2021 reading year in review

2021 Goodreads reading challenge goal: 1111
Total books read in 2021 according to Goodreads: 1346
2021 Goodreads challenge completed on: 11/7/2021

2 book challenges completed
2021 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge (12/12/2021)
2021 PopSugar Reading Challenge (12/12/2021 (not including the Advanced section))

2021 total (from this blog & my private database): 1360
Broken down by category: 
751 picture books
194 youth nonfiction
146 graphic novels
73 young adult fiction
60 youth fiction
47 adult fiction
46 adult nonfiction
29 manga
7 young adult nonfiction
5 comics
2 fanfiction

My month of the least reading was in July when I read 40 books.
My month of the most reading was in March when I read 185 books.

I think March was when one of the public libraries close to me opened back up for browsing--I read a lot of picture books and youth nonfiction that month!  I moved across the country in July and August and those, consequently, were my two lowest reading months (40 and 61, respectively).  June was the only other month I read under 100 books (85) and that was likely because I was packing for my move!

For comparison, my 2020 totals:
Total: 1199
387 picture books
156 graphic novels
142 comics
125 young adult fiction
104 manga
81 youth fiction
75 adult fiction
75 youth nonfiction
48 adult nonfiction
5 young adult nonfiction
1 magazine

For comparison, my 2019 totals:
Total: 1148
549 picture books
182 graphic novels
128 manga
111 youth nonfiction
71 young adult fiction
46 adult nonfiction
33 adult fiction
28 youth fiction
1 young adult nonfiction

books i've read december 2021 (during the pandemic)

 12.1.21

• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (A)

12.2.21

• Home Alone by Barbara Naseimbeni (PB)
• Read Island by Nicole Magistro & Alice Feagan (PB)
• Bear's Book by Claire Freedman & Alison Friend (PB)

12.3.21

• Henry David Thoreau in the Woods by Kate Coombs & Seth Lucas (YNF)
• Pacific Northwest: A Recreation Primer by Kevin Meyers & Haily Meyers (YNF)
• National Parks: A Wildlife Primer by Kevin Meyers & Haily Meyers (YNF)
• The Adventures of John Muir by Kate Coombs & Seth Lucas (YNF)
• How to Find a Unicorn by Sue Fliess & Simona Sanfilippo (PB)
• La Catrina: Emotions - Emociones by Patty Rodriguez, Ariana Stein, & Citlali Reyes (YNF)
• La Llorona: Counting Down - Contando Hacia Atras by Patty Rodriguez & Ariana Stein (PB)
• Baby Elvis: A Book about Opposites by Pintachan (PB)
• Baby Janis: A Book about Nouns by Pintachan (PB)
• Counting with - Contando Con Frida by Patty Rodriguez, Ariana Stein, & Citlali Reyes (PB)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Fairies Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Nevermore! by Kate Coombs & Carme Lemniscates (PB)
• Loteria: First Words - Primeras Palabras Patty Rodriguez, Ariana Stein, & Citlali Reyes (PB)
• Here, Kitty, Kitty!: A Cat Breed Primer by Dawn DeVries Sokol (YNF)
• Jabberywocky: A Nonsense Primer by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver (PB)
• Don't Eat Me, Chupacabra!: !No Me Comas, Chupacabra! by Kyle Sullivan & Derek Sullivan (PB)
• If Fell from the Sky by Terry Fan & Eric Fan (PB)
• Room for Everyone by Naaz Khan & Merce Lopez (PB)
• Maurice the Unbeastly by Amy Dixon & Karl James Mountford (PB)
• Your Alien by Tammi Sauer & Goro Fujita (PB)
• Your Alien Returns by Tammi Sauer & Goro Fujita (PB)
• Gladys the Magic Chicken by Adam Rubin & Adam Rex (PB)
• Big Bear Was Not the Same by Joanna Rowland & John Ledda (PB)
• Norman Didn't Do It! (Yes, He Did.) by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Opposites Abstract by Mo Willems (PB)
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Who Guards My Sleep? by Marie Chow & Sija Hong (PB)
• Spider-Man's Very Strange Day! by Calliope Glass & Andrew Kolb (PB)
• This Book Is Literally Just Pictures of Animals Silently Judging You by Smith Street Books (ANF)

12.4.21

• Pug & Pig and Friends by Sue Lowell Gallion & Joyce Wan (PB)
• The First Blade of Sweetgrass: A Native American Story by Suzanne Greenlaw, Gabriel Frey, & Nancy Baker (PB)
• The Fairy Dogmother by Caroline Crowe & Richard Merritt (PB)
• Family Reunion by Chad Richardson, Dad (Charles) Richardson, & Ashleigh Corrin (PB)
• I Get Loud by David Ouimet (PB)
• Larry Gets Lost in the Library by John Skewes & Eric Ode (PB)
• Pumpkin Heads! by Wendell Minor (PB)
• I Really Want the Cake by Simon Philip & Lucia Gaggioti (PB)
• And So It Goes by Paloma Valdivia (PB)
• The Boy and the Gorilla by Jackie Azua Kramer & Cindy Derby (PB)
• Toasty by Sarah Hwang (PB)
• Here We Are: Book of Numbers by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Here We Are: Book of Animals by Oliver Jeffers (PB)
• Unicorn & Horse Are Friends by Hollie Mengert (PB)
• Pinkie Promises by Elizabeth Warren & Charlene Chua (PB)
• Carol and the Pickle Toad by Esme Shapiro (PB)
• Dogs at Work: Good Dogs. Real Jobs. by Margaret Cardillo & Zachariah Ohora (PB)
• Papa, Daddy, & Riley by Seamus Kirst & Devon Horzwarth (PB)
• Cranky Chicken by Katherine Battersby (GN)
• My Tree by Hope Lim & Il Sung Na (PB)

