books i've read august 2013

8.1.13

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (Y)

8.2.13

• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (A)
• How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel by Cressida Cowell (Y)

8.3.13

• Wish for a Fish: All About Sea Creatures by Bonnie Worth & Aristides Ruiz (Y-NF)
• Alphablock by Christopher Francschelli & Peskimo (PB)
• The Robot Book by Heather Brown (PB)
• Oliver and His Alligator by Paul Schmid (PB)
• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (YA)
• If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond (PB)

8.4.13

• Time for Bed by Mem Fox & Jane Dyer (PB)
• Caterina and the Perfect Party by Erin Eitter Kono (PB)
• Llama Llama and the Bully Goat by Anna Dewdney (PB)
• My New Teacher and Me! by Al Yankovic & Wes Hargis (PB)

8.5.13

• The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (and an Even Smaller Ant) by Avi (Y)
• The Something by Natalie Babbitt (PB)
• Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave by Adam Alter (A-NF)

8.6.13

• The Great Wall of Lucy Lu by Wendy Wan-Long Shang (Y)
• Pandora Gets Frightened by Carolyn Hennesy (Y)

8.8.13

• Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (YA)

8.9.13

• Stuart Little by E.B. White (Y)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Y)

8.10.13

• Curious George Dance Party/Jorge el Curioso El Baile by Borana Greku & Alessandra Preziosi (Y)
• My Little Pony: Meet the Ponies of Ponyville by Olivia London (Y)

 8.11.13

• The Thief of Always by Clive Barker (Y)
• Weird But True! 5: 300 Outrageous Facts by National Geographic (Y-NF)
• Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes (Y)

8.12.13

• Weird But True! 4: 300 Outrageous Facts by National Geographic (Y-NF)
• The Adventures of Little Polar Bear by Hans de Beer (PB)
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (YA)

8.13.13

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (YA)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #22: What You Want, Not What You Need, Part Two by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #23: What You Want, Not What You Need, Part Three by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #24: What You Want, Not What You Need, Part Four by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)

8.14.13

• Death and the Girl Next Door by Darynda Jones (YA)

8.15.13

• Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz, Robert Venditti, & Alina Crusov (GN)
• Missile Mouse: Rescue on Tankium3 by Jake Parker (GN)
• Missile Mouse: The Star Crusher by Jake Parker (GN)

8.16.13

• Joone by Emily Kate Moon (PB)
• Bella's Rules by Elissa Haden Guest & Abigail Halpin (PB)
• One Gorilla: A Counting Book by Anthony Browne (PB)
• Fancy Nancy: Fanciest Doll in the Universe by Jane O'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser (PB)
• The Story of Fish & Snail by Deborah Freedman (PB)
• Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Eric Shanower, & Skottie Young (GN)

8.17.13

• Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum, Eric Shanower, & Skottie Young (GN)
• I Could Chew on This: And Other Poems by Dogs by Francesco Marciuliano (A)
• Rufus Goes to School by Kim T. Griswell & Valeri Gorbachev (PB)
• Who Is It?: Two Yellow Eyes Shining in the Dark... by Zade & Adam (PB)
• Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters by Jane Yolen & Kelly Murphy (PB)

8.18.13

• Best-Loved Chinese Proverbs, 2nd edition by Theodora Lau, Kenneth Lau, & Laura Lau (A-NF)
• Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus by James Dean (PB)
• I, Freddy by Dietlof Reiche (Y)
• Holes by Louis Sachar (Y)

8.20.13

• BtVS, Season 9, #21: The Core, Part One by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
• BtVS, Season 9, #22: The Core, Part Two by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
• BtVS: Season 9, #23: The Core, Part Three by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Morning Glories Volume Four: Truants by Nick Spencer, Joe Eisma, & Rodin Esquejo (GN)

8.21.13

• Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas! by Philippe Coudray (PB)
• The Treehouse Heroes & the Forgotten Beast by Phil Amara & Alina Chau (PB)
• Nasreddine by Odile Weulersse & Rebecca Dautremer (PB)

8.22.13

• The Supernaturalist: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, Ciovanni Rigano, & Paolo Lamanna (GN)

8.23.13

• The Harlequin by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)

8.25.13

• Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich (A)

