books i've read july 2026

 7.1.26

• Rainbows After Storms #3 by Luka Kobachi (M)

7.2.26

• Intergalactic Feast by Lavanya Lakshminarayan (A)
• Rainbows After Storms #4 by Luka Kobachi (M)
• A Song for You & I by K. O'Neill (GN)

7.3.26

• Sing the 50 United States! by Dr. Seuss & Tom Brannon (YNF)
• My Grandfather's Song by Phung Nguyen Quang & Huynh Kim Lien (PB)
• Teo's Tutu by Maryann Jacob Macias & Alea Marley (PB)
• It's My Body!: A Book About Body Positivity by Elise Gravel (YNF)
• Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks (A)
• The Lost Daughter of Sparta by Felicia Day & Rowan MacColl (GN)
• Stone Fruit by Lee Lai (GN)

7.4.26

• A Short History of Trans Misogyny by Jules Gill-Peterson (ANF)
• Orbital by Samantha Harvey (A)
• Brielle and Bear Volume 1 by Salomey Doku (GN)
• Waiting for Spring #4 by Anashin (M)

7.5.26

• Tusk Love by Thea Guonzon (A)
• Call Me Moby by Lars Kenseth (PB)
• Like a Rainbow: The Colorful Story of Cyndi Lauper by Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, & Brigette Barrager (YNF)
• Sharing the Dream by Shelia P. Moses & Keith Mallet (PB)
• You Are the Land by Steph Littlebird (PB)
• Caught Up by Navessa Allen (A)
• Waiting for Spring #5 by Anashin (M)

7.6.26

• Waiting for Spring #6 by Anashin (M)
• Moody Cow Meditates by Kerry Lee MacLean (PB)

7.7.26

• Waiting for Spring #7 by Anashin (M)
• Robin and the Stick by E.B. Goodale (PB)
• The Fountain by Lisa Loffredo (PB)
• I Love Teddies by Eloise Wu (A)

7.8.26

• The Feywild Job by C.L. Polk (A)
• Blow Me by Bryan L. Caldwell (A)
• Bored by Felicita Sala (PB)
• How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson (ANF)

7.9.26

• Waiting for Spring #8 by Anashin (M)
• Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland (A)

7.10.26

• The Dream by Gideon Sterer & Nik Henderson (GN)
• The Worried Book by Howard Pearlstein & James Munro (PB)
• Let It Shine!: A Celebration of You by Carole Boston Weatherford & Tequitia Andrews (PB)
• If I Built a Town by Chris Van Dusen (PB)
• We Go Slow by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie & Aaron Becker (PB)
• More Than a Tree by Sarah Kurpiel (PB)
• Itty Bitty Titty Committee by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Invader Zim Volume 1 by Jhonen Vasquez, Eric Trueheart, Aaron Alexovich, Megan Lawton, Simon "Hutt" Trousellier, Rikki Simons, Mildred Louis, Cassie Kelly, J.R. Goldberg, & Warren Wucinich (GN)

7.11.26

• Terry's Many Hats by Terry Crews & Tanisha Cherislin (PB)
• The March for Hope by Valerie Bolling & Monica Mikai (PB)
• Love Makes Mochi by Stefany Valentine (YA)
• Carlotta's Special Dress by Carlotta Walls LaNier, Lisa Frazier Page, & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (YNF)
• My Ganesha Chaturthi: Words of Wisdom by Priya Kumari, Komal Garg, & Abhilasha Khatri (YNF)
• 102 by Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Sakura, Saku #5 by Io Sakisaka (M)
• The Women Who Won the Vote: Ten Tales from a Revolutionary Movement by Emma Roberts & Seobhan Hope (YNF)
• Sakura, Saku #6 by Io Sakisaka (M)

7.12.26

• The King of Birds by Acree Graham Macam & Natalie Nelson (PB)
• I Really Want to Be a Cat by Helen Hancocks (PB)
• Leonardo da Vinci by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Ana Albero (YNF)
• Sally Ride by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Alona Millgram (YNF)
• Harry Kane by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Matt Hunt (YNF)
• Beatrix Potter by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Sara Rhys (YNF)
• David Beckham by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Fernando Martin (YNF)
• Clever Crow by Chris Butterworth & Olivia Lomenech Gill (YNF)
• This Was Not the Plan by Jane Chapman (PB)
• Chopsticks Are by Chloe Ito Ward & Lynn Scurfield (YNF)
• Kiss Him, Not Me! #1 by Junko (M)
• Sakura, Saku #8 by Io Sakisaka (M)
• These Shattered Spires by Cassidy Ellis Salter (YA)

7.13.26

• Iguana Miss You! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Skip-Beat! #51 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)

7.14.26

• Stitch Head: The Forgotten Creation by Guy Bass & Pete Williamson (Y)
• Sakura, Saku #7 by Io Sakisaka (M)

7.15.26

• Game On by Navessa Allen (A)
• The Weedy Garden by Margaret Renkl & Billy Renkl (YNF)
• Dad by Christian Robinson (PB)
• Just Try It!: Someplace New! by Phil Rosenthal, Lily Rosenthal, & Luke Flowers (PB)
• Our Guncle by Steven Rowley & Eda Kaban (PB)
• A Kids Book About Anger by Fabian Ramirez (YNF)
• It's Taco Knight! by Megan Maynor & Estrela Lourenco (PB)
• Crouton: One Cat's Adoption Tale by Kristine A. Lombardi (PB)
• Vampire Jam Sandwich by Casey Lyall & Nici Gregory (PB)
• The Day My Brother Became a Tree by Xin Li (PB)
• Exca-Gator! by Brooke Hartman & Michael Slack (PB)
• A Day Off School by Oliver Jeffers & Kevin Waldron (PB)
• Whirby by Molly Harris & Jacob Souva (PB)
• A Kids Book About Saying Goodbye to a Pet by The Dodo (YNF)
• Unicorns in Uniforms by Beth Ferry & A.N. Kang (PB)
• Rough Around the Hedges by Lish McBride (A)

7.16.26

• A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid by Sara O'Leary & Qin Leng (PB)
• Arthur's Birthday by Marc Brown (PB)
• Arthur's Halloween by Marc Brown (PB)
• Arthur's Pet Business by Marc Brown (PB)
• Puzzled by Pan Cooke (GN)
• The Summer Hikaru Died #7 by Mokumokuren (M)

7.17.26

• Psycho Shifters by Jasmine Mas (A)
• Ghost Roast by Shawnelle Gibbs, Shawnee Gibbs, & Emily Cannon (GN)
• Waiting for Spring #9 by Anashin (M)

7.18.26

• Gimme Cracked Corn & I Will Share by Kevin O'Malley (PB)
• Sally's Spit Roast by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Animal Crackers Fly the Coop by Kevin O'Malley (PB)
• What Aunts Do Best/What Uncles Do Best by Laura Numeroff & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Nighty-Night, Cooper by Laura Numeroff & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman & Liza Woodruff (PB)
• Cryptid Babies by Kelly Milner Halls, Ness Halls, & Rick Spears (PB)
• One Pucked Up Pack by Sarah Blue (A)

7.19.26

• A Witch's Guide to Burning by Aminder Dhaliwal (YA)
• Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers, Amy Novesky, & Genevieve Godbout (PB)
• What Puppies Do Best by Laura Numeroff & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Findus Moves Out by Sven Nordqvist (PB)
• When Findus Was Little and Disappeared by Sven Nordqvist (PB)
• Findus Plants Meatballs by Sven Nordqvist (PB)

7.20.26

• Out of the Loop by Katie Siegel (A)
• My Daddy Is a Giant by Carl Norac & Ingrid Godon (PB)
• Findus Goes Camping by Sven Nordqvist (PB)
• Tentacles & Triathlons by Ashley Bennett (A)

7.21.26

• Stretching by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Waiting for Spring #10 by Anashin (M)
• Waiting for Spring #11 by Anashin (M)
• Maple & Willow Together by Lori Nichols (PB)
• Even Steven: A Book About Sharing by Carrie Finison & Daniel Wiseman (PB)
• Jimmy's Boa and the Big Splash Birthday Bash by Trinka Hakes Noble & Steven Kellogg (PB)