12.5.21

• I Will!: A Book of Promises by Juana Medina (PB)
• In My Neighborhood by Oscar Loubriel & Rogerio Coelho (PB)
• Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert, Is a Sports Superstar by Morag Hood & Ella Okstad (PB)
• Sam Can't Sleep by Davide Cali & Anna Aparicio Catala (PB)
• Catching Kisses by Amy Gibson & Maria Van Lieshout (PB)
• The Bear in My Bed by Joyce Wan (PB)
• The Boy with Big, Big Feelings by Britney Winn Lee & Jacob Souva (PB)
• Baloney and Friends Going Up! by Greg Pizzoli (GN)
• Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide (YA)
• Knitting the Fog by Claudia D. Hernandez (ANF)

12.10.21

• The Fox and the Forest Fire by Danny Popovici (PB)
• Dakota Crumb: Tiny Treasure Hunter by Jamie Michalak & Kelly Murphy (PB)
• The Rescuer of Tiny Creatures by Curtis Manley & Lucy Ruth Cummins (PB)
• Bloop by Tara Lazar & Mike Boldt (PB)
• Survivor Tree by Marcie Colleen & Aaron Becker (PB)
• My Little Golden Book about Betty White by Deborah Hopkinson & Margeaux Lucas (YNF)
• Seattle ABC by John Skewes & Robert Schwartz (PB)

12.11.21

• The Bad Guys in Cut to the Chase by Aaron Blabey (Y)
• Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates by Cheryl B. Klein & Abhi Alwar (PB)
• Stick and Stone: Best Friends Forever! by Beth Ferry & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress by Alicia D. Williams & April Harrison (YNF)
• It Isn't Rude to Be Nude by Rosie Haine (YNF)
• Original Cat, Copy Cat by Sarah Kurpiel (PB)

12.12.21

• American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (A)
• That's a Second Date Question by Anonymous (FF)
• It's No Great Mystery by Anonymous (FF)
• The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (A)
• Redlocks and the Three Bears by Claudia Rueda (PB)
• The Night Is for Darkness by Jonathan Stutzman & Joseph Kuefler (PB)
• The Blue Table by Chris Raschka (PB)
• A Family Is a Family Is a Family by Sara O'Leary & Qin Leng (PB)
• Max on the Farm by Kyle Lukoff & Luciano Lozano (PB)
• Tomatoes for Neela by Padma Lakshmi & Juana Martinez-Neal (PB)

12.16.21

• Trees for the Absentees by Ahlam Bsharat (A)

12.17.21

• Strollercoaster by Matt Ringler, Raul the Third, & Elaine Bay (PB)
• Time Is a Flower by Julie Morstad (PB)
• Gloria's Porridge by Elizabeth Laird & Toby Newsome (PB)
• How to Spot a Best Friends by Bea Birdsong & Lucy Fleming (PB)
• Grumpy Monkey: Freshly Squeezed by Suanne Lang & Max Lang (GN)
• See the Dog: Three Stories About a Cat by David LaRochelle & Mike Wohnoutka (Y)

12.18.21

• Fable by Adrienne Young (YA)
• The Way Home in the Night by Akiko Miyakoshi (PB)
• I Am the Subway by Kim Hyo-eun & Deborah Smith (PB)
• Max and the Talent Show by Kyle Lukoff & Luciano Lozano (PB)
• Ergo by Alexis Deacon & Viviane Schwarz (PB)
• What's Up, Maloo? by Genevieve Godbout (PB)
• A Hundred Thousand Welcomes by Mary Lee Donovan & Lian Cho (YNF)

12.19.21

• World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (ANF)
• War by Jose Jorge Letria & Andre Letria (PB)
• Spidernaut: Arabella, the Spider in Space by Jodie Parachini & Dragan Kordic (YNF)
• Always Everly by Nate Wragg (PB)
• Cows Go Boo! by Steve Webb & Fred Blunt (PB)
• Boogie Boogie, Y'all by C.G. Esperanza (PB)
• Follow That Frog! by Philip C. Stead & Matthew Cordell (PB)
• Set Your Alarm, Sloth!: More Advice for Troubled Animals from Dr. Glider by Jess Keating & Pete Oswald (YNF)
• A Voice for the Everglades: Marjory Stoneman Douglas by Vicki Conrad, Ibon Adarne, & Rachel Yew (YNF)
• Lone Wolf by Sarah Kurpiel (PB)
• The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons (YA)

12.21.21

• Where There Are Monsters by Breanne Mc Ivor (A)

12.22.21

• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (A)
• Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson (YA)

12.23.21

• When We Say Black Lives Matter by Maxine Beneba Clarke (PB)
• There's a Dodo on the Wedding Cake by Wade Bradford & Kevin Hawkes (PB)
• I'm a Zcary Vampire by Jose Carlos Andres & Gomez (PB)
• I Wish You Knew by Jackie Azua Kramer & Magdalena Mora (PB)
• Black and White by Debora Vogrig & Pia Valentinis (PB)
• Sweater Weather by Matt Phelan (PB)
• When Carrot Met Cookie by Erica S. Perl & Jonathan Fenske (PB)
• Amira's Picture Day by Reem Faruqi & Fahmida Azim (PB)
• More Than Sunday by Shelley Johannes (PB)
• Thank You, World by Alice B. McGinty & Wendy Anderson Halperin (PB)

