books i've read december 2025

 12.1.25

• Failed Princesses #4 by Ajiichi (M)
• Pucking Wild by Emily Rath (A)
• Miss Fox's Class Goes Green by Eileen Spinelli & Anne Kennedy (PB)
• It's a Pumpkin! by Wendy McClure & Kate Kronreif (PB)

12.2.25

• One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller (YA)
• The Moon Seed by Sally Anne Garland (PB)

12.5.25

• Dragon Fires Everywhere by Hazel Beck (A)
• Failed Princesses #5 by Ajiichi (M)

12.7.25

• Dating & Dismemberment: A Monster Romcom by A.L. Brody (A)

12.8.25

• Please Try to Remember the First of Octember! by Theo. LeSieg & Art Cumings (PB)
• I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen (PB)
• This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen (PB)
• We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen (PB)
• Bear Despair by Gaetan Doremus (PB)
• The Little Cat Baby by Allan Ahlberg & Fritz Wegner (PB)
• Llama Destroys the World by Jonathan Stutzman & Heather Fox (PB)
• Hotel Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• The Bruce Swap by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Beetle & the Chimera Carnival by Aliza Layne (GN)
• The Flamingo by Guojing (GN)

12.9.25

• My Cat Is a Secret Agent by Daniel J. Mahoney (PB)
• This Book Is Too Quiet!: You Add the Noise... by Cristina Cubells & Joana Casals (PB)
• Lap Cat by Joren Cull (PB)
• Don't Eat Eustace by Lian Cho (PB)
• Dungeon Club: Time to Party by Molly Knox Osterberg & Xanthe Boume (GN)

12.10.25

• Spelunking Through Hell by Seanan McGuire (A)
• Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (A)
• Greenteeth by Molly O'Neill (A)

12.12.25

• Like Real People Do by E.L. Massey (A)
• I Come from Another Galaxy by James Kwan (PB)
• All My Stripes: A Story for Children with Autism by Shaina Rudolph, Danielle Royer, & Jennifer Zivoin (PB)
• Tiny T. Rex and the First-Day Oopsies by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• Over and Under the Coral Reef by Kate Messner & Christopher Silas Neal (PB)
• Star Sailor: The Story of Words by Sara Cassidy & Julie McLaughlin (YNF)
• Itty Bitty Betty Blob Makes a Splash by Constance Lombardo (PB)
• Fun in the Sun by David Catrow (PB)
• The Fly Flew In by David Catrow (PB)
• Little Boat by Taro Gomi (PB)
• The Dia de Los Muertos Story: Celebrating the Never-Ending Bonds of Family by Andrea Jauregui De La Torre & Laura Gonzalez (YNF)

12.13.25

• A Kids Book About Being Nonbinary by Hunter Chinn-Raicht (YNF)
• A Kids Book About AI by Neha Shukla (YNF)
• When Love Is More Than Words by Jocelyn Chung & Julia Kuo (PB)
• I Know How to Draw an Owl by Hilary Horder Hippely & Matt James (PB)
• Bear and the Three Goldlocks by Patrick Horne & Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• Business Bird by Isabelle Melancon (Z)
• Ron's Rocket: Voyage to Uranus by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Pearls in the Sand: Protecting Sea Turtles in Oaxaca by Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez (YNF)
• The Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla Raines (YA)
• Giving Thanks with Halmoni: Celebrating Chuseok, the Korean Harvest by Kathleen Choi, Sook Nyul Choi, & Il Sung Na (PB)

12.14.25

• Little Rebels by Yuyi Morales (PB)
• Family by Ariel Andres Almada & Sonja Wimmer (PB)
• Our Favorite Day of the Year by A.E. Ali & Rahele Jomepour Bell (PB)
• I Can Be All Three by Salima Alikhan & Noor Sofi (PB)
• Iris Has a Virus by Arlene Alda & Lisa Desimini (PB)
• Squawk of Spanish by Gabriella Aldeman & Romina Galotta (PB)
• The Boy Who Loves Maps by Kari Allen & G. Brian Karas (PB)
• A Kids Book About Coping Skills by Megan Knipe (YNF)
• Bazaar Girls by Kerrigan Byrne & Cynthia St. Aubin (A)
• How to Piss Off Men: 109 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego by Kyle Prue (ANF)
• Failed Princesses #6 by Ajiichi (M)
• Girl Crush #1 by Midori Tayama (M)
• Girl Crush #2 by Midori Tayama (M)

12.15.25

• Witchy Whiskers by Danielle Garrett (A)
• Dragon Night by J.R. Krause (PB)
• The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer (ANF)
• Mr. Particular: The World's Choosiest Champion! by Jason Kirschner (PB)
• Henri's Walk to Paris by Saul Bass & Leonore Klein (PB)
• You Be You by Linda Kranz (PB)

12.16.25

• I, Trixie Who Is Dog by Dean Koontz & Janet Cleland (PB)
• Punk Farm by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (PB)
• Bubba the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Tale by Helen Ketteman & James Warhola (PB)
• The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil & Anail Semirdzhyan (PB)
• Behind My Doors: The Story of the World's Oldest Library by Hena Khan & Nabila Adani (YNF)
• This Book Is Perfect! by Ron Keres & Arthur Lin (PB)
• The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley & Brian Selznick (YNF)
• Goodbye Mog by Judith Kerr (PB)
• Cat + Crazy #2 by Wataru Nadatani (M)
• A Man & His Cat #13 by Umi Sakurai (M)

12.18.25

• Zomromcom by Olivia Dade (A)

12.19.25

• Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett (A)

12.20.25

• The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell & Ned Asta (ANF)
• The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon (Y)
• This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (A)

12.21.25

• Salt and Sugar by Rebecca Carvalho (YA)
• Earl & Worm: The Bad Idea and Other Stories by Greg Pizzoli (Y)
• Stir Crack Whisk Bake by America's Test Kitchen & Maddie Frost (PB)
• Goodnight, Crayons by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• A Sound in the Night by Maria Coco (PB)
• Play Like an Animal!: Why Critters Splash, Race, Twirl, and Chase by Maria Gianferrari & Mia Powell (YNF)
• Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You #13 by Karuho Shiina (M)
• Mashle: Magic and Muscles #1 by Hajime Komoto (M)
• The Forsaken and the Fated by Camilla Raines (YA)

12.22.25

• Little One by Ariel Andres Almada & Sonja Wimmer (PB)
• Grandparents by Ariel Andres Almada & Sonja Wimmer (PB)
• Brothers and Sisters by Ariel Andres Almada & Sonja Wimmer (PB)
• Dear Mothman by Robin Gow (Y)
• Paper Chase by Julia Donaldson & Victoria Sandoy (PB)
• If You Made a Call on a Banana Phone by Gideon Sterer & Emily Hughes (PB)
• Polecat Has a Superpower by Jill Esbaum & Bob Shea (PB)
• A Spoonful of the Sea by Hyewon Yum (PB)
• The Game by Henry Charles (Ten Bears) & Shoshannah Greene (PB)
• Skip-Beat! #48 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• Skip-Beat! #49 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)

12.23.25

• Son by Ariel Andres Almada & Sonja Wimmer (PB)
• Cat Nap by Steve Antony (PB)
• Gymnastica Fantastica! by Briony Stewart (PB)
• The Sunshine Queens by Sherri Shepherd & Tanisha Cherislin (PB)
• The Big Snowdown by Katy Hudson (PB)
• The Night in Question by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson (YA)
• Late Today by Jungyoon Huh & Myungae Lee (PB)
• Come Catch a Dream by Brittany J. Thurman (PB)
• Twelve Days of Autumn by Sherri Maret & Thomas Hilley (PB)
• The Biggest Dog in the Book by Ben Lerwill & Mark Chambers (PB)
• The Humble Pie by Jory John & Pete Oswald (PB)
• Skip-Beat! #50 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #13 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• The I Wonder Bookstore by Shinsuke Yoshitake (GN)
• D&D: Dungeon Club: Final Face-Off by Molly Knox Ostertag & Xanthe Bouma (GN)
• Our Not-So Lonely Planet Travel Guide #1 by Mone Sorai (M)
• The Kiss Bet #1 by Ingrid Ochoa (GN)

12.24.25

• Alfie Takes Action by Karen Wallace & Ellie O'Shea (PB)
• Socks by JD McPherson & Anika Orrock (PB)
• The Gift of Words by Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• Snow Kid by Jessie Sima (PB)
• A Dance with Santa Claus by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• The Bakery Dragon and the Fairy Cake by Devin Elle Kurtz (PB)
• Santa's Husband by Daniel Kibblesmith & Ashley Quach (PB)
• Odd One Out by Nic Stone (YA)
• I'll Love You Forever by Owen Hart & Sean Julian (PB)