7.22.26

• Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian (ANF)
• The Little Bean by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Sea of Dreams by Dennis Nolan (PB)
• My Mommy Is Magic by Carl Norac & Ingrid Godon (PB)
• You Are the First Kid on Mars by Patrick O'Brien (YNF)
• Haikyu!! #1 by Haruichi Furudate (M)

7.23.26

• Coming by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Glaze My Donuts by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Waiting for Spring #12 by Anashin (M)
• Waiting for Spring #13 by Anashin (M)

7.24.26

• Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day by Jolene Gutierrez & Angel Chang (PB)
• The Shy Book by Howard Pearlstein & James Munro (PB)
• If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen (PB)
• If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen (PB)
• The Sweater: A Story of Community by Larissa Theule & Teagan White (PB)
• Oscar Wilde's Stories for Children by Oscar Wilde & Lauren O'Hara (Y)
• Firefly by Robert Macfarlane & Luke Adam Hawker (PB)
• Haikyu!! #2 by Haruichi Furudate (M)
• I Love Wieners! by Kinsey Maezing (A)
• Something's Wrong with My Wiener by Justin Orlando (A)

7.25.26

• Don't Puck with My Heart by Sarah Blue (A)
• Do You Know the Dark?: Exploring the Unseen, Unknown, and Unusual by Roz MacLean (PB)
• Wake Up, Grouchy Bear! by David Ezra Stein (PB)
• Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon (A)
• A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush (ANF)
• Hatsu Haru #1 by Shizuki Fujisawa (M)
• When the Heavens Smile by Aki Senoo (M)
• Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman (A)

7.26.26

• Taylor & Travis Forever: Ultimate Fan Edition by Nicole de las Heras & Elisa Chavarri (YNF)
• I've Got a Dog!: A Happy Little Tune by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Wicked: I Am Elphaba by Mary Man-Kong & Elsa Chang (PB)
• Wicked: I Am Glinda by Mary Man-Kong & Elsa Chang (PB)
• Bluey: Baby Race by Puffin Books (PB)
• A Pocket Full of Rocks by Kristin Mahoney & E.B. Goodale (PB)
• The Ordinary Life of Jacominus Gainsborough by Rebecca Dautremer (PB)
• Odds and Ends by Maij Hurme (PB)
• Copland: A Story About America by Veronica Mang (YNF)
• Talking Books: Audiobook Inventor Dr. Robert B. Irwin and a New Way to Read by Jenny Lacika & Ashanti Fortson (YNF)
• Seiho Boys' High School #1 by Kaneyoshi Izumi (M)

7.27.26

• The Fake Divination Offense by Sara Raasch (A)
• Peri-Normal Activity: A Tale of the Perimenopause by Jen Jenivive (A)
• I Love Gabe Horn by Brad Gosse (A)
• Willi Ninja: Vogue Legend by Joy Michael Ellison & Nabi H. Ali (YNF)
• Better Pets by Leigh Bardugo & Liz Climo (PB)
• Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume by Selina Alko (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Choices by Kyle Quilausing (YNF)
• Let It Go: A Story About Navigating Big Emotions by Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips (YNF)
• Finding My Calm: A Story About Mindfulness by Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips (YNF)

7.28.26

• @Full Moon #1 by Sanami Matoh (M)
• Pocket Peaches: Game On by Dora Wang (GN)

7.29.26

• Fake Skating by Lynn Painter (YA)
• Rent-a-Girlfriend #21 by Reiji Miyajima (M)

7.30.26

• Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare (A)
• Rent-a-Girlfriend #22 by Reiji Miyajima (M)
• Hot Dog: The History of America's Favorite Sausage by Christine Van Zandt & Steven Salerno (YNF)

7.31.26

• Woodland Dance! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• The Very Noisy House by Sally Nicholls & Gosia Herba (PB)
• Chirri & Chirra: Among the Cherry Blossoms by Kaya Doi (PB)
• Tiny T. Rex Tries Soccer by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• Attack Bunnies by Laura Gehl & Julia Patton (PB)
• Zebra and Yak: The Backwards Counting Book by Paul Friedrich (PB)
• Warm All Over by Ghazaleh Bidgelou (PB)
• Billy Porter by Phil Stamper & Steffi Walthall (YNF)
• Randy Rainbow and the Marvelously Magical Pink Glasses by Randy Rainbow & Jaimie MacGibbon (PB)
• The Blanket Where Violet Sits by Allan Wolf & Lauren Tobia (PB)
• Proud Dog by Sharon Davey (PB)
• Little Boo by Maddie Frost (PB)
• Mac & Cheese: The Origin Story by Michael L. Benner & Alison Hawkins (PB)
• Unfunny Bunny by Kenan Thompson, Bryan Tucker, & Tony Neal (PB)
• Coco and Stephen, Together Forever: How a Kitten and Bunny Became Best Friends by Beth Stern, Margaret McNamara, & Joanie Stone (PB)
• The Storm Cloud by Frances Stickley & Emily Hamilton (PB)
• Find Your Brave by Apryl Stott (PB)
• Speak Your Heart by Apryl Stott (PB)
• Capybara Disco Dreams by Frances Stickley & Nikki Dyson (PB)
• Uh-Oh, Hugo! by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. Eason (YA)
• Fall in Love, You False Angels #1by Coco Uzuki (M)

07.26 total: 194

30 manga; 28 adult fiction; 9 graphic novels; 27 youth nonfiction; 89 picture books; 4 adult nonfiction; 5 young adult fiction; 2 youth fiction

book i've read june 2026

 6.1.26

• Bromantasy by Maire Roche (A)
• Adachi and Shimamura #5 by Moke Yuzuhara (M)
• Monster Tamer Girls #1 by Mujirushi Shimazaki (M)

6.2.26

• Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield (YA)
• Sakura, Saku #1 by Io Sakisaka (M)

6.3.26

• Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian (YA)
• The Forgetful Knight by Michelle Robinson & Fred Blunt (PB)

6.4.26

• El Catrin & La Catrina: A Bilingual Book by Nayeli Reyes & Ellia Ana Hill (PB)
• D Is for Donut by Rachel Teichman (PB)
• Cat's New Book by Nathalie Belhassen (PB)

6.5.26

• If I Told You, I'd Have to Kiss You by Mae Marvel (A)
• Love Me, Love Me Not #1 by Io Sakisaka (M)

6.6.26

• Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz (A)
• Banned Together: Our Fight for Readers' Rights edited by Ashley Hope Perez (YANF)
• Little Ghost's Summerween by Maggie Edkins Willis (PB)
• The Greatest Bedtime Story Ever by Jessie Sima (PB)
• Neil, the Amazing Sea Cucumber by Amelia Tonta & Lucinda Gifford (PB)
• Mei Mei the Bunny by Laufey & Lauren O'Hara (PB)

6.7.26

• Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness (PB)
• We Are Brothers by Yves Nadon & Jean Claverie (PB)
• Mmm, Cookies! by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko (PB)
• Arthur & Teddy Are Coming Out by Ryan Love (A)
• Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson (A)
• The Dashing Zaddy and His Icy Protege #4 by Fumito (M)
• The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor (GN)

6.8.26

• Swordheart by T. Kingfisher (A)
• Hank Goes Honk by Maudie Powell-Tuck & Duncan Beedie (PB)
• Judgy Bunny and the Terrible Beach by Scott Rothman & Linzie Hunter (PB)

6.11.26

• The Secret Crush Book Club by Karmen Lee (A)

6.13.26

• Exes & Foes by Amanda Woody (YA)
• Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline (ANF)
• Shark Swimathon by Stuart J. Murphy & Lynne Cravath (PB)
• Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster by Michelle Nelson-Schmidt (PB)
• Where is Gah-Ning? by Robert Munsch & Helene Desputeaux (PB)
• The Sand Castle Contest by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko (PB)

