My “have read” 2017 book list

I love books. I love to read books. I’m learning to write books. Here I’m listing the books I’ve read this year. I hope you find a title here that interests you. NOTE: if there are any you’d like to purchase please go to my page BUY THE BOOK! to see if it is listed there. You can follow direct links, making it easier for you.

In blue I’ve  indicated which books are reviewed here on my blog. Also, any book I have marked *(ARC)* is an Advanced Reading Copy I was given in exchange for my free and honest review.

Purple is to indicate the books I read listened to on Audible so that I can do other things at the same time as “reading.”(Refer to Audible.com)

My reading interests vary widely. If you’re interested in any on this list or are encouraged to read more, too, do let me know! If you have suggestions of what may look good in my reading stash I’d love to hear about it.

Happy Reading!

PS: This year I participated in the Reading For Research Month challenge in March which added many more books to my reading success.

“BE AWESOME! BE A BOOK NUT!” – Dr. Seuss

JANUARY 2017:

1. Duff’s Monkey Business – by Budge Wilson
2. Going Places – by Peter H. Reynolds
3. The Water Princess – by Susan Verde
4. The Dot – by Peter H. Reynolds
5. I Am Yoga – by Susan Verde
6. The Girl Who Drank the Moon – by Kelly Barnhill
7. Missing Nimâmâ – by Melanie Florence (reviewed April 25’17;  interview with Melanie April 27’17)
   
8. Harold and Harold – by Budge Wilson
9. The Truth About Twinkie Pie – by Kat Yeh
10. 10 Little Ninjas – by Miranda Paul (reviewed January 26’17)
    
11. The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy – by Martha Brockenbrough
12. Pax – by Sara Pennypacker
13. The Most Wonderful Tales of the Year – Holiday memories written and performed by Audible narrators
14. Ish – by Peter H. Reynolds
15. Bunny Cakes – by Rosemary Wells
16. The Blue Elephant – by Jeffrey Quinn
17. Dancing in the Shine – by Diane Lynn McGyver
18. For the Love of Pickle Juice – by Shelly Lee Gossett
19. Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt – by Deborah Hopkinson
20. Rotten Ralph’s Rotten Family – by Jack Gantos
21. That’s Good! That’s Bad! On Santa’s Journey – by Margery Cuyler
22. Owen – by Kevin Henkes
23. Ducky – by Eve Bunting
24. Old Turtle – by Douglas Wood
25. Sam and the Tigers – by Julius Lester
26. Bedtime for Frances – by Russell Hoban

FEBRUARY 2017:

1. 81 Days Below Zero – by Brian Murphy
2. The Princess and the Frogs – by Veronica Bartles  (reviewed February 9’17)
   
3. The Story of Ferdinand – by Munro Leaf
4. Best in Show for Rotten Ralph – by Jack Gantos
5. The Statues That Walked – by Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo
6. Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America’s Most Select Airborne Firefighters – by Jason A. Ramos & Julian Smith
7. I Remember Miss Perry – by Pat Brisson
8. Everything to Spend the Night: from A to Z – by Ann Whitford Paul
9. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type – by Doreen Cronin
   
10. Diary of a Wombat – by Jackie French
11. All You Need For a Snowman – by Alice Schertle
12. Little Mouse’s Big Valentine – by Thacher Hurd
13. The Cats in Krasinski Square – by Karen Hesse
14. Tuesdays with Morrie: an Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson – by Mitch Albom
15. Sam Sorts – by Marthe Jocelyn
16. When a Dragon Moves in Again – by Jodi Moore (reviewed April 6’17)
    
17. Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great – by Bob Shea
18. I Thought This Was a Bear Book – by Tara Lazar (reviewed March 9’17)
    
19. There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight – by Penny Parker Klostermann (reviewed March 23’17)
    
20. The Whispering Town – by Jennifer Elvgren
21. The Wednesday Surprise – by Eve Bunting
22. Christmas Wombat – by Jackie French
23. Whose Mouse Are You? -by Robert Kraus
24. Snappsy The Alligator – did not ask to be in this book!– by Julie Falatko  (reviewed March 30’17)
    
25. The Very Fairy Princess: Sparkles in the Snow – by Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton (reviewed March 2’17)
    
26. Buster the Little Garbage Truck – by Marcia Berneger (reviewed June 15’17)
    
27. Diary of a Baby Wombat – by Jackie French
28. I Yam a Donkey! – by Cece Bell
29. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs – as told to Jon Scieszka
    
30. Be a Friend – by Salina Yoon
    
31. Jamberry – by Bruce Degen

March 2017:

1. Du Iz Tak? – by Carson Ellis
2. Rhyming Dust Bunnies – by Jan Thomas
3. The Tree Lady: The true story of how one tree-loving woman changed a city forever – by H. Joseph Hopkins
4. The Tenth Good Thing About Barney – by Judith Viorst
5. The Impossibly True Story of Tricky Vic, the Man who Sold the Eiffel Tower – by Greg Pizzoli
6. The Magic Kerchief – by Kirby Larson
7. The Airport Book – by Lisa Brown
8. Lorenzo the Pizza-Loving Lobster – by Claire Lordon (reviewed April 13’17)
   
9. Stick and Stone – by Beth Ferry
10. How do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? – by Jane Yolen
11. Horrible Bear! – by Ame Dyckman
12. Lottie’s New Beach Towel – by Petra Mathers
13. Diary of a Worm – by Doreen Cronin
14. Watersong – by Tim McCanna (reviewed April 20’17)
    
15. Big Help! – by Anna Grossnickle Hines
16. Look Up!: Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer – by Robert Burleigh
17. If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, DON’T! – by Elise Parsley
18. Very Little Red Riding Hood – by Teresa Heapy
    
19. Big Red Lollipop – by Rukhsana Khan
20. Dizzy – by Jonah Winter
21. Hug Machine – by Scott Campbell
22. If Animals Kissed Good Night – by Ann Whitford Paul
23. The Very Fairy Princess Follows Her Heart – by Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton (reviewed June 22’17)
    
24. This is Not a Picture Book! – by Sergio Ruzzier
25. Best in Snow – by April Pulley Sayre
26. Light up the Night – by Jean Reidy
27. All the World – by Liz Garton Scanlon
28. Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music – by Margarita Engle
29. Are We There Yet? – by Dan Santat
30. The Journey – by Francesca Sanna
31. We Found a Hat – by Jon Klassen
32. The Night Gardener – by Terry Fan
33. One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree – by Daniel Bernstrom
34. Thunder Boy Jr. – by Sherman Alexie
35. Pink is for Blobfish: Discovering the World’s Perfectly Pink Animals – by Jess Keating
36. The Bear and the Piano – by David Litchfield
37. School’s First Day of School – by Adam Rex
38. Leave Me Alone! – by Vera Brosgol
39. Bob, Not Bob! – by Liz Garton Scanlon & Audrey Vernick
40. The Little Engine That Could – by Watty Piper
41. Time out For Monsters! – by Jean Reidy
42. Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation – by Duncan Tonatiuh
43. Nanette’s Baguette – by Mo Willems
44. Penguin Problems – by Jory John
45. Shh! We Have a Plan! – by Chris Haughton
46. Cat Knit – by Jacob Grant
47. Ooko – by Esmé Shapiro
48. Worm Loves Worm – by J. J. Austrian
49. They All Saw a Cat – by Brendan Wenzel
50. Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine – by Laurie Wallmark
51. Vampirina Ballerina –  by Anne Marie Pace
52. The Sleepy Little Alphabet: a bedtime story from Alphabet Town – by Judy Sierra
53. The Library – by Sarah Stewart
54. The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos – by Deborah Heiligman
55. Judy Moody was in a mood – by Megan McDonald
56. On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein – by Jennifer Berne
57. Sparky! – by Jenny Offill
58. I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark – by Debbie Levy
59. The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus – by Jen Bryant
60. The Other Side – by Jacqueline Woodson
61. Moo! – by David LaRochelle
62. Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois – by Amy Novesky
63. A Child of Books – by Oliver Jeffers
64. A Perfectly Messed-Up Story – by Patrick McDonnell
65. I Want My Hat Back – by Jon Klassen
66. This is Not My Hat – by Jon Klassen
67. And Two Boys Booed – by Judith Viorst
68. The Princess and the Pony – by Kate Beaton
69. I Don’t Like Koala! – by Sean Ferrell
70. Zen Socks – by Jon J. Muth
71. Queen of the Diamond: The Lizzy Murphy Story – by Emily Arnold McCully
72. Meet the Dullards – by Sara Pennypacker
73. What in the World?: Numbers in Nature – by Nancy Raines Day
74. Little Elliot, Big City – by Mike Curato
75. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs – by Mo Willems
76. Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas – by Natasha Yim
77. Beauty and the Beast – by H. Chuku Lee
78. Little Roja Riding Hood – by Susan Middleton Elya
79. Giant Squid – by Candace Fleming
80. Red Sings from Treetops: a year in colors – by Joyce Sidman
81. Mother Goose Bruce – by Ryan T. Higgins
82. Assassin’s Apprentice – by Robin Hobb
83. Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White – by Melissa Sweet
84. The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank’s Window – by Jeff Gottesfeld
85. Lottie’s New Friend – by Petra Mathers
86. A Cake for Herbie – by Petra Mathers
87. Madeline – by Ludwig Bemelmans
88. Turkey Claus – by Wendi Silvano
89. Flight School – by Lita Judge
90. Chicken in Space – by Adam Lehrhaupt
91. Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909 – by Michelle Markel
92. Ida, Always – by Caron Levis
93. Strictly No Elephants – by Lisa Mantchev
94. Written Anything Good Lately? – by Susan Allen
95. A Crow of His Own – by Megan Dowd Lambert
96. Too Purpley! – by Jean Reidy
97. I’m Here – by Peter H. Reynolds
98. Mustache Baby – by Bridget Heos
99. Goodnight Moon – by Margaret Wise Brown
100. Curious George Gets a Medal – by H. A. Rey
101. Olivia – by Ian Falconer
102. Lighthouse: A Story of Remembrance – by Robert Munsch