12.25.25

• Spring Is Here by Lois Lenski (PB)
• Policeman Small by Lois Lenski (PB)
• Papa Small by Lois Lenski (PB)
• The Little Sailboat by Lois Lenski (PB)
• The Little Auto by Lois Lenski (PB)
• Cowboy Small by Lois Lenski (PB)
• Open House for Butterflies by Ruth Krauss & Maurice Sendak (PB)
• Deep End by Ali Hazelwood (A)
• Our Not-So Lonely Planet Travel Guide #2 by Mone Sorai (M)
• Navigating with You by Jeremy Whitley, Cassio Ribeiro, & Nikki Foxrobot (GN)

12.26.25

• Mate by Ali Hazelwood (A)
• Have Yourself a Cheesy Little Christmas by Jory John & Pete Oswald (PB)
• Knight Owl's Little Christmas by Christopher Denise (PB)
• Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher & Shane DeVries (PB)
• Love Finds a Way by Vern Kousky (PB)
• Zenguin by Danna Smith & Sydney Hanson (PB)
• Tori and the Muses by Tori Amos & Demelsa Haughton (PB)
• This Year, a Witch! by Zoey Abbott (PB)
• You Are NOT a Cat! by Sharon G. Flake & Anna Raff (PB)
• Sometimes When I'm Worried by Deborah Serani & Kyra Teis (PB)
• Homes: From Then to Now by Carol Lawrence & Poppy Kang (YNF)
• Ghost Says Meow!: A Halloween Story by Lauren Kukla (PB)
• When You Adopt a Pugicorn and Hugicorn by Matilda Rose & Tim Budgen (PB)
• Gather Grateful by Megan Litwin & Alexandra Finkeldey (PB)
• One Sheep, Two Sheep by Tammi Sauer & Troy Cummings (PB)
• Forever Cousins by Laurel Goodluck & Jonathan Nelson (PB)
• The Pumpkin Seed's Secret: A Life Cycle Poem by Hannah Barnaby & Cedric Abt (YNF)
• Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy: As the Deer Flies by Doug Savage (GN)
• Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy: Spidermania by Doug Savage (GN)

12.27.25

• Agnes's Place by Marit Laresen & Jenny Lovlie (PB)
• The Crayon's Christmas by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Pasta!: These Names Are Fun to Say by Felice Arena & Beatrice Cerocchi (PB)
• Jane & Mizmow by Matthew S. Armstrong (PB)
• Our Day of the Dead Celebration by Ana Aranda (PB)
• Across the Bay by Carlos Aponte (PB)
• The Alley Cat's Meow by Kathi Appelt & Jon Goodell (PB)
• Ella and the Balloons in the Sky by Danny Appleby & Lauren Pirie (PB)
• Time for Bed's Story by Monica Arnaldo (PB)
• Little Brothers & Little Sisters by Monica Arnaldo (PB)
• The Broposal by Sonora Reyes (A)
• Milk and Cookies by Frank Asch (PB)
• Mr. Maxwell's Mouse by Frank Asch & Devin Asch (PB)
• Mrs. Marlowe's Mice by Frank Asch & Devin Asch (PB)
• The Queen's Handbag by Steve Antony (PB)
• I Definitely Don't Like Winter by Fiona Barker & Christine Pym (PB)
• Line and Scribble by Debora Vogrig & Pia Valentinis (PB)
• All We Need Is Love and a Really Soft Pillow! by Peter H. Reynolds & Henry Rocket Reynolds (PB)
• Fail-a-bration by Brad Montague & Kristi Montague (PB)
• Someone Just Like You by Helen Docherty & David Roberts (PB)
• It Bears Repeating by Tanya Tagaq & Cee Pootoogook (PB)
• The Top Spot by Frank Weber (PB)
• A Pizza My Heart by Steph Stilwell (PB)
• Trees: A Count and Find Primer by Greg Paprocki (YNF)
• I Bug You by Dori Elys & Riley Samels (PB)
• Bookstore Babies by Puck & Violet Lemay (PB)
• Cat on the Run in Hidden Layers! by Aaron Blabey (Y)

12.28.25

• A Little Book of Alliterations by Felix Arthur & Jenny Capon (PB)
• Little Seasons: Spring Seeds by Mirka Hokkanen (YNF)
• Happy Father's Day from the Crayons by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• The Crayons Go Back to School by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Happy Mother's Day from the Crayons by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• The Crayons Give Thanks by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Crayons by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Murray and Bun!: Murray the Viking by Adam Stower (Y)
• The Ancient Magus' Bride #14 by Kore Yamazaki (M)
• Number Call by Nagisa Furuya (M)
• Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston (A)

12.29.25

• The Kiss Bet #2 by Ingrid Ochoa (GN)
• Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella (A)
• The Bookseller Bird by Felicia Law & Nicola Evans (PB)
• Oscar and Arabella and Ormsby by Neal Layton (PB)
• Snowzilla by Janet Lawler & Amanda Haley (PB)
• The Very Kind Rich Lady and Her One Hundred Dogs by Chinlun Lee (PB)
• The Tiptoeing Tiger by Philippa Leathers (PB)
• The Black Rabbit by Philippa Leathers (PB)
• Maneki Neko: The Tale of the Beckoning Cat by Susan Lendroth & Kathryn Otoshi (PB)
• Happy Birthday, Poco Loco! by J.R. Krause & Maria Chua (PB)
• There's No One I Love Like You by Jutta Langreuter & Stefanie Dahle (PB)
• Best in Show by Karen LeFrak & Andrew Day (PB)
• The Cool Bean Makes a Splash by Jory John & Pete Oswald (Y)
• One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire (A)
• The Summer Hikaru Died #6 by Mokumokuren (M)
• The Dashing Zaddy and His Icy Protege #1 by Fumito (M)
• No One Returns from the Enchanted Forest by Robin Robinson (GN)
• Bingo Love: Jackpot Edition by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, & Joy San (GN)

12.31.25

• Stripes the Tiger by Jean Leroy & Berengere Delaporte (PB)
• Trainstop by Barbara Lehman (PB)
• Little Red and the Cat Who Loved Cake by Barbara Lehman (PB)
• Batter Up Wombat by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• All for Me and None for All by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• The Loch Mess Monster by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn (A)
• Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (A)

12.25 total: 224

19 manga; 21 adult fiction; 143 picture books; 6 young adult fiction; 12 graphic novels; 13 youth nonfiction; 1 zine; 3 adult nonfiction; 6 youth fiction

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)
• Mr. Ouchy's First Day by B.G. Hennessy & Paul Meisel (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: 244

26 youth nonfiction; 19 manga; 20 adult fiction; 150 picture books; 9 youth fiction; 8 graphic novels; 2 adult nonfiction; 7 young adult fiction; 3 zines

book i've read october 2025

 10.3.25

• Cat's People by Tanya Guerrero (A)

10.4.25

• Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin & Ebony Glenn (PB)
• It's Not Hansel and Gretel by Josh Funk & Edwardian Taylor (PB)
• Short & Sweet by Josh Funk & Brendan Kearney (PB)
• Purple Little Bird by Greg Foley (PB)
• Spike: Ugliest Dog in the Universe by Debra Frasier (PB)
• Ducks Away! by Mem Fox & Judy Horacek (PB)
• Don't Worry Bear by Greg Foley (PB)
• Good Luck Bear by Greg Foley (PB)
• Thank You Bear by Greg Foley (PB)
• Ready, Set, Build! by Meg Fleming & Jarvis (PB)
• Little Red Rhyming Hood by Sue Fliess & Petros Bouloubasis (PB)
• Danny and the Blue Cloud: Coping with Childhood Depression by James M. Foley & Shirley Ng-Benitez (PB)
• Lizzy and Skunk by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick (PB)
• The Animal Hedge by Paul Fleischman & Bagram Ibatoulline (PB)
• Tilly & Tank by Jay Fleck (PB)
• Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire (A)
• Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade (A)

10.5.25

• Maisy Goes Shopping by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Goes to the City by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy's Bedtime by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Drives the Bus by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Goes to the Museum by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Takes a Bath by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy's Surprise Birthday Party by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy's Field Day by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy's Pool by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Doctor Maisy by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Miles Is the Boss of His Body by Samantha Kurtzman-Counter & Abbie Schiller (PB)
• No More Mr. Mice Guy by Fiona Ross (PB)
• Stompie the Zombie by Margery Cuyler & Binny Talib (PB)
• Two New Years by Richard Ho & Lynn Scurfield (PB)
• One Day in June by Tourmaline & Charlot Kristensen (PB)
• Rose Weaves a Garden by Rashin Kheiriyeh (PB)
• Dawn by Marc Martin (PB)
• Fan Service by Rosie Danan (A)
• All Systems Red by Martha Wells (A)

10.6.25

• Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame by Neon Yang (A)
• Roll for Romance by Lenora Woods (A)

10.9.25

• Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (A)
• Earthlings by Sayaka Murata (A)

