books i've read august 2022

 8.3.22

• The World Needs Purple Schools by Kristen Bell, Benjamin Hart, & Daniel Wiseman (PB)
• There's a Lion in the Forest! by Monica Carnesi (PB)
• Daddy-Daughter Day by Pierce Freelon & Olivia Duchess (PB)
• Too Many Pigs in the Pool by Wendy Hinote Lanier & Iris Amaya (PB)
• Vampire Vacation by Laura Lavoie & Micah Player (PB)
• Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country by Kelly Yang, Nabi H. Ali, Fahmida Azim, Marcos Chin, Sally Deng, Shreya Gupta, Julia Kuo, Julie Kwon, Nhung Le, Kitkat Pescon, Dow Phumiruk, Sujean Rim, Dan Santat, Yuko Shimizu, Yao Xiao, & Yuewei Shi, (YNF)
• The Fabled Life of Aesop by Ian Lendler & Pamela Zagarenski (YNF)
• Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (A)
• We Will Find Your Hat!: A Conundrum! by Candy James (GN)

8.5.22

• Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos (GN)
• The Real Riley Mayes by Rachel Elliott (GN)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South Part One by Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru (GN)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South Part Two by Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru (GN)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South Part Three by Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru (GN)

8.6.22

• To Make by Danielle Davis & Mags DeRoma (PB)
• Music Is a Rainbow by Bryan Collier (PB)
• Franz's Phantasmagorical Machine by Beth Anderson & Caroline Hamel (YNF)
• Love Rules: A Family's True Story of Adoption and Unconditional Love by Andrea Melvin, Dave Eaton, Michael Clark, Jr., & Danielle Parchment (YNF)
• Meow by Chris Raschka (PB)
• Strong by Bob Kearney, Eric Rosswood, & Nidhi Chanani (YNF)
• Kitty by Rebecca Jordan-Glum (PB)
• Courage Hats by Kate Hoefler & Jessixa Bagley (PB)
• No Nibbling! by Beth Ferry & A.N. Kang (PB)
• Sato the Rabbit: A Sea of Tea by Yuki Ainoya (PB)
• The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix (A)

8.12.22

• Loveless by Alice Oseman (YA)
• Hands Against Our Hearts by Alice Oseman (YA)
• Tofu Takes Time by Helen H. Wu & Julie Jarema (PB)
• Pink Is Not a Color by Lindsay Ward (PB)
• I Want to Be a Vase by Julio Torres & Julian Glander (PB)
• Dinosaurs on Kitty Island by Michael Slack (PB)
• Rosa's Song by Helena Ku Rhee & Pascal Campian (PB)
• The Adventures of Dr. Sloth: Rebecca Cliffe and Her Quest to Protect Sloths by Suzi Esztherhas (YNF)
• Critter Chat by Rosemary Mosco (YNF)

8.13.22

• The Rare, Tiny Flower by Kitty O'Meara & Quim Torres (PB)
• Ice Cream Face by Heidi Woodward Sheffield (PB)
• My Shadow Is Pink by Scott Stuart (PB)
• Llama Rocks the Cradle of Chaos by Jonathan Stutzman & Heather Fox (PB)
• Because by Mo Willems & Amber Ren (PB)
• It's a Sign! by Jarrett Pumphrey & Jerome Pumphrey (PB)
• Maybe by Kobi Yamada & Gabriella Barouch (PB)
• Trying by Kobi Yamada & Elise Hurst (PB)
• Pina by Elif Yemenici (PB)
• Feeling Grateful: How to Add More Goodness to Your Gladness by Kobi Yamada & Charles Santoso (PB)
• Ish by Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• Be Who You Are by Todd Parr (PB)
• Vlad the Rad by Brigette Barrager (PB)
• Finding Muchness: How to Add More Life to Life by Kobi Yamada & Charles Santoso (PB)
• Rescuing Mrs. Birdley by Aaron Reynolds & Emma Reynolds (PB)
• The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger (PB)

8.14.22

• Pineapple Princess by Sabina Hahn (PB)
• A Perfect Fit: How Lena "Lane" Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion by Mara Rockliff & Juana Martinez-Neal (YNF)
• The Supreme Court and Us by Christy Mihaly & Neely Daggett (YNF)
• Goldie's Guide to Grandchilding by Clint McElroy & Eliza Kinkz (PB)
• All Hands on Deck!: A Deadly Hurricane, a Daring Rescue, and the Origin of the Cajun Navy by Robert Neubecker (YNF)
• Kicks by Van G. Garrett & Reggie Brown (PB)
• Land Shark by Beth Ferry & Ben Mantle (PB)
• Caveboy Crush by Beth Ferry & Joseph Kuefler (PB)
• Binny's Diwali by Thrity Umrigar & Nidhi Chanani (PB)
• The Scarecrow by Beth Ferry, Terry Fan, & Eric Fan (PB)
• Squirrel's Family Tree by Beth Ferry & A.N. Kang (PB)
• The Nice Dream Truck by Beth Ferry & Brigette Barrager (PB)
• Princess Truly: I Am Brave! by Kelly Greenwalt & Amariah Rauscher (Y)
• Babymouse: Tales from the Locker: Whisker Wizard by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm (Y)
• Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab (YA)

8.17.22

• I'm a Neutrino: Tiny Particles in a Big Universe by Dr. Eve M. Vavagiakis & Ilze Lemesis (YNF)
• Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness by Maria Gianferrari & Pete Oswald (YNF)
• The Sweetest Scoop: Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Revolution by Lisa Robinson & Stacy Innerst (YNF)
• The Blur by Minh Le & Dan Santat (PB)
• Dolly!: The Story of Dolly Parton and Her Big Dream by Robyn McGrath & Ellen Surrey (YNF)
• How You Came to Be by Carole Gerber & Sawsan Chalabi (YNF)
• PAWS: Gabby Gets It Together by Michele Assarasakorn & Nathan Fairbairn (GN)

8.18.22

• The Aquanaut by Dan Santat (GN)
• Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas (GN)
• Aru Shah and the End of Time: The Graphic Novel by Joe Caramagna, Anu Chouhan, & Roshani Chokshi (GN)
• The Girl in the Moon Circle by Sia Figiel (ANF)

8.19.22

• The Prisoner of Shiverstone by Linette Moore (GN)
• Unicorn Selfies by Dana Simpson (GN)
• Sorceline by Sylvia Douye & Paola Antista (GN)
• My Life as a Background Slytherin: Special Bonus Comics by Emily McGovern (GN)
• My Life as a Background Slytherin: All the Flounces by Emily McGovern (GN)
• Power & Magic: The Queer Witch Comics Anthology edited by Joamette Gil (GN)
• Heartwood: Non-Binary Tales of Sylvan Fantasy edited by Joamette Gil (GN)
• Huia Short Stories 7: Contemporary Maori Fiction by James George & Kelly Ana Morey (A)