8.26.13

• The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover by Jon Stone & Mike Smollin (PB)
• Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo & Valeria Petrone (PB)
• It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond (PB)
• 10 Trick-or-Treaters: A Halloween Counting Book by Janet Schulman & Linda Davick (PB)
• Here Comes Halloween! by Caroline Jayne Church (PB)
• Poco Loco by J.R. Krause & Maria Chua (PB) 
• Bleach #56 by Tite Kubo (M)

8.27.13

• Bleach #57 by Tite Kubo (M)
• The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden (Y)

8.28.13

• Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Halloween by Melanie Watt (PB)
• Willow: Wonderland by Jeff Parker, Christos Gage, Brian Ching, & Joss Whedon (GN)

8.30.13

• Goddess Girls: Pheme the Gossip by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams (Y)

8.31.13

• Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines (A)

08.13 total: 75
15 youth fiction; 5 adult fiction; 3 youth non fiction; 29 picture books; 5 young adult fiction; 2 adult non fiction; 6 comics; 8 graphic novels; 2 manga

books i've read july 2013

7.1.13

• Funny Side Up by A.J. Allison (A-NF)
• Miss Maple's Seeds by Eliza Wheeler (PB)
• George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl (Y)
• The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes (Y)
• Pluto's Secret: An Icy World's Tale of Discovery by Margaret A. Weitekamp, David DeVorkin, & Diane Kidd (Y-NF)
• Infinity and Me by Kate Hosford & Gabi Swiatkowski (PB)

7.4.13

• Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (Y)
• Bleeding Hearts by Alyxandra Harvey (YA)
• Never Photograph People Eating: And 50 Other Ridiculous Photography Rules by BIS Publishers (A-NF)

7.5.13

• Snowy Valentine by David Petersen (PB)
• Dragonslayers: From Beowulf to St. George by Joseph A. McCullough (A-NF)
• The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl (A)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (A)

7.6.13

• Zombelina by Kristyn Crow & Molly Idle (PB)
• Harold Finds a Voice by Courney Dicmas (PB)
• Chamelia and the New Kid in Class by Ethan Long (PB)
• Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale & Guy Francis (PB)
• Point Your Face at This by Demetri Martin (A)
• William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope by Ian Doescher (A)

7.7.13

• Messenger by Lois Lowry (YA)

7.8.13

• Little Treasures: Endearments from Around the World by Jacqueline K. Ogburn & Chris Raschka (Y-NF)
• The Hueys in the New Sweater by Oliver Jeffers (PB)

7.10.13

• Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya (A)
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (A)

7.12.13

• Fairy Gardening: Creating Your Own Magical Miniature Garden by Julie Bawden-Davis & Beverly Turner (A-NF)

7.13.13

• Kitten's Summer by Eugenie Fernandes (PB)
• Splat and the Cool School Trip by Rob Scotton (PB)
• Cardboard by Doug TenNapel (GN)
• No Year of the Cat by Mary Dodson Wade & Nicole Wong (PB)

7.14.13

• Son by Lois Lowry (YA)

7.15.13

• Bleach #56 by Tite Kubo (M)

7.16.13

• Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey (A)

7.17.13

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Y)

7.18.13

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (A)
• The People's Apocalypse edited by Ariel Gore & Jenny Forrester (A)

7.20.13

• Trafalgar True by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (PB)
• Kenneth Grahame's The Reluctant Dragon by Robert D. San Souci & John Segal (Y)
• After by Francis Chalifour (YA)

7.21.13

• Despicable Me: The World's Greatest Villian by Kirsten Mayer, Don Cassity, Charlie Grosvenor, Peter Moehrle, Dave Williams, & Keith Wong (PB)
• Pajama Time! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (PB)
• Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• Llama Llama Night-Night by Anna Dewdney (PB)

7.22.13

• Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom by Nelson Mandela (A-NF)

7.23.13

• A People's History of the American Empire: A Graphic Adaptation by Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki, & Paul Buhle (A-NF)

7.24.13

• Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey (A)

7.26.13

• The Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization by Daniel Pinkwater (Y)
• Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Y)