6.14.26

• Smelly Socks by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchnko (PB)
• Playhouse by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko (PB)
• H.O.R.S.E.: A Game of Basketball and Imagination by Christopher Myers (PB)
• The Dark by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko (PB)
• The Boy in the Drawer by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko (PB)
• Everyone... by Christopher Silas Neal (PB)
• Drawn Onward by Daniel Nayeri & Matt Rockefeller (PB)
• Hum and Swish by Matt Myers (PB)
• Andrew's Loose Tooth by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko (PB)
• Joyful Song by Leslea Newman & Susan Gal (PB)
• Ostrich and Lark by Marilyn Nelson, Cgoma Simon, Gamnqoa Kukama, Jan Tcega, Qgocgae Cao, Thamae Kaashe, & Xgaoc'o Xare (PB)
• The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck by Laura Murray & Mike Lowery (PB)
• Makeup Mess by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko (PB)
• Sucker Punch by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)
• The Two Lions by Nagisa Furuya (M)

6.15.26

• The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid (A)
• Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews (A)

6.16.26

• The Rare Bird by Elisha Cooper (PB)
• Do You See Me? by LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss & Reggie Brown (PB)

6.17.26

• Spacewalking with You #1 by Inuhiko Doronoda (M)

6.18.26

• The Faint of Heart by Kerilynn Wilson (GN)
• Batter Royale by Leisl Adams (GN)
• SideQuested Book 1 by Ale Presser & K.B. Spangler (GN)
• Bad Boy: A Graphic Memoir by Walter Dean Myers, Guy A. Sims, & Dawud Anyabwile (YNF)
• Red River Resistance by Katherena Vermette, Scott B. Henderson, & Donovan Yaciuk (GN)
• Northwest Resistance by Katherena Vermette, Scott B. Henderson, & Donovan Yaciuk (GN)
• Road Allowance Era by Katherena Vermette, Scott B. Henderson, & Donovan Yaciuk (GN)
• Brooms by Jasemine Walls, Teo DuVall, Ariana Maher, & Bex Glendining (GN)
• unOrdinary Volume 1 by uru-chan (GN)

6.19.26

• Vengeful by V.E. Schwab (A)
• The Crayons' Book of Manners by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Baba Palooza by A.D. Ghani & Nadia Alam (PB)
• Be That Way by Hope Larson (YA)

6.20.26

• When Tulips Touch My Peonies by Justin Orlando (A)
• Sixteen Games of Hide and Seek by Stephen Barr & Steve Teare (PB)
• When We Were Snails by Nan Cao (PB)
• A Celebration of You by Josh Funk & Kip Alizadeh (PB)
• The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields (A)

6.21.26

• E-I-UFO by Zach von Zonk & Benjamin Chaud (PB)
• Go, Sloth, Go! by Toni Yuly (PB)
• The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole by Cecilia Heikkila (PB)
• Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews (A)
• Facing Feelings: Inside the World of Raina Telgemeier by Raina Telgemeier (ANF)
• Jellyfish Scientist: Maude Delap and Her Mesmerizing Medusas by Michelle Casolito & Ellen Rooney (YNF)

6.22.26

• The Museum of Shapes by Sven Volker (PB)
• The Selfish Sister by David Sedaris & Bob Staake (PB)
• Shake the Tree! by Chiara Vignocchi, Paolo Chiarinotti, & Silvia Borando (PB)
• Navigating Night by Julie Leung & Angie Kang (PB)
• No Sam! and the Meow of Deception by Drew Daywalt & Mike Lowery (Y)

6.23.26

• The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer (A)
• Sakura, Saku #2 by Io Sakisaka (M)
• Sakura, Saku #3 by Io Sakisaka (M)
• Sakura, Saku #4 by Io Sakisaka (M)

6.24.26

• The Rainbow Flag: Bright, Bold, and Beautiful by Michelle Millar Fisher & Kat Kuang (YNF)
• Troubled Waters: A River's Journey Toward Justice by Carole Boston Weatherford & Bryan Collier (YNF)
• Love Me, Love Me Not #2 by Io Sakisaka (M)

6.25.26

• Rafael by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)
• Love Me, Love Me Not #3 by Io Sakisaka (M)
• Komi Can't Communicate #35 by Tomohito Oda (M)

6.26.26

• Harvest Season by Brynne Weaver (A)
• Rainbows After Storms #1 by Luka Kobachi (M)

6.27.26

• Arthur's April Fool by Marc Brown (PB)
• Arthur Writes a Story by Marc Brown (PB)
• Arthur Turns Green by Marc Brown (PB)
• Arthur's Chicken Pox by Marc Brown (PB)
• Arthur's Underwear by Marc Brown (PB)
• Arthur's New Puppy by Marc Brown (PB)
• Arthur's Nose: 25th Anniversary Limited Edition by Marc Brown (PB)
• Arthur's Eyes by Marc Brown (PB)
• Arthur's Computer Disaster by Marc Brown (PB)
• Nightshade & Oak by Molly O'Neill (A)

6.28.26

• Arthur and the Baby by Marc Brown (PB)
• Bluey: Unicorse by Puffin Books (PB)
• I Love the Rain by Margaret Park Bridges & Christine Davenier (PB)
• A Home on the Page by Kao Kalia Yang & Seo Kim (PB)
• A Little Too Familiar by Lish McBride (A)
• The Outermost Mouse by Lauren Wolk & Kristen Adam (PB)
• In a Minute, Mama Bear by Rachel Bright (PB)
• Thread by Thread by Alice Briere-Haquet & Michela Eccli (PB)
• Illuminations by T. Kingfisher (A)
• Rainbows After Storms #2 by Luka Kobachi (M)

6.29.26

• Roland Rogers Isn't Dead Yet by Samantha Allen (A)
• Mary Wrightly, So Politely by Shirin Yim Bridges & Maria Monescillo (PB)
• Polar Opposites by Erik Brooks (PB)
• This Old Dog by Martha Brockenbrough & Gabriel Alborozo (PB)

6.30.26

• My Pet Wants a Pet by Elise Broach & Eric Barclay (PB)
• Bubble Gum Bison Needs a Bath by Scott Rothman & Pete Oswald (PB)
• Warm and Fuzzy by Scott Rothman & Brian Won (PB)
• Don't Do It, Doug! by Maudie Powell-Tuck & Duncan Beedie (PB)

06.26 total: 124

21 adult fiction; 15 manga; 4 young adult fiction; 67 picture books; 1 young adult nonfiction; 9 graphic novels; 2 adult nonfiction; 4 youth nonfiction; 1 youth fiction

books i've read may 2026

 5.1.26

• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #12 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe (M)
• Peach and Plum: Here We Come! by Tim McCanna (GN)
• Peach and Plum: Rule at School! by Tim McCanna (GN)

5.2.26

• The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things by Nikki Giovanni (ANF)
• Are You a Friend of Dorothy?: The True Story of an Imaginary Woman and the Real People She Helped by Kyle Lukoff & Levi Hastings (YNF)
• Brimstone by Callie Hart (A)
• Ash's Cabin by Jen Wang (GN)
• Mamo by Sas Milldge (GN)
• The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (A)

5.3.26

• This Is MY Fort! by Drew Daywalt & Olivier Tallec (Y)
• What Is Inside THIS Box? by Drew Daywalt & Olivier Tallec (Y)
• Girl Crush #4 by Midori Tayama (M)
• The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann (A)
• Sleepy, the Goodnight Buddy by Drew Daywalt & Scott Campbell (PB)
• Our Planet!: There's No Place Like Earth by Stacy McAnulty & David Litchfield (YNF)
• Boys Run the Riot #1 by Keito Gaku (M)

5.4.26

• Boys Run the Riot #2 by Keito Gaku (M)
• Whisper Me a Love Song #7 by Eku Takeshima (M)
• She Wanted to Be Haunted by Marcus Ewert & Susie Ghahremani (PB)
• Scarlet Morning by ND Stevenson (Y)

5.5.26

• Whisper Me a Love Song #8 by Eku Takeshima (M)

5.6.26

• Boys Run the Riot #3 by Keito Gaku (M)
• Kaiju No. 8 #12 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)
• They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt & Mike Lowery (Y)