8.20.22

• Peter Darling by Austin Chant (A)
• The Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael Leali (Y)

8.21.22

• Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (A)

8.22.22

• Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde (A)

8.26.22

• Knuckleheads by Joan Holub & Michael Slack (PB)
• My Name is Jason. Mine Too.: Our Story. Our Way. by Jason Reynolds & Jason Griffin (YANF)

8.27.22

• Deaf Republic: Poems by Ilya Kaminsky (ANF)
• Crafting the Body Divine: Ritual, Movement and Body Art by Yasmine Galenorn (ANF)
• Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul's Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life by Tom Fitzgerald & Lorenzo Marquez (ANF)

8.28.22

• Shorty & Clem by Michael Slack (PB)
• A Is for Axolotl: An Unusual Animal ABC by Catherine Macorol (YNF)
• Unicorn Playlist by Dana Simpson (GN)
• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (YA)

8.31.22

• Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (A)

08.22: 98

45 picture books; 16 youth nonfiction; 7 adult fiction; 18 graphic novels; 4 young adult fiction; 3 youth fiction; 4 adult nonfiction; 1 young adult nonfiction

books i've read july 2022

 7.1.22

• Extraordinary: A Villains Story by V.E. Schwab, Enid Balam, & Jordi Escuin Llorach (GN)

7.3.22

• The Boy with Flowers in His Hair by Jarvis (PB)
• What Happened to You? by James Catchpole & Karen George (PB)
• The Great Zapfino by Mac Barnett & Marla Frazee (PB)
• I Am Able to Shine by Korey Watari & Mike Wu (PB)
• Brian the Dancing Lion by Tom Tinn-Disbury (PB)
• I Am Mozart, Too by Audrey Ades & Adelina Lirius (YNF)
• Call Me Miss Hamilton: One Woman's Case for Equality and Respect by Carole Boston Weatherford & Jeffrey Boston Weatherford (YNF)
• She Persisted: Claudette Colvin by Lesa Cline-Ransome & Gillian Flint (YNF)
• She Persisted: Clara Lemlich by Deborah Heiligman & Gillian Flint (YNF)
• The Babysitters Coven by Kate Williams (YA)
• Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir by Wil Wheaton (ANF)

7.4.22

• Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake & Jon Klassen (Y)
• I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston (YA)

7.5.22

• Barnacle Is Bored by Jonathan Fenske (PB)

7.8.22

• The Princess in Black and the Bathtime Battle by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, & LeUyen Pham (Y)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search Book Three by Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru (GN)
• Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass (YA)

7.9.22

• The Goody by Lauren Child (PB)
• Counting to Bananas by Carrie Tillotson & Estrela Lourenco (PB)
• The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk by Kabir Sehgal, Surishtha Sehgal, & Jess Golden (PB)
• Little Moar and the Moon by Roselynn Akulukjuk & Jazmine Gubbe (PB)
• Noor by Nnedi Okorafor (A)
• Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes (YA)

7.10.22

• The Mysterious Sea Bunny by Peter Raymundo (YNF)
• Thingamabob by Marianna Coppo (PB)
• When a Tree Grows by Cathy Ballou Mealey & Kasia Nowowiejska (PB)
• Sylvie by Jean Reidy & Lucy Ruth Cummins (PB)
• There's a Rock Concert in My Bedroom by Kevin Jonas, Danielle Jonas, & Courtney Dawson (PB)
• This Book Will Get You to Sleep! by Jory John & Olivier Tallec (PB)
• Spring Parade by Camelia Kay & Allyn Howard (PB)
• The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest by Heather Long & Jana Christy (YNF)
• I Am Dolly Parton by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home by Lindsay Moore (YNF)
• Lumberjanes: The Good Egg by Mariko Tamaki & Brooklyn Allen (Y)
• The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory (A)

7.11.22

• Chirp by Kate Messner (Y)

7.13.22

• Egg Marks the Spot by Amy Timberlake & Jon Klassen (Y)

7.15.22

• Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney (YA)

7.16.22

• I Won't Give Up My Rubber Band by Shinsuke Yoshitake (PB)
• Good Night, Toucan by Joanne Partis (PB)
• Always with You, Always with Me by Kelly Rowland, Jessica McKay, & Fanny Liem (PB)
• I'd Like to Be the Window for a Wise Old Dog by Philip Stead (PB)
• I Love You More Than All the Stars by Becky Davies & Dana Brown (PB)
• You Have Feelings All the Time by Deborah Farmer Kris & Jennifer Zivoin (PB)
• City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab (Y)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift Part One by Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru (GN)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift Part Two by Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru (GN)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift Part Three by Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru (GN)
• She Persisted: Ruby Bridges by Kekla Magoon & Gillian Flint (YNF)
• Batman and Robin and Howard by Jeffrey Brown (GN)
• Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case (GN)
• Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram (YA)

7.17.22

• Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal (GN)

7.18.22

• Galaxy: The Prettiest Star by Jadzia Axelrod & Jess Taylor (GN)

7.21.22

• Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (A)

7.23.22

• You Look Yummy! by Tatsuya Miyanishi (PB)

7.24.22

• It's Raining Tacos! by Parry Gripp & Peter Emmerich (PB)
• Eyes That Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho & Dung Ho (PB)
• The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson & Leo Espinosa (PB)
• Peanut Gets Fed Up by Dana Wulfekotte (PB)
• Dress Like a Girl by Patricia Toht & Lorian Tu-Dean (PB)
• Poo-Dunit?: A Forest Floor Mystery by Katlyn Aronson & Stephanie Laberis (YNF)
• The Worst Luck Book in the Whole Entire World by Joey Acker (PB)
• The Home Builders by Varsha Bajaj & Simona Mulazzani (PB)
• Oona and the Shark by Kelly DiPucchio & Raissa Figueroa (PB)

7.26.22

• Besties: Work It Out by Kayla Miller, Jeffrey Canino, & Kristina Luu (GN)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow by Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru (GN)
• Monster Friends by Kaeti Vandorn (GN)

7.27.22

• The Trials of Apollo: The Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan (Y)
• This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab (YA)

7.28.22

• Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods by Catherynne M. Valente (Y)
• Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon (A)

7.29.22

• The Trials of Apollo: The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan (Y)

7.30.22

• I Really Love You by Tatsuya Miyanishi (PB)
• I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen (PB)
• Wild Beings by Dorien Brouwers (PB)
• Oceans of Love by Janet Lawler & Holly Clifton-Brown (PB)
• Have You Eaten?: A Story of Food, Friendship, and Kindness by Su Youn Lee (PB)

