books i've read july 2026

 7.1.26

• Rainbows After Storms #3 by Luka Kobachi (M)

7.2.26

• Intergalactic Feast by Lavanya Lakshminarayan (A)
• Rainbows After Storms #4 by Luka Kobachi (M)
• A Song for You & I by K. O'Neill (GN)

7.3.26

• Sing the 50 United States! by Dr. Seuss & Tom Brannon (YNF)
• My Grandfather's Song by Phung Nguyen Quang & Huynh Kim Lien (PB)
• Teo's Tutu by Maryann Jacob Macias & Alea Marley (PB)
• It's My Body!: A Book About Body Positivity by Elise Gravel (YNF)
• Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks (A)
• The Lost Daughter of Sparta by Felicia Day & Rowan MacColl (GN)
• Stone Fruit by Lee Lai (GN)

7.4.26

• A Short History of Trans Misogyny by Jules Gill-Peterson (ANF)
• Orbital by Samantha Harvey (A)
• Brielle and Bear Volume 1 by Salomey Doku (GN)
• Waiting for Spring #4 by Anashin (M)

7.5.26

• Tusk Love by Thea Guonzon (A)
• Call Me Moby by Lars Kenseth (PB)
• Like a Rainbow: The Colorful Story of Cyndi Lauper by Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, & Brigette Barrager (YNF)
• Sharing the Dream by Shelia P. Moses & Keith Mallet (PB)
• You Are the Land by Steph Littlebird (PB)
• Caught Up by Navessa Allen (A)
• Waiting for Spring #5 by Anashin (M)

7.6.26

• Waiting for Spring #6 by Anashin (M)
• Moody Cow Meditates by Kerry Lee MacLean (PB)

7.7.26

• Waiting for Spring #7 by Anashin (M)
• Robin and the Stick by E.B. Goodale (PB)
• The Fountain by Lisa Loffredo (PB)
• I Love Teddies by Eloise Wu (A)

7.8.26

• The Feywild Job by C.L. Polk (A)
• Blow Me by Bryan L. Caldwell (A)
• Bored by Felicita Sala (PB)
• How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson (ANF)

7.9.26

• Waiting for Spring #8 by Anashin (M)
• Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland (A)

7.10.26

• The Dream by Gideon Sterer & Nik Henderson (GN)
• The Worried Book by Howard Pearlstein & James Munro (PB)
• Let It Shine!: A Celebration of You by Carole Boston Weatherford & Tequitia Andrews (PB)
• If I Built a Town by Chris Van Dusen (PB)
• We Go Slow by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie & Aaron Becker (PB)
• More Than a Tree by Sarah Kurpiel (PB)
• Itty Bitty Titty Committee by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Invader Zim Volume 1 by Jhonen Vasquez, Eric Trueheart, Aaron Alexovich, Megan Lawton, Simon "Hutt" Trousellier, Rikki Simons, Mildred Louis, Cassie Kelly, J.R. Goldberg, & Warren Wucinich (GN)

7.11.26

• Terry's Many Hats by Terry Crews & Tanisha Cherislin (PB)
• The March for Hope by Valerie Bolling & Monica Mikai (PB)
• Love Makes Mochi by Stefany Valentine (YA)
• Carlotta's Special Dress by Carlotta Walls LaNier, Lisa Frazier Page, & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (YNF)
• My Ganesha Chaturthi: Words of Wisdom by Priya Kumari, Komal Garg, & Abhilasha Khatri (YNF)
• 102 by Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Sakura, Saku #5 by Io Sakisaka (M)
• The Women Who Won the Vote: Ten Tales from a Revolutionary Movement by Emma Roberts & Seobhan Hope (YNF)
• Sakura, Saku #6 by Io Sakisaka (M)

7.12.26

• The King of Birds by Acree Graham Macam & Natalie Nelson (PB)
• I Really Want to Be a Cat by Helen Hancocks (PB)
• Leonardo da Vinci by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Ana Albero (YNF)
• Sally Ride by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Alona Millgram (YNF)
• Harry Kane by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Matt Hunt (YNF)
• Beatrix Potter by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Sara Rhys (YNF)
• David Beckham by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Fernando Martin (YNF)
• Clever Crow by Chris Butterworth & Olivia Lomenech Gill (YNF)
• This Was Not the Plan by Jane Chapman (PB)
• Chopsticks Are by Chloe Ito Ward & Lynn Scurfield (YNF)
• Kiss Him, Not Me! #1 by Junko (M)
• Sakura, Saku #8 by Io Sakisaka (M)
• These Shattered Spires by Cassidy Ellis Salter (YA)