12.24.21

• Hybrid Child by Mariko Ohara (A)
• Namesake by Adrienne Young (YA)
• Reptiles Everywhere by Britta Teckentrup & Camilla de la Bedoyere (YNF)
• Jukebox by Nidhi Chanani (GN)
• Lilla the Accidental Witch by Eleanor Crewes (GN)

12.25.21

• Americus by MK Reed & Jonathan Hill (GN)
• Long Distance by Whitney Gardner (GN)
• Between Perfect & Real by Ray Stoeve (YA)

12.26.21

• Himawari House by Harmony Becker (GN)
• Bandette Volume One: Presto! by Paul Tobin & Colleen Coover (GN)

12.27.21

• Poojo's Got Wheels by Charrow (PB)
• Henry and Bea by Jessixa Bagley (PB)

12.28.21

• Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin (YA)

12.29.21

• Bookish Cats: A Pawsitively Purrfect Collection of Literary Classics by Angie Rozelaar (PB)
• Sing Some More! by Deborah Diesen & Howard Gray (PB)
• Antonia: A Journey to a New Home by Dipacho (PB)
• The Spots and the Dots by Helen Baugh & Marion Deuchars (PB)
• Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jimenez, Daughter of the Nahua by Gloria Mescua & Duncan Tonatiuh (YNF)

12.30.21

• The Ghoul Next Door by Cullen Bunn & Cat Farris (GN)
• Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier & Val Wise (GN)
• Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Lisa Sterle (GN)
• Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan (YA)

12.31.21

• Night Broken by Patricia Briggs (A)
• Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson (YA)

12.21 total: 147

8 adult fiction; 96 picture books; 15 youth nonfiction; 3 adult nonfiction; 12 graphic novels; 9 young adult fiction; 2 youth fiction; 2 fanfic

books i've read november 2021 (during the pandemic)

 11.5.21

• Scaredy Kate by Jacob Grant (PB)
• The Answer by Rebecca Sugar, Elle Michalka, & Tiffany Ford (PB)
• Grumpy Unicorn by Joey Spiotto (GN)

11.6.21

• My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith & Julia Flett (PB)
• We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorrell & Frane Lessac (PB)

11.7.21

• Ernest Shackleton by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Olivia Holden (YNF)
• Jean-Michel Basquiat by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Luciano Lozano (YNF)
• Michelle Obama by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Mia Saine (YNF)
• Mindy Kaling by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Roza Nozari (YNF)
• Ayrton Senna by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Alex G Griffiths (YNF)
• Pele by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Camila Rosa (YNF)
• Jesse Owens by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Anna Katharina Jansen (YNF)
• Steve Jobs by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Aura Lewis (YNF)
• The Missing Donut by Judith Henderson & T.L. McBeth (Y)
• Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey by Doug Kuntz, Amy Shrodes, & Sue Cornelison (YNF)
• Cry, Heart, But Never Break by Glenn Ringtved & Charolotte Pardi (PB)
• Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch (PB)
• Grumpy Unicorn Hits the Road by Joey Spiotto (GN)
• Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan (YA)

11.12.21

• Allie's Basketball Dream by Barbara E. Barber & Darryl Ligasan (PB)
• Rhymoceros by Janik Coat (PB)
• Dance! Dance! Underpants! by Bob Shea (Y)
• How Big Is the World? by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Amphigorey Also by Edward Gorey (GN)
• Kristy and the Snobs by Ann M. Martin & Chan Chau (GN)

11.13.21

• Broken (in the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson (ANF)
• Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty & David Roberts (PB)
• Trees by Tony Johnston & Tiffany Bozic (PB)
• Milo Is Missing Something by Vern Kousky (PB)
• Tiny Reindeer by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (PB)
• Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston Marathon by Annette Bay Pimentel & Micha Archer (YNF)
• I Am Courage: A Book of Resilience by Susan Verde & Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• Pugtato Babysits the Sprouts by Sophie Corrigan (PB)
• Terrific! by Sophie Gilmore (PB)
• Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book by Keila V. Dawson & Alleanna Harris (YNF)
• The Most Beautiful Story by Brynjulf Jung Tjonn & Oyvind Torseter (PB)
• Bear with Me by Noemi Vola (PB)
• Dulcinea in the Forbidden Forest by Ole Konnecke (Y)
• Bansky Graffitied Walls and Wasn't Sorry. by Fausto Gilberti (YNF)
• Sharice's Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman by Sharice Davids, Nancy K. Mays, & Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley (YNF)
• I'm Not Just a Scribble... by Diane Alber (PB)

11.14.21

• Dad Bakes by Katie Yamasaki (PB)
• Princess Unlimited by Jacob Sager Weinstein & Raissa Figueroa (PB)
• More Than Fluff by Madeline Valentine (PB)
• All Eyes on Ozzy! by K-Fai Steele (PB)
• A Home Under the Stars by Andy Chou Musser (PB)

11.17.21

• Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski (ANF)

11.20.21

• Moose's Book Bus by Inga Moore (PB)
• Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis (YA)
• A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey (YA)
• Dragon's Merry Christmas by Dav Pilkey (Y)
• Hair Story by NoNeiqa Ramos & Keisha Morris (PB)
• Oh No! The Talent Show by Eva Chen & Matthew Rivera (PB)
• The Candy Dish by Kobi Yamada & Adelina Lewis (PB)
• Dear Little One by Nina Laden & Skylar Hogan (PB)
• Chez Bob by Bob Shea (PB)
• Blob by Anne Appert (PB)
• Beautifully Me by Nabela Noor & Nabi H. Ali (PB)
• Oh Look, a Cake! by J.C. McKee (PB)
• Better Together! by Amy Robach, Andrew Shue, & Lenny Wen (PB)
• The Creature of Habit by Jennifer E. Smith & Leo Espinosa (PB)
• May Your Life Be Deliciosa by Michael Genhart & Loris Lora (PB)
• Somebody Give This Heart a Pen by Sophia Thakur (ANF)

