Thursday, December 5, 2013

books i read november 2013

11.1.13
  • A Trick of the Light by Lois Metzger (YA)
11.2.13
  • Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)
11.3.13
  • The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani (YA)
11.4.13
  • Pale Demon by Kim Harrison (A)
  • My Boyfriend Is a Monster #4: Under His Spell by Marie P. Croall & Hyeondo Park (GN)
  • Foxy! by Jessica Souhami (PB)
  • Never Ever by Jo Empson (PB)
11.6.13
  • My Boyfriend Is a Monster #6: Wrapped Up in You by Dan Jolley & Natalie Nourigat (GN)
  • Conversation #2 by Jeffrey Brown & James Kochalka (GN)
  • Delayed Replays by Liz Prince (GN)
  • Comic Diorama by Grant Reynolds (GN)
  • Dang! by Martin Cendreda (GN)
11.7.13
  • Shuck Unmasked by Rick Smith & Tania Menesse (GN)
11.9.13
  • Santa!: A Scanimation Picture Book by Rufus Butler Seder (PB)
  • Olivia Helps with Christmas by Ian Falconer (PB)
  • Merry Christmas, Ollie! by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
  • The Smallest Gift of Christmas by Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
  • Dot. by Randi Zuckerberg & Joe Berger (PB)
  • Winter Is for Snow by Robert Neubecker (PB)
  • Dinosaur Vs. Santa by Bob Shea (PB)
  • Little Santa by Jon Agee (PB)
  • The Mischievians by William Joyce (PB)
  • The Wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van Allsburg (PB)
11.10.13
  • The Runaway Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen (YA)
  • Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella by Jan Brett (PB)
11.11.13
  • Santa Is Coming to New Mexico by Steve Smallman, Robert Dunn, & Jim Mitchell (PB)
  • Mousetronaut Goes to Mars by Mark Kelly & C.F. Payne (PB)
  • Red Knit Cap Girl to the Rescue by Naoko Stoop (PB)
  • Duck & Goose: It's Time for Christmas! by Tad Hills (PB)
  • The Snowman by Raymond Briggs (PB)
  • The Christmas Unicorn by Anna Currey (PB) 
11.15.13
  • My First Superman Book by DC Comics (PB)
  • The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories 3 by Joseph Gordon-Levitt & wirrow (A)
  • Santa Duck by David Milgrim (PB)
  • The Spirit of Christmas by Nancy Tillman (PB)
  • Don't Push the Button! by Bill Cotter (PB)
  • Toys Galore by Peter Stein & Bob Staake (PB)
  • Ah Ha! by Jeff Mack (PB)
  • Little Owl's Orange Scarf by Tatyana Feeney (PB)
  • The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone by Timothy Basil Ering (PB)
  • Open This Little Book by Jesse Klausmeier & Suzy Lee (PB)
  • I Can See Just Fine by Eric Barclay (PB)
  • Hiding Phil by Eric Barclay (PB)
  • This Monster Cannot Wait! by Bethany Barton (PB)
  • Moonday by Adam Rex (PB)
  • The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson (Y)
11.16.13
  • The Christmas Tale of Peter Rabbit by Emma Thompson (PB)
  • The Very Fairy Princess Sparkles in the Snow by Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton, & Christine Davenier (PB)
  • Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner & Mark Buehner (PB)
  • I'd Rather Be Short: 100 Reasons Why It's Great to Be Small by Becky Murphy (A)
  • Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo & K.G. Campbell (Y)
11.18.13
  • Fairy Tale Comics edited by Christ Duffy (GN)
11.19.13
  • Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)
11.21.13
  • A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison (A)
11.24.13
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (YA)
11.26.13
  • How the Cat Swallowed Thunder by Lloyd Alexander & Judith Byron Schachner (PB)
  • A Tale of Two Goats by Tom Barber & Rosalind Beardshaw (PB)
  • Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem by Mac Barnett & Adam Rex (PB)
  • Squish Rabbit by Katherine Battersby (PB)
  • Don't Worry, Douglas! by David Melling (PB)
  • Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian & Tim Bowers (PB)
  • Museum ABC by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (PB)
  • Museum 123 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (PB)
  • Museum Shapes by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (PB)
  • The Story of Mrs. Lovewright and Purrless Her Cat by Lore Segal & Paul O. Zelinsky (PB)
  • The Night Eater by Ana Juan (PB)
  • Neville by Norton Juster & G. Brian Karas (PB)
  • The Red Book by Barbara Lehman (PB)
  • Water Dance by Thomas Locker (PB)
  • Flowers by Number by David Shapiro & Hayley Vair (PB)
  • I See Kitty by Yasmine Surovec (PB)
  • What Floats in a Moat?  by Lynne Berry & Matthew Cordell (PB)
  • The Totally Awesome Epic Quest of the Brave Boy Knight by Pranas T. Naujokaitis (GN)
  • Mr. Badger and Mrs. Fox #1: The Meeting by Brigitte Luciani & Eve Tharlet (GN)
  • Grown-Ups Are Dumb! (No Offense) by Alexa Kitchen (GN)
  • Freedom! by Frank Le Gall & Flore Balthazar (GN)
  • Rooftop Cat by Frank Le Gall & Flore Balthazar (GN)
  • The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth (PB)
  • The Ice Bear by Jackie Morris (PB)
  • Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry (PB)
  • Cats, Cats, Cats! by Leslea Newman & Erika Oller (PB)
  • Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug by Mark Newgarden & Megan Montague Cash (PB)
  • Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon by Ute Krause (PB)
  • Bear with Me by Max Kornell (PB)
  • Grammy Lamby and the Secret Handshake by Kate Klise & M. Sarah Klise (PB)
  • Reality Boy by A.S. King (YA)
  • Brody's Ghost Book 1 by Mark Crilley (GN)
  • Brody's Ghost Book 2 by Mark Crilley (GN)
 11.27.13
  • Level Up by Gene Luen Yang & Thien Pham (GN)
  • Brody's Ghost Book 3 by Mark Crilley (GN)
  • The Book of (Holiday) Awesome by Neil Pasricha (A-NF)
11.28.13
  • Curses! Foiled Again by Jane Yolen & Mike Cavallaro (GN)
11.29.13
  • The 9 Lives of Alexander Baddenfield by John Bemelmans Marciano & Sophie Blackall (Y)
  • Black Bird #14 by Kanoko Sakurakouji (M)
  • Black Bird #15 by Kanoko Sakurakouji (M)
  • Black Bird #16 by Kanoko Sakurakouji (M)
  • The Circles by Kerry Armstrong (A-NF)
11.30.13
  • Hank Finds an Egg by Rebecca Dudley (PB)
  • Jasper & Joop by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
  • Jabberwocky by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
  • Sherlock Holmes in the Hound of Baskervilles by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
  • Otomen #4 by Aya Kanno (M)
11.13 total: 102
5 young adult fiction; 6 adult fiction; 18 graphic novels; 64 picture books; 3 youth fiction; 2 adult non fiction; 4 manga 

