2017 reading year in review

My Goodreads 2017 challenge was 1000 books and I made that goal on December 29th!  Goodreads calculated that I read 1018 books this year.  I think I read some things that weren't on Goodreads, which is why totals don't match!

2017 total: 1041

Broken down by category:
580 picture books
135 graphic novels
96 youth nonfiction
59 comics
45 youth fiction
41 manga
33 adult fiction
27 young adult fiction
23 adult nonfiction
2 zines

My month of the least reading was in November when I read 65 books.
My month of the most reading was in December when I read 124 books.

For comparison, my 2016 totals:
Total: 1136
649 picture books
119 graphic novels
98 manga
53 comics
50 adult fiction
49 youth non fiction
47 young adult fiction
46 youth fiction
25 adult non fiction

books i've read december 2017

12.1.17

• Yak and Dove by Kyo Maclear & Esme Shapiro (PB)
• Hey Black Child by Useni Eugene Perkins & Bryan Collier (PB)
• Super Slug of Doom: A Happy Magic Forest Story by Matty Long (PB)
• Blobfish Throws a Party by Miranda Paul & Maggie Caton (PB)
• When a Wolf Is Hungry by Christine Naumann-Villemin & Kris Di Giacomo (PB)
• Bonaparte Falls Apart by Margery Cuyler & Will Terry (PB)
• The Dragon Tamers by James Russell & Link Choi (PB)
• The Dragon Riders by James Russell & Link Choi (PB)

12.2.17

• Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Be Brave Little One by Marianne Richmond (PB)

12.8.17

• Brave by Stacy McAnulty &a Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (PB)
• Excellent Ed by Stacy McAnulty & Julia Sarcone-Roach (PB)
• The Great Henry Hopendower by Justin Roberts & Deborah Hocking (PB)
• Hooray for Books! by Brian Won (PB)
• The Giant of Jum by Elli Woollard & Benji Davies (PB)
• This Is Not a Cat! by David Larochelle & Mike Wohnoutka (PB)
• Hamster Princess: Giant Trouble by Ursula Vernon (Y)

12.9.17

• Feather by Cao Wenxuan, Roger Mello, & Chloe Garcia Roberts (PB)
• The Egg by Britta Teckentrup (YNF)
• Thunder Horse by Eve Bunting & Dennis Nolan (PB)
• Give Bees a Chance by Bethany Barton (YNF)
• I Have a Balloon by Ariel Bernstein & Scott Magoon (PB)
• Mighty Moby by Ed Young & Barbara Dacosta (PB)
• Feather by Remi Courgeon (PB)
• Emma & the Whale by Julie Case & Lee White (PB)
• Edmond: The Thing by Astrid Desbordes & Marc Boutavant (PB)
• Zog and the Flying Doctors by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler (PB)
• South by Daniel Duncan (PB)
• The Map of Good Memories by Fran Nuno & Zuzanna Celej (PB)
• Still a Gorilla! by Kim Norman & Chad Geran (PB)

12.10.17

• You Hold Me Up by Monique Gray Smith & Danielle Daniel (PB)
• The Wompananny Witches Make One Mean Pizza by Jennie Palmer (PB)
• You Must Bring a Hat! by Simon Philip & Kate Hindley (PB)
• The Great Pasta Escape by Miranda Paul & Javier Joaquin (PB)
• Beautiful by Stacy McAnulty & Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (PB)
• Hooray for Today! by Brian Won (PB)

12.13.17

• Hug Time by Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• Julies the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess (PB)

12.16.17

• Equality & Diversity by Charlie Ogden (YNF)
• Identity & Gender by Charlie Ogden (YNF)
• Georgie's Best Bad Day by Ruth Chan (PB)
• The Tiny Tale of Little Pea by Davide Cali & Sebastien Mourrain (PB)
• The Call of the Swamp by Davide Cali & Marco Soma (PB)
• Mr. Benjamin's Suitcase of Secrets by Pei-Yu Chang (YNF)
• Sail Away Dragon by Barbara Joosse & Randy Cecil (PB)
• The Gold Leaf by Kirsten Hall & Matthew Forsythe (PB)
• Three Balls of Wool (Can Change the World) by Henriqueta Cristina, Yara Kono, & Lyn Miller-Lachmann (PB)
• The Wolf Who Feel Out of a Book by Thierry Robberecht & Gregoire Mabire (PB)
• I Am Bat by Morag Hood (PB)

12.17.17

• Zoey and Sassafras: Dragons and Marshmallows by Asia Citro & Marion Lindsay (Y)
• Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters by Michael Mahin & Evan Turk (YNF)
• This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World by Matt Lamothe (YNF)
• Big Dogs, Little Dogs: A Visual Guide to the World's Dogs by Jim Medway (YNF)
• All-New All-Different Avengers: Family Business by Mark Waid, Adam Kubert, & Mahmud Asrar (GN)
• Cucumber Quest 1: The Doughnut Kingdom by Gigi D.G. (GN)

12.18.17

• The Big Bad Fox by Benjamin Renner (GN)