10.10.25

• Spy X Family #14 by Tatsuya Endo (M)

10.11.25

• Witch Hat Atelier #13 by Kamome Shirahama (M)
• Truly Madly Magically by Hazel Beck (A)
• What Did You Eat Yesterday? #7 by Fumi Yoshinaga (M)
• What Did You Eat Yesterday? #8 by Fumi Yoshinaga (M)

10.12.25

• Lost and Found Hanukkah by Joy Preble & Lisa Anchin (PB)
• Miya Wears Orange by Wanda John-Kehewin & Erika Rodriguez Medina (PB)
• Body Beautiful by Susan Verde & Steph Littlebird (PB)
• Tuck Me In! by Nathan W. Pyle (PB)
• Ludwig Van Beethoven by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Romina Galotta (YNF)
• Make New Friends by Joshua David Stein & Mariachiara Di Giorgio (PB)
• After: A Survivor's Story by Hallee Adelman & Patrick Corrigan (PB)
• Tough! by Erin Frankel & Paula Heaphy (PB)
• Weird! by Erin Frankel & Paula Heaphy (PB)
• Dare! by Erin Frankel & Paula Heaphy (PB)
• Shibu's Tail by Tess Thomas & Kamwei Fong (PB)
• A Rainbow of Rocks by Kate DePalma (YNF)
• What Did You Eat Yesterday? #9 by Fumi Yoshinaga (M)
• Hirayasumi #5 by Keigo Shinzo (M)

10.13.25

• A Walk in the Woods by Nikki Grimes, Jerry Pinkney, & Brian Pinkney (PB)
• Somebunny Loves Me by Parry Gripp (PB)
• Prince and Pirate by Charlotte Gunnufson & Mike Lowery (PB)
• Vanilla Ice Cream by Bob Graham (PB)
• Curious Catwalk by John Gravdahl (PB)
• The Very Hungry Worry Monsters by Lara Ede & Rosie Greening (PB)
• Elusive Moose by Joan Gannij & Clare Beaton (PB)
• Under the Lilacs by E.B. Goodale (PB)
• Violet and the Woof by Rebecca Grabill & Dasha Tolstikova (PB)
• Chu's Day at the Beach by Neil Gaiman & Adam Rex (PB)
• Chu's First Day of School by Neil Gaiman & Adam Rex (PB)
• Dear Fish by Chris Gall (PB)
• Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay (A)
• I Cannot Reach You #8 by Mika (M)
• B.O.D.Y. #1 by Ao Mimori (M)

10.14.25

• Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (YA)

10.17.25

• Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (YA)
• B.O.D.Y. #2 by Ao Mimori (M)
• B.O.D.Y. #3 by Ao Mimori (M)

10.18.25

• Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (YA)
• Little Poet Walt Whitman: Miracles Everywhere by Kate Coombs & Carme Lemniscates (YNF)
• Stanley's Lunch Box by williambee (PB)
• I Love You So Mush! by Danielle McLean & Beatrice Tinarelli (PB)
• A Family of Trees: My First Book of Forests by Peggy Thomas & Cookie Moon (YNF)
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (PB)
• Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• Zombie and Brain Are Friends by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic & Laan Cham (PB)
• My Path by Jana Curll (PB)
• The Mushroom of Doom! by Becky Davies & Thomas Elliott (PB)
• The Yowlers by Stacy Lynn Carroll & Molly Ruttan (PB)
• The Book Is Dangerous! by Ben Clanton (PB)
• The Little Ghost Quilt's Winter Surprise by Riel Nason & Byron Eggenschwiler (PB)
• The Trouble with Giraffes by Lisa Mantchev & Taeeun Yoo (PB)
• I Am NOT Happy! by Caroline L. Perry & Sydney Hanson (PB)
• Much Ado About Murder by Steffanie Holmes (A)

10.19.25

• By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate (A)
• Clara and the Man with Books in His Window by Maria Teresa Andruetto & Martina Trach (PB)
• Miss Mingo and the First Day of School by Jamie Harper (PB)
• Miss Mingo Weathers the Storm by Jamie Harper (PB)
• The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County by Janice N. Harrington & Shelley Jackson (PB)
• Here Comes Hortense! by Heather Hartt-Sussman & Georgia Graham (PB)
• Nana's Getting Married by Heather Hartt-Sussman & Georgia Graham (PB)
• The Day Leo Said I Hate You! by Robie H. Harris & Molly Bang (PB)
• What If We Were All the Same! by C.M. Harris (PB)
• Don't Forget to Come Back! by Robie H. Harris & Harry Bliss (PB)
• Mr. Sherman's Cloud by Habbenink (PB)
• ABC's of Bisexuality by Sharlene Swan (Z)
• Trinket Therapy: Why I Bought a Fountain Pen by c.e.writespoems (Z)
• B.O.D.Y. #4 by Ao Mimori (M)
• Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy (GN)
• Huda F Wants to Know? by Huda Fahmy (GN)

10.20.25

• Love at First Book by Jenn McKinlay (A)
• Booked by Jenn McKinlay (A)

10.21.25

• Snoring Beauty by Bruce Hale & Howard Fine (PB)
• Henry and the Kite Dragon by Bruce Edward Hall & William Low (PB)
• When Lions Roar by Robie H. Harris & Chris Raschka (PB)
• The Book from Far Away by Bruce Handy & Julie Benbassat (PB)
• Ralph Tells a Story by Abby Hanlon (PB)

10.23.25

• The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch (A)
• Cat + Crazy #1 by Wataru Nadatani (M)

10.24.25

• The Magic Book by K.T. Hao & Giuliano Ferri (PB)
• Noni Is Nervous by Heather Hartt-Sussman & Genevieve Cote (PB)
• Noni Says No by Heather Hartt-Sussman & Genevieve Cote (PB)
• Bob's Rock by Ann Hassett & John Hassett (PB)

10.25.25

• Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan (A)

10.26.25

• If We Were Dogs by Sophie Blackall (PB)
• The Marvelous Now by Angela DiTerlizzi & Lorena Alvarez Gomez (PB)
• Bunheads, Act 2: The Dance of Courage by Misty Copeland & Setor Fiadzigbey (PB)
• My Grandma and Grandpa Rock! by Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo, & Tiffany Everett (PB)
• Dream for the Land by Laekan Zea Kemp & Leo Espinosa (PB)
• The Bi Book by A.J. Irving & Cynthia Alonso (YNF)
• Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen (A)
• No More Chairs by Dan Gill & Susan Gal (YNF)
• Beansprout by Sarah Lynne Reul (PB)
• Mustafa's Mithai by Sana Rafi & Nabi H. Ali (PB)
• Bud Finds Her Gift by Robin Wall Kimmerer & Naoko Stoop (PB)
• Sand Cakes by Kallie George & Devon Holzwarth (PB)
• Blake the Snake Bakes a Cake by Amy Young & Alison Young (PB)
• Rap It Up! by Carole Boston Weatherford, Jeffrey Boston Weatherford, & Ernel Martinez (YNF)
• Calculated Risks by Seanan McGuire (A)
• No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant (GN)
• Marry Me a Little: A Graphic Memoir by Rob Kirby (GN)
• Scissoring by Jen Jenivive (A)

10.27.25

• The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro (YA)
• Natsume's Book of Friends #31 by Yuki Midorikawa (M)
• B.O.D.Y. #5 by Ao Mimori (M)
• B.O.D.Y. #6 by Ao Mimori (M)

10.28.25

• B.O.D.Y. #7 by Ao Mimori (M)
• The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter (A)

10.30.25

• The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor (YA)

10.31.25

• A World Worth Saving by Kyle Lukoff (YA)
• Cat + Gamer #8 by Wataru Nadatani (M)

10.25 total: 152

21 adult fiction; 95 picture books; 17 manga; 7 youth nonfiction; 6 young adult fiction; 2 zines; 4 graphic novels

books i've read september 2025

 9.1.25

• Single Player by Tara Tai (A)
• BL Metamorphosis #1 by Kaori Tsurutani (M)
• BL Metamorphosis #2 by Kaori Tsurutani (M)
• Stuck by Kayla Miller (GN)
• Molly, Olive, and Dexter: You Can't Catch Me! by Catherine Rayner (PB)
• Stuck Inside by Sally Anne Garland (PB)
• Little Mole Gives Thanks by Glenys Nellist & Sally Garland (PB)
• Hello Hello Numbers by Brendan Wenzel (PB)

9.3.25

• The Great Truck Switcheroo by Bob Shea & Brian Won (PB)
• Jane Goodall Is a Friend to All by Kate Coombs & Seth Lucas (YNF)
• Stanley's Colors by williambee (PB)
• Millie Fleur Saves the Night by Christy Mandin (PB)
• How to Pee Your Pants: The Right Way by Rachel Michelle Wilson (PB)
• Rainbow Allies: The True Story of Kids Who Stood Against Hate by Nancy Churnin & Izzy Evans (YNF)
• Mr. Watson's Chickens by Jarrett Dapier & Andrea Tsurumi (PB)
• Stanley's Diner by williambee (PB)
• Stanley's Fire Engine by williambee (PB)