Saturday, November 2, 2013

books i've read october 2013

10.1.13
  • A Flight of Angels by Holly Black, Bill Willingham, Alisa Kwitney, Louise Hawes, Todd Mitchell, & Rebecca Guay (GN)
  • Hawkeye: Little Hits by Matt Fraction, David Aja, Francesco Francavilla, Steve Lieber, & Jesse Hamm (GN)
10.2.13
  • Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman (A-NF)
10.3.13
  • Botanica Magnifica: Portraits of the World's Most Extraordinary Flowers & Plants by Jonathan M. Singer, W. John Kress, & Marc Hachadourian (A-NF)
  • The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks (GN)
10.4.13
  • Iron Man: Believe by Kieron Gillen & Greg Land (GN)
  • Avengers Arena: Kill or Die by Dennis Hopeless, Kev Walker, & Alessandro Vitti (GN)
10.5.13
  • Henry's Hand by Ross MacDonald (PB)
  • Hello Kitty: Hello Winter!  by Meagan Bennett & Sanrio (PB)
  • Squirrels on Skis by J. Hamilton Ray & Pascal Lemaitre (PB)
  • Born from the Heart by Berta Serrano & Alfonso Serrano (PB)
  • The Snatchabook by Helen Docherty & Thomas Docherty (PB)
  • Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner (PB)
  • The Table Sets Itself by Ben Clanton (PB)
  • Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by Kimberly Dean & James Dean (PB)
  • Anna Karenina: A Fashion Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
  • Baby Sees: A First Book of Faces by Sassy (PB)
  • The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle (PB)
  • Hello Kitty: Here We Go! by Jacob Chabot, Jorge Monlongo, & Susie Ghahremani (GN)
  • Uglydoll: Shhhhhhhh! by Sun-Min Kim, David Horvath, Travis Nichols, Ian McGinty, Phillip Jacobson, Chanmen, Pete Fowlers, Bwana Spoons, & Michael E. Wiggam (GN)
10.6.13
  • Escape Theory by Margaux Froley (YA)
10.8.13
  • Final Catcall by Sofie Kelly (A)
10.9.13
  • Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)
10.10.13
  • Little Sweet Potato by Amy Beth Bloom & Noah Z. Jones (PB)
  • Fall Ball by Peter McCarty (PB)
  • The Girl Who Wouldn't Brush Her Hair by Kate Bernheimer & Jake Parker (PB)
  • Shoe-la-la! by Karen Beaumont & LeUyen Pham (PB) 
  • Anna & Eve by Jennifer Daydreamer (GN)
  • Oliver by Jennifer Daydreamer (GN)
  • Dragon Puncher Island by James Kochalka (GN)
  • Dragon Puncher by James Kochalka (GN)
10.11.13
  • Mercury by Hope Larson (GN)
10.12.13
  • Pinky & Stinky by James Kochalka (GN)
  • Upside Down: A Vampire Tale by Jess Smart Smiley (GN)
  • Avengers Arena: Game On by Dennis Hopeless, Alessandra Vitti, Kev Walker, Jason Gorder, & Riccardo Burchielli (GN)
10.13.13
  • Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction, David Aja, & Javier Pulido (GN)
  • Blood Work by Kim Harrison, Pedro Maia, & Gemma Magno (GN)
10.14.13
  • Reboot by Amy Tintera (YA)
10.17.13
  • Goddess Girls: Pandora the Curious by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)
10.18.13
  • Korgi, Book 1 by Christian Slade (GN)
  • Gingerbread Girl by Paul Tobin & Colleen Coover (GN)
  • Monkey Vs. Robot and the Crystal of Power by James Kochalka (GN)
10.19.13
  • Korgi, Book 2 by Christian Slade (GN)
  • Korgi, Book 3 by Christian Slade (GN)
  • Underwire by Jennifer Hayden (GN)
  • Van Helsing's Night Off by Nicolas Mahler (GN)
  • Coffee and Donuts by Max Estes (GN)
10.23.13
  • Digby Differs by Miriam Koch (PB)
  • How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton & John Rocco (PB)
  • A Very Witchy Spelling Bee by George Shannon & Mark Fearing (PB)
  • Haunted House, Haunted Mouse by Judy Cox & Jeffrey Ebbeler (PB)
  • What Was I Scared of? by Dr. Seuss (PB)
  • Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams (A-NF)
10.25.13
  • It's a Zoo Out There by Rachael Hale (A-NF)
10.26.13
  • The Arrivals by Melissa Marr (A)
  • Conversation #1 by James Kochalka & Craig Thompson (GN)
10.27.13
  • Shake by Carli Davidson (A-NF)
  • Happy Halloween, Little Critter! by Mercer Mayer (PB)
  • ABCs of Halloween by Patricia Reeder Eubank (PB)
 10.28.13
  • Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)
  • Henry's Map by David Elliot (PB)
  • How To by Julie Morstad (PB)
  • My Boyfriend Is a Monster #5: I Date Dead People by Ann Kerns & Janina Gorrissen (GN)
  • Generation Ink: Williamsburg, Brooklyn by Paul Nathan (A-NF)
  • Survival Lessons by Alice Hoffman (A-NF)
10.29.13
  • Neferet's Curse by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (YA)
10.30.13
  • Dream Animals: A Bedtime Story by Emily Winfield Martin (PB)
  • Sidney, Stella, and the Moon by Emma Yarlett (PB)
  • Bits & Pieces by Judy Schachner (PB)
10.31.13
  • Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan (YA)
10.13 total: 70
27 graphic novels; 7 adult non fiction; 27 picture books; 4 young adult fiction; 4 adult fiction; 1 youth fiction 

Friday, October 4, 2013

books i've read september 2013

9.1.13
  • All Dogs Have ADHD by Kathy Hoopmann (Y-NF)
  • Crankenstein by Samantha Berger & Dan Santat (PB)
  • How to Mash Monsters by Catherine Leblanc & Roland Garrigue (PB)
  • Star Wars: Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown (Y)
9.2.13
  • BtVS, Season 9, #24: The Core, Part Four by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
9.3.13
  • Ichiro by Ryan Inzana (GN)
9.4.13
  • Lunch Lady and the Video Game Villain by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (GN)
  • Wonder by R.J. Palacio (Y)
9.5.13
  • T. Rex Trick-or-Treats by Lois G. Grambling & Jack E. Davis (PB)
  • Click, Clack, Boo!: A Tricky Treat by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin (PB)
  • Hello Kitty: Hello Fall! by Sanrio (PB)
  • Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller & Anne Wilsdorf (PB)
  • Secret Pizza Party by Adam Rubin & Daniel Salmieri (PB)
  • Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein (PB)
  • Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman & Ben Cort (PB)
  • The Wee Hours by Stephanie Watson & Mary GrandPre (PB)
  • Carnivores by Aaron Reynolds & Dan Santat (PB)
  • Xander's Panda Party by Linda Sue Park & Matt Phelan (PB)
  • Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown (PB)
  • Elecopter by Michael Slack (PB)
  • Hello, My Name Is Ruby by Philip C. Stead (PB) 
9.7.13
  • Little Owl's Night by Divya Srinivasan (PB)
  • Touch & Feel Halloween by Nadeem Zaidi & Baby Einstein (PB)
  • Happy Halloween, Curious George by Mary O'Keefe Young, N.T. Raymond, & Kelly Loughman (PB)
  • You're Purrfect to Me by Sandra Magsamen (PB)
  • Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch by Alyssa Satin Capucilli & Pat Schories (PB)
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton (PB)
  • Max's Halloween by Rosemary Wells (PB)
9.8.13
  • The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (Y)
9.11.13
  • Angel & Faith, Season 9, #25: What You Want, Not What You Need, Part Five by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
9.14.13
  • Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson (PB)
  • Where's My Mummy? by Carolyn Crimi & John Manders (PB)
  • Me and My Dragon Scared of Halloween by David Biedrzycki (PB)
  • Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott (PB)
  • The Spooky Smells of Halloween by Mary Man-Kong & Viviana Garofoli (PB)
  • The I'm Not Scared Book by Todd Parr (PB)
  • The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz (PB)
  • Angelina's Halloween by Katharine Holabird & Helen Craig (PB) 
  • Terminated by Rachel Caine (A)
  • The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson (YA)
9.15.13
  • Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves & Other Female Villains by Jane Yolen, Heidi E.Y. Stemple, & Rebecca Guay (YA-NF)
9.16.13
  • If I Could Keep You Little... by Marianne Richmond (PB)
  • The Mighty Lalouche by Matthew Olshan & Sophie Blackall (PB)
9.19.13
  • Pegasus by Robin McKinley (YA)
9.20.13
  • The Griff by Christopher Moore & Ian Corson (GN)
9.21.13
  • The Wandering Goose: A Modern Fable of How Loves Goes by Heather L. Earnhardt & Frida Clements (A)
  • 100 Ghosts: A Gallery of Harmless Haunts by Doogie Horner (A)
  • Kick-Ass 2 Prelude: Hit-Girl by Mark Millar, John Romita Jr., Tom Palmer, & Dean White (GN)
9.22.13
  • Lil BUB's Lil Book: The Extraordinary Life of the Most Amazing Cat on the Planet by Lil BUB & Mike Bridavsky (A)
  • Kittens for When Sh*t Happens... by Trevor Davies (A)
  • Puppies for When Sh*t Happens... by Trevor Davies (A) 
9.23.13
  • Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman & Skottie Young (Y)
9.24.13
  • Underwater Dorgs: Kids Edition by Seth Casteel (PB)
  • Color Me Swooooon by Mel Elliott (A)
9.25.13
  •  Susceptible by Genevieve Castree (GN)
9.26.13
  • Keep Climbing, Girls by Beah E. Richards & R. Gregory Christie (PB)
9.27.13
  • Bluffton: My Summers with Buster by Matt Phelan (GN)
  • Dog Shaming by Pascale Lemire (A)
  • The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen (YA)
9.28.13
  • Santiago Stays by Angela Cominguez (PB)
  • Boris Gets a Lizard by Andrew Joyner (Y)
  • Count, Dagmar! by J. Otto Seibold (PB)
  • Morris...the Downside-Up Bat by H.R. Karpes (PB)
  • How Roland Rolls by Jim Carrey & Rob Nason (PB)
  • Journey by Aaron Becker (PB)
  • How to Hide a Lion by Helen Stephens (PB)
  • Hedgehug's Halloween by Dan Pinto & Benn Sutton (PB)
  • Flo & Wendell by William Wegman (PB)
  • Little Red Writing by Joan Holub & Melissa Sweet (PB)
  • Kick-Ass by Mark Millar & John Romita Jr. (GN)
9.29.13
  • Kick-Ass 2 by Mark Millar & John Romita Jr. (GN)
9.30.13
  • The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Eric Shanower, & Skottie Young (GN)
09.13 total: 72
1 youth non fiction; 43 picture books; 5 youth fiction; 2 comics; 9 graphic novels; 8 adult fiction; 3 young adult fiction; 1 young adult non fiction 

