I love books. Here I’m listing the books I’ve read this year – trying to post each one once even if I’ve read it more than once in the 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.
In green are the books I’ve read that are usually middle grade (not picture books, which are left in black, but may be story books with pictures), or YA and adult novels. Some are audio books or specifically from Audible.com, and a few are ebooks.
My reading interests vary widely. If you’re interested in any titles on this list or are encouraged to read more, do let me know! If you have suggestions of what would look good in my reading stash I’d love to hear about it so I can add it to my private to-be-read list.
HAPPY READING! 🙂
JANUARY 2021:
- The Alice Network – by Kate Quinn
- Upside Down Babies – by Jeanne Willis
- The Great Alone – by Kristin Harris
- Blue Chicken – by Deborah Freedman
- Guess Who’s Coming to Santa’s For Dinner? – by Tomie dePaola
- Jimmy the Greatest! – by Jairo Buitrago
- When Winter Comes: discovering wildlife in our snowy woods – by Aimee Bissonette
- Arthur’s Christmas Cookies – by Lillian Hoban
- Tarra and Bella: the Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends – by Carol Buckley
- Bella’s Tree – by Janet Russell
- Christmas Tapestry – by Patricia Polacco
- Have You Seen My Duckling? – by Nancy Tafuri
- Wintercake – by Lynne Rae Perkins
- A Cookie For Santa – by Stephanie Shaw
- The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: an Appalachian story – by Gloria Houston
- My Little House ABC – by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The Snow Dancer – by Addie Boswell
- Good Dog Carl and the Baby Elephant – by Alexandra Day
- What Riley Wore – by Elana K. Arnold
- Pier 21: a history – by Steven Schwinghamer
- When a Child is Born: a Chronicles of St. Mary’s short story – by Jodi Taylor
- Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark – by Jonathan Stutzman
- Lift – by Minh Le
- Lighthouse Christmas – by Toni Buzzeo
- Hippos Are Huge! – by Jonathan London
- The Truth About Dragons – by Thomas Kingsley Troupe
- Home in the Woods – by Eliza Wheeler
- Maisy At the Farm – by Lucy Cousins
- Behind the Bookcase: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place – by Barbara Lowell
- The Twenty-Four Days Before Christmas – by Madeleine L’Engle
- Father Christmas Goes on Holiday – by Raymond Briggs
- Art & Max – by David Wiesner
- Dasher – by Matt Travares
- Noisy Night – by Mac Barnett
- The Cool Bean – by Jory John
- 111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl – by Rina Singh
- Under My Hood I Have a Hat – by Karla Kuskin
- Sunshine and Snowballs – by Margaret Wise Brown
- The Truth About Princesses – by Nancy Kelly Allen
- If I Ran the Circus – by Dr. Seuss
- Tree of Cranes – by Allen Say
- Welcome Comfort – by Patricia Polacco
- Llama Llama Holiday Drama – by Anna Dewdney
- Jingle Bells – by Susan Jeffers
- The Broken Ornament – by Tony DiTerlizzi
- Christmas Trolls – by Jan Brett
- Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo – by David Myles
- 100 Snowmen – by Jennifer Arena
- The Truth About Fairies – by Angelique J. Johnson
- Puff the Magic Dragon – by Peter Yarrow
- Now It Is Winter – by Eileen Spinelli
- A Confused Hanukkah: an original story of Chelm – by Jon Koons
- Back to Front and Upside Down – by Claire Alexander
- Fin M’Coul: the Giant of Knockmany Hill – retold by Tomie dePaola
- Waiting for Snow – by Marsha Diane Arnold
- Around One Log: Chipmunks, Spiders, and Creepy Insiders – by Anthony D. Fredericks
- The Hike – by Alison Farrell
- Catherine, Called Birdy – by Karen Cushman
FEBRUARY 2021:
- My Brilliant Friend – by Elena Farrante
- The Answer Is … Reflections on my Life – by Alex Trebek
- The Enemy: a book about peace – by Davide Cali
- Yanni Rubbish – by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim
- Love Is – by Diane Adams
- Swashby and the Sea – by Beth Ferry
- A Bike Like Sergio’s – by Maribeth Boelts
- Sneezy the Snowman – by Maureen Wright
- It Came in the Mail – by Ben Clanton
- Cozy – by Jan Brett
- Erika’s Story – by Ruth Vander Zee
- A Big Guy Took My Ball – by Mo Willems
- Snow Song – by A.K. Riley
- Winter Lullaby – by Barbara Seuling
- Pay It Forward Kids: Small Acts, Big Change – by Nancy Runstedler
- Good Mothers Don’t – by Laura Best
- A Soldier’s Sketchbook: The illustrated First World War diary of R.H. Rabjohn – by John Wilson
- You Had Me At Hola – by Alexis Daria
- Olaf’s Night Before Christmas – by Jessica Julius
- I Really Want the Cake – by Simon Philip
- Father Christmas – by Raymond Briggs
- Animals Brag About Their Bottoms – by Make Saito
- Your Name is a Song – by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- The Hundred-Year Barn – by Patricia MacLachlan
- I Can Be Anything! Don’t Tell Me I Can’t – by Diane Dillon
- Giraffe Problems – by Jory John
- Snowman’s Story – by Will Hillenbrand
- Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang – by Kate Wilhelm
- Uncommon Danger – by Eric Ambler
- The Going to Bed Book – by Sandra Boynton
- Snowball Soup – by Mercer Meyer
- Who’s Got Game? – by Toni Morrison & Slade Morrison
- Mommy’s Khimar – by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- Simon at the Art Museum – by Christina Soontornvat
- Guts – by Raina Telgemeier
- Schnitzel: a cautionary tale for lazy louts – by Stephanie Shaw
- White Fragility: Why it’s so Hard to Talk to White People About Racism – by Robin DiAngelo
- Just Breathe: meditation, mindfulness, movement, and more – by Mallika Chopra
- Krambambuli: a memoir – by Syr Ruus
- Mirabel’s Missing Valentines – by Janet Lawler
- Groundhog’s Dilemma – by Kristen Remenar
- St. George and the Dragon – by Beth Andrews
- Monsters Eat Whiny Children – by Bruce Eric Kaplan
- Froggy’s First Kiss – by Jonathan London
- The Christmas Gift – by Francisco Jimenez
- Animal Grossapedia – by Melissa Stewart
- Crazy Hair – by Neil Gaiman
- Ryan and Jimmy and the well in Africa that brought them together – by Herb Shoveller
MARCH 2021:
- Dozens of Doughnuts – by Carrie Finison
- Bedtime for Sweet Creatures – by Nikki Grimes
- At the Mountain’s Base – by Traci Sorell
- The Lady With the Books: a Story Inspired by the Remarkable Work of Jella Lepman – by Kathy Stinson
- Overground Railroad – by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Chirri & Chirra: The Snowy Day – by Kaya Doi
- The Fly – by Elise Gravel
- One Dark Night – by Lisa Wheeler
- The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit – by Sloan Wilson
- ‘Ohana Means Family – by Ilima Loomis
- I Am Darn Tough – by Licia Morelli
- I’ll Love You Till the Cows Come Home – by Kathryn Cristaldi
- Princess Puffybottom … and Darryl – by Susin Nielsen
- Birdsong – by Julie Flett
- When Grandpa Gives You a Toolbox – by Jamie L.B. Deenihan
- Love is Powerful – by Heather Dean Brewer
- The Women Who Caught the Babies – by Eloise Greenfield
- A New Green Day – by Antoinette Portis