7.31.22

• Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin (A)
• Sourdough by Robin Sloan (A)
• Mem by Bethany C. Morrow (A)

07.22 total: 82

12 graphic novels; 30 picture books; 16 youth nonfiction; 7 young adult fiction; 1 adult nonfiction; 9 youth fiction; 7 adult fiction

books i've read june 2022

 6.1.22

• San Francisco ABCs by Mr. Boddinton's Studio LLC (PB)
• San Francisco: A Book of Numbers by Ashley Evanson (PB)
• The Mighty Golden Gate Bridge by Robert Lieber & Carol Klammer (YNF)

6.3.22

• Why?: A Conversation About Race by Taye Diggs & Shane W. Evans (PB)
• I Just Ate My Friend by Heidi McKinnon (PB)
• Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope by Jodie Patterson & Charnelle Pinkney Barlow (YNF)
• They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki (PB)
• It's Just a Plant: A Children's Story About Marijuana by Ricardo Cortes (YNF)

6.4.22

• Rainbow: A First Book of Pride by Michael Genhart & Anne Passchier (YNF)

6.5.22

• Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach (ANF)
• Scaredy Squirrel Gets a Surprise by Melanie Watt (GN)
• Beast by Brie Spangler (YA)
• A Spark within the Forge by Sabaa Tahir, Nicole Andelfinger, & Sonia Liao (GN)
• Squire by Sara Alfageeh & Nadia Shammas (GN)

6.6.22

• Churro and the Magician by Gaston Caba (GN)

6.7.22

• Scout's Honor by Lily Anderson (YA)

6.8.22

• Where It All Lands by Jennie Wexler (YA)

6.9.22

• Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi (YANF)

6.10.22

• The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars: A Life of Edwin Hubble by Isabelle Marinov & Deborah Marcero (YNF)
• A Kids Book About Anxiety by Ross Szabo (YNF)
• Big Wig by Jonathan Hillman & Levi Hastings (PB)
• This Book Is Not for You! by Shannon Hale & Tracy Subisak (PB)
• Wild for Winnie by Laura Marx Fitzgerald & Jenny Lovlie (PB)
• Cats Can by Roseanne Greenfield Thong & Ebony Glenn (PB)
• Smitten with Kittens by Florence Minor & Wendell Minor (PB)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search Part One by Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru (GN)
• Button Pusher by Tyler Page (GN)

6.11.22

• The Odds #1 by Matt Stanton (GN)
• Princeless: Find Yourself by Jeremy Whitley, Emily Martin, Christine Hipp, Ainhoa Aramayo, & Brett Grunig (GN)
• Inheritance: A Visual Poem by Elizabeth Acevedo & Andrea Pippins (YANF)
• Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo (GN)
• Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee & Molly Brooks (GN)

6.12.22

• Have I Got a Book for You! by Melanie Watt (PB)
• Born Hungry: Julia Child Becomes "the French Chef" by Alex Prud'homme & Sarah Green (YNF)
• She Persisted in Science: Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger (YNF)
• Sometimes, All I Need Is Me by Juliana Perdomo (PB)
• Solar the Polar by Kim Constantinesco & Jessica Linn Evans (PB)
• Choices by Roozeboos (PB)
• New Year at the Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story by April Halprin Wayland & Stephane Jorisch (PB)
• Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Greenfield Thong & John Parra (PB)
• Big Dance by Aoife Greenham (PB)
• The Tiger Who Would Be King by James Thurber & JooHee Yoon (PB)
• Faraway Fox by Jolene Thompson & Justin K. Thompson (PB)
• This Book Is Not About Dragons by Shelley Moore Thomas & Fred Koehler (PB)
• Housecat Trouble #1 by Mason Dickerson (GN)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search Part Two by Gene Luen Yang & Gurihiru (GN)
• Snug Harbor Stories by Will Henry (GN)

6.13.22

• The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones (ANF)

6.16.22

• Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (ANF)

6.17.22

• Noodle Magic by Roseanne Greenfield Thong & Meilo So (PB)
• Peacock and Sketch by Allan Peterkin & Sandhya Prabhat (PB)
• Alone Like Me by Rebecca Evans (PB)
• Being Friends with Dragons by Katherine Locke & Diane Ewen (PB)

6.18.22

• The Stack by Vanessa Roeder (PB)
• The Lantern House by Erin Napier & Adam Trest (PB)
• Wutaryoo by Nilah Magruder (PB)
• Almost Always Best, Best Friends by Apryl Stott (PB)
• The Fog by Kyo Maclear & Kenard Pak (PB)
• Hom by Jeanne Willis & Paddy Donnelly (PB)
• Star Fishing by Sang-Keun Kim (PB)
• Yak and Dove by Kyo Maclear & Esme Shapiro (PB)
• Watercress by Andrea Wang & Jason Chin (PB)
• Patience, Miyuki by Roxane Marie Galliez & Seng Soun Ratanavanh (PB)
• Layla the Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish, Jerdine Nolen, & Jessica Gibson (PB)
• I'm On It! by Andrea Tsurumi (PB)
• Lovebird Lou by Tammi Sauer & Stephanie Laberis (PB)
• Return of the Underwear Dragon by Scott Rothman & Pete Oswald (PB)
• Mako & Tiger: Two Not-So-Friendly Sharks by Scott Rothman & Mika Song (PB)
• The Eyebrows of Doom by Steve Smallman & Miguel Ordonez (PB)
• I Color Myself Different by Colin Kaepernick & Eric Wilkerson (YNF)
• Tiger Days: A Book of Feelings by M.H. Clark & Anna Hurley (PB)
• You're Loved by Liz Climo (PB)
• Dozens of Doughnuts by Carrie Finison & Brianne Farley (PB)
• Noodle and the No Bones Day by Jonathan Graziano & Dan Tavis (PB)
• ABC Pride by Dr. Elly Barnes MBE, Louie Stowell, & Amy Phelps (YNF)
• An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn (A)

6.19.22

• Wombat Underground: A Wildfire Survival Story by Sarah L. Thompson & Charles Santoso (YNF)
• She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger (YNF)
• Octopants and the Missing Pirate Underpants by Suzy Senior & Claire Powell (PB)
• Grandma's Gardens by Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, & Carme Lemniscates (YNF)
• Who Will You Be? by Andrea Pippins (PB)
• Bug Scouts: Out in the Wild by Mike Lowery (GN)
• Mapmakers and the Lost Magic by Cameron Chittock & Amanda Castillo (GN)
• The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle (GN)
• Mermaid Dreams by Kate Pugsley (PB)
• A Church for All by Gayle E. Pitman & Laure Fournier (PB)
• Playing Wicked by Alex R. Kahler & Ben Whitehouse (PB)
• Alan Turing by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Ashling Lindsay (YNF)
• The Bear and the Little Green Thing by Diandian (PB)
• The Night Walk by Marie Dorleans (PB)
• Just to See by Morgane de Cadier & Florian Pige (PB)
• Rosie the Truffle Hound by Jessie Hartland (PB)
• Donut: The Unicorn Who Wants to Fly by Laura Gehl & Andrea Zuill (PB)
• Glow by Ruth Forman & Geneva Bowers (PB)

