books i've read may 2024

 5.1.24

• The Curse of the Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones (A)
• Martha Stewart's Cupcakes by Martha Stewart Living Magazine (ANF)

5.3.24

• Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones (A)
• A Man & His Cat #4 by Umi Sakurai (M)
• Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten by Michelle Knudsen & Kevin Hawkes (PB)
• Penguin Huddle by Ross Montgomery & Sarah Warburton (PB)
• A Penguin Like Me by Marcus Pfister (PB)
• Partly Cloudy by Deborah Freedman (YNF)
• In the Dark by Kate Hoefler & Corinna Luyken (PB)
• The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung & Hanna Cha (PB)

5.4.23

• It's Holi! by Sanyukta Mathur & Courtney Pippin-Mathur (YNF)
• Animals Albums from A to Z by Cece Bell (PB)
• The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones (A)
• We Disagree About This Tree by Ross Collins (PB)
• The Wishing Machine by Jonathan Hillman & Nadia Alam (PB)
• The Wallflower #36 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones (A)
• Tomo-Chan Is a Girl! #1 by Fumita Yanagida (M)
• Kamisama Kiss #11 by Julietta Suzuki (M)
• Kamisama Kiss #12 by Julietta Suzuki (M)

5.5.24

• Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega (Y)
• A Man & His Cat #5 by Umi Sakurai (M)
• A Man & His Cat #6 by Umi Sakurai (M)
• Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky (Y)
• We Are Totally Normal by Naomi Kanakia (YA)
• Addie Ant Goes on an Adventure by Maren Morris, Karina Argow, & Kelly Anne Dalton (PB)
• Kamisama Kiss #13 by Julietta Suzuki (M)
• Behind the Scenes!! #4 by Bisco Hatori (M)

5.6.24

• Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin (YA)
• I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver (YA)
• A Stone Is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth & Marc Martin (YNF)
• A Bed of Stars by Jessica Love (PB)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: Winter's No Time to Sleep! by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: Under the Weather by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)

5.7.24

• Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland (Y)

5.8.24

• Cold Clay by Juneau Black (A)

5.11.24

• Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris & LeUyen Pham (PB)

5.12.24

• Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (A)
• Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson (Y)
• Thor and Loki: Midgard Family Mayhem by Jeffrey Brown (GN)
• xxxHOLiC #1 by CLAMP (M)
• Behind the Scenes!! #5 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Behind the Scenes!! #6 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Behind the Scenes!! #7 by Bisco Hatori (M)
• Natsume's Book of Friends #25 by Yuki Midorikawa (M)

5.13.24

• Sail Me Away Home by Ann Clare LeZotte (YA)
• Hollowthorn by Kalyn Josephson (Y)
• Mirror Lake by Juneau Black (A)

5.14.24

• Star Wars: Rey and Pals by Jeffrey Brown (GN)

5.15.24

• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (A)
• Bird Rehearsal by Jonah Winter & Stacy Innerst (PB)
• We're Having a Party (for Everyone!) by Katie Vernon (PB)
• Pretty Ugly by David Sedaris & Ian Falconer (PB)
• Sam and Lucy by MaryJo Scott (PB)
• Too Many Golems by Jane Yolen & Maya Shleifer (PB)
• Two Together by Brendan Wenzel (PB)
• Junia: The Book Mule of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson & David C. Gardner (PB)
• When You Go Into Nature by Sheri M. Bestor & Sydney Hanson (YNF)
• If You Run Out of Words by Felicita Sala (PB)

5.17.24

• Glitterland by Alexis Hall (A)
• Redsight by Meredith Mooring (A)

5.18.24

• At the Drop of a Cat by Elise Fontenaille & Violeta Lopiz (PB)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Maple Festival by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Clover Curse by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• Witch Upon a Star by Angela M. Sanders (A)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: Journey to the Crystal Cave by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• Cat + Gamer #2 by Wataru Nadatani (M)
• Cat + Gamer #3 by Wataru Nadatani (M)