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

books i've read august 2013

8.1.13
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Y)
8.2.13
  • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (A)
  • How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel by Cressida Cowell (Y)
8.3.13
  • Wish for a Fish: All About Sea Creatures by Bonnie Worth & Aristides Ruiz (Y-NF)
  • Alphablock by Christopher Francschelli & Peskimo (PB)
  • The Robot Book by Heather Brown (PB)
  • Oliver and His Alligator by Paul Schmid (PB)
  • The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (YA)
  • If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond (PB)
8.4.13
  • Time for Bed by Mem Fox & Jane Dyer (PB)
  • Caterina and the Perfect Party by Erin Eitter Kono (PB)
  • Llama Llama and the Bully Goat by Anna Dewdney (PB)
  • My New Teacher and Me! by Al Yankovic & Wes Hargis (PB)
8.5.13
  • The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (and an Even Smaller Ant) by Avi (Y)
  • The Something by Natalie Babbitt (PB)
  • Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave by Adam Alter (A-NF)
8.6.13
  • The Great Wall of Lucy Lu by Wendy Wan-Long Shang (Y)
  • Pandora Gets Frightened by Carolyn Hennesy (Y)
8.8.13
  • Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (YA)
8.9.13
  • Stuart Little by E.B. White (Y)
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Y)
8.10.13
  • Curious George Dance Party/Jorge el Curioso El Baile by Borana Greku & Alessandra Preziosi (Y)
  • My Little Pony: Meet the Ponies of Ponyville by Olivia London (Y)
 8.11.13
  • The Thief of Always by Clive Barker (Y)
  • Weird But True! 5: 300 Outrageous Facts by National Geographic (Y-NF)
  • Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes (Y)
8.12.13
  • Weird But True! 4: 300 Outrageous Facts by National Geographic (Y-NF)
  • The Adventures of Little Polar Bear by Hans de Beer (PB)
  • Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (YA)
8.13.13
  • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (YA)
  • Angel & Faith, Season 9, #22: What You Want, Not What You Need, Part Two by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • Angel & Faith, Season 9, #23: What You Want, Not What You Need, Part Three by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • Angel & Faith, Season 9, #24: What You Want, Not What You Need, Part Four by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
8.14.13
  • Death and the Girl Next Door by Darynda Jones (YA)
8.15.13
  • Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz, Robert Venditti, & Alina Crusov (GN)
  • Missile Mouse: Rescue on Tankium3 by Jake Parker (GN)
  • Missile Mouse: The Star Crusher by Jake Parker (GN)
8.16.13
  • Joone by Emily Kate Moon (PB)
  • Bella's Rules by Elissa Haden Guest & Abigail Halpin (PB)
  • One Gorilla: A Counting Book by Anthony Browne (PB)
  • Fancy Nancy: Fanciest Doll in the Universe by Jane O'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser (PB)
  • The Story of Fish & Snail by Deborah Freedman (PB)
  • Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Eric Shanower, & Skottie Young (GN)
8.17.13
  • Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum, Eric Shanower, & Skottie Young (GN)
  • I Could Chew on This: And Other Poems by Dogs by Francesco Marciuliano (A)
  • Rufus Goes to School by Kim T. Griswell & Valeri Gorbachev (PB)
  • Who Is It?: Two Yellow Eyes Shining in the Dark... by Zade & Adam (PB)
  • Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters by Jane Yolen & Kelly Murphy (PB)
8.18.13
  • Best-Loved Chinese Proverbs, 2nd edition by Theodora Lau, Kenneth Lau, & Laura Lau (A-NF)
  • Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus by James Dean (PB)
  • I, Freddy by Dietlof Reiche (Y)
  • Holes by Louis Sachar (Y)
8.20.13
  • BtVS, Season 9, #21: The Core, Part One by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • BtVS, Season 9, #22: The Core, Part Two by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • BtVS: Season 9, #23: The Core, Part Three by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • Morning Glories Volume Four: Truants by Nick Spencer, Joe Eisma, & Rodin Esquejo (GN)
8.21.13
  • Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas! by Philippe Coudray (PB)
  • The Treehouse Heroes & the Forgotten Beast by Phil Amara & Alina Chau (PB)
  • Nasreddine by Odile Weulersse & Rebecca Dautremer (PB)
8.22.13
  • The Supernaturalist: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, Ciovanni Rigano, & Paolo Lamanna (GN)
8.23.13
  • The Harlequin by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)
8.25.13
  • Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich (A)
8.26.13
  • The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover by Jon Stone & Mike Smollin (PB)
  • Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo & Valeria Petrone (PB)
  • It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond (PB)
  • 10 Trick-or-Treaters: A Halloween Counting Book by Janet Schulman & Linda Davick (PB)
  • Here Comes Halloween! by Caroline Jayne Church (PB)
  • Poco Loco by J.R. Krause & Maria Chua (PB) 
  • Bleach #56 by Tite Kubo (M)
8.27.13
  • Bleach #57 by Tite Kubo (M)
  • The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden (Y)
8.28.13
  • Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Halloween by Melanie Watt (PB)
  • Willow: Wonderland by Jeff Parker, Christos Gage, Brian Ching, & Joss Whedon (GN)
8.30.13
  • Goddess Girls: Pheme the Gossip by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)
8.31.13
  • Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines (A)
08.13 total: 75
15 youth fiction; 5 adult fiction; 3 youth non fiction; 29 picture books; 5 young adult fiction; 2 adult non fiction; 6 comics; 8 graphic novels; 2 manga