12.22.17

• Catch My Breath by Paul Briggs (PB)
• The World Shines for You by Jeffrey Burton & Don Clark (PB)
• Pine & Boof: The Lucky Leaf by Ross Burach (PB)
• Maurice the Unbeastly by Amy Dixon & Karl James Mountford (PB)
• Dear Girl, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Paris Rosenthal, & Holly Hatam (PB)
• The OK Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• I Love This Part by Tillie Walden (GN)
• Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder & Emily Hughes (Y)
• Warthog: A Counting Adventure by Birdie Black & Rosalind Beardshaw (PB)
• Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai & Kerascoet (YNF)
• Samson the Mighty Flea by Angela McAllister & Nathan Reed (PB)

12.23.17

• The Whiskers Sisters #1: May's Wild Walk by Miss Paty (GN)
• Putuguq & Kublu by Danny Christopher & Astrid Arijanto (GN)
• No Kimchi for Me! by Aram Kim (PB)
• Love, Triangle by Marcie Colleen & Bob Shea (PB)
• Give Me Back My Book! by Travis Foster & Ethan Long (PB)
• I Won't Eat That by Christopher Silas Neal (PB)
• Marigold Bakes a Cake by Mike Marlbrough (PB)
• The Scariest Book Ever by Bob Shea (PB)
• Toad Has Talent by Richard Smythe (PB)

12.24.17

• Imagine That!: How Dr. Seuss Wrote The Cat in the Hat by Judy Sierra & Kevin Hawkes (YNF)
• Louis Undercover by Fanny Britt & Isabelle Arsenault (GN)

12.25.17

• Volcano Trash by Ben Sears (GN)
• The Only Living Boy: Prisoner of the Patchwork Planet by David Gallaher & Steve Ellis (GN)
• The Only Living Boy: Beyond Sea and Sky by David Gallaher & Steve Ellis (GN)
• The Only Living Boy: Once Upon a Time by David Gallaher & Steve Ellis (GN)
• The Only Living Boy: Through the Murky Deep by David Gallaher & Steve Ellis (GN)

12.26.17

• Cupcakes of Doom! by Ray Friesen (GN)
• Travels of an Extraordinary Hamster by Astrid Desbordes & Pauline Martin (GN)
• Hippopotamister by John Patrick Green (PB)
• A Good Cry: What We Learn from Tears and Laughter by Nikki Giovanni (A)

12.27.17

• A Place to Call Home by Alexis Deacon & Viviane Schwarz (PB)
• I Am Henry Finch by Alexis Deacon & Viviane Schwarz (PB)
• The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold by Maureen Fergus & Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Dogosaurus Rex by Anna Staniszewski & Kevin Hawkes (PB)
• The Only Fish in the Sea by Philip C. Stead & Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Christmas Parade by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Bizzy Mizz Lizzie by David Shannon (PB)
• My Pictures After the Storm by Eric Veille (PB)
• Rapunzel by Bethan Woollvin (PB)
• Seamus's Short Story by Heather Hartt-Sussman & Milan Pavlovic (PB)
• No Honking Allowed! by Stephanie Calmenson & Antogionata Ferrari (PB)
• The Five Forms by Barbara McClintock (PB)
• Valensteins by Ethan Long (PB)

12.28.17

• The Hello Atlas by Ben Handicott & Kenard Pak (YNF)
• The Rock Maiden: A Chinese Tale of Love and Loyalty by Natasha Yim & Pirkko Vainio (PB)
• Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers & Shawn Harris (YNF)
• Papillon Goes to the Vet by A.N. Kang (PB)

12.29.17

• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (ANF)
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorne (A)

12.30.17

• Frido Kahlo and Her Animalitos by Monica Brown & John Parra (YNF)
• Through with the Zoo by Jacob Grant (PB)
• Snappsy the Alligator and His Best Friend Forever! (Probably) by Julie Falatko & Tim Miller (PB)
• Buddy and Earl Go to School by Maureen Fergus & Carey Sookocheff (PB)
• Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome & James E. Ransome (YNF)
• Cinderella and the Furry Slippers by Davide Cali & Raphaelle Barbanegre (PB)
• The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater & the Fan Brothers (PB)
• Mr. Fuzzbuster Knows He's the Favorite by Stacy McAnulty & Edward Hemingway (PB)
• Most People by Michael Leannah & Jennifer E. Morris (PB)

12.31.17

• Apples for Little Fox by Ekaterina Trukhan (PB)
• Kunkush: The True Story of a Refugee Cat by Marne Venture & Beidi Guo (YNF)
• Nerdy Birdy Tweets by Aaron Reynolds & Matt Davies (PB)
• Amy the Red Panda Is Writing the Best Story in the World by Colleen AF Venable & Ruth Chan (PB)
• Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny, and Mike by Cynthia Rylant & Mike Austin (PB)
• Grandmother Thorn by Katey Howes & Rebecca Hahn (PB)
• Isadora Moon Goes Camping by Harriet Muncaster (Y)

12.17 total: 124

88 picture books; 4 youth fiction; 15 youth nonfiction; 14 graphic novels; 2 adult fiction; 1 adult nonfiction 

books i've read november 2017

11.1.17

• Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (YA)