5.19.24

• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl (ANF)
• Shake Loose My Skin by Sonia Sanchez (ANF)
• The Way of the Househusband #4 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #5 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #7 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• Rent-a-Girlfriend #1by Reiji Miyajima (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #8 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• What Did You Eat Yesterday? #2 by Fumi Yoshinaga (M)

5.20.24

• ASAP by Axie Oh (YA)
• The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams (ANF)

5.22.24

• The Rock in My Throat by Kao Kalia Yang & Jiemei Lin (PB)
• Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys by Rob Penas & Carl Angel (YNF)

5.23.24

• The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan (A)
• Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope by Karamo Brown (ANF)

5.24.24

• All You Knead Is Love by Tanya Guerrero (Y)
• What Did You Eat Yesterday? #3 by Fumi Yoshinaga (M)
• What Did You Eat Yesterday? #4 by Fumi Yoshinaga (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #9 by Kousuke Oona (M)

5.25.24

• Cookiesaurus Rex by Amy Fellner Dominy, Nate Evans, & AG Ford (PB)
• The Elephantom by Ross Collins (PB)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: Forget-Me-Not Lake by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• Elf Dog & Owl Head by M.T. Anderson (Y)
• Gone with the Witch by Angela M. Sanders (A)
• Lost Stick by Anoosha Syed (PB)
• Sam Francisco, King of the Disco by Sarah Tagholm & Binny Talib (PB)
• Flubby Does NOT Like Valentine's Day by J.E. Morris (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Great Bake Off by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Missing Tooth Fairy by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Way of the Househusband #6 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #10 by Kousuke Oono (M)
• The Way of the Househusband #11 by Kousuke Oono (M)

5.26.24

• Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi (YANF)
• Bluebird by Bob Staake (PB)
• Love Grows by Ruth Spiro & Lucy Ruth Cummins (PB)
• A Happy Place by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Bears Are Best! by Joan Holub & Laurie Keller (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Belonging by Kevin Carroll (YNF)
• Mama Mammals: Reproduction and Birth in Mammals by Cathy Evans & Bia Melo (YNF)
• Goodbye: A First Conversation About Grief by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, & Isabel Roxas (YNF)
• Every Body: A First Conversation About Bodies by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, & Tequitia Andrews (YNF)
• Gift & Box by Ellen Mayer & Brizida Magro (PB)
• Madeline Finn and the Blessing of the Animals by Lisa Papp (PB)
• She Persisted: Ella Fitzgerald by Andrea Davis Pinkney (YNF)
• She Persisted: Kalpana Chawla by Raakhee Mirchandani (YNF)
• She Persisted: Diana Taurasi by Monica Brown (YNF)
• She Persisted: Malala Yousafzai by Aisha Saeed (YNF)
• She Persisted: Wangari Maathai by Eucabeth Odhiambo (YNF)
• She Persisted: Dorothy Height by Kelly Starling Lyons (YNF)
• She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller by Traci Sorell (YNF)
• She Persisted: Rachel Levine by Lisa Bunker (YNF)
• Some Days Are Yellow by Suzanne Slade & Michelle Lee (PB)
• Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming by Steve Asbell (PB)

5.27.24

• The Love Con by Seressia Glass (A)
• Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan (A)
• Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow (Y)

5.31.24

• In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan (A)
• Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb & Erin Kraan (PB)
• Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by Lisa Papp (PB)
• Madeline Finn and the Shelter Dog by Lisa Papp (PB)
• The Cutest Brave Little Bunny by Joy Steuerwald (PB)
• Lucy!: How Lucille Ball Did It All by Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, & Brigette Barrager (YNF)
• My Shadow Is Purple by Scott Stuart (PB)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Hidden Cottage by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: The Whispering Woods by Poppy Green & Jennifer A. Bell (Y)

05.24 total: 132

16 adult fiction; 5 adult nonfiction; 28 manga; 37 picture books; 19 youth nonfiction; 19 youth fiction; 5 young adult fiction; 2 graphic novels; 1 young adult nonfiction