5.7.26

• The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst (YA)
• Whisper Me a Love Song #9 by Eku Takeshima (M)
• Kaiju No. 8 #13 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)
• Boys Run the Riot #4 by Keito Gaku (M)

5.8.26

• That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You by Elyse Myers (ANF)
• Whisper Me a Love Song #10 by Eku Takeshima (M)
• Kaiju No. 8 #14 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)

5.9.26

• Our Solar System!: A Stellar Neighborhood by Stacy McAnulty & Stevie Lewis (YNF)
• Pluto!: Not a Planet? Not a Problem! by Stacy McAnulty & Stevie Lewis (YNF)
• Lulu Didn't Want a Dog by Laural Molk (PB)
• Gwei the Hungry Ghost by Emeline Lee & Basia Tran (PB)
• Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo by Bess Kalb & Erin Kraan (PB)
• Serafina Makes Waves by Matthew Burgess & Robin Rosenthal (PB)
• It's My Bird-Day! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Bing's Cherries by Julia Kuo & Livia Blackburne (PB)
• Iguana Miss You! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• What a Small Cat Needs by Natalia Shaloshvili (PB)
• How We Play the Game by Alexis Nedd (YA)
• Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day by Alex L. Combs & Andrew Eakett (ANF)

5.10.26

• Inverse Cowgirl: A Memoir by Alicia Roth Weigel (ANF)
• Well, Actually by Mazey Eddings (A)
• Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler (YA)

5.11.26

• Six-Dinner Sid by Inga Moore (PB)
• One Hug by Katrina Moore & Julia Woolf (PB)

5.12.26

• Nate Plus One by Kevin van Whye (YA)
• That Neighbor Kid by Daniel Miyares (PB)

5.13.26

• It Rhymes with Takei by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, & Justin Eisinger (ANF)
• I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams by Tanisia Moore & Robert Paul Jr. (PB)

5.14.26

• Camp by L.C. Rosen (YA)
• Oh No, No Ghosts! by Richard Michaelson & Adam McCauley (PB)
• The Worst Breakfast by China Mieville & Zak Smith (PB)
• Aaaarrgghh! Spider! by Lydia Monks (PB)

5.15.26

• Move Your Mood! by Brenda S. Miles, Colleen A. Patterson, & Holly Clifton-Brown (PB)
• The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous (PB)
• No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull (A)
• Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines (A)

5.16.26

• Hedgehogs Don't Wear Underwear by Marissa Valdez (PB)
• The Pigeon WON'T Say the ABCs! by Mo Willems (PB)
• The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! by Mo Willems (PB)
• The Pigeon WON'T Count to 10! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Preschool Is Cool! by Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle (PB)
• Pride Is Love by Dano Moreno & Nakul P. (PB)
• If It's Pride and You Know It... by Andy Passchier (PB)
• Karakuri Odette #2 by Julietta Suzuki (M)
• Karakuri Odette #3 by Julietta Suzuki (M)

5.17.26

• Captain Cat by Inga Moore (PB)
• Remarkably You by Pat Zietlow Miller & Patrice Barton (PB)
• The Tiny King by Taro Miura (PB)
• The Storm by Akiko Miyakoshi (PB)
• Cinderstella: A Tale of Planets Not Princes by Brenda S. Miles, Susan D. Sweet, & Valeria Docampo (PB)
• Agatha Christie's the Mysterious Affair at Styles by Marci Kay Monson & Greg Paprocki (PB)
• Never Give a Baby a Library Card by Erin Sandberg & Tom Booth (PB)
• Trucky Roads by Lulu Miller & Hui Skipp (PB)
• A Vow Made Twice by Emma Denny (A)
• When I Was Your Age by Kenan Thompson (ANF)

5.18.26

• Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying by Joyce C. Mills, PhD & Cary Pillo (PB)
• The Great Escape by Deborah Marcero (PB)
• The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill (A)

5.19.26

• Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta (A)
• Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You #14 by Karuho Shiina (M)
• Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You #15 by Karuho Shiina (M)

5.20.26

• Thao by Thao Lam (PB)
• I Will Not Walk to School by Naseem Hrab & Kelly Collier (PB)

5.21.26

• Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You #16 by Karuho Shiina (M)
• Waiting for Spring #1 by Anashin (M)
• Waiting for Spring #2 by Anashin (M)

5.22.26

• The Future Book by Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris (PB)
• Twinkle Twinkle Little Kid by Drew Daywalt & Molly Idle (PB)
• What Will Grow? by Jennifer Ward & Susie Ghahremani (YNF)
• Vicious by V.E. Schwab (A)
• A Is for Asian American: An Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Alphabet by Virginia Loh-Hagan & Tracy Nishimura Bishop (YNF)
• My Special One and Only by Joe Berger (PB)
• The Polyamory Breakup Book: Causes, Prevention, and Survival by Kathy Labriola (ANF)
• Waiting for Spring #3 by Anashin (M)

5.23.26

• Who Will Rule the Trees? by Eric A. Kimmel & Alette Straathof (PB)
• The Secrets of the Jellies: Amazing Jellyfish and Their Surprising Talents by Karen Jameson & Marie Hermansson (YNF)
• Rise, Girl, Rise: Our Sister-Friend Journey. Together for All. by Gloria Steinem, Leymah Gbowee, & Kah Yangni (YNF)
• If This Were the World by Stephen Barr & AG Ford (PB)
• Flowers for Mama by Deborah Freedman (PB)
• Their Name Is Alex by Paloma O'Toole (PB)
• Here Come the Aunties! by Cynthia Leitich Smith & Aphelandra (PB)
• Amari and the Metalwork Menace by B.B. Alston (Y)
• Who Hid the Stars?: How Light Pollution Changes Our World by Valentina Gottardi, Maciej Michno, & Danio Miserocchi (YNF)

5.24.26

• We Ask Permission by Lydia Bowers & Isabel Munoz (PB)
• Hello There, Sunshine by Tabitha Brown & Olivia Duchess (PB)
• The Rain Stomper by Addie Boswell & Eric Velasquez (PB)
• We Listen to Our Bodies by Lydia Bowers & Isabel Munoz (PB)
• Priscilla Gorilla by Barbara Bottner & Michael Emberly (PB)
• The Extraordinary Gardener by Sam Boughton (PB)
• Do You Hear What I Hear? by Helen Borten (PB)
• Do You See What I See? by Helen Borten (PB)
• Riley Can't Stop Crying by Stephanie Boulay & Agathe Bray-Bourret (PB)
• Devils and Realist #2 by Utako Yukihiro & Madoka Takadono (M)
• Devils and Realist #3 by Utako Yukihiro & Madoka Takadono (M)
• Devils and Realist #4 by Utako Yukihiro & Madoka Takadono (M)
• Flower in a Storm #1 by Shigeyoshi Takagi (M)

5.25.26

• Now You See Me, Now You Don't by Silvia Borando (PB)
• Near, Far by Silvia Borando (PB)
• The Cat Book by Silvia Borando (PB)
• Anthony and the Gargoyle by Jo Ellen Bogart & Maja Kastelic (PB)
• 189 Canaries by Dieter Boge & Elsa Klever (PB)
• Was It a Cat I Saw? by Laura Bontje & Emma Lidia Squillari (PB)
• All You Need to Know About Dogs: By A. Cat by Fred Blunt (PB)
• A Bike Like Sergio's by Maribeth Boelts & Noah Z. Jones (PB)
• Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts & Noah Z. Jones (PB)
• Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire (A)
• The Paddington Treasury: Six Classic Bedtime Stories by Michael Bond & R.W. Alley (PB)
• This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews (A)
• Flower in a Storm #2 by Shigeyoshi Takagi (M)
• Idol Dreams #6 by Arina Tanemura (M)

5.26.26

• Dead & Breakfast by Kat Hillis & Rosiee Thor (A)
• Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews (A)

5.27.26

• How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson (ANF)
• The Delinquent Housewife! #1 by Nemu Yoko (M)
• Twinkle Stars Volume 3 by Natsuki Takaya (M)

5.28.26

• Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews (A)
• Crow in the Snow by Lesley Sims & Fred Blunt (PB)