11.21.21

• Elf by David Berenbaum & Kim Smith (PB)
• I Don't Want to Read This Book by Max Greenfield & Mike Lowery (PB)
• The Smart Cookie by Jory John & Pete Oswald (PB)
• Be Strong by Pat Zietlow Miller & Jen Hill (PB)
• Grace and Box by Kim Howard & Megan Lotter (PB)
• The Wall in the Middle of the Book by John Agee (PB)
• Ghostbusters: A Paranormal Picture Book by G.M. Berrow, J.M. Kehoe, & Forrest Burdett (PB)
• I Believe I Can by Grace Byers & Keturah A. Bobo (PB)
• Awake by Mags Deroma (PB)
• Endless Pawsibilities by Sean Charmatz (PB)
• Poultrygiest by Eric Geron & Pete Oswald (PB)
• Giraffe Problems by Jory John & Lane Smith (PB)
• The Runaway Pea by Kjartan Poskitt & Alex Willmore (PB)
• What the Road Said by Cleo Wade & Lucie de Moyencourt (PB)
• Hooky by Mirian Bonastre Tor (GN)

11.23.21

• This Is a Taco! by Andrew Cangelose & Josh Shipley (PB)
• Jet the Cat (Is Not a Cat) by Phaea Crede & Terry Runyan (PB)
• The Whatifs by Emily Kilgore & Zoe Persico (PB)
• Libby Loves Science by Kimberly Derting, Shelli R. Johannes, & Joelle Murray (PB)
• You Don't Want a Dragon! by Ame Dyckman & Liz Climo (PB)
• Grandad's Camper by Harry Woodgate (PB)
• The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna (YA)

11.25.21

• Just Pretend by Tori Sharp (GN)
• The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy (ANF)
• Bad Sister by Charise Mericle Harper & Rory Lucey (GN)
• The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag (GN)

11.26.21

• Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire, and Beauty by Nikita Gill (ANF)
• The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (A)
• Black Star by Eric Anthony Glover & Arielle Jovellanos (GN)
• Catwoman: Soulstealer: The Graphic Novel by Sarah J. Maas, Louise Simonson, & Samantha Dodge (GN)

11.27.21

• How to They/Them: A Visual Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity by Stuart Getty & Brooke Thyng (ANF/GN)
• The Girl with Big, Big Questions by Britney Winn Lee & Jacob Souva (PB)
• Invasion of the Unicorns by David Biedrzycki (PB)
• A House by Kevin Henkes (PB)
• Kindness Grows by Britta Teckentrup (PB)
• Between the Lines by Lindsay Ward (PB)
• Stupid Baby by Stephanie Blake (PB)
• Silli's Sheep by Tiffany Stone & Louis Thomas (PB)

11.29.21

• Wordslut: A Feminst Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell (ANF)

11.21 total: 102

63 picture books; 10 graphic novels; 13 youth nonfiction; 4 youth fiction; 4 young adult fiction; 7 adult nonfiction; 1 adult fiction

books i've read october 2021 (during the pandemic)

 10.1.21

• So Close by Natalia Colombo (PB)
• Maria Montessori by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Raquel Martin (YNF)
• Everybody's Welcome by Patricia Hegarty & Greg Abbott (PB)
• Bear Out There by Jacob Grant (PB)
• Meerkat Christmas by Emily Gravett (PB)
• Noodle Bear by Mark Gravas (PB)
• Give Me My Book Back! by Travis Foster & Ethan Long (PB)
• A Ticket Around the World by Natalie Diaz, Melissa Owens, & Kim Smith (YNF)
• Crap Taxidermy by Kat Su (ANF)

10.3.21

• The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith (GN)
• Change Sings: A Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman & Loren Long (PB)
• Vegetables in Halloween Costumes by Jared Chapman (PB)
• Amara and the Bats by Emma Reynolds (PB)
• Tiny T. Rex and the Tricks of Treating by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• Hardly Haunted by Jessie Sima (PB)
• The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky by Jory John & Pete Oswald (PB)
• El Cucuy Is Scared Too! by Donna Barba Higuera & Juliana Perdomo (PB)
• Vampenguin by Lucy Roth Cummins (PB)
• Flubby Will Not Take a Bath by J.E. Morris (Y)
• Snakes in Space by Kathryn Dennis (PB)
• Rat Fair by Leah Rose Kessler & Cleonique Hilsaca (PB)
• Nerdycorn by Andrew Root & Erin Kraan (PB)
• Amphigorey: Fifteen Books by Edward Gorey (GN)

10.4.21

• Ever After by Kim Harrison (A)

10.5.21

• Tell Tail by C.K. Smouha & Katie Brosnan (PB)
• Cone Cat by Sarah Howden & Carmen Mok (PB)
• Cat Problems by Jory John & Lane Smith (PB)
• The Power of Yet by Maryann Cocca-Leffler (PB)
• Beatrice Bly's Rules for Spies: The Missing Hamster by Sue Fliess & Beth Mills (PB)
• Bad Apple by Huw Lewis Jones & Ben Sanders (PB)
• Adventures with My Daddies by Gareth Peter & Garry Parsons (PB)