Friday, August 2, 2013

books i've read july 2013

7.1.13
  • Funny Side Up by A.J. Allison (A-NF)
  • Miss Maple's Seeds by Eliza Wheeler (PB)
  • George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl (Y)
  • The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes (Y)
  • Pluto's Secret: An Icy World's Tale of Discovery by Margaret A. Weitekamp, David DeVorkin, & Diane Kidd (Y-NF)
  • Infinity and Me by Kate Hosford & Gabi Swiatkowski (PB)
7.4.13
  • Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (Y)
  • Bleeding Hearts by Alyxandra Harvey (YA)
  • Never Photograph People Eating: And 50 Other Ridiculous Photography Rules by BIS Publishers (A-NF)
7.5.13
  • Snowy Valentine by David Petersen (PB)
  • Dragonslayers: From Beowulf to St. George by Joseph A. McCullough (A-NF)
  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl (A)
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (A)
7.6.13
  • Zombelina by Kristyn Crow & Molly Idle (PB)
  • Harold Finds a Voice by Courney Dicmas (PB)
  • Chamelia and the New Kid in Class by Ethan Long (PB)
  • Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale & Guy Francis (PB)
  • Point Your Face at This by Demetri Martin (A)
  • William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope by Ian Doescher (A)
7.7.13
  • Messenger by Lois Lowry (YA)
7.8.13
  • Little Treasures: Endearments from Around the World by Jacqueline K. Ogburn & Chris Raschka (Y-NF)
  • The Hueys in the New Sweater by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
7.10.13
  • Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya (A)
  • The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (A)
7.12.13
  • Fairy Gardening: Creating Your Own Magical Miniature Garden by Julie Bawden-Davis & Beverly Turner (A-NF)
7.13.13
  • Kitten's Summer by Eugenie Fernandes (PB)
  • Splat and the Cool School Trip by Rob Scotton (PB)
  • Cardboard by Doug TenNapel (GN)
  • No Year of the Cat by Mary Dodson Wade & Nicole Wong (PB)
7.14.13
  • Son by Lois Lowry (YA)
7.15.13
  • Bleach #56 by Tite Kubo (M)
7.16.13
  • Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey (A)
7.17.13
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Y)
7.18.13
  • The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (A)
  • The People's Apocalypse edited by Ariel Gore & Jenny Forrester (A)
7.20.13
  • Trafalgar True by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (PB)
  • Kenneth Grahame's The Reluctant Dragon by Robert D. San Souci & John Segal (Y)
  • After by Francis Chalifour (YA)
7.21.13
  • Despicable Me: The World's Greatest Villian by Kirsten Mayer, Don Cassity, Charlie Grosvenor, Peter Moehrle, Dave Williams, & Keith Wong (PB)
  • Pajama Time! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (PB)
  • Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! by Dr. Seuss (PB)
  • Llama Llama Night-Night by Anna Dewdney (PB)
7.22.13
  • Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom by Nelson Mandela (A-NF)
7.23.13
  • A People's History of the American Empire: A Graphic Adaptation by Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki, & Paul Buhle (A-NF)
7.24.13
  • Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey (A)
7.26.13
  • The Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization by Daniel Pinkwater (Y)
  • Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Y)
7.27.13
  • Penguins Hate Stuff by Greg Stones (A)
  • A Hare, a Hound, and a Shy Mousey Brown by Julia Hubery & Jonathan Bentley (PB)
  • The Case of the Missing Donut by Alison McGhee & Isabel Roxas (PB)
  • Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book by Kelly Abeln & Michael Morris (A)
  • Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs?: And Over 40 Other Funny Signs for People to Ponder, Post, and Rip Away by P.J. McQuade (A)
  • Dogs Who Smile: The Happiest Hounds Around by Thomas Dunne Books (A-NF)
  • Boo ABC: A to Z with the World's Cutest Dog by J.H. Lee & Gretchen LeMaistre (PB)
  • Some Monsters Are Different by David Milgrim (PB)
  • A Year with Marmalade by Alison Reynolds & Heath McKenzie (PB)
  • King of the Zoo by Erica S. Perl & Jackie Urbanovic (PB)
  • Peekaboo! by Taro Gomi (PB)
  • Reading Makes You Feel Good by Todd Parr (PB) 
7.28.13
  • Spanish Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Spanish Terms & Phrases by Mike Ellis (A-NF)
  • Vampire Baby by Kelly Bennett & Paul Meisel (PB)
  • Attack of the Evil Minions! by Kirsten Mayer & Ed Miller (PB)
  • Cheetah Can't Lose by Bob Shea (PB)
  • You're Wearing That to School?! by Lynn Plourde & Sue Cornelison (PB)
  • Brian the Smelly Bear by Mark Chambers (PB)
  • Bully by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (PB)
  • Gus, the Dinosaur Bus by Julia Liu & Bei Lynn (PB)
  • Today I'll Be a Princess by Paula Croyle & Heather Brown (PB)
  • Rocket's Mighty Words by Tad Hills (PB)
  • Don't Laugh at Me by Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin, & Glin Dibley (PB)
  • Bunny Loves to Read by Peter Bently & Deborah Melman (PB)
  • I Can Be Anything! by Jerry Spinelli & Jimmy Liao (PB)
7.29.12
  • Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey (A)
7.30.13
  • World Rat Day: Poems About Real Holidays You've Never Heard Of by J. Patrick Lewis & Anna Raff (Y-NF)
 07.13 total: 75
8 adult non fiction; 37 picture books; 7 youth fiction; 3 youth non fiction; 4 young adult; 14 adult fiction; 1 graphic novel; 1 manga

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

books i've read june 2013

6.1.13
  • Hopper and Wilson by Maria Von Lieshout (PB)
  • Red Wagon by Renata Liwska (PB)
  • King Jack and the Dragon by Peter Bently & Helen Oxenbury (PB)
  • The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (Y)
6.2.13
  • Water in the Park: A Book About Water and the Times of the Day by Emily Jenkins & Stephanie Graegin (PB)
  • If You Want to See a Whale by Julie Fogliano & Erin E. Stead (PB)
  • Ollie and Claire by Tiffany Strelitz Haber & Matthew Cordell (PB)
  • Bean Dog and Nugget: The Ball by Charise Mericle Harper (GN)
  • Bean Dog and Nugget: The Cookie by Charise Mericle Harper (GN)
  • The Daddy Book by Todd Parr (PB)
  • Les Petits Fairytales: The Little Mermaid by Trixie Belle, Melissa Caruso-Scott, & Oliver Lake (PB)
  • Les Petits Fairytales: Rapunzel by Trixie Belle, Melissa Caruso-Scott, & Oliver Lake (PB)
  • Les Petits Fairytales: Beauty and the Beast by Trixie Belle, Melissa Caruso-Scott, & Oliver Lake (PB)
  • Les Petits Fairytales: Sleeping Beauty by Trixie Belle, Melissa Caruso-Scott, & Oliver Lake (PB)
  • Louis & the Dodo by Mark Shulman & Vincent Nguyen (PB)
  • Water in the Park by Emily Jenkins & Stephanie Graegin (PB)
  • Mouse Bird Snake Wolf by David Almond & Dave McKean (Y)
  • The Sleepwalkers by Viviane Schwarz (GN)
6.4.13
  • Half Magic by Edward Eager (Y)
6.5.13
  • Morning Glories, Volume 3: P.E. by Nick Spencer & Joe Eisma (GN)
  • Morning Glories, Volume 2: All Will Be Free by Nick Spencer & Joe Eisma (GN)
  • Morning Glories, Volume 1: For a Better Future by Nick Spencer & Joe Eisma (GN)
6.6.13
  • Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology by Caroline Paul & Wendy MacNaughton (A-NF)
6.8.13
  • Men at Work: Why Women Live Longer than Men by Cheezburger (A-NF)
  • Sock Monkey Kama Sutra: Tantric Sex Positions for Your Naughty Little Monkey by Vatsyayana Banana (A-NF)
  • How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You by The Oatmeal (A)
  • I Believe in You by Sandy Gingras (A-NF)
  • Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat & Marc Simont (Y)
  • Judy Moody by Megan McDonald (Y)
6.11.13
  • Matilda by Roald Dahl (Y)
6.13.13
  • Blood Moon by Alyxandra Harvey (YA)
  • Holding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women and the Survival of Community by Brenda J. Child (A-NF)
6.14.13
  • Red Hat by Lita Judge (PB)
  • Hansel and Gretel by Cynthia Rylant & Jen Corace (PB)
  • The Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson & Axel Sheffler (PB)
  • My First Day: What Animals Do on Day One by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page (Y-NF)
  • Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw (PB)
  • All Kinds of Friends by Norma Simon & Cherie Zamazing (PB)
  • My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss, Steve Johnson, & Lou Fancher (PB)
  • Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison (A)
  • Hopeless, Maine: Personal Demons by Tom Brown & Nimue Brown (GN)
6.15.13
  • Nuns Having Fun by Maureen Kelly & Jeffrey Stone (A-NF)
6.16.13
  • Artsy-Fartsy by Karla Oceanak & Kendra Spanjer (Y)
  • The Twits by Roald Dahl (Y)
  • Pieces by Chris Lynch (YA)
6.17.13
  • Monsters University by Tennant Redback, Matt Cruickshank, & Stuart Smith (PB)
6.19.13
  • Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green (A)
  • George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior by George Washington (A-NF)
9.20.13
  • The Giver by Lois Lowry (YA)
6.21.13
  • One Bright Ring by Gretchen Geser (PB)
  • When Mermaids Sleep by Ann Bonwill, Steve Johnson, & Lou Fancher (PB)
  • Boom!: Big, Big Thunder & One Small Dog by Mary Lyn Ray & Steven Salerno (PB)
  • Crankee Doodle by Tom Angleberger & Cece Bell (PB)
6.23.13
  • Danse Macabre by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)
6.25.13
  • This Is Monstropolis! by Harley Jessup & Sterling Shechy (PB)
6.26.13
  • Ghost of a Chance by Simon R. Green (A)
  • Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (YA)
6.28.13
  • The Witches by Roald Dahl (Y)
  • The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
  • Grumpy Cat by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
  • Twinky the Dinky Dog by Kate Klimo & Michael Fleming (Y)
  • Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea (PB)
  • Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos & Joy Ang (PB)
  • All Through My Town by Jean Reidy & Leo Timmers (PB)
  • On the Day I Died by Candace Fleming (YA)
6.29.13
  • Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year by Esme Raji Codell (A-NF)
  • After Eli by Rebecca Rupp (YA)
6.30.13
  • A Funny Little Bird by Jennifer Yerkes (PB)
  • Little Mouse by Alison Murray (PB)
  • On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman (PB)
  • Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman (PB)
  • Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry (YA)
06.13 total: 72
34 picture books; 10 youth fiction; 7 graphic novels; 8 adult non fiction; 5 adult fiction; 7 young adult fiction; 1 youth non fiction 