7.27.13

• Penguins Hate Stuff by Greg Stones (A)
• A Hare, a Hound, and a Shy Mousey Brown by Julia Hubery & Jonathan Bentley (PB)
• The Case of the Missing Donut by Alison McGhee & Isabel Roxas (PB)
• Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book by Kelly Abeln & Michael Morris (A)
• Should This Octopus Have Fewer Legs?: And Over 40 Other Funny Signs for People to Ponder, Post, and Rip Away by P.J. McQuade (A)
• Dogs Who Smile: The Happiest Hounds Around by Thomas Dunne Books (A-NF)
• Boo ABC: A to Z with the World's Cutest Dog by J.H. Lee & Gretchen LeMaistre (PB)
• Some Monsters Are Different by David Milgrim (PB)
• A Year with Marmalade by Alison Reynolds & Heath McKenzie (PB)
• King of the Zoo by Erica S. Perl & Jackie Urbanovic (PB)
• Peekaboo! by Taro Gomi (PB)
• Reading Makes You Feel Good by Todd Parr (PB) 

7.28.13

• Spanish Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Spanish Terms & Phrases by Mike Ellis (A-NF)
• Vampire Baby by Kelly Bennett & Paul Meisel (PB)
• Attack of the Evil Minions! by Kirsten Mayer & Ed Miller (PB)
• Cheetah Can't Lose by Bob Shea (PB)
• You're Wearing That to School?! by Lynn Plourde & Sue Cornelison (PB)
• Brian the Smelly Bear by Mark Chambers (PB)
• Bully by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (PB)
• Gus, the Dinosaur Bus by Julia Liu & Bei Lynn (PB)
• Today I'll Be a Princess by Paula Croyle & Heather Brown (PB)
• Rocket's Mighty Words by Tad Hills (PB)
• Don't Laugh at Me by Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin, & Glin Dibley (PB)
• Bunny Loves to Read by Peter Bently & Deborah Melman (PB)
• I Can Be Anything! by Jerry Spinelli & Jimmy Liao (PB)

7.29.12

• Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey (A)

7.30.13

• World Rat Day: Poems About Real Holidays You've Never Heard Of by J. Patrick Lewis & Anna Raff (Y-NF)

 07.13 total: 75
8 adult non fiction; 37 picture books; 7 youth fiction; 3 youth non fiction; 4 young adult; 14 adult fiction; 1 graphic novel; 1 manga

books i've read june 2013

6.1.13

• Hopper and Wilson by Maria Von Lieshout (PB)
• Red Wagon by Renata Liwska (PB)
• King Jack and the Dragon by Peter Bently & Helen Oxenbury (PB)
• The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (Y)

6.2.13

• Water in the Park: A Book About Water and the Times of the Day by Emily Jenkins & Stephanie Graegin (PB)
• If You Want to See a Whale by Julie Fogliano & Erin E. Stead (PB)
• Ollie and Claire by Tiffany Strelitz Haber & Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Bean Dog and Nugget: The Ball by Charise Mericle Harper (GN)
• Bean Dog and Nugget: The Cookie by Charise Mericle Harper (GN)
• The Daddy Book by Todd Parr (PB)
• Les Petits Fairytales: The Little Mermaid by Trixie Belle, Melissa Caruso-Scott, & Oliver Lake (PB)
• Les Petits Fairytales: Rapunzel by Trixie Belle, Melissa Caruso-Scott, & Oliver Lake (PB)
• Les Petits Fairytales: Beauty and the Beast by Trixie Belle, Melissa Caruso-Scott, & Oliver Lake (PB)
• Les Petits Fairytales: Sleeping Beauty by Trixie Belle, Melissa Caruso-Scott, & Oliver Lake (PB)
• Louis & the Dodo by Mark Shulman & Vincent Nguyen (PB)
• Water in the Park by Emily Jenkins & Stephanie Graegin (PB)
• Mouse Bird Snake Wolf by David Almond & Dave McKean (Y)
• The Sleepwalkers by Viviane Schwarz (GN)

6.4.13

• Half Magic by Edward Eager (Y)

6.5.13

• Morning Glories, Volume 3: P.E. by Nick Spencer & Joe Eisma (GN)
• Morning Glories, Volume 2: All Will Be Free by Nick Spencer & Joe Eisma (GN)
• Morning Glories, Volume 1: For a Better Future by Nick Spencer & Joe Eisma (GN)

6.6.13

• Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology by Caroline Paul & Wendy MacNaughton (A-NF)