11.3.17

• The Dark by Lemony Snicket & Jon Klassen (PB)
• You Look Yummy! by Tatsuya Miyanishi (PB)
• I Want That Love by Tatsuya Miyanishi (PB)
• You Are My Best Friend by Tatsuya Miyanishi (PB)
• I Will Love You Forever by Tatsuya Miyanishi (PB)
• Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown (PB)
• Bluebird by Bob Staake (PB)
• This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen (PB)
• I'd Really Like to Eat a Child by Sylviane Donnio & Dorothee de Monfreid (PB)
• I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen (PB)
• Not Friends by Rebecca Bender (PB)
• Everything Is Awkward by Mike Bender & Doug Chernack (PB)
• Wally Wants a Hug by Barbara Joosse & Rebecca Ashdown (PB)
• Dia de los Muertos by Roseanne Greenfield Thong & Carles Ballesteros (YNF)
• The Wolf Who Wanted to Be an Artist by Orianne Callemand & Eleonore Thuillier (PB)
• Mr. Crum's Potato Predicament by Anne Renaud & Felicita Sala (YNF)
• The Tickle Test by Kathryn White & Adrian Reynolds (PB)
• Where Oliver Fits by Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Lovely by Jess Hong (PB)
• Chibi Samurai Wants a Pet: An Adventure with Little Kunoichi the Ninja Girl by Sanae Ishida (PB)
• It Starts with a Seed by Laura Knowles & Jennie Webber (YNF)
• Renato and the Lion by Barbara Di Lorenzo (PB)
• La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya & Juana Martinez-Neal (PB)
• Counting with Tiny Cat by Viviane Schwarz (PB)

11.4.17

• Hotel Strange #2: On the Sapphire's Trail by Florian Ferrier & Katherine Ferrier (GN)
• Hotel Strange #3: His Royal Majesty of the Mushrooms by Katherine Ferrier & Florian Ferrier (GN)
• Hotel Strange #4: The Ghosts in the Clouds by Katherine Ferrier & Florian Ferrier (GN)

11.6.17

• The Dam Keeper, Book One by Robert Kondo & Dice Tsutsumi (GN)

11.7.17

• Brave by Svetlana Chmakova (GN)
• The Emotionary: A Dictionary of Words That Don't Exist for Feelings That Do by Eden Sher & Julia Wertz (A)
• Night Air by Ben Sears (GN)
• Unicorn Crossing by Dana Simpson (GN)

11.9.17

• Hamster Princess: Ratpunzel by Ursula Vernon (Y)

11.21.17

• All-New All-Different Avengers: The Magnificent Seven by Mark Waid, Mahmud Asrar, & Adam Kubert (GN)

11.22.17

• All the Way to Havanna by Margarita Engle & Mike Curato (PB)
• Flashlight Night by Matt Forrest Esenwine & Fred Koehler (PB)
• Bob and Tom by Denys Cazet (PB)
• La La La by Kate DiCamillo & Jaime Kim (PB)
• Black Belt Bunny by Jacky Davis & Jay Fleck (PB)
• Alfie by Thyra Heder (PB)
• Philomena's New Glasses by Brenna Maloney (PB)
• Whose Moon Is That? by Kim Krans (PB)
• The Secret Project by Jonah Winter & Jeanette Winter (YNF)
• The Apple Tree by Sandy Tharp-Thee & Marlena Campbell Hodson (PB)
• Plume by Isabelle Simler (PB)

11.23.17

• Night Thoughts by Wallace Shawn (ANF)

11.24.17

• Lucy & Andy Neanderthal: The Stone Cold Age by Jeffrey Brown (Y)
• Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams (A)

11.25.17

• Crafty Cat and the Crafty Camp Crisis by Charise Mericle Harper (GN)

11.26.17

• Elephants Walk Together by Cheryl Lawton Malone & Bistra Masseva (PB)
• The Pear Violin by Bingbo & Gumi (PB)
• Harry and Walter by Kathy Stinson & Qin Leng (PB)
• A Year in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau & Giovanni Manna (YNF)
• Shark Dog! by Ged Adamson (PB)
• This Beautiful Day by Richard Jackson & Suzy Lee (PB)
• Dumpling Dreams: How Joyce Chen Brought the Dumpling from Beijing to Cambridge by Carrie Clickard & Katy Wu (YNF)
• A Thousand Billion Things (and Some Sheep) by Loic Clement & Anne Montel (PB)
• Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes & Gordon C. James (PB)

11.29.17

• Sparkle Boy by Leslea Newman & Marla Mola (PB)
• Nella the Princess Knight by Christine Ricci & Alessandra Sorrentino (PB)
• Grimelda and the Spooktacular Pet Show by Diana Murray & Heather Ross (PB)
• The King of Too Many Things by Laurel Snyder & Aurore Damant (PB)
• Tea with Oliver by Mika Song (PB)
• Robinson by Peter Sis (PB)