Monday, June 3, 2013

books i've read may 2013

5.1.13
  • The Thread of Life: Twelve Old Italian Tales by Domenico Vittorini & Mary GrandPre (Y)
  • Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan & Mehrdokht Amini (PB)
  • Phoebe & Digger by Tricia Springstubb & Jeff Newman (PB)
5.2.13
  • The Cats of Tanglewood Forest by Charles De Lint & Charles Vess (Y)
5.4.13
  • Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (PB)
  • The Story of Babar the Little Elephant by Jean de Brunhoff (PB)
  • Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina (PB)
  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr & Eric Carle (PB)
  • Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin (PB)
5.5.13
  • The Introvert's Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World by Sophia Dembling (A-NF)
5.6.13
  • Cross My Heart, Hope to Die by Sara Shepard (YA)
  • OCD, the Dude, and Me by Lauren Roedy Vaughn (YA)
5.7.13
  • Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos (A)
  • Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis (Y)
5.8.13
  • The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl (Y)
  • The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl (Y)
  • Fraggle Rock Classics by Stan Kay & Marie Severin (GN)
5.9.13
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl (Y)
5.10.13
  • A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker & Kady MacDonald Denton (PB)
  • Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester L. Laminack & Henry Cole (PB)
  • A Crazy Day at the Critter Cafe by Barbara Odanaka & Lee White (PB)
  • The Busy Tree by Jennifer Ward & Lisa Falkenstern (Y-NF)
  • Me and You by Genevieve Cote (PB)
5.11.13
  • Angel & Faith, Season 9, #21: What You Want, Not What You Need by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • Snow in Summer by Jane Yolen (YA)
5.12.13
  • Courage by Bernard Waber (PB)
  • A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead & Erin E. Stead (PB)
5.15.13
  • White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison (A)
5.16.13
  • Polar Bear Morning by Lauren Thompson & Stephen Savage (PB)
  • Too Noisy! by Malachy Doyle & Ed Vere (PB)
  • Stuck with the Blooz by Caron Levis & Jon Davis (PB)
  • Princess in Training by Tammi Sauer (PB)
5.18.13
  • Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (YA)
5.20.13
  • Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green (A)
5.22.13
  • Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates (A)
5.23.13
  • Kitty Steals the Show by Carrie Vaughn (A)
5.24.13
  • A Big Guy Took My Ball! by Mo Willems (PB)
  • The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli (PB)
  • Octopus Alone by Divya Srinivasan (PB)
  • Vader's Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown (GN)
  • My Dog: The Paradox by The Oatmeal (GN)
  • Henri, le Chat Noir: The Existential Musings of an Angst-Filled Cat by William Braden (A)
  • Get Out of There, Cat! by Kristina Knapp & Sam Stall (A)
5.25.13
  • Ladybug Girl Plays by David Soman & Jacky Davis (PB)
5.26.13
  • 2500 Years of Wisdom: Sayings of the Great Masters compiled by D.W. Brown (A-NF)
5.28.13
  • The Dog Who Cried Wolf by Keiko Kasza (PB)
  • Bat and Rat by Patrick Jennings & Matthew Cordell (PB)
  • Doctor Meow's Big Emergency by Sam Lloyd (PB)
  • Museum Trip by Barbara Lehman (PB)
  • Tacky's Christmas by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
  • Make Good Art by Neil Gaiman (A-NF)
  • Rust: Visitor in the Field by Royden Lepp (GN)
5.29.13
  • Bad Unicorn by Platte F. Clark (Y)
05.13 total: 53
7 youth fiction; 26 picture books; 3 adult non fiction; 4 young adult fiction; 7 adult fiction; 4 graphic novels; 1 youth non fiction; 1 comic 

Friday, May 10, 2013

My new favorite thing...

It's Scholastic Warehouse book sale time!

Here's what I got for me:
  • Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
  • A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
  • Plus by Veronica Chambers
  • Ruined by Paula Morris
  • Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
  • Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
  • The Wish Stealers by Tracy Trivas
  • Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland
  • Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi
  • Flawed Dogs by Berkeley Breathed
  • Dark Souls by Paula Morris
  • Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling by Tom Angleberger
And what I got for my Mouse:
  • A Crazy Day at the Critter Cafe by Barbara Odanaka & Lee White
  • How Do You Hug a Porcupine? by Laurie Isop & Gwen Millward
  • The Man in the Moon by William Joyce
  • The Busy Tree by Jennifer Ward & Lisa Falkenstern
  • A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker & Kady MacDonald Denton
  • Say Hello to Zorro! by Carter Goodrich
  • Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester L. Laminack & Henry Cole
My graduation gift to Erin:
  • Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
  • Crossed by Ally Condie
  • Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
  • Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
And for Jessica Mae:
  • Divergent by Veronica Roth
A good haul for $75! :)

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

books i've read april 2013

4.2.13
  • Cinder by Marissa Meyer (YA)
  • Peanut by Ayun Halliday & Paul Hoppe (GN)
  • Reading Makes You Feel Good by Todd Parr (PB)
4.3.13
  • Fated by Benedict Jacka (A)
4.4.13
  • Empty by K.M. Walton (YA)
4.6.13
  • My Pet Polar Bear by Mark Iacolina (PB)
  • My Pet Giraffe by Mark Iacolina (PB)
  • Hello Kitty: Hello Spring! by Meagan Bennett (PB)
  • You Are My Baby: Safari by Lorena Siminovich (PB)
  • The Dark by Lemony Snicket & Jon Klassen (PB)
  • Penny and Her Doll by Kevin Henkes (PB)
  • Ball by Mary Sullivan (PB)
  • Open Very Carefully: A Book with Bite by Nicola O'Byrne & Nick Bromley (PB)
  • A Long Way Away by Frank Viva (PB)
  • I Dare You Not to Yawn by Helene Boudreau & Serge Bloch (PB)
  • Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira & Poly Bernatene (PB)
  • I Am Blop! by Herve Tullet (PB)
4.7.13
  • The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! by Mo Willems (PB)
  • The Pigeon Loves Things That Go! by Mo Willems (PB)
  • Rabbit Pie: The Perfect Recipe for Bedtime by Penny Ives (PB)
  • Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle & Jill McElmurry (PB)
  • Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by Alice Schertle & Jill McElmurry (PB)
  • Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith (YA)
  • Angel & Faith, Season 9, #20: & Spike by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • BtVS, Season 9, #19: Welcome to the Team, Part Four by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
4.8.13
  • The Wallflower #29 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
  • The Wallflower #30 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
  • The Quiet Place by Sarah Stewart & David Small (PB)
  •  Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (GN)
  • Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor & Laura Beingessner (Y-NF)
4.9.13
  • Gustav Gloom and the People Taker by Adam-Troy Castro (Y)
4.12.13
  • White Magic: Spells to Hold You by Kelly Easton (YA)
4.13.13
  • I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano (A)
  • Bluebird by Bob Staake (PB)
  • Care for Our World by Karen Robbins & Alexandra Ball (Y-NF)
  • Mickey Mouse: Barn Dance by Gemma Louise Lowe (PB)
  • Takio by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming, & Olivia Bendis (GN)
  • Red Cat, Blue Cat by Jenni Desmond (PB)
  • Bear in Love by Daniel Pinkwater & Will Hillenbrand (PB)
4.14.13
  • Olympians: Poseidon: Earth Shaker by George O'Connor (GN)
  • Fairest: Wide Awake by Bill Willingham, Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanning, Matthew Sturges, & Shawn McManus (GN)
  • Fables: Cubs in Toyland by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, & Gene Ha (GN)
  • Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland by Bill Willingham, Craig Hamilton, Jim Fern, Ray Snyder, & Mark Farmer (GN)
4.15.13
  • Cerulean Sins by Laurell K.  Hamilton (A)
4.16.13
  • Loss by Jackie Morse Kessler (YA)
  • Zahra's Paradise by Amir & Khalil (GN)
4.17.13
  • My Crocodile Does Not Bite by Joe Kulka (PB)
  • Old MacDonald Had a Dragon by Ken Baker (PB)
  • Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier (PB)
  • The Big Bad Wold Goes on Vacation by Delphine Perret (PB)
  • Penguin on Vacation by Salina Yoon (PB)
  • Tea Rex by Molly Idle (PB)
  • Wooby & Peep by Cynthia Liu & Mary Peterson (PB)
  • Dive In! by April Jones Prince & Michelle Berg (PB)
  • Hello Kitty: Hello Summer! by Meagan Bennett (PB)
  • Beach Bugs: A Sunny Pop-up Book by David A. Carter (PB)
4.18.13
  • The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (A)
4.20.13
  • Moby-Dick: An Ocean Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
  • Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
  • Porn for the Working Woman by Cambridge Women's Pornography Cooperative & Gretchen LeMaistre (A)
  • Simon's Cat in Kitten Chaos by Simon Tofield (GN)
  • The Thankful Book by Todd Parr (PB)
  • Curious You on Your Way! by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld & H.A. Rey (PB)
  •  Cornered: 14 Stories of Bullying and Defiance edited by Rhoda Belleza (YA)
4.21.13
  • Husbands by Brad Bell & Jane Espenson (GN)
4.23.13
  • Curse of the Thirteenth Fey by Jane Yolen (YA)
4.24.13
  • Archie by Domenica More Gordon (PB)
  • The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye by Jane Yolen & Jim LaMarche (PB)
  • Awesome Dawson by Chris Gall (PB)
  • Being Frank by Donna W. Earnhardt & Andrea Castellani (PB)
4.25.13
  • Kiki Strike: The Darkness Dwellers by Kirsten Miller (YA)
4.26.13
  • BtVS, Season 9, #20: The Watcher by Andrew Chambliss, Karl Moline, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
4.27.13
  • That Is NOT a Good Idea! by Mo Willems (PB)
  • Doggone Feet! by Leslie Helakoski (PB)
  • Part-time Princess by Deborah Underwood & Cambria Evans (PB)
  • Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball by Vicki Churchill & Charles Fuge (PB)
  • Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire (A)
4.28.13
  • My Mother Gave Me the Moon by Becky Kelly & Patrick Regan (PB)
  • Because a Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO! by Rosetta Stone & Michael Firth (PB)
  • There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell! by Lucille Colandro & Jared Lee (PB)
  • Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
  • Old Tom's Big Book of Beauty by Leigh Hobbs (PB)
  • Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman (PB)
  • Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems (PB)
  • Harry By the Sea by Gene Zion & Margaret Bloy Graham (PB)
  • Tails by Matthew Van Fleet (PB)
4.30.13
  • Incubus Dreams by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)
04.13 total: 87
8 young adult fiction; 10 graphic novels; 54 picture books; 7 adult fiction; 3 comics; 2 manga; 2 youth non fiction; 1 youth fiction 