6.20.22

• Graceling: The Graphic Novel by Kristin Cashore & Gareth Hinds (GN)
• She Persisted: Coretta Scott King by Kelly Starling Lyons & Gillian Flint (YNF)
• Rebel Girls Powerful Pairs: 25 Tales of Mothers and Daughters by Rebel Girls (YNF)
• The Princess in Black and the Mermaid Princess by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, & LeUyen Pham (Y)
• Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Academy: No Humans Allowed! by Madeleine Roux & Tim Probert (Y)

6.21.22

• Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas (YA)

6.25.22

• Don't Let Them Disappear: 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe by Chelsea Clinton & Gianna Marion (YNF)
• Princeless: Princesses by Jeremy Whitley, Jackie Crofts, Newt Taber, Takeia Marie, Robin Kaplan, Kaitlin Jann, & Brett Grunig (GN)
• Crema by Johnnie Christmas, Dante Luz, Ryan Ferrier, & Atla Hrafney (GN)

6.26.22

• Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman by Kristen R. Lee (YA)
• Don't Hate the Player by Alexis Nedd (YA)
• Ashes of Gold by J. Elle (YA)

06.22 total: 106

55 picture books; 17 youth nonfiction; 3 adult nonfiction; 19 graphic novels; 7 young adult fiction; 2 young adult nonfiction; 1 adult fiction; 2 youth fiction

books i've read may 2022

 5.1.22

• The Race by Edouard Manceau (PB)
• Someday, Narwhal by Lisa Mantchev & Hyewon Yum (PB)
• Our World Is a Family: Our Community Can Change the World by Miry Whitehill, Jennifer Jackson, & Nomar Perez (YNF)
• The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School by Laura Murray & Mike Lowery (PB)
• Zen Happiness by Jon J. Muth (PB)
• Ida, Always by Caron Levis & Charles Santoso (PB)
• Score One for the Sloths by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Three Cheers for Tacky by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Nova: The Star Eater by Lindsay Leslie & John Taesoo Kim (PB)
• May I Have a Word? by Caron Levis & Andy Rash (PB)
• Mama's Work Shoes by Caron Levis & Vanessa Brantley-Newton (PB)
• Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor (YA)

5.2.22

• Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk (YA)

5.4.22

• Gather Together in My Name by Maya Angelou (ANF)
• Muted by Tami Charles (YA)

5.6.22

• Tacky Goes to Camp by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Tacky in Trouble by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Tackylocks and the Three Bears by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Tacky and the Emperor by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Tacky and the Winter Games by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Happy Birdday, Tacky! by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• The Way Home for Wolf by Rachel Bright & Jim Field (PB)
• Violet's Tempest by Ian Eagleton & Clara Arganuzzi (PB)
• New in Town by Kevin Cornell (PB)
• Brilliant Bea by Shaina Rudolph, Mary Vudadinovich, & Fiona Lee (PB)

5.7.22

• The Monster Returns by Peter McCarty (PB)
• ABC Pasta: An Entertaining Alphabet by Juana Medina (PB)
• Prickly Jenny by Sibylle Delacroix (PB)
• Whose Mouse Are You? by Robert Kraus & Jose Aruego (PB)
• Brave Molly by Brooke Boynton-Hughes (PB)
• Moon's First Friends: One Giant Leap for Friendship by Susanna Leonard Hill & Elisa Paganelli (PB)
• The Best American Food Writing 2021 edited by Gabrielle Hamilton (ANF)
• Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters (YA)

5.8.22

• Bobo and Pup-Pup: Let's Make Cake! by Vikram Madan & Nicola Slater (Y)
• The Cats and the Cake by Martha Hamilton, Mitch Weiss, & Steve Henry (PB)
• Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women's Right to Vote by Dean Robbins & Nancy Zhang (YNF)
• Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester & Lynn Munsinger (PB)
• Julia's House Goes Home by Ben Hatke (PB)
• The Tunnel by Sarah Howden & Erika Rodriguez Medina (PB)
• The Monster in the Bathhouse by Sina Merabian (PB)
• Dog Says, Cat Says by Marilyn Singer & Sonia Sanchez (PB)
• With Lots of Love by Jenny Torres Sanchez & Andre Ceolin (PB)
• Gib-ber-ish by Young Vo (PB)
• The Problem with Pierre by C.K. Smouha & Suzanna Hubbard (PB)
• Death & Sparkles by Rob Justus (GN)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: Katara and the Pirate's Silver by Faith Erin Hicks & Peter Wartman (GN)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: Team Avatar Tales by Gene Luen Yang, Ryan Hill, Dave Scheidt, Little Corvus, Faith Erin Hicks, Ron Koertge, Sara Goetter, Kiku Hughes, Carla Speed McNeil, & Coni Yovaniniz (GN)
• Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen's School Picture by Katy Farina & Ann M. Martin (GN)
• Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven by Kami Garcia & Gabriel Picolo (GN)
• Pink, Blue, and You!: Questions for Kids About Gender Stereotypes by Elise Gravel & MyKaell Blais (YNF)
• Hana-Chan and the Shape of the World by Ryotaro Uedal (M)
• Free Comic Book Day: School for Extraterrestrial Girls by Jeremy Whitley & Jamie Noguchi (C)

5.9.22

• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (A)

5.12.22

• Fresh by Margot Wood (YA)
• Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera (YA)

5.13.22

• Midnight & Moon by Kelly Cooper & Daniel Miyares (PB)
• Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens by Elizabeth Lilly (PB)
• Fox: A Circle of Life Story by Isabel Thomas & Daniel Egneus (YNF)

5.15.22

• Always Only You by Chloe Liese (A)
• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (A)

5.16.22

• The Way She Feels: My Life on the Borderline in Pictures and Pieces by Courtney Cook (ANF)
• Menopause: A Comic Treatment edited by M.K. Czerwiec (GN)

5.17.22

• Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo (ANF)

5.18.22

• Lore Olympus Volume One by Rachel Smythe (GN)

