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)

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: 178

17 graphic novels; 14 youth nonfiction; 86 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