11.17 total: 65

1 young adult fiction; 44 picture books; 6 youth non fiction; 9 graphic novels; 2 adult fiction; 2 youth fiction; 1 adult non fiction

books i've read october 2017

10.1.17

• This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman & Kristyna Litten (PB)
• Little People, Big Dreams: Agatha Christie by Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Elisa Munso (YNF)

10.2.17

• Hotel Strange #1: Wake Up, Spring by Katherine Ferrier & Florian Ferrier (GN)
• The Bramble by Lee Nordling & Bruce Zick (GN)
• Deep in the Woods by Christopher Corr (PB)

10.3.17

• All Birds Have Anxiety by Kathy Hoopman (YNF)
• Here Comes Teacher Cat by Deborah Underwood & Claudia Rueda (PB)

10.6.17

• The Thing Lou Couldn't Do by Ashley Spires (PB)
• The Night the Stars Went Out by Suz Hughes (PB)
• Lucia the Luchadora by Cynthia Leonor Garza & Alyssa Bermudez (PB)
• Making Scents by Arthur Yorinks, Braden Lamb, & Shelli Paroline (GN)
• The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace (A)

10.7.17

• Ms. Marvel: Super Famous by G. Willow Wilson, Takeshi Miyazawa, Adrian Alphena, & Nico Leon (GN)

10.12.17

• Black Widow: S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Most Wanted by Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, & Matthew Wilson (GN)

10.13.17

• It Takes a Village by Hillary Rodham Clinton & Marla Frazee (PB)
• Polly and Her Duck Costume: The True Story of a Little Blind Rescue Goat by Leanne Lauricella & Jill Howarth (YNF)
• Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff (A)

10.14.17

• Animal Journeys by Patricia Hegarty & Jessica Courney Tickle (YNF)
• Reindeer Boy by Cassandra Jean (GN)
• On Reading by Steve McCurry (ANF)
• Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books by Michelle Markel & Nancy Carpenter (YNF)
• Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing by Dean Robbins & Lucy Knisley (YNF)
• Dangerous Jane by Suzanne Slade & Alice Ratterree (YNF)
• Life by Cynthia Rylant & Brendan Wenzel (PB)
• Weather, Weather by Maira Kalman & Daniel Handler (ANF)
• Iva Crumb Makes a Pretty Good Friend by Naseem Hrab & Josh Holinaty (PB)
• Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan & Sophie Blackall (PB)
• Find Mom's Wok by Jung Hee Kim & Jung Ah Noh (PB)
• Whobert Whover, Owl Detective by Jason Gallaher & Jess Pauwels (PB)
• LMNO Pea-quel by Keith Baker (PB)
• The Library Book by Tom Chapin, Michael Mark, & Chuck Groenink (PB)
• Questions Asked by Jostein Gaarder & Akin Duzakin (PB)
• How to Find a Friend by Maria S. Costa (PB)

10.17.17

• Deadly Class: Reagan Youth by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, & Lee Loughridge (GN)

10.20.17

• The Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn and the Impossible Three by Gale Galligan & Ann M. Martin (GN)
• The Hand Manual by Sung Eun Kim & Ji Won Lee (YNF)
• Go Big or Go Gnome by Kristen Mayer & Laura K. Horton (PB)
• Barnyard Boogie! by Tim McCanna & Allison Black (PB)
• The Fox Wish by Kimiko Aman & Komako Sakai (PB)
• Colette's Lost Pet by Isabelle Arsenault (PB)
• Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow by Michelle Cuevas & Sydney Smith (PB)
• The Topography of Tears by Rose-Lynn Fisher (ANF)
• Sea Glass: Rare and Wonderful by C.S. Lambert & Tina Lam (ANF)
• Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book Two by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Chris Sprouse, Karl Story, & Laura Martin (GN)
• Black Widow: Last Days by Nathan Edmondson & Phil Noto (GN)
• Swing It, Sunny by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)

10.21.17

• Around the World in Numbers by Clive Gifford & Josh Hurley (YNF)
• I Can Run by Murray Head (YNF)
• Doris the Bookasaurus by Diana Murray & Yuyi Chen (PB)
• The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist by Cynthia Levinson & Vanessa Brantley Newton (YNF)
• I Just Want to Say Good Night by Rachel Isadora (PB)
• The Man Who Loved Libraries: The Story of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Larsen & Katty Maurey (YNF)
• The Only Lonely Panda by Jonny Lambert (PB)
• Frank the Seven-Legged Spider by Michaele Razi (PB)
• Safe & Sound by Jean Roussen & Loris Lova (PB)
• After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat (PB)
• The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Potrait of Zaha Hadid by Jeanette Winter (YNF)
• What Are You Waiting For? by Scott Menchin & Matt Phelan (PB)
• I Love You Like a Pig by Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli (PB)
• Middle Bear by Susanna Isern & Manon Gauthier (PB)
• Pigeon P.I. by Meg McLaren (PB)

10.22.17

• The Mighty Zodiac: Starfall by J. Torres, Corin Howell, & Maarta Laiho (GN)
• Bera the One-Headed Troll by Eric Orchard (GN)
• Hurry Up and Wait by Maira Kalman & Daniel Handler (ANF)
• Girls Standing on Lawns by Maira Kalman & Daniel Handler (ANF)