5.29.26

• Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (A)
• A Year Around the Great Oak by Gerda Muller (PB)
• We Will Be Shelter: Poems for Survival edited by Andrea Gibson (ANF)
• What I Like Most by Mary Murphy & Zhu Cheng-Liang (PB)
• Only a Tree Knows How to Be a Tree by Mary Murphy (PB)
• Banana Sunday by Paul Tobin & Colleen Coover (GN)

5.30.26

• Play Outside! by Laurent Moreau (PB)
• Today by Julie Mostad (PB)
• ABC T-Rex by Bernard Most (PB)
• Utterly Lovely One by Mary Murphy (PB)
• The Monster in the Backpack by Lisa Moser & Noah Z. Jones (Y)
• Good Families Don't by Robert Munsch & Alan Daniel (PB)
• Thomas' Snowsuit by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko (PB)
• Millicent and the Wind by Robert Munsch & Suzanne Duranceau (PB)
• I'm So Embarrassed! by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko (PB)
• 50 Below Zero by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko (PB)
• Pigs by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko (PB)
• A Promise Is a Promise by Robert Munsch, Michael Kusugak, & Vladyana Krykorka (PB)
• Mortimer by Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko (PB)
• Purple, Green and Yellow by Robert Munsch & Helene Desputeaux (PB)
• Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann (A)
• Twinkle Stars Volume 4 by Natsuki Takaya (M)

5.31.26

• One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews (A)
• Camp Twisted Pine by Ciera Burch (Y)

05.26 total: 165

30 manga; 5 graphic novels; 9 adult nonfiction; 9 youth nonfiction; 18 adult fiction; 7 youth fiction; 82 picture books; 5 young adult fiction

books i've read april 2026

 4.1.26

• What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher (A)
• The Hospital Book by Lisa Brown (PB)
• Venus!: Fierce and Fabulous by Stacy McAnulty & Stevie Lewis (YNF)
• How to Have a Thought: A Walk with Charles Darwin by Nicholas Day & Hadley Hooper (YNF)
• Grandmother Mouse by Galksi De'entkw/Peter Thomas McKay (PB)
• Love Grows Here by Amy Adele (PB)
• But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past by Chuck Klosterman (ANF)

4.2.26

• Two Artists, Grandad and Me by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow (YNF)
• Aaniin: I See Your Light by Dawn Quigley & Nanibah Chacon (PB)
• It Takes a Family to Serve: A Tribute to Military Families by Lisa Wheeler & David Soman (PB)
• Patience...: Discover How the Best Things in Life Take Time by Rachel Williams & Leonie Lord (YNF)
• To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth (A)

4.3.26

• I'm Very Busy: A (Nearly Forgotten) Birthday Book by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Bread Is Love by Pooja Makhijani & Lavanya Naidu (PB)
• Go Bananas! by Lala Watkins & A.B. Peele (PB)
• The Moon on a Rainy Night #2 by Kuzushiro (M)
• The Moon on a Rainy Night #3 by Kuzushiro (M)
• The Moon on a Rainy Night #4 by Kuzushiro (M)
• Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire by Don Martin (YA)
• Seamen Demon by BryGuy/Bryan L. Caldwell (A)

4.4.26

• Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music by Rob Sheffield (ANF)
• Fingering by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Look at My Boobies by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan (PB)
• The Littlest Elephant: A One and Only Ruby Story by Katherine Applegate & Lita Judge (PB)
• Bothered by Bugs by Emily Gravett (PB)
• Forty the Fortune Teller by Drew Daywalt & Kevin Cornell (PB)
• A Good Hide by Karina Iceberg & Natasha Donovan (YNF)
• The Moon on a Rainy Night #5 by Kuzushiro (M)
• Whisper Me a Love Song #2 by Eku Takeshima (M)
• Whisper Me a Love Song #3 by Eku Takeshima (M)
• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #9 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe (M)

4.5.26

• Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez (A)
• The House with the Little Red Door by Grace Easton (PB)
• Celebrate Nowruz!: A Persian New Year Holiday to Honor Spring by Zohreh Ghahremani & Susie Ghahremani (PB)
• The Colors of Nature by Catherine Barr & Chaaya Prabhat (YNF)
• System Collapse by Martha Wells (A)
• Begin Where You Are: The Colorado Poets Laureate Anthology complied by Turner Wyatt (ANF)

4.6.26

• The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean (ANF)
• She Started It by Sian Gilbert (A)
• I Do Not Like Al's Hat by Erin McGill (PB)

4.7.26

• The Gay Best Friend by Nicolas DiDomizio (A)
• Goyangi Means Cat by Christine McDonnell, Steve Johnson, & Lou Fancher (PB)
• The Hinky-Pink: An Old Tale Retold by Megan McDonald & Brian Floca (PB)

4.8.26

• Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth by Alison McGhee & Harry Bliss (PB)
• Making a Friend by Alison McGhee & Marc Rosenthal (PB)

4.9.26

• Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia (YA)
• The Moon on a Rainy Night #6 by Kuzushiro (M)

4.10.26

• Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan (A)
• Cristiano Ronaldo by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Joao Fazenda (YNF)
• CATastrophe!: A Story of Patterns by Ann Marie Stephens & Jenn Harney (PB)
• Mikaela Shiffrin by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Anastasia Ryzhkova (YNF)
• Oprah Winfrey by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Sera Latterell (YNF)
• A Family of Readers by Rob Sanders & Gabbie Benda (PB)
• Cat's First Halloween by Natalie Nelson (PB)
• Dog Loves Baby by Natalie Nelson (PB)
• Little Truck by Taro Gomi (PB)
• William Shakespeare by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Andrea Stegmaier (YNF)
• Rihanna by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Nina Mata (YNF)

4.11.26

• How Do You Take a Bath? by Kate McMullan & Sydney Hanson (YNF)
• Curses & Cold Brew by Ali K. Mulford & K. Elle Morrison (A)
• The Moon on a Rainy Night #7 by Kuzushiro (M)
• The Moon on a Rainy Night #8 by Kuzushiro (M)
• Gender Is Really Strange by Teddy G. Goetz, MD, MS & Sophie Standing (ANF)

4.12.26

• Be Your Own Bestie: A No-Nonsense Guide to Changing the Way You Treat Yourself by Misha Brown (ANF)
• So Many Days by Alison McGhee & Taeeun Yoo (PB)
• I'm Cool! by Kate McMullan & Jim McMullan (PB)
• I'm Smart! by Kate McMullan & Jim McMullan (PB)
• No Bears by Meg McKinlay & Leila Rudge (PB)
• The Honest-to-Goodness Truth by Patricia C. McKissack & Giselle Potter (PB)
• What Is Given from the Heart by Patricia C. McKissack & April Harrison (PB)
• Cinder Yeti by Precious McKenzie & Edward Tanzosh (PB)
• Bear Hug by Katharine McEwen (PB)
• Widget by Lyn Rossiter McFarland & Jim McFarland (PB)
• A Bed for Bear by Clive McFarland (PB)
• Elmer and Rose by David McKee (PB)
• Elmer and the Tune by David McKee (PB)
• Elmer by David McKee (PB)
• Way Up and Over Everything by Alice McGill & Jude Daly (PB)
• Kidogo by Anik McGrory (PB)
• Who Killed Nessie? by Paul Cornell & Rachael Smith (GN)
• Physics for Cats: Science Cartoons by Tom Gauld (GN)

4.13.26

• Spring! by Leslie Patricelli (PB)
• Quicksilver by Callie Hart (A)

4.14.26

• We All Play: kimetawanaw by Julie Flett (PB)
• We All Love: kisakihitonaw by Julie Flett (PB)

4.15.26

• Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett (A)
• New Boots by Tim Hopgood (PB)

4.16.26

• The Long Game by Rachel Reid (A)
• Don't Eat the Birthday Boy! by Donna Barba Higuera & Juliana Perdomo (Y)

