2017 reading year in review

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

2017 total: 1041

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

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

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

books i've read december 2017

12.1.17

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

12.2.17

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

12.8.17

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

12.9.17

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

12.10.17

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

12.13.17

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

12.16.17

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

12.17.17

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

12.18.17

• The Big Bad Fox by Benjamin Renner (GN)

12.22.17

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

12.23.17

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

12.24.17

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

12.25.17

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

12.26.17

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

12.27.17

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

12.28.17

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

12.29.17

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

12.30.17

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

12.31.17

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

12.17 total: 124

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