9.4.25

• The Bad Guys in One Last Thing by Aaron Blabey (GN)

9.5.25

• The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst (A)
• The Girl Who Figured It Out by Minda Dentler & Stephanie Dehennin (YNF)
• The Midnight Fair by Gideon Sterer & Mariachiara Di Giorgio (PB)
• Six Little Sticks by Tiffany Stone & Ruth Hengeveld (PB)
• The Bakers Dozen by Amy Moore & Andrea Stegmaier (PB)
• Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead ABC by Gabriela Orozco Belt & Esteli Meza (YNF)
• The Laughing Book by Kael Tudor & Daniel Wiseman (YNF)
• A New Home by Tania de Regil (PB)
• The Tour at School! by Katie Clapham & Nadia Shireen (PB)
• Bob and Dob: A Tale of Tattling by Sean E. Avery (PB)
• Rise to the Sky: How the World's Tallest Trees Grow Up by Rebecca E. Hirsch & Mia Posada (YNF)
• Thinking About Thinking by Grant Snider (GN)
• Pumpkin and Beetle: Two Vampire Cats by Jannie Ho (GN)
• Hirayasumi #2 by Keigo Shinzo (M)

9.6.25

• The Welcome Home by Amy June Bates (PB)
• Sewing the Rainbow: The Story of Gilbert Baker and the Rainbow Flag by Gayle E. Pitman & Holly Clifton-Brown (YNF)
• Norman and the Smell of Adventure by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Big Problems, Little Problems by Ben Feller & Merce Lopez (PB)
• The Truth About Elephants by Maxwell Eaton III (YNF)
• My Guncle and Me by Jonathan Merritt & Joanna Carillo (PB)
• Auntie Uncle: Drag Queen Hero by Ellie Royce, Hannah Chambers, & Marti Gould Cummings (PB)
• My Sister, Daisy by Adria Karlsson & Linus Curci (PB)
• My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman & Violet Tobacco (PB)
• When You Go to Dragon School by Chelsea M. Campbell & Charlene Chua (PB)
• When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Built a Community by Gayle E. Pitman & Christopher Lyles (YNF)
• The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (YA)
• Thor and Loki: Midgard Family Mayhem by Jeffrey Brown (GN)

9.7.25

• Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson (A)
• Okay, Andy! by Maxwell Eaton III (GN)
• Pickleballers by Ilana Long (A)

9.8.25

• The Champions by Kara Thomas (YA)
• How Do We Relationship? #11 by Tamifull (M)
• How to Teach Your Monster to Read by Christianne Jones & Katya Longhi (PB)
• Bea's Bad Day by Tom Percival (PB)
• Meesha Makes Friends by Tom Percival (PB)
• Astronautical! by Brooklin Stormie (GN)
• Bog Myrtle by Sid Sharp (GN)

9.10.25

• Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni (A)

9.11.25

• Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan (YA)
• Unnatural Magic by C.M. Waggoner (A)

9.12.25

• If We Were a Movie by Zakiya N. Jamal (YA)

9.13.25

• The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren (A)

9.14.25

• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (A)
• The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen (A)
• Brewster the Rooster by Devin Scillian & Lee White (PB)
• Not a Dog by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez & Laura Gonzalez (YNF)
• Born Inside a Nest So Small: Conversation with a Hummingbird by Iza Trapani (YNF)
• Supernana by Eva Byrne (PB)
• Nelly the Very Different Bird by Alex Macdonald (PB)
• Dad, Is It Time to Gather Mint?: Celebrating the Seasons by Tyna Legault Taylor & Michelle Dao (PB)
• Lone Wolf on Vacation by Kiah Thomas & K-Fai Steele (Y)

9.15.25

• Stitches and Witches by Nancy Warren (A)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Y)

9.16.25

• Hirayasumi #3 by Keigo Shinzo (M)

9.18.25

• A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (A)

9.20.25

• Bear Builds a House by Maxwell Eaton III (YNF)
• Little Troublemaker Defends Her Name by Luvvie Ajayi Jones & Joey Spiotto (PB)
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jim Aylesworth & Barbara McClintock (PB)
• Little Libraries, Big Heroes by Miranda Paul & John Parra (YNF)
• Albert's Quiet Quest by Isabelle Arsenault (PB)
• Maisy's Big Book of Kindness by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• C Is for Country by Lil Nas X & Theodore Taylor III (PB)
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Valeri Gorbachev (PB)
• Maisy Goes on a Nature Walk by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Gets a Pet by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Other Stories by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Goes to the Library by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Goes to the Local Bookstore by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Makes Lemonade by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• I Would Give You My Tail by Tanya Tagaq & Qavavau Manumie (PB)
• Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer & Steve McCarthy (PB)
• Good Luck, Ice Cream Truck! by Sorche Fairbank & Terry Runyan (PB)
• The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian (A)
• Ready, Set, Roll! by Alessandro Montagnana (PB)
• Little Big Man by Varian Johnson & Reggie Brown (PB)
• CeeCee: Underground Railroad Cinderella by Shana Keller & Laura Freeman (PB)
• Daisy Rewilds by Margaret McNamara & Kerascoet (PB)
• Echo by Adam Rex (PB)
• Made for More by Chloe Ito Ward & Gael Abary (PB)
• Head Full of Clouds by Joanne Schwartz & Afsaneh Sanei (PB)
• Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire (A)

9.21.25

• How Do We Relationship? #12 by Tamifull (M)
• Hirayasumi #4 by Keigo Shinzo (M)
• What Did You Eat Yesterday? #5 by Fumi Yoshinaga (M)
• What Did You Eat Yesterday? #6 by Fumi Yoshinaga (M)
• The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (A)
• Hug Time by Patrick McDonnell (PB)
• The Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnell (PB)

9.22.25

• Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender (YA)
• The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian (A)
• Wingborn by Marjorie Liu & Grace Kum (GN)

9.24.25

• Dating and Dragons by Kristy Boyce (YA)
• BL Metamorphosis #3 by Kaori Tsurutani (M)
• BL Metamorphosis #4 by Kaori Tsurutani (M)
• BL Metamorphosis #5 by Kaori Tsurutani (M)

9.25.25

• Bob the Boo-Boo by Melina Schoenborn & Sandra Dumais (PB)
• This Is Not My Story by Ryan Utyde Willigen & David Huyck (PB)

9.26.25

• Llamaphones by Janik Coat (PB)
• Stanley's Shapes by williambee (PB)
• The Sleeping Beauty by Jennifer Adams & Corey Egbert (PB)
• Everything's Wrong!: A Bear, a Hare, and Trouble Everywhere by Jory John & Erin Kraan (PB)
• The Worry-Worry Whale Made 32 Mistakes by Deborah Diesen & Dan Hanna (PB)
• The Littlest Drop by Sascha Alper, Jerry Pinkney, & Brian Pinkney (PB)

9.27.25

• Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood (A)
• Octopus Escapes Again! by Laurie Ellen Angus (YNF)

9.28.25

• Night of the Deer by Mary Morel & Mira Miroslavova (PB)
• This Moment Is Special: A Dia de Muertos Story by John Parra (PB)
• Bright Lights and Summer Nights by Shauntay Grant & Zach Manbeck (PB)
• Warm and Fuzzy by Scott Rothman & Brian Won (PB)
• Zara in the Middle by Erika Lynne Jones (PB)
• Bela and Lily by Natasha Khan Kazi (PB)
• Scamp by Anden Wilder (PB)
• The Moon Rabbit by Eva Wong Nava & Jason Chuang (PB)
• The Most Magnificent Team by Ashley Spires (PB)
• Worms Are Our Friends by Toni D'Alia & Mimi Purnell (YNF)
• My Vesak: Day of Buddha by Priya Kumari & Urvashi Dubey (YNF)
• So Many Years: A Juneteenth Story by Anne Wynter & Jerome Pumphrey (YNF)
• Goodbye, Hello: A Going Home Travel Adventure by Angela H. Dale & Daniel Wiseman (PB)
• Billie and Bean at the Beach by Julia Hansson (PB)
• The Boy Who Cried Poop! by Alessandra Requena & Guilherme Karsten (PB)
• Looking for Group by Alexis Hall (A)

9.29.25

• Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade (A)
• Maya Makes Waves by Maya Gabeira & Ramona Kaulitzki (PB)
• Home by Tonya Lippert & Andrea Stegmaier (PB)
• Night Night Ladybug by Chris Ferrie & Melanie Mikecz (YNF)
• Old Enough to Save the Planet by Loll Kirby & Adelina Lirius (YNF)
• Little Mole Goes to School by Glenys Nellist (PB)
• The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear, Who Invented Nonsense by Wolverton Hill & Laura Carlin (YNF)
• It's Really Cold Outside! by Harret Ziefert (PB)