7.13.26

• Iguana Miss You! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Skip-Beat! #51 by Yoshiki Nakamura (M)

7.14.26

• Stitch Head: The Forgotten Creation by Guy Bass & Pete Williamson (Y)
• Sakura, Saku #7 by Io Sakisaka (M)

7.15.26

• Game On by Navessa Allen (A)
• The Weedy Garden by Margaret Renkl & Billy Renkl (YNF)
• Dad by Christian Robinson (PB)
• Just Try It!: Someplace New! by Phil Rosenthal, Lily Rosenthal, & Luke Flowers (PB)
• Our Guncle by Steven Rowley & Eda Kaban (PB)
• A Kids Book About Anger by Fabian Ramirez (YNF)
• It's Taco Knight! by Megan Maynor & Estrela Lourenco (PB)
• Crouton: One Cat's Adoption Tale by Kristine A. Lombardi (PB)
• Vampire Jam Sandwich by Casey Lyall & Nici Gregory (PB)
• The Day My Brother Became a Tree by Xin Li (PB)
• Exca-Gator! by Brooke Hartman & Michael Slack (PB)
• A Day Off School by Oliver Jeffers & Kevin Waldron (PB)
• Whirby by Molly Harris & Jacob Souva (PB)
• A Kids Book About Saying Goodbye to a Pet by The Dodo (YNF)
• Unicorns in Uniforms by Beth Ferry & A.N. Kang (PB)
• Rough Around the Hedges by Lish McBride (A)

7.16.26

• A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid by Sara O'Leary & Qin Leng (PB)
• Arthur's Birthday by Marc Brown (PB)
• Arthur's Halloween by Marc Brown (PB)
• Arthur's Pet Business by Marc Brown (PB)
• Puzzled by Pan Cooke (GN)
• The Summer Hikaru Died #7 by Mokumokuren (M)

7.17.26

• Psycho Shifters by Jasmine Mas (A)
• Ghost Roast by Shawnelle Gibbs, Shawnee Gibbs, & Emily Cannon (GN)
• Waiting for Spring #9 by Anashin (M)

7.18.26

• Gimme Cracked Corn & I Will Share by Kevin O'Malley (PB)
• Sally's Spit Roast by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Animal Crackers Fly the Coop by Kevin O'Malley (PB)
• What Aunts Do Best/What Uncles Do Best by Laura Numeroff & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Nighty-Night, Cooper by Laura Numeroff & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman & Liza Woodruff (PB)
• Cryptid Babies by Kelly Milner Halls, Ness Halls, & Rick Spears (PB)
• One Pucked Up Pack by Sarah Blue (A)

7.19.26

• A Witch's Guide to Burning by Aminder Dhaliwal (YA)
• Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers, Amy Novesky, & Genevieve Godbout (PB)
• What Puppies Do Best by Laura Numeroff & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Findus Moves Out by Sven Nordqvist (PB)
• When Findus Was Little and Disappeared by Sven Nordqvist (PB)
• Findus Plants Meatballs by Sven Nordqvist (PB)

7.20.26

• Out of the Loop by Katie Siegel (A)
• My Daddy Is a Giant by Carl Norac & Ingrid Godon (PB)
• Findus Goes Camping by Sven Nordqvist (PB)
• Tentacles & Triathlons by Ashley Bennett (A)

7.21.26

• Stretching by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Waiting for Spring #10 by Anashin (M)
• Waiting for Spring #11 by Anashin (M)
• Maple & Willow Together by Lori Nichols (PB)
• Even Steven: A Book About Sharing by Carrie Finison & Daniel Wiseman (PB)
• Jimmy's Boa and the Big Splash Birthday Bash by Trinka Hakes Noble & Steven Kellogg (PB)

7.22.26

• Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian (ANF)
• The Little Bean by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Sea of Dreams by Dennis Nolan (PB)
• My Mommy Is Magic by Carl Norac & Ingrid Godon (PB)
• You Are the First Kid on Mars by Patrick O'Brien (YNF)
• Haikyu!! #1 by Haruichi Furudate (M)

7.23.26

• Coming by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Glaze My Donuts by Jen Jenivive (A)
• Waiting for Spring #12 by Anashin (M)
• Waiting for Spring #13 by Anashin (M)

7.24.26

• Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day by Jolene Gutierrez & Angel Chang (PB)
• The Shy Book by Howard Pearlstein & James Munro (PB)
• If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen (PB)
• If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen (PB)
• The Sweater: A Story of Community by Larissa Theule & Teagan White (PB)
• Oscar Wilde's Stories for Children by Oscar Wilde & Lauren O'Hara (Y)
• Firefly by Robert Macfarlane & Luke Adam Hawker (PB)
• Haikyu!! #2 by Haruichi Furudate (M)
• I Love Wieners! by Kinsey Maezing (A)
• Something's Wrong with My Wiener by Justin Orlando (A)