10.23.17

• Whiskey Words & a Shovel II by r.h. Sin (A)

10.26.17

• Tricky by Kari Rust (PB)
• Naptastrophe! by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (PB)
• Wee Sister Strange by Holly Grant & K.G. Campbell (PB)
• Little Iffy Learns to Fly by Aaron Zenz (PB)
• I Want That Nut! by Madeline Valentine (PB)
• Lily Wool by Paula Vasquez (PB)
• One Hundred Bones by Yuval Zommer (PB)
• The Big Blue Thing on the Hill by Yuval Zommer (PB)

10.28.17

• Where's Halmoni? by Julie Kim (GN)
• The Great Puppy Invasion by Alastair Heim & Kim Smith (PB)
• Bruce's Big Move by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Leaves by David Ezra Stein (PB)
• The Worm and the Bird by Coralie Bickford-Smith (PB)
• Halloween ComicFest: The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag (C)
• Halloween ComicFest: Lady Mechanika 2017: La Dama de la Muerte by Joe Benitez, M.M. Chen, & Martin Montiel (C)

10.17 total: 81

43 picture books; 13 youth non fiction; 14 graphic novels; 3 adult fiction; 6 adult non fiction; 2 comics

books i've read september 2017

9.1.17

• You Are My Best Friend by Tatsuya Miyanishi (PB)
• Bow-Wow-Meow by Blanca Lacasa & Gomez (PB)
• Magic for Sale by Carrie Clickarel & John Shelley (PB)
• Princessland by Emily Jenkins & Yoko Tanaka (PB)
• Chengdu Can Do by Barney Saltzberg (PB)
• Big Hid by Roisin Swales (PB)
• Blue Penguin by Petr Horacek (PB)
• Found Dogs by Erica Sirotich (PB)
• Daddy Lion's Tea Party by Mark Sperring & Sarah Warburton (PB)

9.2.17

• Lint Boy by Aileen Leijten (GN)

9.3.17

• The Mighty Thor: Lords of Midgard by Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, Matthew Wilson, & Rafa Garres (GN)
• Paper Girls Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson, & Jared K. Fletcher (GN)
• The Totally Awesome Hulk: Cho Time by Greg Pak, Frank Cho, & Mike Choi (GN)

9.8.17

• The Book No One Ever Read by Cornelia Funke (PB)
• Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam by Fawzia Gilani-Williams & Chiara Fedele (PB)
• Me, Me, Me by Annika Dunklee & Lori Joy Smith (PB)
• Plankton Is Pushy by Jonathan Fenske (PB)
• Poor Louie by Tony Fucile (PB)
• Ghost Cat by Eve Bunting & Kevin M. Barry (PB)
• Barnaby Never Forgets by Pierre Collet-Derby (PB)
• Invisible Lizard by Kurt Cyrus & Andy Atkins (PB)
• Bear's House of Books by Poppy Bishop & Alison Edgson (PB)
• Superbat by Matt Carr (PB)
• Prudence the Part-Time Cow by Jody Jensen Shaffer & Stephanie Laberis (PB)
• Rabbit Magic by Meg McLaren (PB)
• Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani (PB)

9.9.17

• Ruby Redfort: Feel the Fear by Lauren Child (Y)
• Goodnight Lab by Chris Ferrie (PB)
• The X Files: Earth Children Are Weird by Chris Carter & Kim Smith (PB)
• Why Am I Me? by Paige Britt, Sean Qualls, & Selina Alko (PB)
• Big Words for Little Geniuses by Susan Patterson, James Patterson, & Hsinping Pan (PB)
• Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Come True by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Brigette Barrager (PB)
• This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer by Joan Holub & Daniel Roode (YNF)
• This Little Explorer: A Pioneer Primer by Joan Jolub & Daniel Roode (YNF)
• Where's Your Hat, Abe Lincoln? by Misti Kenison (PB)
• Max and Bird by Ed Vere (PB)
• The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's (the Hard Way) by Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• Be a Star, Wonder Woman by Michael Dahl & Omar Lozano (PB)
• I Want to Be in a Scary Story by Sean Taylor & Jean Taylor (PB)
• Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron Reynolds & Peter Brown (PB)
• The Bad Seed by Jory John & Pete Oswald (PB)
• Sam the Most Scaredy-Cat Kid in the Whole World by Mo Willems (PB)
• Little People, Big Dreams: Marie Curie by Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Frau Isa (YNF)
• Quantum Entanglement for Babies by Chris Ferrie (YNF)
• General Relativity for Babies by Chris Ferrie (YNF)
• Quantum Physics for Babies by Chris Ferrie (YNF)
• Lick by Ty Foster (ANF)
• Lick Puppies by Ty Foster (ANF)

9.10.17

• Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (YA)

9.13.17

• Little People, Big Dreams: Rosa Parks by Lisbeth Kaiser & Marta Antelo (YNF)
• Wild Animals of the North by Dieter Braun (YNF)
• Snail & Worm Again: Three Stories About Two Friends by Tina Kugler (PB)
• Stay: A Girl, a Dog, a Bucket List by Kate Klise & M. Sarah Klise (PB)
• Sometimes It's Storks by L.J.R. Kelly & the Brothers Hilts (PB)
• And the Robot Went... by Michelle Robinson & Sergio Ruzzier (PB)

