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

books i've read january 2026

 1.1.26

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

1.2.26

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

1.3.26

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

1.4.26

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

1.5.26

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

1.6.26

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

1.7.26

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

1.8.26

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

1.9.26

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

1.10.26

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

1.11.26

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

1.12.26

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

1.13.26

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

1.14.26

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

1.15.26

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

1.16.26

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

1.17.26

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

1.18.26

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

1.19.26

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

1.20.26

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

1.21.26

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

1.22.26

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

1.23.26

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

1.24.26

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

1.25.26

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

1.26.26

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

1.27.26

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

1.28.26

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

1.29.26

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

1.30.26

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

1.31.26

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

1.26 total: 180

17 graphic novels; 14 youth nonfiction; 87 picture books; 19 manga; 20 adult fiction; 11 youth fiction; 5 young adult fiction; 4 zines; 3 adult nonfiction

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