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

books i've read march 2013

3.1.13
  • The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Aspberger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband by David Finch (A-NF)
3.2.13
  • Micah by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)
  • A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison (A)
3.3.13
  • Ask the Passengers by A.S. King (YA)
3.5.13
  • Tim Burton by The Museum of Metropolitan Art, Ron Magliozzi, & Jenny He (A-NF)
3.10.13
  • For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison (A)
3.11.13
  • Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman & Adam Rex (PB)
  • I'm Not Reading! by Jonathan Allen (PB)
  • Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el & Tim Bowers (PB)
  • FArTHER by Grahame Baker-Smith (PB)
  • Dumped by Maryjane Fahey & Caryn Beth Rosenthal (A-NF)
  • Extreme Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)
  • The Scariest Thing of All by Debi Gliori (PB)
  • Jaguarundi by Virginia Hamilton & Floyd Cooper (PB)
  • Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer (PB)
  • Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean (PB)
  • The Fantastic Journey of Henri Rousseau by Michelle Markel & Amanda Hall (Y-NF)
  • More Than Human by Tim Flach (A-NF)
3.12.13
  • Bunnies for Tea by Kate Stone (PB)
  • Rabbityness by Jo Empson (PB)
  • Duck, Duck, Goose by Tad Hills (PB)
  • Little Bunny Foo Foo: The Real Story by Cori Doerrfeld (PB)
  • Ollie's Easter Eggs by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
  • Doug Unplugged by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
  • Robomop by Sean Taylor & Edel Rodriguez (PB)
  • Exclamation Point by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
  • Otis and the Puppy by Loren Long (PB)
3.14.13
  • Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad by Henry Cole (PB)
  • The Red Boat by Hannah Cumming (PB)
  • The Herd Boy by Niki Daly (PB)
  • Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas (PB)
  • The Doghouse by Jan Thomas (PB)
  • Just Me and 6,000 Rats: A Tale of Conjunctions by Rick Walton, Mike Gordon, & Carl Gordon (PB)
  • Just in Case by Judith Viorst & Diana Cain Bluthenthal (PB) 
3.16.13
  • Feral Nights by Cynthia Leitich Smith (YA)
  • Feminist Ryan Gosling: Feminist Theory as Imagined from Your Favorite Sensitive Movie Dude by Danielle Henderson (A-NF)
  • Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle (PB)
  • Let's Go, Hugo! by Angela Dominguez (PB)
  • The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
  • Newborn Puppies: Dogs in Their First Three Weeks by Traer Scott (A-NF)
  • Catch Picasso's Rooster by Julie Appel & Amy Guglielmo (PB)
  • Faces for Baby by Yana Peel (Y-NF)
  • Feed Matisse's Fish by Julie Appel & Amy Guglielmo (PB)
  • Tickle Tut's Toes by Julie Appel & Amy Guglielmo (PB)
  • Watch Your Tongue, Cecily Beasley by Lane Fredrickson & Jon Davis (PB)
  • A Rock Is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long (Y-NF)
3.19.13
  • Super Ladybug to the Rescue! by Guido Van Genechten (PB)
  • Inside Outside by Lizi Boyd (PB)
  • Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr. & Lois Ehlert (PB)
  • If You Hold a Seed by Elly MacKay (PB)
  • Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
  • Dream Friends by You Byun (PB)
  • Watch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems (PB)
  • Lazy Daisy, Cranky Frankie by Mary Ellen Jordan & Andrew Weldon (PB)
  • Rage by Jackie Morse Kessler (YA)
  • The Life & Love of Cats by Lewis Blackwell (A-NF)
3.22.13
  • Cat Trick by Sofie Kelly (A)
  • Assholes: A Theory by Aaron James (A-NF)
3.23.13
  • Babymouse for President by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)
3.24.13
  • All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome by Kathy Hoopmann (Y-NF)
3.25.13
  • Farm-Fresh Cats by Scott Santaro (PB)
  • The Magicians by Lev Grossman (A)
3.26.13
  • Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones (A)
  • The Muse Is In: An Owner's Manual to Your Creativity by Jill Badonsky (A-NF)
3.27.13
  • Sharing Our World: Animals of the Native Northwest Coast by Ian Reid, Ryan Cranmer, Doug Lafortune, John Nelson, Francis Horne Sr., Paul Windsor, Corey Bulpitt, T.J. Young, Ben Houstie, Eugene Isaac, Corey W. Moraes, Terry Starr, & Rose Elsie John (PB)
  • Learn the Colours with the Northwest Coast Native Art by Corey Bulpitt, Maynard Johnny Jr., William Wasden Jr., Erica Joseph, Mike Dangeli, Darrel Amos, Ryan Cranmer, & Ian Reid (PB)
  • Northwest Coast Native Animals by Kelly Robinson (PB)
  • Learn & Play with First Nations & Native Art by Mark A. Jacobson, Eric Parnell, Dwayne Simeon, Corey Bulpitt, Ryan Cranmer, Beau Dick, Darrel Amos, Wolf Morrisseau, lessLIE, & Garnet Tobacco (PB)
  • A Surprise for the Nutbrown Hares by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
  • Colors Everywhere by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
  • When I'm Big by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
  • Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping by Melanie Watt (PB)
3.28.13
  • Peep and Ducky by David Martin & David Walker (PB)
  • And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano & Erin E. Stead (PB)
  • The Bad Easter Bunny by Isabel Atherton & Stephanie Rohr (PB)
  • Piggy Bunny by Rachel Vail & Jeremy Tankard (PB)
  • Oh So Tiny Bunny by David Kirk (PB)
  • Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes (PB)
  • Olivia Goes to Venice by Ian Falconer (PB)
  • Olivia Dances for Joy by Natalie Shaw, Madellaine Paxson, & Patrick Spaziante (PB)
  • The Princess and the Peas by Caryl Hart & Sarah Warburton (PB)
  • The Museum by Susan Verde & Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
  • City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems & Jon J. Muth (PB)
  • Noah Webster & His Words by Jeri Chase Ferris & Vincent X. Kirsch (Y-NF)
  • Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole by Stan Berenstain & Jan Berenstain (PB)
  • Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein (PB)
  • Wilfred by Ryan Higgins (PB)
  • The King of Space by Jonny Duddle (PB)
  • The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit by Emma Thompson & Eleanor Taylor (PB)
  • Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. Galbraith & Wendy Anderson Halperin (Y-NF)
  • Construction Kitties by Judy Sue Goodwin Sturges & Shari Halpern (PB)
  • Ellen's Broom by Kelly Starling Lyons & Daniel Minter (PB)
  • Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni & Susy Pilgrim Waters (PB)
  • Christmas at the Toy Museum by David Lucas (PB)
  • Oddrey by Dave Whamond (PB)
  • My Ideal Bookshelf edited by Thessaly La Force & Jane Mount (A-NF)
3.29.13
  • BtVS, Season 9, #18: Welcome to the Team, Part Three by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • BtVS, Season 9, #17: Welcome to the Team, Part Two by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • Spike #5: A Dark Place, Part Five by Victor Gischler, Paul Lee, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • Angel & Faith, Season 9, #19: Death and Consequences, Part Four by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • Angel & Faith, Season 9, #18: Death and Consequences, Part Three by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • Bleach #50 by Tite Kubo (M)
  • Bleach #51 by Tite Kubo (M)
3.30.13
  • Bleach #52 by Tite Kubo (M)
  • Bleach #53 by Tite Kubo (M)
  • Bleach #54 by Tite Kubo (M)
3.31.13
  • Easter Bugs: A Springtime Pop-up by David A. Carter (PB)
  • Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here! by Barbara Park & Virginia Garofoli (PB)
  • How to Be Interesting (In 10 Easy Steps) by Jennifer Hagy (A-NF)
  • Sammy Spider's First Passover by Sylvia A. Rouss & Katherine Janus Katin (PB)
  • Witch & Wizard #1 by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet, & Svetlana Chmakova (M)
  • Bleach #55 by Tite Kubo (M)
03.13 total: 112
11 adult non fiction; 6 adult fiction; 3 young adult fiction; 72 picture books; 2 graphic novels; 6 youth non fiction; 5 comics; 7 manga 