9.30.25

• All the Feels by Olivia Dade (A)

09.25 total: 148

19 adult fiction; 12 manga; 8 graphic novels; 80 picture books; 20 youth nonfiction; 3 youth fiction; 6 young adult fiction

books i've read august 2025

 8.1.25

• Artemis by Andy Weir (A)
• The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body by Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen (YNF)
• The Magic School Bun: Inside a Beehive by Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen (YNF)
• The Broken Heart by Aaron Chan & Josiane Vlitos (PB)
• The Dragon and the Unicorn by Lynne Cherry (PB)

8.2.25

• The Digger and the Butterfly by Joseph Kuefler (PB)
• The Digger and the Dark by Joseph Kuefler (PB)
• A Book of Maps for You by Lourdes Heuer & Maxwell Eaton III (PB)
• The Gift of Eid by Shifa Saltagi Safadi & Aaliya Jaleel (PB)
• Space for Everyone by Seina Wedlick & Cmilla Sucre (PB)
• Remember by Dac Trung Tran (PB)
• Nearly Exactly Almost Like Me by Jennifer Bradbury & Pearl AuYeung (PB)
• If You Find a Fawn: A What-to-Do for Wild Wanderers by Kellie DuBay Gillis & Wazza Pink (YNF)
• We Dream Medicine Dreams by Lisa Boivin (PB)
• Ping's Perfect Pot by Helen H. Wu & Zihua Yang (PB)
• Animals on Parade by Jane Yolen & Anne Yvonne Gilbert (PB)
• Waiting for Hanami by J.P. Takahashi & HifuMiyo (PB)
• Griso the One and Only by Roger Mello (PB)
• The Remaking of Corbin Wale by Roan Parrish (A)

8.3.25

• Bunny Made Tea by Amanda Baehr Fuller (PB)
• Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth (YA)
• Papa Doesn't Do Anything! by Jimmy Fallon & Miguel Ordonez (PB)
• We Check In with Each Other by Lydia Bowers & Isabel Munoz (PB)
• We Are in Charge of Our Bodies by Lydia Bowers & Isabel Munoz (PB)
• We Accept No by Lydia Bowers & Isabel Munoz (PB)
• Thank You, Everything by Icinori (PB)
• The Evil Secret Society of Cats #1 by Pandania (M)
• The Evil Secret Society of Cats #2 by Pandania (M)

8.4.25

• First Love, Second Draft by Becca Kinzer (A)

8.5.25

• Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell (A)

8.7.25

• The Evil Secret Society of Cats #3 by Pandania (M)
• Witch Hat Atelier #11 by Kamome Shirahama (M)

8.8.25

• Break by Kayla Miller (GN)
• Library by Michael Dumontier & Neil Farber (ANF)
• Pucking Sweet by Emily Rath (A)
• Go to Sleep (I Miss You) by Lucy Knisley (GN)

8.9.25

• The Storm Whale in Winter by Benji Davies (PB)
• Stanley the Mailman by williambee (PB)
• The Digger and the Duckling by Joseph Kuefler (PB)
• Mother Goose Goes to India by Kabir Sehgal, Surishtha Sehgal, & Wazza Pink (PB)
• Stanley's Library by williambee (PB)
• The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn's Great Big Wish by Shawn Harris (PB)
• Stanley the Farmer by williambee (PB)
• A Halloween Treat / Edward Gorey's Ghosts by Edward Gorey (PB)
• Stanley's Toy Box by williambee (PB)
• Stanley's Paint Box by williambee (PB)
• Apple Vs. Pumpkin by Jeffrey Burton & Lydia Jean (PB)
• Peekaboo Rex by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Hap-pea All Year by Keith Baker (PB)
• Fifteen Animals! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Little Green Peas: A Big Book of Colors by Keith Baker (PB)
• Dinosnores by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Jungle Night by Sandra Boynton (PB)

8.10.25

• Witch Hat Atelier #12 by Kamome Shirahama (M)
• Komi Can't Communicate #33 by Tomohito Oda (M)
• Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack Volume 22 by Jim Davis (GN)
• Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove (A)
• My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf (GN)

8.11.25

• Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen #3 by Hiromi Sato & Kamome Shirahama (M)
• Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen #4 by Hiromi Sato & Kamome Shirahama (M)

8.13.25

• Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (A)

8.14.25

• Hiders Seekers Finders Keepers: How Animals Adapt in Winter by Jessica Kulekjian & Salini Perera (YNF)
• Murry's Howl-o-ween by E.G. Keller (PB)

8.15.25

• The Chalk Garden by Sally Anne Garland (PB)
• Bob Marley by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Subi Bosa (YNF)
• Corn Storm by Kim Thompson & Brett Curzon (PB)
• Kwesi and Nana Ruby Learn to Swim by Kobina Commeh & Barbara Quintino (PB)
• Mrs. Nobody by Y.S. Lee & Marie Lafrance (PB)
• Today at School with Yesterday and Tomorrow by Jessica Young & Renee Kurilla (PB)
• To Catch a Ghost by Rachel Michelle Wilson (PB)
• Tios and Primos by Jacqueline Alcantara (PB)
• Recess by Lane Smith (PB)
• Virginia Woolf by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Audrey Day (YNF)
• Star Wars: A Vader Family Sithmas by Jeffrey Brown (GN)
• Snakes on the Job by Kathryn Dennis (PB)
• Saying Goodbye to Lulu by Corinne Demas & Ard Hoyt (PB)
• Freddy the Frogcaster by Janice Dean & Russ Cox (PB)
• Trouble in the Barkers' Class by Tomie dePaola (PB)

8.16.25

• A New Barker in the House by Tomie dePaola (PB)
• Four Friends in Autumn by Tomie dePaola (PB)
• Four Friends in Summer by Tomie dePaola (PB)
• Meet the Barkers: Morgan and Moffat Go to School by Tomie dePaola (PB)
• Strega Nona Takes a Vacation by Tomie dePaola (PB)
• Jenny Giraffe's Mardi Gras Ride by Cecilia Casrill Dartez (PB)
• Mathilda and the Orange Balloon by Randall de Seve & Jen Corace (PB)
• 48 Grasshopper Estates by Sara de Waal & Erika Medina (PB)
• Good Rosie! by Kate DiCamillo & Harry Bliss (PB)
• Our Incredible Library Book: And the Wonderful Journeys It Took by Caroline Crowe & John Joseph (PB)
• Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack: An Alphabetical Adventure by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin (PB)
• Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin (PB)
• Just Flower by Erin Dealey & Kate Cosgrove (PB)
• Is There Really a Human Race? by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell (PB)
• I Found a Kitty! by Troy Cummings (PB)
• Me and My Animal Friends by Ralph Covert & Laurie Keller (PB)
• Billions of Bricks: A Counting Book about Building by Kurt Cyrus (PB)
• Ella Sets the Stage by Carmela D'Amico & Steven D'Amico (PB)
• Jake's Best Thumb by Ilene Cooper & Claudio Munoz (PB)
• Sorry (Really Sorry) by Joanna Cotler & Harry Bliss (PB)
• Maisy Goes to Preschool by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• How Do We Relationship? #9 by Tamifull (M)
• Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen #5 by Hiromi Sato & Kamome Shirahama (M)

8.17.25

• How Do We Relationship? #10 by Tamifull (M)
• Hirayasumi #1 by Keigo Shinzo (M)
• How to Love: A Guide to Feelings & Relationships for Everyone by Alex Norris (ANF)

8.18.25

• The Deadly Fates by Dhonielle Clayton (Y)

8.20.25

• Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree (A)

8.22.25

• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (A)
• Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire (A)

8.23.25

• The Squad by Christina Soontornvat & Joanna Cacao (GN)
• Pumpkinhead by Eric Rohmann (PB)
• Round Robin by Jack Kent (PB)
• Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke (PB)
• Bluey: Bluey and Bingo's Book of Scary Things by Charlie Moon (PB)
• Peek-a-Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• 1 Grumpy Bruce: A Counting Book by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Paint with Ploof by Ben Clanton & Andy Chou Musser (PB)
• Flora and Friends ABC by Molly Idle (PB)
• '90s Baby by Hannah Eliot & Alyssa Nassner (PB)
• This Pup Is Stuck! by Bob Shea & Brian Won (PB)
• Little Pups in Big Trucks by Bob Shea & Brian Won (PB)
• Wingbearer by Marjorie Liu & Teny Issakhanian (GN)