10.8.21

• I Am Leonardo da Vinci by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• Morgan and Me by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (PB)
• The Starkeeper by Faith Pray (PB)
• Every Night Is Pizza Night by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt & Gianna Ruggiero (PB)
• Raise Your Hand by Alice Paul Tapper & Marta Kissi (YNF)
• Rory the Dinosaur Needs a Christmas Tree by Liz Climo (PB)
• Unicorns Are the Worst! by Alex Willan (PB)
• The Worrysaurus by Rachel Bright & Chris Chatterton (PB)
• Lost in the Library: A Story of Patience & Fortitude by Josh Funk & Stevie Lewis (PB)
• Goat's Coat by Tom Percival & Christine Pym (PB)
• Sad Animal Facts by Brooke Barker (ANF)

10.9.21

• Camping with Unicorns by Dana Simpson (GN)
• Sooty Foot by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (PB)
• Maynard's Mermaid by Robin James (PB)
• Way Past Mad by Hallee Adelman & Sandra de la Prada (PB)

10.10.21

• How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America by Moustafa Bayoumi (ANF)
• The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison (A)
• Beautiful by Marie D'Abreo (GN)
• The Hazards of Love, Book 1: Bright World by Stan Stanley (GN)

10.15.21

• Fox at Night by Corey R. Tabor (Y)
• Running with the Wolves: A WolfWalkers Story by Calee M. Lee (Y)
• The Crayons' Book of Feelings by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers (PB)

10.16.21

• Muffin Dragon by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (PB)
• Dragons Are the Worst! by Alex Willan (PB)
• Meet the Latkes by Alan Silberberg (PB)
• Too Much Stuff! by Emily Gravett (PB)
• Josie Dances by Denise Lajimodiere & Angela Erdrich (PB)
• When I'm Big by Ella Bailey (PB)
• Squirrel's Sweater by Laura Renauld & Jennie Poh (PB)
• Negative Cat by Sophie Blackall (PB)
• Buttercup the Bigfoot by Douglas Rees & Isabel Munoz (PB)
• The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison (A)

10.17.21

• Paranorthern and the Chaos Bunny A-hop-calypse by Stephanie Look & Mari Costa (GN)

10.22.21

• The Poet of Piney Woods by Bob Raczka, Kevin Howdeshell, & Kristen Howdeshell (PB)
• Alone! by Barry Falls (PB)
• Vivi Loves Science by Kimberly Derting, Shelli R. Johannes, & Joelle Murray (PB)
• Pride Puppy! by Robin Stevenson & Julie McLaughlin (PB)
• Business Pig by Andrea Zuill (PB)
• Ciao, Sandro! by Steven Varni & Luciano Lozano (PB)
• Wander New York: Fitz in the City by Reese Traves & Jon Traves (PB)
• Zion Unmatched by Zion Clark & James S. Hirsch (YNF)
• Just Being Dali: The Story of Artist Salvador Dali by Amy Guglielmo & Brett Helquist (YNF)
• The Stuff Between the Stars: How Vera Rubin Discovered "Most" of the Universe by Sandra Nickel & Aimee Sicuro (YNF)

10.23.21

• Black Girl, Call Home: Poems by Jasmine Mans (ANF)
• I Am Strong Than... by Suzi Barrett (ANF)
• How the Stars Came to Be by Poonam Mistry (PB)
• EEK! Halloween! by Sandra Boynton (PB)
• A Potato on a Bike by Elise Gravel (PB)
• Together by Mona Damluji & Innosanto Nagara (PB)
• Sumo Counting by Sanae Ishida (PB)
• Bear Is a Bear by Jonathan Stutzman & Dan Santat (PB)
• Bright Star by Yuyi Morales (PB)
• Dolls and Trucks Are for Everyone by Robb Pearlman & Eda Kaban (PB)
• A Cat Named Tim and Other Stories by John Martz (PB)
• Mindi and the Goose No One Else Could See by Sam McBratney & Linda Olafsdottir (PB)
• The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow by Emma Steinkellner (GN)
• Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons by Jody Houser, Jim Zub, Diego Galindo, MSassyk, & Nate Piekos (GN)

10.24.21

• Bear by Ben Queen & Joe Todd-Stanton (GN)
• The Seed of Compassion: Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by His Holiness the Dalai Lama & Bao Luu (YNF)
• Brown: The Many Shades of Love by Nancy Johnson James & Constance Moore (PB)
• One of a Kind Like Me/Unico Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno & Robert Liu-Trujillo (PB)
• Different Like Me by Xochitl Dixon & Bonnie Lui (PB)
• The Office: A Day at Dunder Mifflin Elementary by Robb Pearlman & Melanie Demmer (PB)
• Grumpy Monkey: Up All Night by Suzanne Lang & Max Lang (PB)
• Bob Dylan by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Conrad Roset (YNF)
• Muhammad Ali by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Brosmind (YNF)
• Aretha Franklin by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Amy Blackwell (YNF)
• Mother Teresa by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Natascha Rosenberg (YNF)
• I Am Sacawagea by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• I Am Anne Frank by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• I Am Marie Curie by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• Jake O'Shawnasey by Stephen Cosgrove & Robin James (PB)
• The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer... by Davide Cali & Benjamin Chaud (PB)
• The Mosquito by Elise Gravel (YNF)
• I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness by Susan Verde & Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• Grumpy Monkey's Little Book of Grumpiness by Suzanne Lang & Max Lang (PB)