6.8.13

• Men at Work: Why Women Live Longer than Men by Cheezburger (A-NF)
• Sock Monkey Kama Sutra: Tantric Sex Positions for Your Naughty Little Monkey by Vatsyayana Banana (A-NF)
• How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You by The Oatmeal (A)
• I Believe in You by Sandy Gingras (A-NF)
• Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat & Marc Simont (Y)
• Judy Moody by Megan McDonald (Y)

6.11.13

• Matilda by Roald Dahl (Y)

6.13.13

• Blood Moon by Alyxandra Harvey (YA)
• Holding Our World Together: Ojibwe Women and the Survival of Community by Brenda J. Child (A-NF)

6.14.13

• Red Hat by Lita Judge (PB)
• Hansel and Gretel by Cynthia Rylant & Jen Corace (PB)
• The Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson & Axel Sheffler (PB)
• My First Day: What Animals Do on Day One by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page (Y-NF)
• Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw (PB)
• All Kinds of Friends by Norma Simon & Cherie Zamazing (PB)
• My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss, Steve Johnson, & Lou Fancher (PB)
• Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison (A)
• Hopeless, Maine: Personal Demons by Tom Brown & Nimue Brown (GN)

6.15.13

• Nuns Having Fun by Maureen Kelly & Jeffrey Stone (A-NF)

6.16.13

• Artsy-Fartsy by Karla Oceanak & Kendra Spanjer (Y)
• The Twits by Roald Dahl (Y)
• Pieces by Chris Lynch (YA)

6.17.13

• Monsters University by Tennant Redback, Matt Cruickshank, & Stuart Smith (PB)

6.19.13

• Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green (A)
• George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior by George Washington (A-NF)

9.20.13

• The Giver by Lois Lowry (YA)

6.21.13

• One Bright Ring by Gretchen Geser (PB)
• When Mermaids Sleep by Ann Bonwill, Steve Johnson, & Lou Fancher (PB)
• Boom!: Big, Big Thunder & One Small Dog by Mary Lyn Ray & Steven Salerno (PB)
• Crankee Doodle by Tom Angleberger & Cece Bell (PB)

6.23.13

• Danse Macabre by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)

6.25.13

• This Is Monstropolis! by Harley Jessup & Sterling Shechy (PB)

6.26.13

• Ghost of a Chance by Simon R. Green (A)
• Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (YA)

6.28.13

• The Witches by Roald Dahl (Y)
• The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Grumpy Cat by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Twinky the Dinky Dog by Kate Klimo & Michael Fleming (Y)
• Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea (PB)
• Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos & Joy Ang (PB)
• All Through My Town by Jean Reidy & Leo Timmers (PB)
• On the Day I Died by Candace Fleming (YA)

6.29.13

• Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year by Esme Raji Codell (A-NF)
• After Eli by Rebecca Rupp (YA)

6.30.13

• A Funny Little Bird by Jennifer Yerkes (PB)
• Little Mouse by Alison Murray (PB)
• On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman (PB)
• Wherever You Are My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman (PB)
• Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry (YA)

06.13 total: 72
34 picture books; 10 youth fiction; 7 graphic novels; 8 adult non fiction; 5 adult fiction; 7 young adult fiction; 1 youth non fiction 

books i've read may 2013

5.1.13

• The Thread of Life: Twelve Old Italian Tales by Domenico Vittorini & Mary GrandPre (Y)
• Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan & Mehrdokht Amini (PB)
• Phoebe & Digger by Tricia Springstubb & Jeff Newman (PB)

5.2.13

• The Cats of Tanglewood Forest by Charles De Lint & Charles Vess (Y)

5.4.13

• Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (PB)
• The Story of Babar the Little Elephant by Jean de Brunhoff (PB)
• Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina (PB)
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr & Eric Carle (PB)
• Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin (PB)

5.5.13

• The Introvert's Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World by Sophia Dembling (A-NF)

5.6.13

• Cross My Heart, Hope to Die by Sara Shepard (YA)
• OCD, the Dude, and Me by Lauren Roedy Vaughn (YA)

5.7.13

• Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos (A)
• Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis (Y)

5.8.13

• The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl (Y)
• The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl (Y)
• Fraggle Rock Classics by Stan Kay & Marie Severin (GN)

5.9.13

• Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl (Y)