5.20.22

• The Changeling by Victor LaVelle (A)
• Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick (Y)
• Knight Owl by Christopher Denise (PB)
• Hugo and the Impossible Thing by Renee Felice Smith, Chris Gabriel, & Sydney Hanson (PB)
• Counting Creatures by Julia Donaldson & Sharon King-Chai (PB)
• The Superpower Sisterhood by Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Pierce Bush, & Cyndi Wojciechowski (PB)
• Amanda Gorman by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Lauren Semmer (YNF)
• Elton John by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Sophie Beer (YNF)
• Prince by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Cachetejack (YNF)
• Gloria Steinem by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Lucila Perini (YNF)
• J.R.R. Tolkien by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Aaron Cushley (YNF)
• Stevie Wonder by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Melissa Lee Johnson (YNF)
• Stacey's Extraordinary Words by Stacey Abrams & Kitt Thomas (YNF)
• Vivienne Westwood by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Laura Callaghan (YNF)
• A Gift for Nana by Lane Smith (PB)
• Hang in There! by Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle (PB)
• School Is Cool! by Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle (PB)

5.21.22

• Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger by Rebecca Traister (ANF)

5.22.22

• Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak by Roy Henry Vickers & Robert Budd (PB)
• Think Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison (YNF)
• Audrey: My First Audrey Hepburn by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Amaia Arrazolalf (YNF)
• John James Audubon Painted Birds by Kate Coombs & Seth Lucas (YNF)
• You Are My Magical Unicorn by Joyce Wan (PB)
• Tiny Like a Bug by Kotryna Zyle (PB)
• Uni Paints a Rainbow by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Brigette Barrager (PB)
• Little Seed by Benson Shum (PB)
• I Am the Longest Dog by Avery Monsen (PB)
• Friends Are Friends, Forever by Dane Liu & Lynn Scurfield (PB)
• Capybara Is Friends with Everyone by Maddie Frost (PB)
• Wondering Around by Meg Fleming & Richard Jones (PB)
• Olu & Greta by Diana Ejaita (PB)
• All Moms by Sarah Kate Ellis, Kristen Ellis-Henderson, & Max Rambaldi (PB)
• I Am Thinking My Life by Allysun Atwater & Stevie Lewis (PB)

5.23.22

• The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He (YA)

5.24.22

• Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (YA)
• Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz (ANF)

5.25.22

• Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Saenz (YA)

5.26.22

• A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger (YA)

5.27.22

• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (A)

5.28.22

• Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Gene Luen Yang, & Gurihiru (GN)
• Wisp by Annika Rodrigues (PB)
• Just You and Me: Remarkable Relationships in the Wild by Jennifer Ward & Alexander Vidal (YNF)
• Moth: An Evolution Story by Isabel Thomas & Daniel Egneus (YNF)
• XO, Exoplanet by Deborah Underwood & Jorge Lacera (YNF)
• Lightfall, Book One: The Girl & the Galdurian by Tim Probert (GN)
• An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (YA)

5.29.22

• Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Lost Adventures by Aaron Ehasz, Alison Wilgus, Amy Kim Ganter, Brian Ralph, Corey Lewis, Dave Roman, Elsa Garagarza, Ethan Spaulding, Frank Pittarese, Gurihiru, J. Torres, Joaquim Dos Santos, Johane Matte, John O'Bryan, Joshua Hamilton, Justin Ridge, Katie Mattila, May Chan, Rawles Cumumba, Reagan Lodge, Jim Hendrick, & Tom McWeeney (GN)
• School for Extraterrestrial Girls: Girl on Fire by Jeremy Whitley & Jamie Noguchi (GN)
• Athena: Goddess of Wisdom and War by Imogen Greenberg & Isabel Greenberg (GN)
• Snail & Worm: Three Stories About Two Friends by Tina Kugler (PB)
• My Must-Have Mom by Maudie Smith & Jen Khatun (PB)
• Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty & David Roberts (PB)
• There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight by Penny Parker Klostermann & Ben Mantle (PB)
• Spencer and Vincent, the Jellyfish Brothers by Tony Johnston & Emily Dove (PB)
• Once Upon Another Time by Charles Ghigna, Matt Forrest Esenwine, & Andres F. Landazabal (PB)
• How to Bake a Universe by Alec Carvlin & Brian Biggs (YNF)
• You Are a Star, Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Dean Robbins & Sarah Green (YNF)
• Whole Whale by Karen Yin & Nelleke Verhoeff (PB)
• Princeless: Make Yourself Part Two by Jeremy Whitley, Emily Martin, & Brett Grunig (GN)
• Princeless: Raven: The Pirate Princess: Free Women by Jeremy Whitley, Rosy Higgins, & Ted Brandt (GN)
• The Nightmare Brigade: The Girl from Deja Vu by Franck Thilliez, Yomgui Dumont, & Drac (GN)

5.30.21

• The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare & Wesley Chu (YA)
• Scout Is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong (GN)
• The Baby-Sitters Club: Good-Bye Stacey, Good-Bye Gabriela Epstein & Ann M. Martin (GN)

5.31.22

• Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson (Y)

05.22 total: 129

64 picture books; 20 youth nonfiction; 12 young adult fiction; 6 adult nonfiction; 3 youth fiction; 17 graphic novels; 1 manga; 1 comic; 5 adult fiction

books i've read april 2022

 4.1.22

• When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron (ANF)
• Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune (A)
• Perfectly Pegasus by Jessie Sima (PB)
• Nook by Sally Anne Garland (PB)
• Honeysmoke: A Story of Finding Your Color by Monique Fields & Yesenia Moises (PB)
• The Three Water Drop Brothers by Lee Eun-Hee & Yun Mi-Sook (YNF)
• Somewhere in the Bayou by Jarrett Pumphrey & Jerome Pumphrey (PB)
• Sometimes Cake by Edwina Wyatt & Tamsin Ainslie (PB)
• Crocodile Hungry by Eija Sumner & John Martz (PB)
• Drive: A Look at Roadside Opposites by Kellen Hatanaka (PB)
• Bok's Giant Leap: One Moon Rock's Journey Through Time and Space by Neil Armstrong & Grahame Baker Smith (YNF)
• Sanctuary: Kip Tiernan and Rosie's Place, the Nation's First Shelter for Women by Christine McDonnell & Victoria Tentler-Krylov (YNF)
• A History of Me by Adrea Theodore & Erin K. Robinson (YNF)
• Just Help!: How to Build a Better World by Sonia Sotomayor & Angela Dominguez (YNF)
• Work: An Occupational ABC by Kellen Hatanaka (PB)