8.24.25

• Words of Wonder from Z to A by Zaila Avant-Garde & Keisha Morris (PB)
• Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (A)
• I Need Pants! by Susan Sweet & Cailin Doherty (PB)
• Again!: A Big Hedgehog and Little Hedgehog Adventure by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• I Am Strong! by Todd Parr (PB)
• Don't Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson & Dan Santat (PB)
• Shark Girl by Kate Beaton (PB)
• Bob the Vampire Snail by Andrea Zuill (PB)
• Punch!: A Story About Kindness by Michael Hall (PB)
• Lola Meets the Bees by Anna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw (PB)
• Witch & Wombat by Ashley Belote (PB)
• Paloma Flies Away by Maria J. Guarda (PB)
• Fireworks by Matthew Burgess & Catia Chien (PB)
• String Ball by Chris Monroe (PB)
• Hysteria by Richard Appignanesi & Oscar Zarate (GN)

8.25.25

• The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo (A)
• No More Bows by Samantha Cotterill (PB)
• Love Around the World: Family and Friendship Across the Globe by Alli Brydon & Wazza Pink (YNF)
• Baby Bear's Book of Tiny Tales by David McPhail (PB)
• Lore Olympus Volume Eight by Rachel Smythe (GN)

8.26.25

• The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu (YA)
• The Bad Guys in the Serpent and the Beast by Aaron Blabey (Y)
• Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen's Prize by Shauna J. Grant & Ann M. Martin (GN)
• Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen's Ghost by DK Yingst & Ann M. Martin (GN)

8.27.25

• We Match! by Chris Barton & Sharon Glick (PB)
• A Pocket Full of Rocks by Kristin Mahoney & E.B. Goodale (PB)
• The Terrakeet by Jo van der Borgh & Jo Beasley (PB)
• I Really Want to Fly to the Moon! by Harriet Ziefert & Travis Foster (PB)
• Best Pals by Cecilia Minden (PB)
• Wild Everywhere by Katya Balen & Gill Smith (PB)
• Little Mole Finds Hope by Glenys Nellist & Sally Garland (PB)
• A Glow in the Snow by Kim Thompson & Brett Curzon (PB)

8.28.25

• Molly, Olive & Dexter: Who's Afraid of the Dark? by Catherine Rayner (PB)
• A Magician's Flower by Marika Maijala (PB)
• Before We Stood Tall: From Small Seed to Mighty Tree by Jessica Kulekjian & Madeline Kloepper (YNF)
• I Really Want to Make Lemonade! by Harriet Ziefert (PB)
• School-Tripped by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (Y)
• Tryouts by Sarah Sax (GN)
• Ms. Marvel: Outlawed by Saladin Ahmed, Minkyu Jung, Joey Vazquez, & Ian Herring (GN)
• One in a Million by Claire Lordon (GN)
• The History of Everything by Victoria Evans (GN)
• Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit by Samira Ahmed, Andres Genolet, & Triona Farrell (GN)

8.29.25

• !Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico by Christine Suggs (GN)
• Red Bird Danced by Dawn Quigley (Y)
• Once Smitten, Twice Shy by Chloe Liese (A)

8.30.25

• Seven Skies All at Once by Ted Kooser & Matt Myers (PB)
• Axolotl and Axolittle by Jess Hitchman & Sarah Rebar (PB)
• Aunt Dawn Visits by Cecilia Minden (PB)
• Really Bird, Really Scared! by Harriet Ziefert (PB)
• Sato the Rabbit: The Moon by Yuki Ainoya (PB)
• Plenty of Money by Kim Thompson & Brett Curzon (PB)
• Juna's Jar by Jane Bahk & Felicia Hoshino (PB)
• Tim and Robin by Sandra Samatte (PB)
• Really Bird, Really Lucky by Harriet Ziefert (PB)
• Yay! by Jessica Kulekjian & Zara Gonzalez Hoang (PB)
• The Mouse Buffet: A Christmas Treat by Della Ross Ferreri & Tim Bowers (PB)
• Sato the Rabbit by Yuki Ainoya (PB)
• Sato the Rabbit: Morning Light by Yuki Ainoya (PB)
• The Moon Moved In by Sue Soltis & Sonia Sanchez (PB)
• My Friend May by Julie Flett (PB)
• Stop That Witch! by Alastair Heim & Migy Blanco (PB)
• Signs of Hope: The Revolutionary Art of Sister Corita Kent by Mara Rockliff & Melissa Sweet (YNF)
• You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao (YA)

8.31.25

• I Walk at Night by Lois Duncan, Steve Johnson, & Lou Fancher (PB)
• Lula's Brew by Elizabeth O. Dulemba (PB)
• Germs Vs. Soap by Didi Dragon & Hannah Robinett (YNF)
• The Squirrel Manifesto by Ric Edelman, Jean Edelman, & Dave Zaboski (PB)
• Bear Goes Sugaring by Maxwell Eaton III (YNF)
• Go-Go Gorilla by Julia Durango & Eleanor Taylor (PB)
• Jack and the Flumflum Tree by Julia Donaldson & David Roberts (PB)
• No Hugs Till Saturday by Julie Downing (PB)
• Rrralph by Lois Ehlert (PB)
• A Game of Fox & Squirrels by Jenn Reese (Y)
• Muldoon by Pamela Edwards & Henry Cole (PB)
• The Smeds and the Smoos by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler (PB)
• The Scarecrows' Wedding by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler (PB)
• Cave Baby by Julia Donaldson & Emily Gravett (PB)

08.25 total: 198

13 adult fiction; 11 youth nonfiction; 135 picture books; 3 young adult fiction; 12 manga; 17 graphic novels; 2 adult nonfiction; 5 youth fiction

books i've read july 2025

 7.1.25

• Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe (A)
• The "B" Word by Joe Lampe (A)
• Billie and Bean in the City by Julia Hansson (PB)
• Elena Camps by Juana Medina (PB)
• Will and Krill by Stacey Byer (PB)

7.2.25

• I'm a Photon by Dr. Eve M. Vavagiakis & Mike Malbrough (YNF)
• Billy's Bravery by Tom Percival (PB)
• When the Air Sang by Laura Bontje & Sarah Whang (PB)
• What's in a Bead? by Kelsey Borgford & Jessa Pizzale (PB)
• Let's Go! haw ekwa! by Julie Flett (PB)
• Anything by Rebecca Stead & Cracey Zhang (PB)
• The Bad Guys in Let the Games Begin! by Aaron Blabey (GN)
• The Bad Guys in Look Who's Talking by Aaron Blabey (GN)

7.3.25

• Unicorn Book Club by Dana Simpson (GN)
• Komi Can't Communicate #32 by Tomohito Oda (M)
• Pride: An Inspirational History of the LGBTQ+ Movement by Stella Caldwell (YANF)
• Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory (A)

7.4.25

• Dead Man's Hand by James J. Butcher (A)
• How Do We Relationship? #5 by Tamifull (M)
• Yukarism #2 by Chika Shiomi (M)
• Yukarism #3 by Chika Shiomi (M)
• Yukarism #4 by Chika Shiomi (M)
• Lunar Boy by Jes Wibowo & Cin Wibowo (GN)

7.5.25

• Maisy, Charley, and the Wobbly Tooth by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Goes on Vacation by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Goes Camping by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Maisy Goes to the Museum by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Suki the Very Loud Bunny by Carmela D'Amico & Steven D'Amico (PB)
• Black Belt Bunny by Jacky Davis & Jay Fleck (PB)
• Olive & Pekoe in Four Short Walks by Jacky Davis & Giselle Potter (PB)
• Woodpecker Wants a Waffle by Steve Breen (PB)
• Fire Truck Vs. Dragon by Chris Barton & Shanda McCloskey (PB)
• The ABC's of Consent by Krystaelynne Sanders Diggs & Danielle Gromova (PB)
• Hooray for Birds! by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (A)
• Have You Ever Seen a Flower? by Shawn Harris (PB)
• The Dog from Arf! Arf! to Zzzzzz by The Dog Artist Collection (PB)
• The Police Cloud by Christoph Niemann (PB)
• Little Taco Truck by Tanya Valentine & Jorge Martin (PB)
• My Magic Breath: Finding Calm Through Mindful Breathing by Nick Ortner, Alison Taylor, & Michelle Polizzi (PB)
• Alphabreaths: The ABCs of Mindful Breathing by Christopher Willard, Daniel Riechtshaffen, & Holly Clifton-Brown (PB)
• A Place for Pluto by Stef Wade & Melanie Demmer (PB)
• The Apothecary Diaries #13 by Natsu Hyugga, Nekokurage, Itsuki Nanao, & Touco Shino (M)
• Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen #2 by Hiromi Sato & Kamome Shirahama (M)

7.6.25

• How Do We Relationship? #6 by Tamifull (M)
• Suzume #2 by Makoto Shinkai & Denki Amashima (M)
• How Do We Relationship? #7 by Tamifull (M)
• How Do We Relationship? #8 by Tamifull (M)
• Jason's Big Truck by Kinsey Maezing (A)
• Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (A)
• Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly (ANF)