5.10.13

• A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker & Kady MacDonald Denton (PB)
• Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester L. Laminack & Henry Cole (PB)
• A Crazy Day at the Critter Cafe by Barbara Odanaka & Lee White (PB)
• The Busy Tree by Jennifer Ward & Lisa Falkenstern (Y-NF)
• Me and You by Genevieve Cote (PB)

5.11.13

• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #21: What You Want, Not What You Need by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Snow in Summer by Jane Yolen (YA)

5.12.13

• Courage by Bernard Waber (PB)
• A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead & Erin E. Stead (PB)

5.15.13

• White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison (A)

5.16.13

• Polar Bear Morning by Lauren Thompson & Stephen Savage (PB)
• Too Noisy! by Malachy Doyle & Ed Vere (PB)
• Stuck with the Blooz by Caron Levis & Jon Davis (PB)
• Princess in Training by Tammi Sauer (PB)

5.18.13

• Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (YA)

5.20.13

• Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green (A)

5.22.13

• Bewitched, Bothered, and Biscotti by Bailey Cates (A)

5.23.13

• Kitty Steals the Show by Carrie Vaughn (A)

5.24.13

• A Big Guy Took My Ball! by Mo Willems (PB)
• The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli (PB)
• Octopus Alone by Divya Srinivasan (PB)
• Vader's Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown (GN)
• My Dog: The Paradox by The Oatmeal (GN)
• Henri, le Chat Noir: The Existential Musings of an Angst-Filled Cat by William Braden (A)
• Get Out of There, Cat! by Kristina Knapp & Sam Stall (A)

5.25.13

• Ladybug Girl Plays by David Soman & Jacky Davis (PB)

5.26.13

• 2500 Years of Wisdom: Sayings of the Great Masters compiled by D.W. Brown (A-NF)

5.28.13

• The Dog Who Cried Wolf by Keiko Kasza (PB)
• Bat and Rat by Patrick Jennings & Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Doctor Meow's Big Emergency by Sam Lloyd (PB)
• Museum Trip by Barbara Lehman (PB)
• Tacky's Christmas by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Make Good Art by Neil Gaiman (A-NF)
• Rust: Visitor in the Field by Royden Lepp (GN)

5.29.13

• Bad Unicorn by Platte F. Clark (Y)

05.13 total: 53

7 youth fiction; 26 picture books; 3 adult non fiction; 4 young adult fiction; 7 adult fiction; 4 graphic novels; 1 youth non fiction; 1 comic 

My new favorite thing...

It's Scholastic Warehouse book sale time!

Here's what I got for me:

• Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
• A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
• Plus by Veronica Chambers
• Ruined by Paula Morris
• Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
• The Wish Stealers by Tracy Trivas
• Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland
• Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi
• Flawed Dogs by Berkeley Breathed
• Dark Souls by Paula Morris
• Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling by Tom Angleberger

And what I got for my Mouse:

• A Crazy Day at the Critter Cafe by Barbara Odanaka & Lee White
• How Do You Hug a Porcupine? by Laurie Isop & Gwen Millward
• The Man in the Moon by William Joyce
• The Busy Tree by Jennifer Ward & Lisa Falkenstern
• A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker & Kady MacDonald Denton
• Say Hello to Zorro! by Carter Goodrich
• Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester L. Laminack & Henry Cole

My graduation gift to Erin:

• Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
• Crossed by Ally Condie
• Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
• Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

And for Jessica Mae:

• Divergent by Veronica Roth

A good haul for $75! :)

books i've read april 2013

4.2.13

• Cinder by Marissa Meyer (YA)
• Peanut by Ayun Halliday & Paul Hoppe (GN)
• Reading Makes You Feel Good by Todd Parr (PB)

4.3.13

• Fated by Benedict Jacka (A)

4.4.13

• Empty by K.M. Walton (YA)

4.6.13

• My Pet Polar Bear by Mark Iacolina (PB)
• My Pet Giraffe by Mark Iacolina (PB)
• Hello Kitty: Hello Spring! by Meagan Bennett (PB)
• You Are My Baby: Safari by Lorena Siminovich (PB)
• The Dark by Lemony Snicket & Jon Klassen (PB)
• Penny and Her Doll by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• Ball by Mary Sullivan (PB)
• Open Very Carefully: A Book with Bite by Nicola O'Byrne & Nick Bromley (PB)
• A Long Way Away by Frank Viva (PB)
• I Dare You Not to Yawn by Helene Boudreau & Serge Bloch (PB)
• Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira & Poly Bernatene (PB)
• I Am Blop! by Herve Tullet (PB)