APRIL 2017:

1. Saltwater Joys – by Wayne Chaulk (reviewed June 6’17)
   
2. Sarah – by Jean Edwards Stacey (reviewed June 13’17)
   
3. Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid – by Megan MacDonald
4. Inspector Flytrap – by Tom Angleberger
5. Heroines: Great Women from Many Times and Places – by Rebecca Hazell
6. No, David! – by David Shannon
7. Memoirs of a Goldfish – by Devin Scillian
8. Stellaluna – by Janell Cannon
9. The Snowy Day – by Ezra Jack Keats
10. Gaston – by Kelly DiPucchio
11. Stuck With the Blooz – by Caron Levis
12. A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day – by Andrea Davis Pinkney
13. I Love Cake: starring Rabbit, Porcupine, and Moose – by Tammi Sauer
14. Where Are My Books? – by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
15. The Heart and the Bottle – by Oliver Jeffers
16. Pippi Longstocking – by Astrid Lindgren
17. Dormouse Dreams – by Karma Wilson
18. Heroes of Isle aux Morts – by Alice Walsh (reviewed April 18’17)
    
19. Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast – by Josh Funk
20. Dragon was Terrible – by Kelly DiPucchio
21. Hotel Bruce – by Ryan T. Higgins
22. Dragons Love Tacos – by Daniel Salmieri
23. My Lucky Day – by Keiko Kasza
24. If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, DON’T! – by Elise Parsley
25. A Wilcox and Griswold Mystery: The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake – by Robin Newman
26. Leo: a Ghost Story – by Mac Barnett
27. Boats for Papa – by Jessixa Bagley
28. Red Sled – by Lita Judge
29. Woodpecker Wham! – by April Pulley Sayre
30. Meerkat Mail – by Emily Gravett
31. Last Stop on Market Street – by Matt De La Peña
    
32. LMNO Peas – by Keith Baker
33. Owl Babies – by Martin Waddell
34. Normal Norman – by Tara Lazar (reviewed May 4’17)
    
35. Fire Pie Trout – by Melanie Mosher (reviewed April 11’17)
    
36. Roberto the Insect Architect – by Nina Laden
37. Raindrops Roll – by April Pulley Sayre
38. Chrysanthemum – by Kevin Henkes
39. Knots on a Counting Rope – by Bill Martin & John Archambault
40. The Cat’s Quizzer – by Dr. Seuss
41. When Aunt Mattie Got Her Wings – by Petra Mathers
42. Chato’s Kitchen – by Gary Soto
43. Chato and the Party Animals – by Gary Soto
44. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins – by Dr. Seuss
45. Duck, Duck, Porcupine – by Salina Yoon
46. Nugget & Fang: Friends Forever – or Snack Time? – by Tammi Sauer
47. Shy – by Deborah Freedman
48. Found – by Salina Yoon
49. Before I Leave – by Jessixa Bagley
50. The Lake Where Loon Lives – by Brenda Reeves Sturgis
51. Mr. Particular: The World’s Choosiest Champion – by Jason Kirschner
52. Hensel and Gretel Ninja Chicks – by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Rebecca J. Gomez
53. My LOVE for You is the SUN – by Julie Hedlund (reviewed May 11’17)
    