4.3.22

• Oscar Seeks a Friend by Pawel Pawlak (PB)
• The Seekers: The Legend of the Silver Fox and the Fire Wolf by Hari & Deepti (PB)
• Enough Is ENOUGH! by Barney Saltzberg (PB)
• Bear and Bee: Too Busy by Sergio Ruzzier (PB)
• Tricky by Kari Rust (PB)
• Hug This Book! by Barney Saltzberg & Fred Benaglia (PB)
• But the Bear Came Back by Tammi Sauer & Dan Taylor (PB)
• Red Ted and the Lost Things by Michael Rosen & Joel Stewart (PB)
• Oh No, Astro! by Matt Roeser & Brad Woodard (PB)
• Bruno, the Standing Cat by Nadine Robert & Jean Jullien (PB)
• Just Roll with It by Veronica Agarwal & Lee Durfey-Lavoie (GN)
• Walter Does His Best by Eva Pilgrim & Jessica Gibson (PB)
• Sparkle Boy by Leslea Newman & Maria Mola (PB)
• Some Questions About Trees by Toni Yuly (PB)
• The Barking Ballad: A Bark-Along Meow-Along Book by Julie Paschkis (PB)
• Letters to Live By: An Alphabet Book with Intention by Lisa Frenkel Riddiough & Asa Gilland (PB)
• Solitary Animals: Introverts of the Wild by Joshua David Stein & Donimique Ramsey (YNF)
• Wild Feelings by David Milgrim (PB)
• Bear Wants to Sing by Cary Fagan & Dena Seiferling (PB)
• Can I Sit with You? by Sarah Jacoby (PB)
• Brave as a Mouse by Nicolo Carozzi (PB)
• Once Upon a Forest by Pam Fong (PB)
• Jazz for Lunch! by Jarrett Dapier & Eugenia Mello (PB)
• Slug in Love by Rachel Bright & Nadia Shireen (PB)
• Dance, Dance, Dance! by Ethan Long (PB)

4.8.22

• Big Cat by Ethan Long (PB)
• The Important Thing about Margaret Wise Brown by Mac Barnett & Sarah Jacoby (YNF)
• Side by Side by Rachel Bright & Debi Gliori (PB)
• Fangsgiving by Ethan Long (PB)

4.9.22

• A-Okay by Jarad Greene (GN)
• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (A)

4.10.22

• The Dragon Machine by Helen Ward & Wayne Anderson (PB)
• I Need All of It by Petra Postart & Jens Rassmus (PB)
• Wait by Antoinette Portis (PB)
• Whiteblack the Penguin Sees the World by Margaret Rey & H.A. Rey (PB)
• Sweet Success by Liz Reed & Jimmy Reed (PB)
• I Feel Teal by Lauren Rille & Aimee Sicuro (PB)
• The Other Rabbit by Maranke Rinck & Martijn van der Linden (PB)
• Pax and Blue by Lori Richmond (PB)
• The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright & Jim Field (PB)
• Jules Vs. the Ocean by Jessie Sima (PB)
• William's Winter Nap by Linda Ashman & Chuck Groenink (PB)
• Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick & David Serlin (Y)
• Courtney Crumrin: The Final Spell by Ted Naifeh (GN)
• Courney Crumrin: Tales of a Warlock by Ted Naifeh (GN)
• Treasure in the Lake by Jason Pamment (GN)
• Power & Magic: The Queer Witch Comics Anthology Volume 2 by Joamette Gil (Ed.) (GN)
• The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith (YA)

4.12.22

• The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn (A)

4.13.22

• My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler (ANF)

4.14.22

• Stuck with You by Ali Hazelwood (A)

4.15.22

• I Am Malala Yousafzai by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)
• Her Body Can by Katie Crenshaw, Ady Meschke, & Li Liu (PB)
• Powwow Day by Traci Sorell & Madelyn Goodnight (PB)
• The Tale of the Whale by Karen Swann & Padmacandra (PB)
• The Longest Letsgoboy by Derick Wilder & Catia Chien (PB)
• Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson & Will Hillenbrand (PB)
• The Lost Package by Richard Ho & Jessica Lanan (PB)
• Mouse Seasons by Leo Lionni (PB)
• The Crab Ballet by Renee M. LaTulippe & Cecile Metzger (PB)
• The Girl Who Could Fix Anything: Beatrice Shilling, World War II Engineer by Mara Rockliff & Daniel Duncan (YNF)
• John's Turn by Mac Barnett & Kate Berube (PB)
• The Robot King by Brian Selznick (Y)

4.16.22

• Calm Down, Zebra by Lou Kuenzler & Julia Woolf (PB)
• Lula and the Sea Monster by Alex Latimer (PB)
• Betty Bunny Wants Everything by Michael B. Kaplan & Stephane Jorisch (PB)
• Tillie and the Wall by Leo Lionni (PB)
• Armstrong: The Adventurous Journey of a Mouse to the Moon by Torben Kuhlmann (Y)
• Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse by Torben Kuhlmann (Y)
• Goodnight Mr. Clutterbuck by Mauri Kunnas & Tarja Kunnas (PB)
• The Shaman's Apprentice by Zacharias Kunuk & Megan Kyak-Monteith (PB)
• Not Yet, Zebra by Lou Kuenzler & Julia Woolf (PB)
• Snail & Worm All Day by Tina Kugler (PB)
• Banana Fox and the Book-Eating Robot by James Kochalka (GN)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: Suki Alone by Faith Erin Hicks, Peter Wartman, & Adele Matera (GN)
• Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab by Priya Huq (GN)

4.17.22

• Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freeman (PB)
• A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat by Emily Jenkins & Sophie Blackall (PB)
• What If Everybody Said That? by Ellen Javernick & Colleen Madden (PB)
• George Flies South by Simon James (PB)
• The Cutest Thing Ever by Amy Ignatow & Hsinping Pan (PB)
• Rex by Simon James (PB)
• Big Boys Cry by Jonty Howley (PB)
• Tough Cookie: A Christmas Story by Edward Hemingway (PB)
• Archie Snufflekins Oliver Valentine Cupcake Tiberius Cat by Katie Harnett (PB)
• Fierce Grey Mouse by Chantal Bourgonje (PB)
• Doctor Who: Dr. Thirteenth by Roger Hargreaves & Adam Hargreaves (PB)
• Books! Books! Books!: Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library by Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom (YNF)
• My Pillow Keeps Moving! by Laura Gehl & Christopher Weyant (PB)
• You're Angry: Throw a Fit or Talk It Out? by Connie Colwell Miller & Victoria Assanelli (YNF)
• You Can Stay in Control: Wild or Calm? by Connie Colwell Miller & Victoria Assanelli (YNF)
• You Can Handle Conflict: Hands or Words? by Connie Colwell Miller & Victoria Assanelli (YNF)
• Story Worlds: Nature by Thomas Hegbrook (YNF)
• Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater (YA)
• Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood (A)
• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (A)