4.7.13

• The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! by Mo Willems (PB)
• The Pigeon Loves Things That Go! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Rabbit Pie: The Perfect Recipe for Bedtime by Penny Ives (PB)
• Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle & Jill McElmurry (PB)
• Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by Alice Schertle & Jill McElmurry (PB)
• Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith (YA)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #20: & Spike by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• BtVS, Season 9, #19: Welcome to the Team, Part Four by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)

4.8.13

• The Wallflower #29 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• The Wallflower #30 by Tomoko Hayakawa (M)
• The Quiet Place by Sarah Stewart & David Small (PB)
•  Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (GN)
• Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor & Laura Beingessner (Y-NF)

4.9.13

• Gustav Gloom and the People Taker by Adam-Troy Castro (Y)

4.12.13

• White Magic: Spells to Hold You by Kelly Easton (YA)

4.13.13

• I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano (A)
• Bluebird by Bob Staake (PB)
• Care for Our World by Karen Robbins & Alexandra Ball (Y-NF)
• Mickey Mouse: Barn Dance by Gemma Louise Lowe (PB)
• Takio by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming, & Olivia Bendis (GN)
• Red Cat, Blue Cat by Jenni Desmond (PB)
• Bear in Love by Daniel Pinkwater & Will Hillenbrand (PB)

4.14.13

• Olympians: Poseidon: Earth Shaker by George O'Connor (GN)
• Fairest: Wide Awake by Bill Willingham, Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanning, Matthew Sturges, & Shawn McManus (GN)
• Fables: Cubs in Toyland by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, & Gene Ha (GN)
• Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland by Bill Willingham, Craig Hamilton, Jim Fern, Ray Snyder, & Mark Farmer (GN)

4.15.13

• Cerulean Sins by Laurell K.  Hamilton (A)

4.16.13

• Loss by Jackie Morse Kessler (YA)
• Zahra's Paradise by Amir & Khalil (GN)

4.17.13

• My Crocodile Does Not Bite by Joe Kulka (PB)
• Old MacDonald Had a Dragon by Ken Baker (PB)
• Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier (PB)
• The Big Bad Wold Goes on Vacation by Delphine Perret (PB)
• Penguin on Vacation by Salina Yoon (PB)
• Tea Rex by Molly Idle (PB)
• Wooby & Peep by Cynthia Liu & Mary Peterson (PB)
• Dive In! by April Jones Prince & Michelle Berg (PB)
• Hello Kitty: Hello Summer! by Meagan Bennett (PB)
• Beach Bugs: A Sunny Pop-up Book by David A. Carter (PB)

4.18.13

• The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (A)

4.20.13

• Moby-Dick: An Ocean Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• Porn for the Working Woman by Cambridge Women's Pornography Cooperative & Gretchen LeMaistre (A)
• Simon's Cat in Kitten Chaos by Simon Tofield (GN)
• The Thankful Book by Todd Parr (PB)
• Curious You on Your Way! by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld & H.A. Rey (PB)
•  Cornered: 14 Stories of Bullying and Defiance edited by Rhoda Belleza (YA)

4.21.13

• Husbands by Brad Bell & Jane Espenson (GN)

4.23.13

• Curse of the Thirteenth Fey by Jane Yolen (YA)

4.24.13

• Archie by Domenica More Gordon (PB)
• The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye by Jane Yolen & Jim LaMarche (PB)
• Awesome Dawson by Chris Gall (PB)
• Being Frank by Donna W. Earnhardt & Andrea Castellani (PB)

4.25.13

• Kiki Strike: The Darkness Dwellers by Kirsten Miller (YA)

4.26.13

• BtVS, Season 9, #20: The Watcher by Andrew Chambliss, Karl Moline, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)

4.27.13

• That Is NOT a Good Idea! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Doggone Feet! by Leslie Helakoski (PB)
• Part-time Princess by Deborah Underwood & Cambria Evans (PB)
• Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball by Vicki Churchill & Charles Fuge (PB)
• Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire (A)