54. Dear Dragon – by Josh Funk
55. It’s Only Stanley – by Jon Agee
56. Music for the End of Time – by Jen Bryant
57. The Three Questions: based on a story by Leo Tolstoy – by John J. Muth
58. Bawk and Roll – by Tammi Sauer
59. Pirasaurs! – by Josh Funk
60. Radiant Child: the story of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat – by Javaka Steptoe
61. A Horse Named Steve – by Kelly Collier
62. Over and Under the Snow – by Kate Messner
63. Children Make Terrible Pets – by Peter Brown
64. Lyle, Lyle Crocodile – by Bernard Waber
65. Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion – by Alex T. Smith
66. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse – by Kevin Henkes
67. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? – by Frans De Waal
68. There’s a Giraffe in My Soup – by Ross Burach
69. Best Frints in the Whole Universe – by Antoinette Portis
70. Teeny Tiny Toady – by Jill Esbaum
71. Plants Can’t Sit Still – by Rebecca E. Hirsch
72. A Pocket for Corduroy – by Don Freeman
73. I, Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are – By Bridget Heos
74. My Dog is the Best – by Laurie Ann Thompson
75. The Tale of Peter Rabbit – by Beatrix Potter
76. Freedom in Congo Square – by Carole Boston Weatherford
77. A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin – by Jennifer Fisher Bryant
78. Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah – by Laurie Ann Thompson
79. Poultrygeist – by Mary Jane Auch
80. Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille – by Jen Bryant
81. Little Blue Truck – by Alice Schertle
82. Turkey Tot – by George Shannon (reviewed June 29’17)
    
83. The King of Keji – by Jan L. Coates (reviewed May 2’17)
    

MAY 2017:

1. The School Train – by Helen Acker
2. The Egyptian Cinderella – by Shirley Climo
3. The Mermaid’s Purse – by Patricia Polacco
4. Thank You, Mr. Falker – by Patricia Polacco
5. Blobfish Throws a Party – by Miranda Paul (reviewed June 1’17)
   
6. 1 Zany Zoo – by Lori Degman
7. Diary of a Fly – by Doreen Cronin
8. The Paper Dolls – by Julia Donaldson
9. Bloom – by Doreen Cronin
10. Giggle, Giggle, Quack – by Doreen Cronin
11. Picnic – by Emily Arnold McCully
12. The Three Legged Cat – by Margaret Mahy
13. The Most Wonderful Egg in the World – by Helme Heine
    
14. Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens – by James Marshall
15. The Foolish Frog – by Pete Seeger
16. The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders – by Jack Prelutsky
17. Diary of a Spider – by Doreen Cronin
18. Just Being Audrey – by Margaret Cardillo
19. Don’t Cross the Line! – by Isabel Minhós Martins
20. Chicken Sunday – by Patricia Polacco
21. Mrs. Katz and Tush – by Patricia Polacco
22. Benno and the Night of Broken Glass – by Meg Wiviott
23. Still a Gorilla! – by Kim Norman
24. I Know a Wee Piggy – by Kim Norman
25. The Lemonade Club – by Patricia Polacco
26. Sea Monkey & Bob – by Aaron Reynolds
27. Sky Pig – by Jan L. Coates (reviewed May 23’17)
    
28. Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World About Kindness – by Donna Janell Bowman
    
29. The Princess and the Peas – by Caryl Hart
30. Because of Thursday – by Patricia Polacco
31. Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: an African Tale – by John Steptoe
32. Beyond Words: what animals think and feel – by Carl Sapina
33. The Monster Who Lost His Mean – by Tiffany Strelitz Haber
34. The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place – by Julie Berry
35. Oh No, Astro! – by Matt Roeser
36. Iggy Peck, Architect – by Andrea Beaty
37. Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller – by Doreen Rappaport
38. 14 Cows for America – by Carmen Agra Deedy
39. Roxaboxen – by Alice McLerran
40. The Man Who Was Thursday – by G. K. Chesterton
41. The War That Saved My Life – by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

JUNE 2017:

1. Snowflake Bentley – by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
2. I Am Trying to Love Spiders – by Bethany Barton
3. The Music in George’s Head – by Suzanne Slade
4. Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School – by Mark Teague
5. Coming on Home Soon – by Jacqueline Woodson
6. An Orange for Frankie – by Patricia Polacco
7. Rude Cakes – by Rowboat Watkins
8. Bat Count: A Citizen Science Story – by Anna Forrester (reviewed June 8’17)
   
9. Claude at the Circus – by Alex T. Smith
10. Annie Was Warned – by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
11. Punk Farm – by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
12. This Old Van – by Kim Norman
13. Onward and Upward in the Garden – by Katharine S. White (reviewed June 20’17)
    