4.18.22

• Ozy and Millie: Perfectly Normal by Dana Simpson (GN)
• We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration by Frank Abe, Tamiko Nimura, Ross Ishikawa, & Matt Sasaki (GN)

4.21.22

• The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman (A)

4.22.22

• The Zombie Prince by Matt Beam & Luc Melanson (PB)
• Carson Crosses Canada by Linda Bailey & Kass Reich (PB)
• The Lending Zoo by Frank Asch (PB)
• Forever Friends by Carin Berger (PB)
• Monster's New Undies by Samantha Berger & Tad Carpenter (PB)
• Madame Eiffel: The Love Story of the Eiffel Tower by Alice Briere-Haquet & Csil (PB)
• I Know Sasquatch by Jess Bradley (PB)
• The Lines on Nana's Face by Simona Ciraolo (PB)
• Whatever Happened to My Sister? by Simona Ciraolo (PB)
• Inside the Suitcase by Clotilde Perrin (PB)
• I'm Sorry by Michael Ian Black & Debbie Ridpath Ohi (PB)
• Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn by Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham (PB)
• Undercover: One of These Things Is Almost Like the Others by Bastien Contraire (PB)
• A Unicorn Named Sparkle and the Perfect Valentine by Amy Young (PB)
• The Ugly Dumpling by Stephanie Campisi & Shahar Kober (PB)
• Mister Fairy by Morgane de Cadier & Florian Pige (PB)

4.24.22

• Bright Brown Baby: A Treasury by Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney (PB)
• Sing with Me: The Story of Selena Quintanilla by Diana Lopez & Teresa Martinez (YNF)
• Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge by Gary Golio & James Ransome (YNF)
• Ride the Wind by Nicola Davies & Salvatore Rubbino (PB)
• Which Nose for Witch? by David Crosby & Carolina Coroa (PB)
• We Move Together by Kelly Fritsch, Anne McGuire, & Eduardo Trejos (YNF)
• Ivy and the Lonely Raincloud by Katie Harnett (PB)
• Bump in the Night by Edward Hemingway (PB)

4.26.22

• Unprotected: A Memoir by Billy Porter (ANF)

4.27.22

• Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeous Queer Life by Jonathan Van Ness (ANF)

4.28.22

• Revver the Speedway Squirrel by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Alex Willan (Y)

4.30.22

• Not a Box by Antoinette Portis (PB)
• Let It Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals by Ashley Bryan (YNF)
• Bunny Overboard by Claudia Rueda (PB)
• Moles Present: The Natural Tolls of Digging Holes by Springer Badger (YNF)
• Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady & Gracey Zhang (PB)
• Out of a Jar by Deborah Marcero (PB)
• Escape Goat by Ann Patchett & Robin Preiss Glasser (PB)
• I'm a Gnome! by Jessica Peill-Meininghaus & Poly Bernatene (PB)
• Who Stole the Hazelnuts?: A Forest Mystery by Marcus Pfister (PB)
• Baloney and Friends: Dream Big! by Greg Pizzoli (GN)

04.22 total: 151

4 adult nonfiction; 7 adult fiction; 102 picture books; 19 youth nonfiction; 12 graphic novels; 5 youth fiction; 2 young adult fiction 

books i've read march 2022

 3.3.22

• Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist by Sesali Bowen (ANF)

3.5.22

• Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good by Nancy Werlin (YA)

3.6.22

• Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (YA)

3.10.22

• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (A)

3.12.22

• Skywatcher by Jamie Hogan (PB)
• This Is a Gift for You by Emily Winfield Martin (PB)
• Ben & Emma's Big Hit by Gavin Newson, Ruby Shamir, & Alexandra Thompson (PB)
• The Spectacular Suit by Kat Patrick & Hayley Wells (PB)
• With Great Power: The Marvelous Stan Lee: An Unauthorized Biography by Annie Hunter Eriksen & Lee Gatlin (YNF)
• Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History by Schele Williams & Tanya Engel (YNF)
• Wet Moon: Unseen Feet by Ross Campbell (GN)
• The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (A)

3.13.22

• My Riot by Rick Spears & Emmett Helen (GN)
• Amethyst: Princess of Gem World by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, & Asiah Fulmore (GN)

3.15.22

• Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by Robin DiAngelo (ANF)
• The Comfort Book by Matt Haig (ANF)
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (A)
• Bob and Flo and the Missing Bucket by Rebecca Ashdown (PB)
• 1234 Cake!: A Count-and-Bake Book by Caroline Wright & Allison Oliver (PB)

3.18.22

• Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends by Wong Herbert Yee (Y)
• 39 Uses for a Friend by Harriet Ziefert & Rebecca Doughty (PB)
• Cat Nap by Toni Yuly (PB)
• 16 Words: William Carlos Williams & "The Red Wheelbarrow" by Lisa Rogers & Chuck Groenink (YNF)
• Dancing with Daddy by Anitra Rowe Schulte & Ziyue Chen (PB)
• The Wordy Book by Julie Paschkis (PB)
• Where Is Bina Bear? by Mike Curato (PB)
• Pug & Pig Trick-or-Treat by Sue Lowell Gallion & Joyce Wan (PB)
• Jasper & Ollie by Alex Willan (PB)
• Quackers by Liz Wong (PB)
• Morris Mole by Dan Yaccarino (PB)

3.19.22

• You Don't Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves edited by Diana Whitney (YANF)
• A Chorus Rises by Bethany C. Morrow (YA)
• Living with Viola by Rosena Fung (GN)

3.20.22

• A Brand New Day with Mouse and Mole by Wong Herbert Yee (Y)
• Mouse and Mole: Secret Valentine by Wong Herbert Yee (Y)
• Mouse and Mole: A Winter Wonderland by Wong Herbert Yee (Y)
• Monsters 101 by Cale Atkinson (PB)
• William Wakes Up by Linda Ashman & Chuck Groenink (PB)
• The Whopper by Rebecca Ashdown (PB)
• Chicken Story Time by Sandy Asher & Mark Fearling (PB)
• A Bear to Share by Jessica Alba, Kelly Sawyer Patricof, Norah Weinstein, & Alicia Mas (PB)
• Edda: A Valkyrie's First Day of School by Adam Auerbach (PB)
• Ghost Cat by Kevan Atteberry (PB)
• Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen's Kittycat Club by Ann M. Martin & Katy Farina (GN)
• The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood & Renee Nault (GN)
• Courtney Crumrin: The Coven of Mysteries by Ted Naifeh (GN)
• Courtney Crumrin: The Twilight Kingdom by Ted Naifeh (GN)
• Courtney Crumrin: Monstrous Holiday by Ted Naifeh (GN)
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (ANF)