10.26.21

• Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond by Kim Harrison (A)

10.29.21

• Kitty Quest by Phil Corbett (GN)

10.30.21

• This Is Ruby by Sara O'Leary & Alea Marley (PB)
• I Go Quiet by David Ouimet (PB)
• The Moon Keeper by Zosienka (PB)
• Thanks for Nothing! by Ryan T. Higgins (PB)
• Hair Twins by Raakhee Mirchandani & Holly Hatam (PB)
• What Are Your Words?: A Book About Pronouns by Katherine Locke & Anne Passchier (PB)
• The Missing Pairs by Yvonne Ivinson (PB)
• Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder (PB)
• Your Future Is Bright by Corey Finkle & Shelley Couvillian (PB)
• Treemendous: Diary of a Not Yet Mighty Oak by Bridget Heos & Mike Ciccotello (PB)
• The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris (YA)
• Amphigorey Too by Edward Gorey (GN)
• PTSD by Guillaume Singelin (GN)
• Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong by Prudence Shen & Faith Erin Hicks (GN)

10.31.21

• Two Ravens and One Crow by Kevin Hearne (A)
• This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong (A)

10.21 total: 125

81 picture books; 16 youth nonfiction; 5 adult nonfiction; 13 graphic novels; 3 youth fiction; 6 adult fiction; 1 young adult fiction

books i've read september 2021 (during the pandemic)

 9.2.21

• The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf (Y)
• Dungeon Critters by Natalie Kiess & Sara Goetter (GN)

9.3.21

• Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (A)

9.4.21

• Theo TheSaurus: The Dinosaur Who Loved Big Words by Shelli R. Johannes & Mike Moran (PB)
• It Will Be Okay: A Story of Empathy, Kindness, and Friendship by Lisa Katzenberger & Jaclyn Sinquett (PB)
• Sunday Funday in Koreatown by Aram Kim (PB)
• Harry and the Guinea Pig by Gene Zion, Margaret Bloy Graham, Nancy Lambert, & Saba Joshaghani (PB)
• This Poop Is Mine! by Gusti (PB)
• The Bear in the Boat by Owen Hart & Caroline Pedler (PB)
• Love Is Powerful by Heather Dean Brewer & LeUyen Pham (PB)
• Daddy & Dada by Ryan Brockington, Isaac Webster, & Lauren May (PB)
• Paris by Phone by Pamela Druckerman & Benjamin Chaud (PB)

9.5.21

• Hush Now, Banshee!: A Not-So-Quiet Counting Book by Kyle Sullivan & Derek Sullivan (PB)
• Diwali by Hannah Eliot & Archana Sreenivasan (YNF)
• I Am Scary by Elise Gravel (PB)
• The Cardboard Kingdom: Roar of the Beast by Chad Sell (GN)
• Aster and the Mixed-Up Magic by Thom Pico & Karensac (GN)

9.6.21

• I Am Frida Kahlo by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• Malala Yousafzai by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Manal Mirza (YNF)
• Those Are Not My Underpants! by Melissa Martin & Troy Cummings (PB)
• An Emotional Menagerie: Feelings from A to Z by The School of Life & Rachael Saunders (YNF)

9.7.21

• Pale Demon by Kim Harrison (A)
• Dinosaur Therapy by James Stewart & K Romey (GN)

9.8.21

• Hugo by Atinuke & Birgitta Sif (PB)
• Princess Dinosaur by Daniel Kibblesmith & Ashley Quach (PB)
• Avocado Asks: What Am I? by Momoko Abe (PB)
• The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist & Darnell Johnson (PB)
• Areli Is a Dream: A True Story by Arelia Morales & Luisa Uribe (YNF)
• We Are a Garden: A Story of How Diversity Took Root in America by Lisa Westberg Peters & Victoria Tentler-Krylov (YNF)
• Colors in Nature by Magdalena Konecna, Jana Sedlackova, & Stepanka Sekaninova (YNF)

9.9.21

• Narwhal's School of Awesomeness by Ben Clanton (GN)

9.12.21

• Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi (Y)
• What Are Little Girls Made of?: Nursery Rhymes to Empower Young Feminists by Jeanne Willis & Isabelle Follath (PB)
• Smell the Daisies by Judith Henderson & T.L. McBeth (Y)
• Mary Anning by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Popy Matigot (YNF)
• Scruff by Alice Bowsher (PB)
• Do Not Let Your Dragon Spread Germs by Julie Gassman & Andy Elkerton (PB)
• Sonny Says Mine! by Caryl Hart & Zachariah OHora (PB)
• Sad, Sad Bear by Kimberly Gee (PB)
• The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman (ANF)
• Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly (YA)

9.15.21

• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb (ANF)

9.17.21

• American Street by Ibi Zoboi (YA)
• Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Pena & Christian Robinson (PB)
• Beach Toys Vs. School Supplies by Mike Ciccotello (PB)
• Yes & No by Elisha Cooper (PB)
• The Big Bad Wolf in My House by Valerie Fontaine & Nathalia Dion (PB)
• The Traveling Dustball by Judith Henderson & T.L. McBeth (Y)
• The Octopus Escapes by Maile Meloy & Felicita Sala (PB)
• Kong and Me by Kiki Thorpe & Nidhi Chanani (PB)
• Chunky by Yehudi Mercado (GN)
• Unicorn Famous by Dana Simpson (GN)