14. The Boy Who Cried Ninja – by Alex Latimer
15. The Grapes of Wrath – by John Steinbeck
16. Les Liaisons Dangereuses – by Choderlos de Laclos
17. When I Was Young in the Mountains – by Cynthia Rylant
18. A Letter For Leo – by Sergio Ruzzier
19. Hey, Rabbit! – by Sergio Ruzzier
20. Bear and Bee: Too Busy – by Serio Ruzzier
21. Give and Take – by Christopher Raschka
22. Max Makes a Million – by Maira Kalman
23. The Trip – by Ezra Jack Keats
24. Louie’s Search – by Ezra Jack Keats
25. Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors?: The story of Elizabeth Blackwell – by Tanya Lee Stone
26. The Art Lesson – by Tomie dePaola
27. Strega Nona – by Tomie dePaola
28. Some Bugs – by Angela Diterlizzi
29. Circus Ship – by Chris VanDusen
30. What to do With a Box – by Jane Yolen
31. I Will Never Get a Star on Mrs. Benson’s Blackboard – by Jennifer K. Mann (reviewed August 3’17)
    
32. I Love Sharks, Too! – by Leanne Shirtliffe (reviewed August 1’17)
    
33. Pete’s Chair – by Ezra Jack Keats
34. Two Mice – by Sergio Ruzzier
35. Stone Angel – by Jane Yolen
36. When Your Lion Needs a Bath – by Susanna Leonard Hill (reviewed July 4’17; interview with Susanna July 6’17)
    
37. When Your Elephant Has the Sniffles – by Susanna Leonard Hill (reviewed July 11’17; interview with illustrator Daniel Wiseman July 13’17)
    
38. The Road That Trucks Built – by Susanna Leonard Hill (reviewed July 18’17; interview with illustrator Erica Sirotich July 20’17)
    

JULY 2017:

1. Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? – Nancy White Carlstrom
2. The Day I Became a Bird – by Ingrid Chabbert Guridi
3. 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story – by Tara Lazar (reviewed August 8’17)
   
4. 26 Fairmont Avenue – by Tomie dePaola
5. We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham’s Children’s March – by Cynthia Levinson
6. The Count of Monte Cristo – by Alexandre Dumas
7. When a Dragon Moves In – by Jodi Moore (reviewed August 10’17)
   
8. Two Speckled Eggs – by Jennifer K. Mann (reviewed August 24’17)
   
9. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World – by Jack Weatherford
10. Goggles! – by Ezra Jack Keats
11. A Beginner’s Guide to Bear Spotting – by Michelle Robinson
12. Dear Santasaurus – by Stacy McAnulty (reviewed August 15’17)
    
13. Coyote Moon – by Maria Gianferrari
14. Secrets & Lies – by Janet Sketchley (reviewed November 16’17)
    
15. Cammie Takes Flight – by Laura Best

AUGUST 2017:

1. God is Everywhere: Inspiring Writings that Reveal His Nearness and Love – selected by Harold Whaley
2. Pirates in the Library – by Nadia Ali (reviewed August 31’17)
   
3. You’re Here! – by Karla Oceanak (reviewed September 7’17)
   
4. Mary Had a Little Glam – by Tammi Sauer
5. We Are Growing! – by Laurie Keller
6. Princess in Training – by Tammi Sauer
7. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas – by John Boyne
8. The Younger Brother’s Survival Guide by Matt – by Lisa Kopella
9. Mae and the Moon – by Jami Gigot (reviewed September 5’17)
   
10. Clay Mates – by Dev Petty
11. Sherlock Holmes – by Arthur Conan Doyle
12. Jabari Jumps – by Gaia Cornwall
13. May I Have a Word? – by Caron Levis
14. Chosen by a Horse – by Susan Richards
15. All Quiet on the Western Front – by Erich Maria Remarque
16. Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War ll – by Vicki Constantine Croke
    
17. Make Way For Ducklings – by Robert McCloskey
18. How to Behave at a Tea Party – by Madelyn Rosenberg
19. Z is for Moose – by Kelly Bingham

SEPTEMBER 2017:

1. Peep and Egg – by Laura Gehl
2. Louie – by Ezra Jack Keats
3. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II – by Denise Kiernan
4. A Home For Bird – by Philip C. Stead
5. Penny & Jelly: Slumber Under the Stars – by Maria Gianferrari
6. Frog and Toad Together – by Arnold Lobel
7. Bear Has a Story to Tell – by Philip C. Stead
8. Hello, My Name is Ruby – by Philip C. Stead
9. Under the Freedom Tree – by Susan VanHecke
10. Toys Meet Snow – by Emily Jenkins
11. Samson in the Snow – by  Philip C. Stead
12. Planet Kindergarten – by Sue Ganz-Schmitt
13. Home: A Memoir of my Early Years – by Julie Andrews
14. Fahrenheit 451 – by Ray Bradbury
15. Cupcake: A Journey to Special – by Charise Mericle Harper
16. Everything We Keep – by Kerry Lonsdale
17. Moon Over Manifest –  by Clare Vanderpool
18. The Martian Chronicles – by Ray Bradbury
19. Sleeping Giants -by Sylvain Neuvel
20. Telephone – by Mac Barnett
21. Wave – by Suzy Lee
22. Night Animals – by Gianna Marino
23. Splat the Cat – by Rob Scotton
24. The Phantom of the Opera – by Gaston Leroux
25. Tuk Tuk: Tundra Tale – by Robin Currie (reviewed October 5’17)
    