Sunday, March 3, 2013

books i've read february 2013

2.1.13
  • Bloodthirsty by Flynn Meaney (YA)
  • Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel (GN)
  • Josie Griffin is NOT a Vampire by Heather Swain (YA)
2.2.13
  • Runaways: Pride & Joy by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona (GN)
2.3.13
  • Groundhog Weather School by Joan Holub & Kristin Sorra (PB)
  • The Bird King: An Artist's Notebook by Shaun Tan (A-NF)
  • Page by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge (GN)
  • A Year with Friends by John Seven & Jana Christy (PB)
  • See a Heart, Share a Heart by Eric Telchin (PB)
  • Runaways: Teenage Wasteland by Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, & Takeshi Miyazawa (GN)
  • Runaways: The Good Die Young by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona (GN)
2.4.13
  • Runaways: Parental Guidance by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona (GN)
  • Runaways: Escape to New York by Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, & Takeshi Miyazawa (GN)
2.5.13
  • Runaways: Live Fast by Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, & Mike Norton (GN)
2.7.13
  • Cinderella: Fables Are Forever by Chris Roberson & Shawn McManus (GN)
2.9.13
  • Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison (YA)
  • Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse: Necromancer by Laurell K. Hamilton, Jess Ruffner, & Ron Lim (GN)
  • Anita Blake: The Laughing Corpse: Animator by Laurell K. Hamilton, Ron Lim, & Jess Ruffner-Booth (GN)
  • Runaways: Homeschooling by Kathryn Immonen & Sara Pichelli (GN)
2.10.13
  • Haunt Volume 2 by Robert Kirkman, Greg Capullo, Todd McFarlane, & Jonathan Glapion (GN)
2.12.13
  • Haunt Volume 3 by Robert Kirkman, Greg Capullo, & Todd McFarlane (GN)
  • Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Hope Larson (GN)
  • Black Dust Mambo by Adrian Phoenix (A)
2.13.13
  • Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake Vampire Hunter: Circus of the Damned: The Scoundrel by Laurell K. Hamilton, Jess Ruffner-Booth, & Ron Lim (GN)
2.14.13
  • Crow Girl by Kate Cann (YA)
2.15.13
  • The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient China by Leonard Everett Fisher (Y-NF)
2.16.13
  • Peace by Wendy Anderson Halperin (PB)
  • Stretch by Doreen Cronin & Scott Menchin (PB)
  • Grandpa Monty's Muddles by Marta Zafrilla & Miguel Angel Diez (PB)
  • Grumpy Goat by Brett Helquist (PB)
  • Hiccup! by Mike Herrod (PB)
2.17.13
  • T-Rex Trying... by Hugh Murphy (A)
  • Happy Easter, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond (PB)
  • What's Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites by Tad Hills (PB)
2.18.13
  • Marzi: A Memoir by Marzena Sowa & Sylvain Savoia (GN)
2.19.13
  • Pale by Chris Wooding (YA)
  • "Who Could That Be at This Hour?" by Lemony Snicket (YA)
2.20.13
  • Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler (YA)
2.23.13
  • Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones (A)
  • Hot Guys and Cute Chicks by Audrey Khuner & Carolyn Newman (A)
  • Why Unicorn Drinks by C.W. Moss (A)
  • 50 Ways to Kill a Slug by Sarah Ford (A-NF)
2.26.13
  • Early to Death, Early to Rise by Kim Harrison (YA)
2.27.12
  •  The Bully Book by Eric Kahn Gale (Y)
02.13 total: 44

8 young adult fiction; 17 graphic novels; 10 picture books; 2 adult non fiction; 5 adult fiction; 1 youth non fiction; 1 youth fiction