4.28.13

• My Mother Gave Me the Moon by Becky Kelly & Patrick Regan (PB)
• Because a Little Bug Went Ka-CHOO! by Rosetta Stone & Michael Firth (PB)
• There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell! by Lucille Colandro & Jared Lee (PB)
• Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• Old Tom's Big Book of Beauty by Leigh Hobbs (PB)
• Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman (PB)
• Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems (PB)
• Harry By the Sea by Gene Zion & Margaret Bloy Graham (PB)
• Tails by Matthew Van Fleet (PB)

4.30.13

• Incubus Dreams by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)

04.13 total: 87
8 young adult fiction; 10 graphic novels; 54 picture books; 7 adult fiction; 3 comics; 2 manga; 2 youth non fiction; 1 youth fiction 

books i've read march 2013

3.1.13

• The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Aspberger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband by David Finch (A-NF)

3.2.13

• Micah by Laurell K. Hamilton (A)
• A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison (A)

3.3.13

• Ask the Passengers by A.S. King (YA)

3.5.13

• Tim Burton by The Museum of Metropolitan Art, Ron Magliozzi, & Jenny He (A-NF)

3.10.13

• For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison (A)

3.11.13

• Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman & Adam Rex (PB)
• I'm Not Reading! by Jonathan Allen (PB)
• Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el & Tim Bowers (PB)
• FArTHER by Grahame Baker-Smith (PB)
• Dumped by Maryjane Fahey & Caryn Beth Rosenthal (A-NF)
• Extreme Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)
• The Scariest Thing of All by Debi Gliori (PB)
• Jaguarundi by Virginia Hamilton & Floyd Cooper (PB)
• Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer (PB)
• Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean (PB)
• The Fantastic Journey of Henri Rousseau by Michelle Markel & Amanda Hall (Y-NF)
• More Than Human by Tim Flach (A-NF)

3.12.13

• Bunnies for Tea by Kate Stone (PB)
• Rabbityness by Jo Empson (PB)
• Duck, Duck, Goose by Tad Hills (PB)
• Little Bunny Foo Foo: The Real Story by Cori Doerrfeld (PB)
• Ollie's Easter Eggs by Olivier Dunrea (PB)
• Doug Unplugged by Dan Yaccarino (PB)
• Robomop by Sean Taylor & Edel Rodriguez (PB)
• Exclamation Point by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• Otis and the Puppy by Loren Long (PB)

3.14.13

• Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad by Henry Cole (PB)
• The Red Boat by Hannah Cumming (PB)
• The Herd Boy by Niki Daly (PB)
• Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas (PB)
• The Doghouse by Jan Thomas (PB)
• Just Me and 6,000 Rats: A Tale of Conjunctions by Rick Walton, Mike Gordon, & Carl Gordon (PB)
• Just in Case by Judith Viorst & Diana Cain Bluthenthal (PB) 

3.16.13

• Feral Nights by Cynthia Leitich Smith (YA)
• Feminist Ryan Gosling: Feminist Theory as Imagined from Your Favorite Sensitive Movie Dude by Danielle Henderson (A-NF)
• Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle (PB)
• Let's Go, Hugo! by Angela Dominguez (PB)
• The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• Newborn Puppies: Dogs in Their First Three Weeks by Traer Scott (A-NF)
• Catch Picasso's Rooster by Julie Appel & Amy Guglielmo (PB)
• Faces for Baby by Yana Peel (Y-NF)
• Feed Matisse's Fish by Julie Appel & Amy Guglielmo (PB)
• Tickle Tut's Toes by Julie Appel & Amy Guglielmo (PB)
• Watch Your Tongue, Cecily Beasley by Lane Fredrickson & Jon Davis (PB)
• A Rock Is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long (Y-NF)

3.19.13

• Super Ladybug to the Rescue! by Guido Van Genechten (PB)
• Inside Outside by Lizi Boyd (PB)
• Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr. & Lois Ehlert (PB)
• If You Hold a Seed by Elly MacKay (PB)
• Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (PB)
• Dream Friends by You Byun (PB)
• Watch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems (PB)
• Lazy Daisy, Cranky Frankie by Mary Ellen Jordan & Andrew Weldon (PB)
• Rage by Jackie Morse Kessler (YA)
• The Life & Love of Cats by Lewis Blackwell (A-NF)

3.22.13

• Cat Trick by Sofie Kelly (A)
• Assholes: A Theory by Aaron James (A-NF)

3.23.13

• Babymouse for President by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (GN)

