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