7.25.26

• Don't Puck with My Heart by Sarah Blue (A)
• Do You Know the Dark?: Exploring the Unseen, Unknown, and Unusual by Roz MacLean (PB)
• Wake Up, Grouchy Bear! by David Ezra Stein (PB)
• Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon (A)
• A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush (ANF)
• Hatsu Haru #1 by Shizuki Fujisawa (M)
• When the Heavens Smile by Aki Senoo (M)
• Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman (A)

7.26.26

• Taylor & Travis Forever: Ultimate Fan Edition by Nicole de las Heras & Elisa Chavarri (YNF)
• I've Got a Dog!: A Happy Little Tune by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• Wicked: I Am Elphaba by Mary Man-Kong & Elsa Chang (PB)
• Wicked: I Am Glinda by Mary Man-Kong & Elsa Chang (PB)
• Bluey: Baby Race by Puffin Books (PB)
• A Pocket Full of Rocks by Kristin Mahoney & E.B. Goodale (PB)
• The Ordinary Life of Jacominus Gainsborough by Rebecca Dautremer (PB)
• Odds and Ends by Maij Hurme (PB)
• Copland: A Story About America by Veronica Mang (YNF)
• Talking Books: Audiobook Inventor Dr. Robert B. Irwin and a New Way to Read by Jenny Lacika & Ashanti Fortson (YNF)
• Seiho Boys' High School #1 by Kaneyoshi Izumi (M)

7.27.26

• The Fake Divination Offense by Sara Raasch (A)
• Peri-Normal Activity: A Tale of the Perimenopause by Jen Jenivive (A)
• I Love Gabe Horn by Brad Gosse (A)
• Willi Ninja: Vogue Legend by Joy Michael Ellison & Nabi H. Ali (YNF)
• Better Pets by Leigh Bardugo & Liz Climo (PB)
• Otherwise Known as Judy the Great: A Poetic Ode to Judy Blume by Selina Alko (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Choices by Kyle Quilausing (YNF)
• Let It Go: A Story About Navigating Big Emotions by Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips (YNF)
• Finding My Calm: A Story About Mindfulness by Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips (YNF)

7.28.26

• @Full Moon #1 by Sanami Matoh (M)
• Pocket Peaches: Game On by Dora Wang (GN)

7.29.26

• Fake Skating by Lynn Painter (YA)
• Rent-a-Girlfriend #21 by Reiji Miyajima (M)

7.30.26

• Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare (A)
• Rent-a-Girlfriend #22 by Reiji Miyajima (M)
• Hot Dog: The History of America's Favorite Sausage by Christine Van Zandt & Steven Salerno (YNF)

7.31.26

• Woodland Dance! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• The Very Noisy House by Sally Nicholls & Gosia Herba (PB)
• Chirri & Chirra: Among the Cherry Blossoms by Kaya Doi (PB)
• Tiny T. Rex Tries Soccer by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• Attack Bunnies by Laura Gehl & Julia Patton (PB)
• Zebra and Yak: The Backwards Counting Book by Paul Friedrich (PB)
• Warm All Over by Ghazaleh Bidgelou (PB)
• Billy Porter by Phil Stamper & Steffi Walthall (YNF)
• Randy Rainbow and the Marvelously Magical Pink Glasses by Randy Rainbow & Jaimie MacGibbon (PB)
• The Blanket Where Violet Sits by Allan Wolf & Lauren Tobia (PB)
• Proud Dog by Sharon Davey (PB)
• Little Boo by Maddie Frost (PB)
• Mac & Cheese: The Origin Story by Michael L. Benner & Alison Hawkins (PB)
• Unfunny Bunny by Kenan Thompson, Bryan Tucker, & Tony Neal (PB)
• Coco and Stephen, Together Forever: How a Kitten and Bunny Became Best Friends by Beth Stern, Margaret McNamara, & Joanie Stone (PB)
• The Storm Cloud by Frances Stickley & Emily Hamilton (PB)
• Find Your Brave by Apryl Stott (PB)
• Speak Your Heart by Apryl Stott (PB)
• Capybara Disco Dreams by Frances Stickley & Nikki Dyson (PB)
• Uh-Oh, Hugo! by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. Eason (YA)
• Fall in Love, You False Angels #1by Coco Uzuki (M)

07.26 total: 194

30 manga; 28 adult fiction; 9 graphic novels; 27 youth nonfiction; 89 picture books; 4 adult nonfiction; 5 young adult fiction; 2 youth fiction