26. Fancy Nancy – by Jane O’Connor
27. Moses: when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom – by Carole Boston Weatherford
28. Flat Spin: A Cordell Logan mystery – by David Freed
29. In Pleasantry – by Syr Ruus
30. The Bird and the Sword – by Amy Harmon
31. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – by Laura Numeroff
32. We Are Legion (We Are Bob) – by Dennis E. Taylor
33. Sister of Mine – by Sabra Waldfogel
34. The Little Prince – by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

OCTOBER 2017:

1. Way Past Bedtime – by Tara Lazar
2. Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs – by Tomie dePaola
3. XO, OX: A Love Story – by Adam Rex
4. If You Plant a Seed – by Kadir Nelson
5. And Tango Makes Three – by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell
6. Now One Foot, Now the Other – by Tomie dePaola
7. The Teacher’s Pet – by Anica Mrose Rissi
8. Officer Buckle and Gloria – by Peggy Rathmann
9. Love, Triangle – by Marcie Colleen (reviewed October 19’17)
   
10. Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay – by Susan Hood
11. The Best Pet of All – by David LaRochelle
12. The Teddy Bear – by David M. McPhail
13. I Stink! – by Kate & Jim McMullan
14. I’m Cool! – by Kate & Jim McMullan
15. Animals of the Bible – by Dorothy P. Lathrop
16. The Cat Who Came in From the Cold – by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
17. Zombie in Love – by Kelly DiPucchio
18. Pup and Hound Catch a Thief – by Susan Hood
19. Olivia the Spy – by Ian Falconer
20. I’m Smart! – by Kate & Jim McMullan
21. Let the Whole Earth Sing Praise – by Tomie dePaola
22. The Wind in the Willows – by Kenneth Grahame
23. Egg: Nature’s Perfect Package – by Steve Jenkins
24. Saving Thunder the Great: the true story of a gerbil’s rescue from the Fort McMurray wildfire – by Leanne Shirtliffe (reviewed October 17’17)
    
25. Tales for the Perfect Child – by Florence Parry Heide
26. Christmas Remembered – by Tomie dePaola
27. I’m Fast! – by Kate & Jim McMullan
28. Bad Bye, Good Bye – by Deborah Underwood
29. Freedom on the Menu – by Carole Boston Weatherford
30. Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich – by Adam Rex
31. Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions – by Chris Barton
32. I’m Dirty! – by Kate & Jim McMullan
33. I’m Brave! – by Kate & Jim McMullan
34. Mr. Wuffles – by David Wiesner
35. The Quiet Book – by Deborah Underwood
36. The Tooth Mouse – by Susan Hood
37. Ninja! – by Arree Chung
38. The Clown of God – by Tomie dePaola
39. Mouse’s First Hallowe’en – by Lauren Thompson
40. Little Elliot, Big Family – by Mike Curato
41. Rules of the House – by Mac Barnett
42. The Apple Orchard Riddle – by Margaret McNamara
43. Cactus Hotel – by Brenda Z. Guiberson
44. Ocean Soup: Tide-Pool Poems – by Stephen Swinburne
45. This is the Rope: a story from the great migration – by Jacqueline Woodson
46. Are We There, Yeti? – by Ashlyn Anstee
47. Caroline’s Comets: a true story – by Emily Arnold McCully
48. Little Bear – by Else Holmelund Minarik
49. Bad Hair Day – by Susan Hood
50. Pup and Hound Hatch an Egg – by Susan Hood
51. Each Kindness – by Jacqueline Woodson
52. Newton’s Rainbow: the Revolutionary Discoveries of a Young Scientist – by Kathryn Lasky
53. Sugar Hill: Harlem’s Historical Neighborhood – by Carole Boston Weatherford
54. A Prayer for Owen Meany – by John Irving
55. Picture This: How Pictures Work – by Molly Bang
56. Boot and Shoe – by Marla Frazee
57. Birmingham Sunday – by Larry Dane Brimner
58. Just Say Boo! – by Susan Hood
59. The Polar Bear – by Jenni Desmond
60. The BFG – by Roald Dahl
61. Kindergarten Rocks! – by Katie Davis (reviewed November 2’17)
    
62. Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion – by Loree Griffin Burns
63. The Little Island – by Golden MacDonald (Margaret Wise Brown)
    