7.8.25

• Suzume #3 by Makoto Shinkai & Denki Amashima (M)

7.9.25

• A Dumb Birds Guide to the Worst Birds Ever by Matt Kracht (ANF)
• Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk (Ed.) & Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Ed.) (A)
• Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (A)
• The Story of Gumluck and the Heroes by Adam Rex (Y)

7.10.25

• Monstress: The Possessed by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda (GN)

7.11.25

• Pitch Black: Don't Be Skerd by Youme Landowne & Anthony Horton (GN)
• Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez (Y)
• Wait 'Til You're Older by Maria Marianayagam & Irina Avgustinovich (PB)
• The Biggest Smallest Thing by Sara de Waal & Ana Stretcu (PB)
• Nightsong by Sally Soweol Han (PB)
• Frank's Red Hat by Sean E. Avery (PB)
• How to Clean Your Club & Balls by Kinsey Maezing (A)

7.12.25

• Big Bad Bunny by Franny Billingsley & G. Brian Karas (PB)
• Howard B. Wigglebottom Listens to a Friend: A Fable About Loss & Healing by Reverend Ana, Howard Binkow, & David A. Cutting (PB)
• Pickle-Chiffon Pie by Jolly Roger Bradfield (PB)
• Beware of Boys by Tony Blundell (PB)
• Crybaby by Karen Beaumont & Eugene Yelchin (PB)
• Gnome by Fred Blunt (PB)
• Norman: One Amazing Goldfish! by Kelly Bennett & Noah Z. Jones (PB)
• The Great Great Salt Lake Monster Mystery by Dr. Bonnie K. Baxter, Jaimi Butler, & Arly Landry (YNF)
• Towed by Toad by Jashar Awan (PB)
• Giant Pants by Mark Fearing (PB)
• Love by Sophia by Jim Averbeck & Yasmeen Ismail (PB)
• Little Elephants by Graeme Base (PB)
• Incredible You by Rhys Brisenden & Nathan Reed (PB)
• I'm Happy-Sad Today by Lory Britain & Matthew Rivera (PB)
• The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery by Graeme Base (PB)
• Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor (A)

7.13.25

• The Lying King: A Tale from the Watering Hole by Alex Beard (PB)
• The Sign of the Seahorse: A Tale of Greed and High Adventure in Two Acts by Graeme Base (PB)
• The Last King of Angkor Wat by Graeme Base (PB)
• The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton (Y)

7.15.25

• The Daddies Are Fighting: Alien Vs. Predator: A Political Parody by Landon Reid (A)

7.17.25

• A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall (A)

7.18.25

• Here Is a Book by Elisha Cooper (PB)
• A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna (A)
• Good Night, Good Beach by Joy Cowley & Hilary Jean Tapper (PB)
• Willa and Wade and the Way-Up-There by Judith Henderson & Sara Sarhangpour (PB)

7.19.25

• 50 States of Love: A Celebration of America by Anna Aronson (PB)
• Slippery, Spicy, Tingly: A Kimchi Mystery by Yangsook Choi (PB)
• Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn (A)
• Oak: The Littlest Leaf Girl by Lucy Fleming (PB)
• Edie for Equality: Edie Windsor Stands Up for Love by Michael Genhart & Cheryl Thuesday (YNF)
• Bird Bath by Steve Anthony (PB)

7.20.25

• George & Lenny Are Always Together by Jon Agee (PB)
• The Digger and the Flower by Joseph Kuefler (PB)
• Sadie Mouse Wrecks the House by Elliott Kalan & Tim Miller (PB)
• Stanley the Baker by williambee (PB)
• Stanley the Builder by williambee (PB)
• The Princess in Black and the Kitty Catastrophe by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, & LeUyen Pham (Y)
• The Reign of Wolf 21 by Rick McIntyre (ANF)

7.23.25

• The Memory Thieves by Dhonielle Clayton (Y)

7.24.25

• The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis (A)
• Witch Hat Atelier #9 by Kamome Shirahama (M)
• Witch Hat Atelier #10 by Kamome Shirahama (M)
• Hope in a Jar by Deborah Marcero (PB)
• My First Ballet Book: Cinderella by Jennifer Adams & Corey Egbert (PB)
• Little Women: A Playtime Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• War and Peace: An Opposites Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Macbeth: A Potions Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Oddball: A "Sarah's Scribbles" Collection by Sarah Andersen (GN)

7.25.25

• Big Bear Little Chair by Lizi Boyd (PB)
• The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read by Curtis Manley & Kate Berube (PB)
• Stanley's Park by williambee (PB)
• Stanley's Garage by williambee (PB)
• Stanley's Boat by williambee (PB)
• Sock Monkey Goes to Hollywood: A Star Is Bathed by Cece Bell (PB)
• Stanley's Train by williambee (PB)
• Stanley's Store by williambee (PB)
• Stanley's School by williambee (PB)
• The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker (PB)
• The Last Zookeeper by Aaron Becker (PB)
• Long Past Dues by James J. Butcher (A)
• A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis (ANF)

7.26.25

• The Perfect Pumpkin Pie by Denys Cazet (PB)
• Walker the Baker by Eric Carle (PB)
• The Mightiest Bite by Howard Calvert (PB)
• How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith (ANF)

7.27.25

• Gleam and Glow by Eve Bunting & Peter Sylvada (PB)
• Bonnie and the Deaf Bake Squad: A Lesson in Confidence by Mickey Carolan & Adisa Fazlovic (PB)
• Nana in the Country by Lauren Castillo (PB)
• The Year of the Snake by Oliver Chin & Jennifer Wood (PB)
• Mami King: How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches, and the Perfect Bowl of Soup by Jacqueline Chio-Lauri & Kristin Sorra (YNF)
• The Year of the Dog by Oliver Chin & Miah Alcorn (PB)
• The Year of the Dragon by Oliver Chin & Jennifer Wood (PB)
• Only You Can Be You!: What Makes You Different Makes You Great by Sally Clarkson, Nathan Clarkson, & Tim Warnes (PB)
• Shelter by Celine Claire & Qin Leng (PB)
• The Year of the Pig by Oliver Chin & Miah Alcorn (PB)
• The Year of the Rabbit by Oliver Chin & Justin Roth (PB)

7.28.25

• Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe by Carlos Hernandez (Y)
• The Year of the Rat by Oliver Chin & Miah Alcorn (PB)
• The Year of the Tiger by Oliver Chin & Justin Roth (PB)

7.30.25

• Cold Iron Task by James J. Butcher (A)

7.31.25

• The Art of Insanity by Christine Webb (YA)
• The Year of the Ox by Oliver Chin & Miah Alcorn (PB)
• The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi (PB)
• Circus Family Dog by Andrew Clements & Sue Truesdell (PB)

07.25 total: 149

18 adult fiction; 93 picture books; 4 youth nonfiction; 7 graphic novels; 14 manga; 1 young adult nonfiction; 5 adult nonfiction; 1 young adult fiction; 6 youth fiction

books i've read june 2025

 6.1.25

• Minh and the Magic Grains of Rice by Do Nguyet Ha & Le Phuong Quynh (PB)
• Faiza Is a Fighter by Debasmita Dasgupta (GN)
• Oh Deer! by Phaea Crede & Erica J. Chen (PB)
• The Bear Who Had Nothing to Wear by Jeanne Willis & Brian Fitzgerald (PB)
• Thunderland by Maggie Edkins Willis (PB)
• Astronaut Training by Aneta Cruz & Olivia Aserr (PB)
• The Rescues: Finding Home by Tommy Greenwald, Charlie Greenwald, & Shiho Pate (Y)
• The Rez Doctor by Gitz Crazyboy, Veronika Barinova, Azby Whitecalf, & Toben Racicot (GN)
• Magical Boy Volume 2 by The Kao (GN)
• While You Were Dreaming by Alisha Rai (YA)
• The Apothecary Diaries #12 by Natsu Hyuuga, Nekokurage, Itsuki Nanao, & Touco Shino (M)

6.3.25

• You Don't Have a Shot by Racquel Marie (YA)
• Sasaki and Miyano #9 by Shou Harusono (M)
• She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat #5 by Sakaomi Yuzaki (M)

6.4.25

• Delicious in Dungeon #13 Ryoko Kui (M)
• Besties: Find Their Groove by Kayla Miller, Jeffrey Canino, & Kristina Luu (GN)

6.5.25

• Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (A)

6.6.25

• Doomsday with My Dog #1 by Yu Ishihara (M)
• Suzume #1 by Mokoto Shinkai & Denki Amashima (M)
• Besties: Prank War by Kayla Miller, Jeffrey Canino, & Sarah K. Turner (GN)
• The Baby-Sitters Club: Mallory and the Trouble with Twins by Arley Nopra & Ann M. Martin (GN)
• Princeless: Love Yourself by Jeremy Whitley, Emily Martin, Kaitlin Jann, Christine Hipp, Ainhoa Aramayo, & Brett Grunig (GN)