3.24.13

• All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome by Kathy Hoopmann (Y-NF)

3.25.13

• Farm-Fresh Cats by Scott Santaro (PB)
• The Magicians by Lev Grossman (A)

3.26.13

• Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones (A)
• The Muse Is In: An Owner's Manual to Your Creativity by Jill Badonsky (A-NF)

3.27.13

• Sharing Our World: Animals of the Native Northwest Coast by Ian Reid, Ryan Cranmer, Doug Lafortune, John Nelson, Francis Horne Sr., Paul Windsor, Corey Bulpitt, T.J. Young, Ben Houstie, Eugene Isaac, Corey W. Moraes, Terry Starr, & Rose Elsie John (PB)
• Learn the Colours with the Northwest Coast Native Art by Corey Bulpitt, Maynard Johnny Jr., William Wasden Jr., Erica Joseph, Mike Dangeli, Darrel Amos, Ryan Cranmer, & Ian Reid (PB)
• Northwest Coast Native Animals by Kelly Robinson (PB)
• Learn & Play with First Nations & Native Art by Mark A. Jacobson, Eric Parnell, Dwayne Simeon, Corey Bulpitt, Ryan Cranmer, Beau Dick, Darrel Amos, Wolf Morrisseau, lessLIE, & Garnet Tobacco (PB)
• A Surprise for the Nutbrown Hares by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• Colors Everywhere by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• When I'm Big by Sam McBratney & Anita Jeram (PB)
• Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping by Melanie Watt (PB)

3.28.13

• Peep and Ducky by David Martin & David Walker (PB)
• And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano & Erin E. Stead (PB)
• The Bad Easter Bunny by Isabel Atherton & Stephanie Rohr (PB)
• Piggy Bunny by Rachel Vail & Jeremy Tankard (PB)
• Oh So Tiny Bunny by David Kirk (PB)
• Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• Olivia Goes to Venice by Ian Falconer (PB)
• Olivia Dances for Joy by Natalie Shaw, Madellaine Paxson, & Patrick Spaziante (PB)
• The Princess and the Peas by Caryl Hart & Sarah Warburton (PB)
• The Museum by Susan Verde & Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems & Jon J. Muth (PB)
• Noah Webster & His Words by Jeri Chase Ferris & Vincent X. Kirsch (Y-NF)
• Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole by Stan Berenstain & Jan Berenstain (PB)
• Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein (PB)
• Wilfred by Ryan Higgins (PB)
• The King of Space by Jonny Duddle (PB)
• The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit by Emma Thompson & Eleanor Taylor (PB)
• Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. Galbraith & Wendy Anderson Halperin (Y-NF)
• Construction Kitties by Judy Sue Goodwin Sturges & Shari Halpern (PB)
• Ellen's Broom by Kelly Starling Lyons & Daniel Minter (PB)
• Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni & Susy Pilgrim Waters (PB)
• Christmas at the Toy Museum by David Lucas (PB)
• Oddrey by Dave Whamond (PB)
• My Ideal Bookshelf edited by Thessaly La Force & Jane Mount (A-NF)

3.29.13

• BtVS, Season 9, #18: Welcome to the Team, Part Three by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
• BtVS, Season 9, #17: Welcome to the Team, Part Two by Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Spike #5: A Dark Place, Part Five by Victor Gischler, Paul Lee, Andy Owens, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #19: Death and Consequences, Part Four by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 9, #18: Death and Consequences, Part Three by Christos Gage, Rebekah Isaacs, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Bleach #50 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #51 by Tite Kubo (M)

3.30.13

• Bleach #52 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #53 by Tite Kubo (M)
• Bleach #54 by Tite Kubo (M)

3.31.13

• Easter Bugs: A Springtime Pop-up by David A. Carter (PB)
• Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here! by Barbara Park & Virginia Garofoli (PB)
• How to Be Interesting (In 10 Easy Steps) by Jennifer Hagy (A-NF)
• Sammy Spider's First Passover by Sylvia A. Rouss & Katherine Janus Katin (PB)
• Witch & Wizard #1 by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet, & Svetlana Chmakova (M)
• Bleach #55 by Tite Kubo (M)

03.13 total: 112
11 adult non fiction; 6 adult fiction; 3 young adult fiction; 72 picture books; 2 graphic novels; 6 youth non fiction; 5 comics; 7 manga