64. Mirror Mirror: a Book of Reverso Poems – by Marilyn Singer
65. Little Elliot: Fall Friends – by Mike Curato
66. Insects: the most fun bug book ever – by Sneed B. Collard III
67. Ada Lovelace: Poet of Science – by Diane Stanley
68. Henry Huggins – by Beverly Cleary
69. Pug & Pig: Trick-or-Treat – by Sue Lowell Gallion
70. Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets – by Alexander Kwame
71. The North Star – by Peter H. Reynolds
72. We’re All Wonders – by R. J. Palacio
73. Same, Same But Different – by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

NOVEMBER 2017:

1. My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis – by Paul Meisel
2. Beware, Beware of the Big Bad Bear! – by Dianne de Las Casas
3. Tar Beach – by Faith Ringgold
4. The Little “READ” Hen – by Dianne de Las Casas
5. Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children’s Books – by Michelle Markel
6. Great Expectations – by Charles Dickens
7. Rock-a-Bye Romp – by Linda Ashman
8. The House That Santa Built – by Dianne de Las Casas
9. The Cajun Cornbread Boy – by Dianne de Las Casas
10. The Monsters’ Monster – by Patrick McDonnell
11. Dinosaur vs. The Potty – by Bob Shea
12. Dinosaur vs. The Library – by Bob Shea
13. Ninja Claus! – by Arree Chung
14. Oh Daddy! – by Bob Shea
15. She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story – by Audrey Vernick
16. There I Go Again: How I Came to Be Mr. Feeny, John Adams, Dr. Craig, KITT, and Many Others – by William Daniels
17. The Littles – by John Petersen
18. Dawn – by Molly Bang
19. Sarah, Plain and Tall – by Patricia MacLachlan
20. The Elephant Whisperer – by Graham Spence
21. Sea Turtle Scientist – by Stephen R. Swinburne
22. When Sophie’s Feelings are Really, Really Hurt – by Molly Bang
23. How I Learned Geography – by Uri Shulevitz
24. The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: a Russian Tale – by Arthur Ransome
25. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes – by Eric Litwin
26. Snow – by Uri Shulevitz
27. The Polar Express – by Chris Van Allsburg
28. The Absolutely Essential Eloise – by Kay Thompson
29. Women in Science: 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world – by Rachel Ignotofsky
30. Lincoln: a Photobiography – by Russell Freedman
31. The Wolf, The Duck & The Mouse – by Mac Barnett
    
32. Titch – by Pat Hutchins
33. Here Comes Teacher Cat – by Deborah Underwood
34. Regards to the Man in the Moon – by Ezra Jack Keats
35. The Story About Ping – by Marjorie Flack
36. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – by Judith Viorst
37. The Very Hungry Caterpillar – by Eric Carle
38. Are We Pears Yet? – by Miranda Paul (reviewed December 21’17)
    
39. Dear Yeti – by James Kwan
40. I’m a Shark – by Bob Shea
41. Goatilocks and the Three Bears – by Erica S. Perl
42. Swimmy – by Leo Lionni
43. Once We Were Brothers – by Ronald H. Balson
44. The Book of Gold – by Bob Staake
45. The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC’s (the hard way) – by Patrick McDonnell
46. Kitten’s First Full Moon – by Kevin Henkes
47. Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse – by Leo Lionni
48. Lizbeth Lou Got a Rock in Her Shoe – by Troy Howell
49. The Banana-Leaf Ball: how play can change the world – by Katie Smith Milway
50. Bad Guy – by Hannah Barnaby
51. Good-Night, Owl! – by Pat Hutchins
52. Whose Hands are These?: a Community Helper Guessing Book – by Miranda Paul  (reviewed December 12’17)
    
53. The Kitchen House: a novel – by Kathleen Grissom
54. The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a young civil rights activist – by Cynthia Levinson
55. You Made Me a Mother – by Laurenne Sala
56. Fables You Shouldn’t Pay Any Attention To – by Florence Parry Heide & Sylvia Worth Van Clief
57. Mouse Shapes – by Ellen Stoll Walsh
58. The Secret Life of Squirrels: A Love Story – by Nancy Rose
59. There’s a Dragon in the Library – by Dianne de Las Casas
60. Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs – by Linda Sue Park
61. The Doorbell Rang – by Pat Hutchins
62. Rosie’s Walk – by Pat Hutchins
63. What’s Your Favorite Color? – by Eric Carle and Friends
64. La La La: a Story of Hope – by Kate DiCamillo
65. Ada Twist, Scientist – by Andrea Beaty
66. Blackout – by John Rocco
67. Where, Oh Where, is Rosie’s Chick? – by Pat Hutchins
68. Inch By Inch – by Leo Lionni
69. When I Lived With Bats – by Faith McNulty