9.15.17

• Me Tall, You Small by Lilli L'Arronge (PB)
• The Curious Cares of Bears by Douglas Florian & Sonia Sanchez (PB)
• Argyle Fox by Marie Letourneau (PB)
• The Fog by Kyo Maclear & Kenard Pak (PB)
• Mrs. White Rabbit by Gilles Bachelet (PB)
• One Hundred Sausages by Yuval Zommer (PB)
• The Teacher's Pet by Anica Mrose Rissi & Zachariah Ohora (PB)
• Danza!: Amalia Hernandez and El Ballet Folklorico de Mexico by Duncan Tonatiuh (YNF)

9.16.17

• Double Take!: A New Look at Opposites by Susan Hood & Jay Fleck (PB)
• See You Later, Alligator by Sally Hopgood & Emma Levey (PB)
• A Song About Myself by John Keats & Chris Raschka (PB)
• Confiscated! by Suzanne Kaufman (PB)
• Raymond by Yann Le Bec & Gwendal Le Bec (PB)
• The Big Book of Beasts by Yuval Zommer (YNF)

9.17.17

• Luke Cage: Avenger by Adam Glass, Mike Benson, Dalibor Talajic, Brian Michael Bendis, Leinil Francis Yu, Billy Tan, Batt, John Arcudi, Eric Canete, Pepe Larraz, Frank Miller, & Herb Trimpe (GN)

9.19.17

• Duck & Goose: Goose Needs a Hug by Tad Hills (PB)

9.22.17

• The Mincing Mockingbird Guide to Troubled Birds by Matt Adrian (A)
• Mystique: Dead Drop Gorgeous by Brian K. Vaughan & Jorge Lucas (GN)

9.23.17

• Malala: Activist for Girls' Education by Raphaele Frier & Aurelia Fronty (YNF)
• Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating & Marta Alvarez Miguens (YNF)
• Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter by Mark Gonzales & Mehrdokht Amini (YNF)
• Baabwaa & Wooliam by David Elliott & Melissa Sweet (PB)
• Evil Empire Penguin by Laura Ellen Anderson (GN)
• Long Tail Kitty: Come Out and Play by Lark Pien (GN)
• Bird Boy Volume 1: The Sword of Mali Mani by Anne Szabla (GN)

9.24.17

• Akissi: Cat Invasion by Marguerite Abouet & Mathieu Sapin (GN)
• Bird Boy Volume 2: The Liminal Wood by Anne Szabla (GN)

9.27.17

• Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor (A)
• Scarlet Witch: Witch's Road by James Robinson, Vanesa Del Rey, Marco Rudy, Steve Dillon, Chris Visions, & Javier Pulido (GN)

9.30.17

• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson (ANF)

09.17 total: 85 
53 picture books; 12 graphic novels; 1 youth fiction; 13 youth nonfiction; 3 adult nonfiction; 1 young adult fiction; 2 adult fiction

books i've read august 2017

8.4.17

• Stargazing Dog by Takashi Murakami (M)
• The Amazing Crafty Cat by Charise Mericle Harper (GN)
• Boat of Dreams by Rogerio Coelho (GN)

8.5.17

• The Zoomers' Handbook by Ana de Moraes & Thiago de Moraes (PB)
• The Bear Who Wasn't There and the Fabulous Forest by Oren Lavie & Wolf Erlbruch (PB)
• A New Friend for Sparkle by Amy Young (PB)

8.6.17

• Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz (A)
• Star Scouts by Mike Lawrence (GN)

8.7.17

• Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella by Cerrie Burnell (Y)
• You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack by Tom Gauld (GN)

8.8.17

• The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks (GN)

8.10.17

• Sing No Evil by J.P. Ahonen & K.P. Alare (GN)

8.11.17

• Snow White: A Graphic Novel by Matt Phelan (GN)
• Simone: The Best Monster Ever! by Remy Simard (GN)

8.13.17

• Bone Jack by Sara Crowe (Y)

8.15.17

• Morning Star by Pierce Brown (YA)
• Mouse Guard: Baldwin the Brave and Other Tales by David Petersen (GN)

8.17.17

• Yokki and the Parno Gry by Richard O'Neill, Katharine Quarmby, & Marieke Nelissen (PB)
• XO, Ox: A Love Story by Adam Rex & Scott Campbell (PB)
• Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep by April Pulley Sayre & Steve Jenkins (YNF)
• Yossi and the Monkeys: A Shavuot Story by Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod & Shirley Waisman (PB)
• Bear's Winter Party by Deborah Hodge & Lisa Cinar (PB)
• Bad Guy by Hannah Barnaby & Mike Yamada (PB)
• Black Belt Bunny by Jacky Davis & Jay Fleck (PB)
• Dream by Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Cy Makes a Friend by Ann Marie Stephens & Tracy Subisak (PB)
• Rodzilla by Rob Sanders & Dan Santat (PB)
• Away by Emil Sher & Qin Leng (PB)
• Caring for Your Lion by Tammi Sauer & Troy Cummings (PB)

