugs by Felicia Bond (PB)
• Hugs from Pearl by Paul Schmid (PB)

1.11.12

• iZombie: uVampire by Chris Roberson & Michael Allred (GN)
• Jack of Fables: The End by Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges, Tony Akins, Andrew Pepoy, Russ Braun, Dan Green, & Bill Reinhold (GN)
• That's Not My Elephant by Fiona Watt & Rachel Wells (PB)
• A Gift from Zeus: Sixteen Favorite Myths by Jeanne Steig & William Steig (Y)

1.12.12

• Sweet Tooth: Out of the Deep Woods by Jeff Lemire (GN)

1.13.12

• Biscuit's Valentine's Day by Alyssa Satin Capucilli & Pat Schories (PB)
• The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity by Mike Carey & Peter Gross (GN)

1.14.12

• Snuggle Puppy: A Little Love Story by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond (PB)
• Stoner Coffee Table Book by Steve Mockus (A-NF)
• Just Because You're Mine by Sally Lloyd-Jones & Frank Endersby (PB)

1.15.12

• The Witch's Heart: The Magick of Perfect Love & Perfect Trust by Christopher Penczak (A-NF)

1.16.12

• Dawn of the Bunny Suicides by Andy Riley (GN)

1.17.12

• Hampire! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen & Howard Fine (PB)
• Tom's Tweet by Jill Esbaum & Dan Santat (PB)

1.18.12

• Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn (A)
• Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich (A)

1.20.12

• Sweet Tooth: Animal Armies by Jeff Lemire (GN)
• Sweet Tooth: In Captivity by Jeff Lemire (GN)
• Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler & Maira Kalman (YA)
• The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Evil Penguin Plot by Maxwell Eaton III (GN)
• The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Fishy Business by Maxwell Eaton III (GN)

1.21.12

• How to Break a Dragon's Heart by Cressida Cowell (Y)
• Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake by Michael B. Kaplan & Stephane Jorisch (PB)
• OK Go by Carin Berger (PB)
• Little Old Big Beard and Big Young Little Beard by Remy Charlip & Tamara Rettenmund (PB)
• Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems (PB)
• Star Wars: A Scanimation Book by Rufus Butler Seder (PB)
• Smartypants (Pete in School) by Maira Kalman (PB)
• And the Pursuit of Happiness by Maira Kalman (A-NF)
• Joe the Barbarian by Grant Morrison, Sean Murphy, Dave Stewart, & Todd Klein (GN)

1.22.12

• Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard (YA)

1.25.12

• The Squirrel's Birthday and Other Parties by Toon Tellegen & Jessica Ahlberg (Y)
• Wanted by Sara Shepard (YA)

1.28.12

• School of Fear: The Final Exam by Gitty Daneshvari (YA)
• Dogs on Rocks by William Wegman (A-NF)
• Wet Cats by stuffonmycat.com (A-NF)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: No Future for You by Brian K. Vaughn, Georges Jeanty, & Joss Whedon (GN)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home by Joss Whedon & George Jeanty (GN)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #5: Slayer Interrupted by Andrew Chambliss, Karl Moline, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)

1.29.12

• Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn (A)

1.30.12

• The Books of Elsewhere: Spellbound by Jacqueline West (Y)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wolves at the Gate by Drew Goddard, Georges Jeanty, & Joss Whedon (GN)

1.31.12

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Time of Your Life by Joss Whedon, Karl Moline, & Jeph Loeb (GN)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Predators and Prey by Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson, Steven S. DeKnight, Drew Z. Greenberg, Jim Krueger, Doug Petrie, & Georges Jeanty (GN)
  

01.12 total: 83

5 young adult fiction; 42 picture books; 7 adult non fiction; 4 adult fiction; 1 manga; 18 graphic novels; 5 youth fiction; 1 comic