4.17.26

• The Animals Speak: The Lakota Way by S.D. Nelson (YNF)
• Twelve Daring Grays: A Whale Migration Adventure by Nora Nickum & Elly MacKay (YNF)
• Baseball for Breakfast: A (Mostly) True Story by Judy Campbell-Smith & Maggie Carroll (PB)
• Truman Toad and the Quest for the Perfect Hug by Oren Lavie & Anke Kuhl (PB)
• Let's Have a Sleepover! by Salina Yoon (PB)
• Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree (A)

4.18.26

• It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini (YA)
• Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano (Y)
• I Love You Always by Rachel Piercey & Freya Hartas (PB)
• Something Sweet: A Sitting Shiva Story by Leslea Newman & Sarita Rich (PB)
• Ways Papi Says I Love You by Delia Ruiz & Carlos Velez Aguilera (PB)
• All of Apolonia by Patty Cisneros Prevo & Mirelle Ortega (PB)
• Ghoulia by Barbara Cantini (Y)

4.19.26

• I Hug by David McPhail (PB)
• If I Never Forever Endeavor by Holly Meade (PB)
• Harry on the Rocks by Susan Meddaugh (PB)
• Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado (YA)
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy (A)

4.20.26

• Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M.J. Wassmer (A)
• Friends by Geraldo Valerio (PB)
• Otis & Peanut by Naseem Hrab & Kelly Collier (GN)
• Ghoulia and the Mysterious Visitor by Barbara Cantini (Y)
• Ghoulia and the Ghost with No Name by Barbara Cantini (Y)
• Glory O'Brien's History of the Future by A.S. King (YA)

4.21.26

• Kaiju No. 8 #8 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)
• Grandpa's Top Threes by Wendy Meddour & Daniel Egneus (PB)

4.22.26

• Kaiju No. 8 #9 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)
• Kaiju No. 8 #10 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)
• Kaiju No. 8 #11 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)

4.23.26

• Whisper Me a Love Song #4 by Eku Takeshima (M)
• Whisper Me a Love Song #5 by Eku Takeshima (M)
• Komi Can't Communicate #34 by Tomohito Oda (M)

4.24.26

• Angel of the Overpass by Seanan McGuire (A)
• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #10 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe (M)
• Whisper Me a Love Song #6 by Eku Takeshima (M)

4.25.26

• Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb (A)
• Now I See Spring by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen (PB)
• Now I See Winter by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen (PB)
• Now I See Summer by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen (PB)
• Now I See Fall by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen (PB)
• Gunnar the Viking's Great Pizza Adventure by Diego Vaisberg (PB)
• ABC-Deconstructing Gender by Ashley Molesso & Chess Needham (PB)
• Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton by Martha Ackmann (ANF)
• This Is Not a Drill by K.A. Holt (Y)

4.26.26

• The Way of the Househusband #15 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara & G. Brian Karas (PB)
• Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! by David McPhail (PB)
• The Family Tree by David McPhail (PB)
• The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page by Geena Davis (PB)
• Yes, I Can Listen! by Steve Metzger & Susan Szecsi (PB)
• Hill & Hole Are Best Friends by Kyle Mewburn & Vasanti Unka (PB)
• The Apple Orchard Riddle by Margaret McNamara & G. Brian Karas (PB)
• Broken by X. Fang (PB)
• Meet the Mini-Mammals: A Night at the Natural History Museum by Melissa Stewart & Brian Lies (YNF)
• Far Sector by N.K. Jemison & Jamal Campbell (GN)
• Archibald and the Furry Dinosaurs by Suzanne Lang & Max Lang (PB)
• A Book of Loves by Cynthia Rylant (PB)
• Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (A)

4.27.26

• One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny (A)
• Hearts in Circulation by Sarah Monzon (A)
• Otis & Peanut: Forever and Ever by Naseem Hrab & Kelly Collier (GN)

4.28.26

• Ghoulia and the Doomed Manor by Barbara Cantini (Y)
• Try Your Worst by Chatham Greenfield (YA)

4.29.26

• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #11 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe (M)
• Bartleby by Matt Phelan (PB)

4.30.26

• Ren's Pencil by Bo Lu (PB)
• The Sun Thief by Alice Hemming & Nicola Slater (PB)
• Guinea Pigs Don't Wear Pants by Chris Paul (Rainbows) Farias (PB)

04.26 total: 158

22 adult fiction; 75 picture books; 15 youth nonfiction; 7 adult nonfiction; 21 manga; 6 young adult fiction; 5 graphic novels; 7 youth fiction

trans rights readathon 2026

I am happy to have participated in the Trans Rights Readathon 2026.  Here's the books I read from 3/17/26 to 3/31/26!

•  X-Gender #1 by Asuka Miyazaki
• Take Me With You by Andrea Gibson
• Act Cool by Tobly McSmith
• And They Were Roommates by Page Powars
• Mimosa by Archie Bongiovanni
• Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah McBride
• Hot Girls with Balls by Benedict Nguyen
• Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen
• Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
• Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young
• Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
• Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newtz
• Lord of the Butterflies by Andrea Gibson
• Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus by Chuck Tingle
• The Tea Dragon Tapestry by K. O'Neill
• What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher

books i've read march 2026

 3.1.26

• The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (A)
• Curlfriends: Back in Business by Sharee Miller (GN)

3.2.26

• A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair (A)
• Hush Up and Hibernate! by Sandra Markle & Howard McWilliam (PB)
• Little Lost Bat by Sandra Markle & Alan Marks (YNF)
• How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi (YA)
• The Mystery of Luci's Missing Lantern by Melissa C. Marsted & Liesl Cannon (YNF)
• Psychopathy: A Very Short Introduction by Essi Viding (ANF)

3.3.26

• The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten (A)

3.4.26

• Charlotte and the Rock by Stephen W. Martin & Samantha Cotterill (PB)
• We've All Got Bellybuttons! by David Martin & Randy Cecil (PB)
• Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki (M)

3.5.26

• The Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter by Ellen T. Crenshaw & Ann M. Martin (GN)
• Monster & Ghost #1 by Himemiko (M)

3.6.26

• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (A)
• Zoopa: An Animal Alphabet by Gianna Marino (PB)
• The Riding Lesson by Jennifer K. Mann (PB)

3.7.26

• Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to Sleep? by Bill Martin Jr, Michael Sampson, & Laura J. Bryant (PB)
• Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up? by Bill Martin Jr, Michael Sampson, & Laura J. Bryant (PB)
• The Employees by Olga Ravn (A)

3.8.26

• Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall (A)
• Metal Baby by Stephen W. Martin & Brandon James Scott (PB)

3.9.26

• Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid (A)
• Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon (A)
• Rock Away Granny by Dandi Daley Mackall & Mike DeSantis (PB)
• The Runaway Shirt by Kathy MacMillan & Julia Castano (PB)
• Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green (ANF)
• Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to School? by Bill Martin Jr, Michael Sampson, & Laura J. Bryant (PB)
• Duck in the Fridge by Jeff Mack (PB)
• How to Hug by Maryann Macdonald & Jana Christy (PB)

3.10.26

• Tristan & Lancelot: A Tale of Two Knights: An Arthurian Love Story by James Persichetti & L.S. Biehler (GN)
• Bath Time for the Crayons by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)

3.11.26

• Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr & Lois Ehlert (PB)
• A Shadow Crown by Melissa Blair (A)
• There Are Dads Way Worse Than You: Unimpeachable Evidence of Your Excellence as a Father by Glenn Boozan & Priscilla Witte (A)

3.12.26

• After Birth by Elisa Albert (A)
• I Owe You One by Sohpie Kinsella (A)

3.13.26

• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #5 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe (M)
• Hikaru in the Light #1 by Mai Matsuda (M)

3.14.26

• The Library Book by Susan Orlean (ANF)
• Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch (YA)
• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #6 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe (M)

3.15.26

• The Moon on a Rainy Night #1 by Kuzushiro (M)
• Prayer Is by Tameka Fryer Brown & Alleanna Harris (PB)
• When Cherry Blossoms Fall by Katrina Goldsaito & Yas Imamura (PB)
• Aggie and the Ghost by Matthew Forsythe (PB)
• Mungo on His Own by Matthew Burgess & Julie Benbassat (PB)