9.18.21

• Agent Moose by Mo O'Hara & Jess Bradley (GN)
• Squidding Around: Fish Feud! by Kevin Sherry (GN)
• Shake, Wiggle, & Roll by Carli Davidson (PB)
• Maya: My First Maya Angelou by Lisbeth Kaiser & Leire Salaberria (YNF)
• Josephine: My First Josephine Baker by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Agathe Sorlet (YNF)
• Harriet: My First Harriet Tubman by Maria Isabel Sancehz Vegara & Pili Aguado (YNF)
• I Am Strong: A Little Book About Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• We Are Little Feminists: On-the-Go by Little Feminist (YNF)
• Baby Feminists Too by Libby Babbott-Klein & Jessica Walker (YNF)
• We Are Little Feminists: Families by Little Feminist (YNF)
• We Are Little Feminists: Hair by Little Feminist (YNF)
• Everybody Needs a Buddy by Ellen Jackson & Maddie Frost (PB)
• Comparrotives by Janik Coat (YNF)
• If You Come to Earth by Sophie Blackall (PB)
• The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld (PB)
• Chirp!: Chipmunk Sings for a Friend by Jamie A. Swenson & Scott Magoon (PB)
• Pablo by Rascal (PB)
• The Circles All Around Us by Brad Montague & Kristi Montague (PB)
• The Unforgettable Party by Noemi Vola (PB)
• We Are All Under One Wide Sky by Deborah Wiles & Andrea Stegmaier (PB)
• In My Mosque by M.O. Yuksel & Hatem Aly (YNF)

9.19.21

• Cheese Belongs to You! by Alexis Deacon & Viviane Schwarz (PB)
• Tiny T. Rex and the Perfect Valentine by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• Fresh Princess by Denene Millner & Gladys Jose (PB)
• I Don't Know What to Call My Cat by Simon Philip & Ella Bailey (PB)
• The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra by Marc Tyler Nobleman & Ana Aranda (PB)
• Sleep Well, Siba & Saba by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl & Sandra van Doorn (PB)
• Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues by Leah Henderson & George Doutsipoulos (YNF)
• Stephen Hawking by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Matt Hunt (YNF)
• Cece Loves Science and Adventure by Kimberly Derting, Shelli R. Johannes, & Vashti Harrison (PB)
• Harriet Tubman by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Pili Aguado (YNF)
• Lunar New Year by Hannah Eliot & Alina Chau (YNF)
• Baby Young Gifted and Black by Jamia Wilson & Andrea Pippins (PB)
• Homemade Love by bell hooks & Shane W. Evans (PB)

9.20.21

• Isn't It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams (A)

9.24.21

• Fairy Tale Pets by Tracey Corderoy & Jorge Martin (PB)
• The Little Butterfly That Could by Ross Burach (PB)
• It's Okay to Smell Good! by Jason Tharp (PB)
• Starboy: Inspired by the Life and Lyrics of David Bowie by Jami Gigot (PB)
• Scribbly: A Real Imaginary Friend Tale by Ged Adamson (PB)
• Lost in the Clouds by Tom Tinn-Disbury (PB)
• Calvin Gets the Last Word by Margo Sorenson & Mike Deas (PB)
• Little Doctors: Neurology for Babies by Dr. Haitham Ahmed (YNF)

9.25.21

• A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope edited by Patrice Caldwell (YA)
• Crocodiles Needs Kisses Too by Rebecca Colby & Penelope Dullaghan (PB)
• Memory Jars by Vera Brosgol (PB)
• The Very Hungry Plant by Renato Moriconi (PB)
• Animals Brag About Their Bottoms by Maki Saito (PB)

9.26.21

• One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (A)
• I Am Unstoppable: A Little Book About Amelia Earhart by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison (A)

9.29.21

• Little Weirds by Jenny Slate (ANF)

09.21 total: 104

4 youth fiction; 9 graphic novels; 5 adult fiction; 56 picture books; 24 youth nonfiction; 3 adult nonfiction; 3 young adult fiction

books i've read august 2021 (during the pandemic)

 8.3.21

• Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury (YA)

8.4.21

• Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman (GN)

8.6.21

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

8.7.21

• Rapunzel by Bethan Woollvin (PB)

8.8.21

• Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (YA)

8.12.21

• The Meet-Cute Project by Rhiannon Richardson (YA)

8.13.21

• Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi (Y)
• The Bird Who Swallowed a Star by Laurie Cohen & Toni Demuro (PB)
• If Winter Comes, Tell It I'm Not Here by Simona Ciraolo (PB)
• Glory on Ice: A Vampire Hockey Story by Maureen Fergus & Mark Fearing (PB)
• Bear Meets Bear by Jacob Grant (PB)
• Way Past Sad by Hallee Adelman & Karen Wall (PB)
• Spark by Ani Castillo (PB)
• The Meanest of Meanies: A Book About Love by Kristin Hensley, Jen Smedley, & Paul Briggs (PB)
• Guinea Pigs Go Gardening by Kate Sheehy (PB)
• Dear Librarian by Lydia M. Sigwarth & Romina Galotta (PB)

8.19.21

• Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (YA)

8.20.21

• Embrace Your Body by Taryn Brumfitt & Sinead Hanley (PB)
• Are You a Cheeseburger? by Monica Arndaldo (PB)
• The Thingity-Jig by Kathleen Doherty & Kristyna Litten (PB)
• I'm a Hare, So There! by Julie Rowan-Zoch (PB)
• Mole in a Black & White Hole by Tereza Sediva (PB)
• The Old Boat by Jarrett Pumphrey & Jerome Pumphrey (PB)
• Goldilocks and the Three Engineers by Sue Fliess & Petros Bouloubasis (PB)
• Bunny Roo and Duckling Too by Melissa Marr & Teagan White (PB)
• Leilong the Library Bus by Julia Liu & Bei Lynn (PB)
• Hudson and Tallulah Take Sides by Anna Kang & Christopher Weyant (PB)
• Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison (A)