3.21.22

• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin (ANF)

3.25.22

• Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup (ANF)

3.26.22

• Clash by Kayla Miller (GN)
• The Altered History of Willow Sparks by Tara O'Connor (GN)
• Courtney Crumrin: The Witch Next Door by Ted Naifeh (GN)
• Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen's Worst Day by Katy Farina & Ann M. Martin (GN)

3.27.22

• A Seat at the Table: The Nancy Pelosi Story by Elisa Boxer & Laura Freeman (YNF)
• Where Happiness Lives by Barry Timms & Greg Abbott (PB)
• Almost Nothing, Yet Everything by Hiroshi Osada & Ryoji Arai (PB)
• Lotus & Feather by Ji-li Jiang & Julie Downing (PB)
• Ready for Anything! by Keiko Kasza (PB)
• The Very Last Castle by Travis Jonker & Mark Pett (PB)
• Jasper & Ollie Build a Fort by Alex Willan (PB)
• Clovis Keeps His Cool by Katelyn Aronson & Eve Farb (PB)
• Thunder and Cluck: Friends Do Not Eat Friends by Jill Esbaum & Miles Thompson (GN)
• Love You by Heart by Peter H. Reynolds (PB)
• Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole by Wong Herbert Yee (Y)
• Mouse and Mole: A Perfect Halloween by Wong Herbert Yee (Y)
• I Am Muhammad Ali by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos (YNF)

03.22 total: 68

6 adult nonfiction; 3 young adult fiction; 3 adult fiction; 30 picture books; 5 youth nonfiction; 14 graphic novels; 6 youth fiction; 1 young adult nonfiction

books i've read february 2022

 2.3.22

• Wow, No Thank You.: Essays by Samantha Irby (ANF)
• Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune (A)

2.5.22

• One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller by Kate Read (PB)
• Have You Seen Gordon? by Adam Jay Epstein & Ruth Chan (PB)
• CATastrophe!: A Story of Patterns by Ann Marie Stephens & Jenn Harney (PB)
• Without Separation: Prejudice, Segregation, and the Case of Roberto Alvarez by Larry Dane Brimner & Maya Gonzalez (YNF)
• !Vamos!: Let's Cross the Bridge by Raul the Third & Elaine Bay (PB)
• Lola Sleeps Over by Anna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw (PB)
• Pop! by Karen Kilpatrick & German Blanco (PB)
• Jeff Goes Wild by Angie Roselaar (PB)
• 'Ohana Means Family by Ilima Loomis & Kenard Pak (PB)
• We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell & Frane Lessac (YNF)
• Bedhead Ted by Scott SanGiacomo (GN)
• My Love Mix-Up! #1 by Aruko & Wataru Hinekure (M)
• Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory (A)
• Blue Flag #1 by Kaito (M)

2.6.22

• Who Is Ruth Bader Ginsburg? by Lisbeth Kaiser & Stanley Chow (YNF)
• Sakamoto's Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory by Julie Abery & Chris Sasaki (YNF)
• We Give Thanks by Cynthia Rylant & Sergio Ruzzier (PB)
• The House of Love by Adriana Trigiani & Amy June Bates (PB)

2.11.22

• The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History by David F. Walker & Marcus Kwame Anderson (GN)
• While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams (A)

2.12.22

• Small Room, Big Dreams: The Journey of Julian and Joaquin Castro by Monica Brown & Mirelle Ortega (YNF)
• Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small by Dr. Jess Wade & Melissa Castrillon (YNF)
• A Life Electric: The Story of Nikola Tesla by Azadeh Westergaard & Julia Sarda (YNF)
• The Queen on Our Corner by Lucy Christopher & Nia Tudor (PB)
• At This Very Moment by Matthew Hodson (PB)
• Group Hug by Jean Reidy & Joey Chou (PB)
• A Walk in the Words by Hudson Talbott (YNF)
• Sloppy Takes the Plunge by Sean Julian (PB)
• The Gender Wheel: A Story About Bodies and Gender for Everybody by Maya Gonzalez (YNF)
• Barb the Last Berzerker, Book 1 by Dan & Jason (GN)
• Nine Ways to Disappear by Lilli Carre (GN)
• Witches of Brooklyn: What the Hex?! by Sophie Escabasse (GN)
• Handa-Kun #1 by Satsuki Yoshino (M)
• Handa-Kun #2 by Satsuki Yoshino (M)

2.13.22

• Boa's Bad Birthday by Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross (PB)
• Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel (PB)
• Twitchy Witchy Itch by Priscilla Tey (PB)
• Threads by Torill Kove (PB)
• The Great Lollipop Caper by Dan Krall (PB)
• Bird by Beatriz Martin Vidal (PB)
• Twig by Aura Parker (PB)
• Courtney Crumrin: The Night Things by Ted Naifeh (GN)
• Handa-Kun #3 by Satsuki Yoshino (M)
• The Magic Touch #1 by Izumi Tsubaki (M)

2.14.22

• The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (A)

2.15.22

• Runaways: Canon Fodder by Rainbow Rowell, Andres Genolet, & Kris Anka (GN)
• Wings of Ebony by J. Elle (YA)

2.19.22

• The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (A)
• I Am Golden by Eva Chen & Sophie Diao (PB)
• Hello Goodbye Dog by Maria Gianferrari & Patrice Barton (PB)
• The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach (PB)
• I Had a Favorite Dress by Boni Ashburn & Julia Denos (PB)
• Smitten by David Gordon (PB)
• Mina by Matthew Forsythe (PB)
• The Goonies: The Illustrated Storybook by Brooke Vitale & Teo Skaffa (PB)
• Parker Shines On: Another Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry, Jessica Curry, & Brittany Jackson (PB)
• The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson & Rafael Lopez (PB)
• Who Are Your People? by Bakari Sellers & Reggie Brown (PB)

2.20.22

• I Know the River Loves Me/Yo Se Que el Rio Me Ama by Maya Christina Gonzalez (PB)
• Sick Simon by Dan Krall (PB)
• Absolutely Beastly Children by Dan Krall (PB)
• I See Peace: The Picture Book by Maya Gonzalez (PB)
• Runaways: Come Away with Me by Rainbow Rowell & Andres Genolet (GN)

2.21.22

• Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler (A)
• Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy (GN)

2.26.22

• Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness (ANF)

2.27.22

• Kraken Me Up by Jeffrey Ebbeler (GN)
• Kink: Stories by R.O. Kwon & Garth Greenwell (A)
• Naturally Tan by Tan France (ANF)

02.22 total: 71

3 adult nonfiction; 7 adult fiction; 35 picture books; 9 youth nonfiction; 10 graphic novels; 6 manga; 1 young adult fiction