Friday, February 1, 2013

books i've read january 2013

1.1.13
  • Unwind by Neal Shusterman (YA)
1.2.13
  • Would You Eat Your Cat?: Key Ethical Conundrums and What They Tell You About Yourself by Jeremy Stangroom (A-NF)
  • The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann (Y)
1.3.13
  • Burned by Sara Shepard (YA)
  • Isabella's Garden by Glenda Millard & Rebecca Cool (PB)
  • I Need My Own Country! by Rick Walton & Wes Hargis (PB)
  • Soup for One by Ethan Long (PB)
  • Happy by Mies Van Hout (PB)
  • It's All About Me-Ow: A Young Cat's Guide to the Good Life by Hudson Tabott (PB)
  • After the Fall by Victoria Roberts (A)
  • Tower of Treasure by Scott Chantler (GN)
  • A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return by Zeina Abirached (GN)
  • Hades: Lord of the Dead by George O'Connor (GN)
  • Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story by S.D. Nelson (Y-NF)
1.4.13
  • Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess by Rachel Renee Russell (Y)
  • Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All by Rachel Renee Russell (Y)
  • Better Than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives by Arthur Plotnik (A-NF)
1.5.13
  • UnWholly by Neal Shusterman (YA)
  • Whooo Loves You? by Sandra Magsamen (PB)
  • I Love You by Barbi Sido (PB)
  • We Belong Together by Joyce Wan (PB)
1.6.13
  • Spike: A Dark Place, Part Four by Victor Gischler, Paul Lee, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, #15: Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 2 by Drew Z. Greenberg, Karl Moline, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9, #16: Welcome to the Team, Part One by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • Angel & Faith, Season 9, #15: The Hero of His Own Story by Christos Gage, David Lapham, Lee Garbett, Derek Fridolfs, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • Angel & Faith, Season 9, #16: Death and Consequences, Part One by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
  • Angel & Faith, Season 9, #17: Death and Consequences, Part Two by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
1.8.13
  • Hello Kitty: Christmas Cheer by Madeline Grey (PB)
  • V Is for Vulnerable: Life Outside the Comfort Zone by Seth Godin & Hugh MacLeod (A-NF)
1.9.13
  • Insurgent by Veronica Roth (YA)
  • The Lost Colony, Book 1: The Snodgrass Conspiracy by Grady Klein (GN)
1.10.13
  • The Captive Prince by Scott Chantler (GN)
  • The Sign of the Black Rock by Scott Chantler (GN)
1.11.13
  • The Stardust Kid by J.M. DeMatteis & Mike Ploog (GN)
1.12.13
  • Blackout by John Rocco (PB)
  • Baby Penguins Everywhere! by Melissa Guion (PB)
  • Let's Go for a Drive! by Mo Willems (PB)
  • Pug & Doug by Steve Breen (PB)
  • The Biggest Kiss by Joanna Walsh & Judi Abbot (PB)
  • The Shape of My Heart by Mark Sperring & Alys Paterson (PB)
  • How Do You Hug a Porcupine? by Laurie Isop & Gwen Millward (PB)
  • A Lovely Love Story by Edward Monkton (A)
  • Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms by Lissa Evans (Y)
1.14.13
  • Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairy Armies by William Joyce (Y)
1.17.13
  • Huggy Kissy by Leslie Patricelli (PB)
  • The Biggest Valentine Ever by Steven Kroll & Jeni Bassett (PB)
  • Puff the Magic Dragon: Pop-Up Book by Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton, Eric Puybaret, & Bruce Foster (PB)
  • How Do I Love You? by P.K. Hallinan (PB)
1.18.13
  • The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (YA)
1.19.13
  • Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite by Barry Deutsch (GN)
  • Trolls in the Hamptons by Celia Jerome (A)
  • Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (GN)
  • Big Mean Mike by Michelle Knudsen & Scott Magoon (PB)
  • Saga Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples (GN)
  • Richard Castle's Deadly Storm by Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue Deconnick, & Lan Medina (GN)
1.20.13
  • Pandemonium by Chris Wooding & Cassandra Diaz (GN)
  • Fables: Super Team by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Eric Shanower, & Terry Moore (GN)
  • Fables: Inherit the Wind by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, & Shawn McManus (GN)
  • Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michaelangelo, & Me by Ellen Forney (GN)
1.22.13
  • If Kisses Were Colors by Janet Lawler & Alison Jay (PB) 
  • You and Me by Martine Kindermans (PB) 
  • Me with You by Kristy Dempsey & Christopher Denise (PB)
1.24.13
  • Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones (A)
1.26.13
  • Olivia by Ian Falconer (PB)
  • A Particular Cow by Mem Fox & Terry Denton (PB)
  • The Twenty-Five Mixtec Cats by Matthew Gollub & Leovigildo Martinez (PB)
  • The Leprechaun Under the Bed by Teresa Bateman & Paul Meisel (PB)
  • Rabbit's Snow Dance by James Bruchac, Joseph Bruchac, & Jeff Newman (PB)
  • The Other Side of Town by Jon Agee (PB)
  • Toads on Toast by Linda Bailey & Colin Jack (PB)
  • Hyperactive by Scott Christian Sava & Joseph Bergin III (GN)
  • Haunt Volume 1 by Todd McFarlane & Robert Kirkman (GN)
  • Life with Mr. Dangerous by Paul Hornschemeier (GN)
  • A Bride's Story #2 by Kaoru Mori (M)
  • Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by Na Liu & Andres Vera Martinez (GN)
1.27.13
  • An Awesome Book of Love! by Dallas Clayton (PB)
  • Bad Kitty: School Daze by Nick Breul (Y)
  • Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit by Il Sung Na (PB)
  • Runaways: Dead Wrong by Terry Moore & Humberto Ramos (GN)
1.28.13
  • Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Christmas by Melanie Watt (Y)
1.31.13
  • Avengers Assemble: An Oral History of Earth's Mightiest Heroes by Brian Michael Bendis (A)
01.13 total: 81
6 young adult fiction; 3 adult non fiction; 6 youth fiction; 33 picture books; 5 adult fiction; 20 graphic novels; 1 youth non fiction; 6 comics; 1 manga 

Friday, January 4, 2013

2012 book summary!

I met my Goodreads book challenge for this year (650, I think)!  Woo hoo!  But now, for my 2012 summary...

2012 total: 834

and the breakdown...

369 picture books
100 graphic novels
72 adult non fiction
71 young adult fiction
68 youth fiction
66 adult fiction
48 manga
22 comics
18 youth non fiction

as a comparison, the 2011 counts...

2011 book total: 703

242 picture books
117 adult non fiction
91 graphic novels
81 young adult fiction
66 adult fiction
44 youth fiction
30 manga
24 youth non fiction
6 comics
2 young adult non fiction

books i've read december 2012

12.1.12
  • My Name Is Not Isabella by Jennifer Fosberry & Mike Litwin (PB)
12.2.12
  • Buried by Linda Joy Singleton (YA)
12.3.12
  • A Blue So Dark by Holly Schindler (YA)
12.4.12
  • Binky Under Pressure by Ashley Spires (GN)
  • Wonkenstein: The Creature from My Closet by Obert Skye (Y)
12.5.12
  • Potterwookiee: The Creature from My Closet by Obert Skye (Y)
12.8.12
  • Dinosaur Vs. Santa by Bob Shea (PB) 
  • Too Tall Houses by Gianna Marino (PB)
  • Hidden by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (YA)
12.11.12
  • Scared of Santa: Scenes of Terror in Toyland by Denise Joyce & Nancy Watkins (A-NF) 
  • A Cat's Life by Gemma Correll (A)
  • The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate by Scott Nash (Y) 
12.14.12
  • The Second Life of Abigail Walker by Frances O'Roark Dowell (Y)
12.16.12
  • Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by James Dean & Eric Litwin (PB)
12.17.12
  • Cat Tale by Michael Hall (PB)
  • Faerieground: A Wish in the Woods by Beth Bracken, Kay Fraser, & Odessa Sawyer (Y)
  • Mousterpiece: A Mouse-Sized Guide to Modern Art by Jane Breskin Zalben (PB)
  • Up Above and Down Below by Paloma Valdivia (PB)
12.18.12
  • Faerieground: Bloodfate by Beth Bracken, Kay Fraser, & Odessa Sawyer (Y)
  • Faerieground: The Willow Queen's Gate by Beth Bracken, Kay Fraser, & Odessa Sawyer (Y)
  • Faerieground: The Shadows by Beth Bracken, Kay Fraser, & Odessa Sawyer (Y)
  • An Apple for the Creature edited by Charlaine Harris & Toni L.P. Kelner (A)
  • Butter by Erin Jade Lange (YA)
12.19.12
  • First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (A)
  • Scorch by Gina Damico (YA)
12.20.12
  • Divergent by Veronica Roth (YA)
12.21.12
  • Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride (YA)
12.22.12
  • Goliath by Scott Westerfeld (YA)
12.23.12
  • Christmas Parade by Sandra Boynton (PB)
  • A Flower in the Snow by Tracey Corderoy & Sophie Allsopp (PB)
  • Hippopposites by Janik Coat (PB)
  • Les Petits Fairytales: Cinderella by Trixie Belle, Melissa Caruso-Scott, & Oliver Lake (PB)
  • Les Petits Fairytales: Snow White by Trixie Belle, Melissa Caruso-Scott, & Oliver Lake (PB)
  • Black Dog by Levi Pinfold (PB)
  • The Christmas Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood & Renata Liwska (PB)
  • Baby's Best Friend by Rachael Hale (PB)
  • The Chicken Problem by Jennifer Oxley & Billy Aronson (PB)
  • Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Y)
  • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (Y)
12.24.12
  • Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu (YA)
12.25.12
  • Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James (A)
12.26.12
  • The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman (YA)
  • Hounded by Kevin Hearne (A)
12.27.12
  • The True Meaning of Cleavage by Mariah Fredericks (YA)
12.28.12
  • Hellbent by Anthony McGowan (YA)
12.29.12
  • When My Baby Dreams of Fairy Tales by Adele Enerson (PB)
  • Waking Dragons by Jane Yolen & Derek Anderson (PB)
  • Pirateria: The Wonderful Plunderful Pirate Emporium by Calef Brown (PB)
  • Hippospotamus by Tony Ross (PB)
12.30.12
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney (Y)
  • Drama by Raina Telgemeier (GN)
  • Let's Play in the Snow by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
  • Hugs for You by Paula Hannigan & Heather Brown (PB)
  • Who's Looking at You? by Stephane Frattini (Y-NF)
12.31.12
  • Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (YA)
  • Duck & Goose: Goose Needs a Hug by Tad Hills (PB)
12.12 total: 56
23 picture books; 13 young adult books; 2 graphic novels; 11 youth fiction; 1 adult non fiction; 5 adult fiction; 1 youth non fiction