6.8.25

• The Survivor Wants to Die at the End by Adam Silvera (YA)
• How Do We Relationship? #2 by Tamifull (M)

6.9.25

• Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans by Isi Hendrix (Y)

6.10.25

• We Are Little Feminists: Becoming Siblings by Shuli de la Fuente-Lau (YNF)
• I Need a Hug by Aaron Blabey (PB)
• Elvis & Romeo by David Soman & Jacky Davis (PB)
• Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) by Corey R. Tabor (PB)
• You're on Your Way! by Melanie Watt (PB)
• I Worked Hard on That! Robyn Wall & A.N. Kang (PB)
• Brian the Lion Who Learned by Frances Stickley & Chris Chatterton (PB)
• Papa's Coming Home by Chasten Buttgieg & Dan Taylor (PB)
• Party Animals by Tara Lazar & Anna Raff (PB)
• So Tortoise Dug by Emmy Kastner (PB)
• The Day the Crayons Made Friends by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)

6.11.25

• Model Home by Rivers Solomon (A)

6.12.25

• An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire (A)

6.13.25

• Irma and Jerry by George Selden (Y)

6.14.25

• Kitty-Corn Club: Parts of Us by Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham (PB)
• Is That My Hat? by Kevin Payne (PB)
• Bearsuit Turtle Makes a Friend by Bob Shea (PB)
• The Rescues: Best Day Ever by Tommy Greenwald, Charlie Greenwald, & Shiho Pate (Y)
• Your Forest by Jon Klassen (PB)
• Who Will Help Jack Off the Horse? by Bimisi Tayanita & Sumguyen Bangladesh (A)
• Monstrilio by Gerardo Samano Cordova (A)

6.15.25

• Mr. Goat's Valentine by Eve Bunting & Kevin Zimmer (PB)
• Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wild & Charlene Chua (PB)
• Little Troublemaker Makes a Mess by Luvvie Ajayi Jones & Joey Spiotto (PB)
• Let's Go to Taekwondo!: A Story About Persistence, Bravery, and Breaking Boards by Aram Kim (PB)
• Sock on the Loose by Conor McGlauflin (PB)
• Big Hedgehog and Little Hedgehog Take an Evening Stroll by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• The Farmer and the Monkey by Marla Frazee (PB)
• Inspector Brunswick: The Case of the Missing Eyebrow by Angela Keoghan & Chris Lam Sam (PB)
• Everybody Counts: A Counting Story from 0 to 7.5 Billion by Kristin Roskifte (PB)
• I Love My Fur! by Kelly Leigh Miller (PB)
• Ghost Cat by Eve Bunting & Kevin M. Barry (PB)
• Fierce Aunties! by Laurel Goodluck & Steph Littlebird (PB)
• Awesomely Emma by Amy Webb & Merrilee Liddiard (PB)
• !Vamos! Let's Go Read by Raul the Third & Elaine Bay (PB)
• Happy Diwali! by Sanyukta Mathur & Courtney Pippin-Mathur (YNF)
• Fuzzy Inside and Out: A Story About Small Acts of Kindness and Big Hair by Zachariah OHora (PB)
• Bathing in the Forest by Nivola Uya & Marc Ayats (PB)
• Sometimes I Cry by Jess Townes & Daniel Miyares (PB)
• When Charley Met Emma by Amy Webb & Merrilee Liddirad (PB)
• Emma's Awesome Summer Camp Adventure by Amy Webb, Grace Webb, & Merrilee Liddiard (PB)
• A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara (A)

6.16.25

• A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley (A)
• How Do We Relationship? #3 by Tamifull (M)
• Snow White with the Red Hair #4 by Sorata Akiduki (M)
• We Are Better Together by Joyce Wan (PB)

6.17.25

• Monstress: Inferno by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda (GN)

6.18.25

• Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler (A)
• Piet Cools Off by Carina Wohlleben, Peter Wohlleben, & Rachel Qiuqi (YNF)
• You're Beautiful by Chantel Bonner, Mauli Bonner, & Gigi Moore (PB)
• Picking Tea with Baba by Xu Bin & Yu Yin (PB)
• How to Catch Some Zzzs by Megan Wagner Lloyd & Jade Orlando (PB)
• Ant Party by Ross Montgomery & Sarah Warburton (PB)
• Parks by Marc Majewski (YNF)

6.20.25

• How Do We Relationship? #4 by Tamifull (M)
• The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht (ANF)
• Cat on the Run in Cucumber Madness! by Aaron Blabey (GN)
• Bear by Natalia Shaloshvili (PB)
• Cult of the Lamb: The First Verse by Alex Paknadel & Troy Little (GN)
• The Big Adventures of Babymouse: Once Upon a Messy Whisker by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)
• Doomsday with My Dog #2 by Yu Ishihara (M)

6.21.25

• A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch by Sarah Hawley (A)
• Yukarism #1 by Chika Shiomi (M)
• Bunny by Mona Awad (A)
• Cat + Gamer #7 by Wataru Nadatani (M)
• Bridges by Marc Majewski (YNF)

6.22.25

• Nana #17 by Ai Yazawa (M)
• Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (YA)
• Bandette: Stealers, Keepers! by Paul Tovin & Colleen Coover (GN)
• Spy X Family #13 by Tatsuya Endo (M)
• Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli (YA)

6.23.25

• We Are the Wibbly!: A Tadpole's Tail by Sarah Tagholm & Jane McGuinness (PB)
• Casey's Cases: The Mysterious New Girl by Kay Healy (GN)

6.24.25

• A Banh Mi for Two by Trinity Nguyen (YA)

6.25.25

• Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen #1 by Hiromi Sato & Kamame Shirahama (M)

6.26.25

• Children of the Sea #3 by Daisuke Igarashi (M)
• Into the Uncut Grass by Trevor Noah & Sabrina Hahn (Y)
• Pillow Talk by Stephanie Cooke & Mel Valentine Vargas (GN)

6.27.25

• This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman & Kristyna Litten (PB)
• Not in My Book by Katie Holt (A)

6.28.25

• Out Cold by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• You Rule! by Rilla Alexander (PB)
• Bear Feels Sad by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice by Jay Leslie & Loveis Wise (YNF)
• The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice: How to Discover a Shape by Amy Alznauer & Anna Bron (YNF)
• Becoming Boba by Joanna Ho & Amber Ren (PB)
• The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods by Mikey Please (PB)
• The Littlest Yak by Lu Fraser & Kate Hindley (PB)
• Songlight by Moira Buffini (YA)
• Maisy Plays Soccer by Lucy Cousins (PB)
• Billie and Bean in the Mountains by Julia Hansson (PB)
• Yves Saint Laurent by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Klas Fahlen (YNF)
• Lights! Camera! Alice!: The Thrilling True Adventures of the First Woman Filmmaker by Mara Rockliff & Simona Ciraolo (YNF)
• One Day a Mayfly by Shirley Marr & Michael Speechley (PB)
• A Sleuth of Bears and Other Amusing, Beguiling, and Peculiar Collective Nouns by Colter Jackson (PB)
• The Perfect Plan by Leah Gilbert (PB)
• Nellie's Big Splash by Cori Doerrfeld (PB)
• What If I'm Not a Cat? by Kari-Lynn Winters & Kelly Collier (PB)
• Yours, Mine, Ours: A Celebration of Service and Community by Arun Gandhi, Bethany Hegedus, & Andres Landazabal (PB)
• The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma & His Gifts to the World by James Howe & Jack Wong (YNF)

6.29.25

• Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Cranky Makes a Friend by Phuc Tran & Pete Oswald (PB)
• The (Un)Popular Vote by Jasper Sanchez (YA)
• Stalactite & Stalagmite by Drew Beckmeyer (PB)
• Soy Sauce! by Laura G. Lee (PB)
• The Cat Way by Sara Lundberg (PB)
• Sakina and the Uninvited Guests by Zahra Marwan (PB)
• 10 Dogs by Emily Gravett (PB)
• Lawrence & Sophia: Big & Bold by Doreen Cronin & Brian Cronin (PB)
• In the Half Room by Carson Ellis (PB)
• The Littlest Yak: Home Is Where the Herd Is by Lu Fraser & Kate Hindley (PB)
• Lumber Jills: The Unsung Heroines of World War II by Alexandra Davis & Katie Hickey (YNF)

6.30.25

• Yes, Yes, Yaul!: A Hip & Hop Book by Jef Czekaj (PB)
• M Is for Mischief: An A to Z of Naughty Children by Linda Ashman & Nancy Carpenter (PB)

06.25 total: 139

72 picture books; 14 graphic novels; 5 youth fiction; 8 young adult fiction; 17 manga; 11 adult fiction; 11 youth nonfiction; 1 adult nonfiction