8.18.17

• Bertolt by Jacques Goldstyn (PB)
• Someone Like Me by Patricia MacLachlan & Chris Sheban (PB)
• Creekfinding: A True Story by Jacqueline Briggs Martin & Claudia McGehee (YNF)
• Caterpillar Dreams by Clive McFarland (PB)
• Night Night, Groot by Brendan Deneen & Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Hop Up! Wriggle Over! by Elizabeth Honey (PB)
• Are We Still Friends? by Ruth Horowitz & Blanca Gomez (PB)
• The Highest Mountain of Books in the World by Rocio Bonilla (PB)
• Wade's Wiggly Antlers by Louise Bradford & Christine Battua (PB)
• Walk with Me by Jairo Buitrago & Rafael Yockteng (PB)
• Graduation Day by Piotr Parda (PB)

8.19.17

• Lowriders to the Center of the Earth by Cathy Campter & Raul the Third (GN)
• 5 Worlds: The Sand Warrior by Mark Siegel, Alexis Siegel, Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller, & Boya Sun (GN)
• The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Thomas Baas (PB)
• I Will Love You Forever by Tatsuya Miyanishi (PB)
• Stanley by Colin Thompson (PB)
• Now by Antoinette Portis (PB)

8.20.17

• Tucker Grizzwell's Worst Week Ever by Bill Schorr & Ralph Smith (GN)
• Wild Animals of the South by Dieter Braun (YNF)
• The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade by Justin Roberts & Christian Robinson (PB)
• Vote for Me! by Ben Clanton (PB)
• Little Babymouse and the Christmas Cupcakes by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (PB)
• Hocus Pocus, It's Fall! by Anne Sibley O'Brien & Susan Gal (PB)
• Abracadabra, It's Spring! by Anne Sibley O'Brien & Susan Gal (PB)
• The Perfect Gift by J. Samia Mair (PB)
• Little Mouse's Big Book of Beasts by Emily Gravett (PB)
• The Trouble with Dragons by Debi Gliori (PB)
• Encore, Opera Cat! by Tess Weaver & Andrea Wesson (PB)
• A Tale of Two Mommies by Vanita Oelschlager & Mike Blanc (PB)
• I Haiku You by Betsy Snyder (PB)
• Mr. Lazy by Roger Hargreaves (PB)
• What Noise Do I Make? by Brian McLachlan (PB)
• Bear & Hare: Snow! by Emily Gravett (PB)
• Bear & Hare: Go Fishing by Emily Gravett (PB)
• Shawn Loves Sharks by Curtis Manley & Tracy Subisak (PB)
• The Giant of Jum by Elli Woollard & Benji Davies (PB)
• Hey, Boy by Benjamin Strouse & Jennifer Phelan (PB)
• King Louie's Shoes by D.J. Steinberg & Robert Neubecker (PB)
• The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen & Joohee Yoon (PB)
• Giving Thanks: More than 100 Ways to Say Thank You by Ellen Surrey (YNF)
• I Want That Love by Tatsuya Miyanishi (PB)

8.21.17

• Jumping Penguins by Marije Tolman & Jesse Goossens (PB)
• Penguin and the Cupcake by Ashley Spires (PB)
• Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully by Julianne Moore & LeUyen Pham (PB)
• Pax and Blue by Lori Richmond (PB)
• Kings of the Castle by Victoria Turnbull (PB)

8.23.17

• The Memory of an Elephant: An Unforgettable Journey by Sohpie Strady & Jean-Francois Martin (YNF)
• Mac & Cheese by James Proimas (PB)
• Dragons Rule, Princesses Drool! by Courtney Pippin-Mathur (PB)
• Bug Bear by Patricia Hegarty & Carmen Saldana (PB)

8.24.17

• Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story by Reem Faruqi & Lea Lyon (PB)
• The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust by Karen Gray Ruelle & Deborah Durland DeSaix (YNF)

8.25.17

• When Your Lion Needs a Bath by Susanna Leonard Hill & Daniel Wiseman (PB)
• Itty Bitty by Cece Bell (PB)

8.26.17

• Grandfather and the Moon by Stephanie Lapointe & Roge (GN)
• A Lion in Paris by Beatrice Alemagna (PB)
• Nobody Likes a Goblin by Ben Hatke (PB)
• Boo Who? by Ben Clanton (PB)
• Ballet Cat: Dance! Dance! Underpants! by Bob Shea (Y)

8.28.17

• Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews (A)

8.29.17

• Invisible Emmie by Terri Libenson (Y)