8.22.21

• A Cat Story by Ursula Murray Husted (GN)

8.23.21

• An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (A)

8.24.21

• Wolfwalkers: The Graphic Novel by Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, & Sam Sattin (GN)
• Ever After by Olivia Vieweg (GN)
• Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon (YA)

8.25.21

• Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang & Lark Pien (GN)

8.26.21

• The Derby Daredevils: Shelly Struggles to Shine by Kit Rosewater & Sophie Escabasse (Y)

8.27.21

• Rainbow Boy by Taylor Rouanzion & Stacey Chomiak (PB)
• A Girl's Bill of Rights by Amy B. Mucha & Addy Rivera Sonda (PB)
• Lost by Alexandra Mirzac (PB)
• Seahorses Are Sold Out by Katja Gehrmann & Constanze Spengler (PB)
• Looking for Sleep by Georgiana Deutsch & Megan Tadden (PB)
• I'm a Gluten-Sniffing Service Dog by Michal Babay & Ela Smietanka (PB)
• Fiona Flamingo by Rachael Urrutia Chu & Kate Jeffer (PB)

8.28.21

• A Beary Rainy Day by Adam Ciccio & Emilie Timmermans (PB)
• Once Upon a Dragon's Fire by Beatrice Blue (PB)
• Balloons for Papa: A Story of Hope and Empathy by Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia & Erika Meza (PB)
• Gnu and Shrew by Danny Schnitzlein & Anca Sandu (PB)
• Sad Animal Babies by Brooke Barker (ANF)
• A Pho Love Story by Loan Le (YA)
• Bookstore Babies by Puck & Violet Lemay (PB)

8.29.21

• Squish Squash Squished by Rebecca Kraft Rector & Dana Wulfekotte (PB)
• Meesha Makes Friends by Tom Percival (PB)
• Over the Shop by JonArno Lawson & Qin Leng (PB)
• What If, Pig? by Linzie Hunter (PB)
• Let's Taco About How Great You Are by Bob Holt (PB)
• The Giggles Are Coming! by Christopher Eliopoulos (PB)
• Jenny Mei Is Sad by Tracy Subisak (PB)
• Your Life Matters by Chris Singleton & Taylor Barron (PB)
• Meet the Matzah: A Passover Story by Alan Silberberg (PB)
• 100 Cats: Cute Kitties to Count by Michael Whaite (PB)
• Apple of My Pie by Mika Song (GN)
• Sydney & Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World by Jacqueline Davies & Deborah Hocking (Y)

08.21: 61

6 young adult fiction; 6 graphic novels; 3 adult fiction; 42 picture books; 3 youth fiction; 1 adult nonfiction

books i've read july 2021 (during the pandemic)

 7.1.21

• To Your Eternity #1 by Yoshitoki Oima (M)

7.2.21

• Stranger Planet by Nathan W. Pyle (GN)

7.3.21

• !Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raul the Third & Elaine Bay (PB)
• Another Book About Bears. by Laura Bunting & Philip Bunting (PB)
• If I Had a Sleepy Sloth by Gabby Dawnay & Alex Barrow (PB)
• The Crankypants Tea Party by Barbara Bottner & Ale Barba (PB)
• This Way, Charlie by Caron Levis & Charles Santoso (PB)
• Fishtastic! A Tale of Magic and Friendship by Tess Weaver & Jennifer Black Reinhardt (PB)
• South by Daniel Duncan (PB)

7.4.21

• Spy X Family #1 by Tatsuya Endo (M)
• Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by L.C. Rosen (YA)
• The Bad Guys in the One?! by Aaron Blabey (Y)
• Scaredy Squirrel in a Nutshell by Melanie Watt (GN)
• Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (A)
• Effin' Birds: A Field Guide to Identification by Aaron Reynolds (ANF)

7.5.21

• Witch Hat Atelier #7 by Kamome Shirahama (M)
• Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves edited by Glory Edim (ANF)
• Why Do Cats Meow? by Lily Snowden-Fine & Dr. Nick Crumpton (YNF)
• Made You Up by Francesca Zappia (YA)

7.9.21

• Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld (A)

7.10.21

• Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey (A)

7.11.21

• This Is My America by Kim Johnson (YA)
• Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West (ANF)

7.12.21

• We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates (ANF)

7.13.21

• One Dark Bird by Liz Garton Scanlon & Frann Preston-Gannon (PB)

7.14.21

• Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee (YA)

7.16.21

• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (YA)

7.17.21

• Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Y)

7.18.21

• Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson (ANF)

7.20.21

• A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik (YA)

7.21.21

• Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales (YA)

7.22.21

• Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi (Y)

7.24.21

• Firefly: Back from the Black by Joey Spiotto (GN)
• Curious George Visits the Library by Margaret Rey & H.A. Rey (PB)
• The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (A)
• Banana Fox and the Secret Sour Society by James Kochalka (GN)

7.25.21

• Simon and Chester: Super Detectives! by Cale Atkinson (GN)

7.26.21

• Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore (YA)

7.28.21

• Sanity & Tallulah: Shortcuts by Molly Brooks (GN)

7.31.21

• The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (A)

07.21 total: 40

3 manga; 6 graphic novels; 9 picture books; 8 young adult fiction; 3 youth fiction; 5 adult fiction; 5 adult nonfiction; 1 youth nonfiction