3.16.26

• It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland (A)
• A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks by Alice Faye Buncan & Xia Gordon (YNF)
• Love Hacked by Penny Reid (A)
• I'm So Happy You're Here: A Celebration of Library Joy by Mychal Threets & Lorraine Nam (PB)

3.17.26

• X-Gender #1 by Asuka Miyazaki (M)
• Un-wanted by Kashelle Gourley & Skylar Hogan (PB)
• The Moving Book by Lisa Brown (PB)
• Bread Days by Huannah Chung (PB)

3.18.26

• Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor by Laurie Wallmark & Katy Wu (YNF)
• The Boy Who Thought Outside the Box: The Story of Video Game Inventor Ralph Baer by Marcie Wessels & Beatriz Castro (YNF)
• Patricia's Vision: The Doctor Who Saved Sight by Michelle Lord & Aleanna Harris (YNF)
• A Girl Called Genghis Khan: How Maria Toorpakai Wazir Pretended to Be a Boy, Defied the Taliban, and Became a World Famous Squash Player by Michelle Lord & Shehzil Malik (YNF)
• Welcome to AI: What Is Artificial Intelligence and How Will It Change Our Lives? by Matthieu Dugal & Owen Davey (YNF)
• Take Me With You by Andrea Gibson (ANF)
• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #7 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe (M)
• Act Cool by Tobly McSmith (YA)
• Network Effect by Martha Wells (A)
• The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All #3 by Sumiko Arai (M)
• Blood City Rollers by V.P. Anderson & Tatiana Hill (GN)

3.19.26

• Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom by Teresa Robeson & Rebecca Huang (YNF)

3.20.26

• And They Were Roommates by Page Powars (YA)
• Whisper Me a Love Song #1 by Eku Takeshima (M)

3.21.26

• Cantaloupe and HoneyDo Take the Bus by Mike Boldt (PB)
• Yulu's Linen by Cao Wenxuan & Suzy Lee (PB)
• Kitty Caterpillar by Annabeth Bondor-Stone, Connor White, & Brigette Barrager (PB)
• Mimosa by Archie Bongiovanni (GN)
• Destroy All Humans, They Can't Be Regenerated #1 by Katsura Ise & Takuma Yokota (M)
• Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm by Charlie Mackesy (Y)
• Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah McBride (ANF)

3.22.26

• Hot Girls with Balls by Benedict Nguyen (A)
• Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (PB)
• Old Wood Boat by Nikki McClure (PB)
• In by Nikki McClure (PB)
• The Dragon Atlas: Legendary Dragons of the World by Anna Claybourne & Pham Quang Phuc (YNF)
• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #8 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe (M)
• Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen (A)

3.23.26

• Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon (YA)
• Moon Plane by Peter McCarty (PB)
• Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale by Gerald McDermott (PB)
• The Secret Astronomers by Jessica Walker (YA)

3.24.26

• Hey Grandude! by Paul McCartney & Kathryn Durst (PB)
• Baron von Baddie and the Ice Ray Incident by George McClements (PB)
• My Fat Pussy by Jen Jenivive (A)

3.25.26

• That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda Jones (ANF)
• Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young (GN)
• Fail-a-bration! by Brad Montague & Kristi Montague (PB)

3.26.26

• Smile Cry by Tania McCartney & Jess Racklyeft (PB)
• Little Bunny on the Move by Peter McCarty (PB)

3.27.26

• Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab (A)
• Rabbit & Robot and Ribbit by Cece Bell (Y)
• Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon (ANF)
• The Bear Fairy by Paul Coccia & Fred Blunt (PB)

3.28.26

• Astronaut Handbook by Meghan McCarthy (YNF)
• Brave Bitsy and the Bear by Angela McAllister & Tiphanie Beeke (PB)
• Guess How Much I Love You All Year Round: Four Seasons, Four Stories by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• Watersong by Tim McCanna & Richard Smythe (PB)
• Professor Wormbog in Search for the Zipperump-a-zoo by Mercer Mayer (PB)
• Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (A)
• You're the Scaredy-Cat by Mercer Mayer (PB)
• Can You See a Little Bear? by James Mayhew & Jackie Morris (PB)
• Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp by Mercer Mayer (PB)
• Octopus Soup by Mercer Mayer (PB)

3.29.26

• My Roommate from Hell by Cale Dietrich (A)
• Lord of the Butterflies by Andrea Gibson (ANF)
• Kaiju No. 8 #5 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)
• Kaiju No. 8 #6 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)
• Kaiju No. 8 #7 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)
• Frank the Monster by Mats Strandberg & Sofia Falkenhem (Y)

3.30.26

• Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus by Chuck Tingle (A)
• Role Model by Rachel Reid (A)
• The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez (A)

3.31.26

• Finding Her Edge by Jennifer Iacopelli (YA)
• The Airport Book by Lisa Brown (PB)
• The Tea Dragon Tapestry by K. O'Neill (GN)
• My Owner Loves to Pet Me by Kinsey Maezing (A)

03.26 total: 122

25 adult fiction; 7 graphic novels; 46 picture books; 11 youth nonfiction; 7 young adult fiction; 8 adult nonfiction; 15 manga; 3 youth fiction

books i've read february 2026

 2.1.26

• The Girl in the Green Silk Gown by Seanan McGuire (A)
• We Want Leaves!: A Fall Chant by Jamie A. Swenson & Emilie Boon (PB)
• You and Me, Anemone by Rachel Vail & Chris Raschka (PB)
• An Excessive Alphabet: Avalanches of As to Zillions of Zs by Judi Barrett & Ron Barrett (PB)
• Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing. by Judi Barrett & Ron Barrett (PB)
• Drawing Is...: Your Guide to Scribbled Adventure by Elizabeth Haidle (YNF)

2.2.26

• Funny Story by Emily Henry (A)
• Furry Fortunes by Danielle Garrett (A)
• Ivy and Bearlock Holmes: The Case of the Missing Flower by Kristyna Litten (Y)

2.3.26

• Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne (A)
• So Many Books! by Sue Fliess, Ann Marie Stephens, & Alexandra Colombo (PB)
• Elvis the Squirrel by Tony Bradman & Ashley King (Y)
• CATawampus!: A Story of Shapes by Ann Marie Stephens & Jenn Harney (PB)

2.4.26

• Talisman Tails by Danielle Garrett (A)
• Sapiens: Our Human Evolution by J.R. Becker & Max Rambaldi (YNF)
• The Rickety Barn Show by Jemma Beeke & Lynne Chapman (PB)

2.5.26

• Spring Story by Jill Barklem (PB)
• Laundry Day by Jessixa Bagley (PB)
• Artist Ted by Andrea Beaty & Pascal Lemaitre (PB)
• This World Was Made for Me! by J.R. Becker & Max Rambaldi (YNF)
• What Happens When We Die? by J.R. Becker & Max Rambaldi (YNF)
• Worlds Within Us by J.R. Becker & Max Rambaldi (YNF)

2.6.26

• Siren Queen by Nghi Vo (A)
• Firefighter Ted by Andrea Beaty & Pascal Lemaitre (PB)
• William Bee's Wonderful World of Things That Go! by William Bee (PB)
• Halal Hot Dogs by Susannah Aziz & Parwinder Singh (PB)
• Hector the Collector by Emily Beeny & Stephanie Graegin (PB)
• Oh, the Things We Believed! by J.R. Becker & Max Rambaldi (YNF)
• The Story of Life by J.R. Becker (YNF)
• Up in the Tree by Margaret Atwood (PB)
• Doctor Ted by Andrea Beaty & Pascal Lemaitre (PB)

2.7.26

• The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson (A)

2.8.26

• Call Me Max by Kyle Lukoff & Luciano Lozano (PB)
• Just What to Do by Kyle Lukoff & Hala Tahboub (PB)
• Princesses Are Not Quitters! by Kate Lem & Sue Hellard (PB)
• Aunt Lucy Went to Buy a Hat by Alice Low & Laura Huliska-Beith (PB)
• Confessions of a Former Bully by Trudy Ludwig & Beth Adams (YNF)
• Mashle: Magic and Muscles #8 by Hajime Komoto (M)
• Stay by My Side After the Rain #1 by Shoko Rakuta (M)
• The Marble Queen by Anna Kopp & Gabrielle Kari (GN)
• Pocket Peaches: At the Fair by Dora Wang (GN)
• Heart of Iron by C.M. Alongi (A)