08.17 total: 90

1 manga; 13 graphic novels; 63 picture books; 2 adult fiction; 4 youth fiction; 1 young adult fiction; 6 youth nonfiction

books i've read july 2017

7.1.17

• Blue Sky White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus & Kadir Nelson (PB)
• Hero Mom by Melinda Hardin & Bryan Langdo (PB)
• Pig the Winner by Aaron Blabey (PB)
• Prince and Pirate by Charlotte Gunnufson & Mike Lowery (PB)
• Before & After by Jean Jullien (PB)
• Garcia & Colette Go Exploring by Hannah Barnaby & Andrew Joyner (PB)
• Splat! by Jon Burgerman (PB)
• Marlo by Christopher Browne (PB)
• Don't Blink! by Tom Booth (PB)
• The Tale of You Hopping into Life by Beatrix Potter (PB)
• It's Ramadan, Curious George by Hena Khan & Mary O'Keefe Young (YNF)
• T. Veg: The Story of a Carrot-Crunching Dinosaur by Smriti Prasadam-Halls & Katherina Manolessou (PB)
• Ice Boy by David Ezra Stein (PB)
• Pandora by Victoria Turnbull (PB)
• Pete with No Pants by Rowboat Watkins (PB)
• In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero & Michelle Burford (ANF)

7.2.17

• Blue Exorcist #2 by Kazue Kato (M)
• Blue Exorcist #3 by Kazue Kato (M)
• Why We March: Signs of Protest and Hope by Artisan Press (ANF)

7.3.17

• Blue Exorcist #4 by Kazue Kato (M)

7.4.17

• The Day the Ocean Came to Visit by Diane Wolkstein, Steve Johnson, & Lou Fancher (PB)
• The Mountains of Quilt by Nancy Willard & Tomie de Paola (PB)
• ...and Nick by Emily Gore & Leonid Gore (PB)

7.5.17

• Big Mushy Happy Lump: A "Sarah's Scribbles" Collection by Sarah Andersen (GN)

7.9.17

• Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (A)
• Louis I, King of the Sheep by Olivier Tallec (PB)
• The Road Home by Katie Cotton & Sarah Jacoby (PB)
• Doug the Pug: The King of Pop Culture by Leslie Mosier (ANF)
• This Bridge Will Not Be Gray by Dave Eggers & Tucker Nichols (YNF)
• Escargot by Dashka Slater & Sydney Hanson (PB)
• Lesser Spotted Animals: The Coolest Creatures You've Never Heard Of by Martin Brown (YNF)
• Black Butler #23 by Yana Toboso (M)

7.11.17

• Voice Over! Seiyu Academy #6 by Maki Minami (M)

7.12.17

• Blue Exorcist #5 by Kazue Kato (M)

7.14.17

• Counting with Barefoot Critters by Teagan White (PB)
• Good Dog, Paw! by Chinlun Lee (PB)
• Clara: The (Mostly) True Story of the Rhinoceros Who Dazzled Kings, Inspired Artists, and Won the Hearts of Everyone...While She Ate Her Way Up and Down a Continent! by Emily Arnold McCully (YNF)
• The Liszts by Kyo Maclear & Julia Sarda (PB)
• My Kite Is Stuck! and Other Stories by Salina Yoon (Y)
• Haggis and Tank Unleashed: Digging for Dinos by Jessica Young & James Burks (Y)
• Blue Exorcist #6 by Kazue Kato (M)

7.15.17

• Little Dee and the Penguin by Christopher Baldwin (GN)
• Blue Exorcist #7 by Kazue Kato (M)

7.16.17

• First Truth by Dawn Cook (A)

7.17.17

• Blue Exorcist #8 by Kazue Kato (M)

7.18.17

• Red Rising by Pierce Brown (YA)

7.19.17

• Blue Exorcist #9 by Kazue Kato (M)

7.21.17

• Things to Do with Dad by Sam Zappardi (PB)
• Welcome: A Mo Willems Guide for New Arrivals by Mo Willems (PB)
• Did You Take the B from My _ook? by Beck Stanton & Matt Stanton (PB)
• The Jellybeans and the Big Dance by Laura Numeroff, Nate Evans, & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Mrs. McBee Leaves Room 3 by Gretchen Brandenburg McLellan & Grace Zong (PB)

7.22.17

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (YA)
• City in the Desert: The Monster Problem by Moro Rogers (GN)

7.23.17

• Saga Volume Six by Fiona Staples & Brian K. Vaughan (GN)

7.24.17

• The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (YA)
• Merl & Jasper's Supper Caper by Laura Rankin (PB)
• Walter's Wonderful Web by Tim Hopgood (PB)
• The Wolf Who Cried Boy by Bob Hartman & Tim Raglin (PB)
• Beyond the Pond by Joseph Kuefler (PB)

7.27.17

• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School... by Davide Cali & Benjamin Chaud (PB)
• A Funny Thing Happened at the Museum... by Davide Cali & Benjamin Chaud (PB)
• Little Yau by Janell Cannon (PB)
• Crickwing by Janell Cannon (PB)
• Pinduli by Janell Cannon (PB)
• Shy by Deborah Freedman (PB)

7.28.17

• Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews (A)

7.31.17

• Golden Son by Pierce Brown (YA)

07.17 total: 68

38 picture books; 4 youth nonfiction; 3 adult nonfiction; 10 manga; 4 graphic novels; 3 adult fiction; 2 youth fiction; 4 young adult fiction