DECEMBER 2017:

1. How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? – by Jane Yolen
2. Good News Bad News – by Jeff Mack
3. Frederick – by Leo Lionni
4. Town Is by the Sea – by Joanne Schwartz
5. The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! – by Carmen Agra Deedy
6. The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit – by Beatrix Potter
7. How to Be a Bigger Bunny – by Florence Minor
8. The White Cat and The Monk: a retelling of the poem Pangur Bán – by Jo Ellen Bogart
9. Listen: How Pete Seeger Got America Singing – by Leda Schubert
10. The Treasure – by Uri Shulevitz
11. How do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad? – by Jane Yolen
12. The Legend of the Poinsettia – by Tomie DePaola
13. Hatching Chicks in Room 6 – by Caroline Arnold
14. How do Dinosaurs Stay Friends? – by Jane Yolen
15. Two White Rabbits – by Jairo Buitrago
16. Dinosoaring – by Deb Lund
17. Come to the Fairies’ Ball – by Jane Yolen
18. Harvest Home – by Jane Yolen
19. Owl Moon – by Jane Yolen
20. Little Frog and the Spring Polliwogs – by Jane Yolen
21. Stagestruck – by Tomie DePaola
22. The Sound of Silence – by Katrina Goldsaito
23. Daytime Nighttime – by William Low
24. Little Owl’s Orange Scarf – by Tatyana Feeney
25. I am Not a Chair! – by Ross Burach
26. Motor Goose: Rhymes That Go! – by Rebecca Colby
27. Pirates Don’t Change Diapers – by Melinda Long
28. The Gruffalo – by Julia Donaldson
29. The Bear Snores On – by Karma Wilson
30. The Fathers are Coming Home – by Margaret Wise Brown
31. Where Oliver Fits – by Cale Atkinson
32. The Amazing Bone – by William Steig
33. King Hugo’s Huge Ego – by Chris Van Dusen
34. Knuffle Bunny – by Mo Willems
35. That Terrible Halloween Night – by James Stevenson
36. Gone With the Wand – by Margie Palatini
37. Louella Mae, She’s Run Away! – by Karen Beaumont
    
38. Bunny’s Book Club – by Annie Silvestro
39. Tyrannosaurus Drip – by Julia Donaldson
    
40. The Web Files – by Margie Palatini
    
41. Writing With Pictures – by Uri Shulevitz
42. Frida – by Jonah Winter
43. The True Meaning of Smekday – by Adam Rex
44. The 5 Misfits – by Beatrice Alemagna
45. The Wind Blew – by Pat Hutchins
46. Truck Stop – by Anne Rockwell
47. The Great Puppy Invasion – by Alastair Heim
48. If Sharks Disappeared – by Lily Williams
49. Open House for Butterflies – by Ruth Kraus
50. Jane, the Fox and Me – by Fanny Britt
    
51. I Love You Because You’re You – by Liza Baker
52. Mrs. Dalloway – by Virginia Woolf
53. Uptown – by Bryan Collier
54. Chloe and the Lion – by Mac Barnett
55. What is Pink? – by Christina G. Rossetti
56. Runny Babbit: a Billy Sook – by Shel Silverstein
57. Let’s Go to the Hardware Store – by Anne Rockwell
58. The Lion and the Bird – by Marianne Dubuc
59. Secret Tree Fort – by Brianne Farley
60. Ike’s Incredible Ink – by Brianne Farley
61. The Ghost Army of World War II – by Rick Beyer & Elizabeth Sayles
62. Too Many Moose! – by Lisa M. Bakos
63. Little Frog and the Scary Autumn Thing – by Jane Yolen
64. Secret Pizza Party – by Adam Rubin
65. Soup Day – by Melissa Iwai
66. The Missing Piece – by Shel Silverstein
67. If You Were the Moon – by Laura Purdie Salas
68. Black and White – by David Macaulay
69. One Big Pair of Underwear – by Laura Gehl
70. Go, Little Green Truck – by Roni Schotter
71. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault
72. The Girl and the Bicycle – by Mark Pett
73. Hush, Little Horsie – by Jane Yolen
74. Stardines Swim High Across the Sky and other poems – by Jack Prelutsky
75. Pool – by JiHyeon Lee
76. Draw! – by Raúl Colón
77. The Rain Came Down – by David Shannon
78. Pssst! – by Adam Rex
79. Scribble – by Ruth Ohi

Can you believe … I read 610 books in 2017?! 36 I enjoyed as audio books. Even though most of the others are picture books (since that’s what I’m studying), that’s a lot of reading! And thoroughly enjoyable.

Which of the books listed above have you read?