2.9.26

• Quiet Please, Owen McPhee! by Tracy Ludwig & Patrice Barton (PB)
• Just Right Family: An Adoption Story by Silvia Lopez & Ziyue Chen (PB)
• Ayobami and the Names of the Animals by Pilar Lopez Avila & Mar Azabal (PB)
• Little Red Cowboy Hat by Susan Lowell & Randy Cecil (PB)
• The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (A)
• Tiny T. Rex and the Itty-Bitty Bun-Bun by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• The Big Monster Bake by Fiona Barker & Eve O'Brien (PB)
• Sometimes When I'm Mad by Deborah Serani & Kyra Ties (PB)
• Never Give a Baby a Library Card by Erin Sandberg & Tom Booth (PB)
• From Bam! to Burp!: A Carbon Atom's Never-Ending Journey Through Space and Time and YOU by Melissa Stewart & Marta Alvarez Miguens (YNF)
• Cereal Superfan by Julia Donaldson & Garry Parsons (Y)

2.10.26

• The Lady & the Lion by Laurel Long & Jacqueline K. Ogburn (PB)
• Henry's First-Moon Birthday by Lenore Look & Yumi Heo (PB)
• The Baseball Player and the Walrus by Ben Loory & Alex Latimer (PB)
• What the Animals Were Waiting for by Jonathan London & Paul Morin (PB)
• The Lion Who Had Asthma by Jonathan London & Nadine Bernard Westcott (PB)
• In! Over! And On! (the Farm) by Ethan Long (PB)
• Haru: Fall by Joe Latham (GN)
• The Keeper of Lonely Spirits by E.M. Anderson (A)
• Batman and Robin and Howard: Summer Breakdown by Jeffrey Brown (GN)

2.11.26

• Girl Crush #3 by Midori Tayama (M)
• The Dashing Zaddy and His Icy Protege #3 by Fumito (M)
• Taproot: A Story About a Gardener and a Ghost by Keezy Young (GN)

2.12.26

• Atana and the Firebird by Vivian Zhou (GN)

2.13.26

• Cranky Right Now by Julie Berry & Holly Hatam (PB)
• What's So Bad About Being an Only Child? by Cari Best & Sophie Blackall (PB)
• Tia Fortuna's New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey by Ruth Behar & Devon Holzwarth (PB)
• Trevor the Daring Duck: A True Tale from Niue by Lynda Finn & Nikki Slade Robinson (YNF)
• Perla and the Pirate by Isabel Allende & Sandy Rodriguez (PB)
• Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries (GN)
• My Two Grannies by Floella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain (PB)
• One Chicken Nugget by Tadgh Bentley (PB)
• Hop at Swimming Class by Esther van den Berg (PB)
• Mabel Wants a Friend by Ariel Bernstein & Marc Rosenthal (PB)
• Big Papa and the Time Machine by Daniel Bernstrom & Shane W. Evans (PB)
• Give Back by Gina Bellisario & Alicia Mas (PB)
• Bridget Fidget and the Most Perfect Pet by Joe Berger (PB)
• The Tall Man and the Small Mouse by Mara Bergman & Birgitta Sif (PB)
• The Wizard, the Ugly, and the Book of Shame by Pablo Bernasconi (PB)
• Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover by Cece Bell (Y)

2.14.26

• Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (A)
• Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (A)

2.15.26

• Muscles & Monsters by Ashley Bennett (A)
• Tough Guy by Rachel Reid (A)
• Spring Is Here by Taro Gomi (PB)
• Little Plane by Taro Gomi (PB)
• Robot's First Snow by Billy Sharff & Hannah Abbo (PB)
• A Lost Cause by Felicita Sala (PB)
• All the Cats by Nicola Kent (PB)
• Authoritarianism: A Very Short Introduction by James Loxton (ANF)

2.16.26

• Mood Swings by Frankie Barnet (A)

2.17.26

• Parrotfish Has a Superpower by Jill Esbaum & Bob Shea (YNF)
• We Want Snow!: A Wintry Chant by Jamie A. Swenson & Emilie Boon (PB)

2.18.26

• Warrior Princess Assassin by Brigid Kemmerer (A)
• Something in the Woods Loves You by Jarod A. Anderson (ANF)

2.19.26

• Stay by My Side After the Rain #2 by Shoko Rakuta (M)
• The Missing Magic by Kallie George & Alexandra Boiger (Y)

2.20.26

• How Can I Help You by Laura Sims (A)
• Calico Critters: A Treasury of Tales: 15 Stories of Family and Friendship by Macmillan Children's Books (Y)

2.21.26

• Stinkbird Has a Superpower by Jill Esbaum & Bob Shea (YNF)
• Ramadan for Everyone: A Muslim Community Story by Aya Khalil & Rashin Kheiriyeh (PB)
• Hairstory by Sope Martins & Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (YNF)
• Stay by My Side After the Rain #3 by Shoko Rakuta (M)
• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #3 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe (M)
• Our Not-So Lonely Planet Travel Guide #3 by Mone Sorai (M)
• Common Goal by Rachel Reid (A)

2.22.26

• A Knot Is Not a Tangle by Daniel Nayeri & Vesper Stamper (PB)
• The Cave Downwind of the Cafe by Mikey Please (PB)
• Hansel and Gretel by Stephen King & Maurice Sendak (PB)
• Dragon Flower by Chen Jiang Hong (PB)
• Billie Jean Peet, Athlete by Andrea Beaty & David Roberts (PB)
• Love on the Horizon #2 by Machi Yamashita (M)
• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #4 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe (M)
• A Man and His Cat #14 by Umi Sukurai (M)
• Kaiju No. 8 #2 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)
• Kaiju No. 8 #3 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)

2.23.26

• Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham & C.G. Esperanza (PB)
• Coffee Rabbit Snowdrop Lost by Betina Birkjaer & Anna Margrethe Kjaergaard (PB)
• Papa Seahorse's Search by Anita Bijsterbosch (PB)
• The Housemaid by Freida McFadden (A)
• Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs (A)
• Our Not-So Lonely Planet Travel Guide #4 by Mone Sorai (M)
• Our Not-So Lonely Planet Travel Guide #5 by Mone Sorai (M)
• Kaiju No. 8 #4 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)

2.24.26

• We Always Had Wings by Jess X. Snow (PB)
• Mrs. Armitage, Queen of the Road by Quentin Blake (PB)
• The Moose of Ewenki by Gerelchimeg Blackcrane & Jiu Er (PB)
• Z Is for Moose by Kelly Bingham & Paul O. Zelinsky (PB)
• Blueblood: A Fairy Tale Revolution by Malorie Blackman & Laura Barrett (Y)
• Ron's Big Mission by Rose Blue, Corinne J. Naden, & Don Tate (PB)
• Bailey by Harry Bliss (PB)
• Summer Fun by Anita Bijsterbosch (PB)
• Winter Fun by Anita Bijsterbosch (PB)
• Fall Fun by Anita Bijsterbosch (PB)
• Mary Can! by Mary J. Blige & Ashleigh Corrin (PB)

2.25.26

• Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden (A)
• The Complete Brambly Hedge by Jill Barklem (Y)

2.26.26

• Mashle: Magic and Muscles #9 by Hajime Komoto (M)
• Mr. Villain's Day Off #1 by Yuu Morikawa (M)

2.27.26

• Stray Spells by Danielle Garrett (A)
• Mr. Villain's Day Off #2 by Yuu Morikawa (M)

2.28.26

• Mr. Villain's Day Off #3 by Yuu Morikawa (M)
• Mr. Villain's Day Off #4 by Yuu Morikawa (M)
• Mr. Villain's Day Off #5 by Yuu Morikawa (M)
• Mr. Villain's Day Off #6 by Yuu Morikawa (M)

02.26 total: 147

22 adult fiction; 72 picture books; 13 youth nonfiction; 8 youth fiction; 23 manga; 7 graphic novels; 2 adult nonfiction