My “have read” 2023 book list

JANUARY 2023:

  1. How You Came to Be – by Carole Gerb
  2. Amanda in England: the missing novel – by Darlene Foster
  3. Hot Dog – by Doug Salati
  4. Mi’kmaw Moons: The Seasons in Mi’kma’ki – by Cathy LeBlanc and David Chapman
  5. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH – by Robert O’Brien
  6. Acorn Was a Little Wild – by Jen Arena
  7. I’s the B’y: the beloved folk song – illustrated by Lauren Soloy
  8. The Great Caper Caper – by Josh Funk
  9. The Sour Grape – by Jory John
  10. Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast: and other tasty poems – by Jack Prelutsky
  11. My First Book of House Plants – illustrated by Asa Gilland
  12. The Half-Life of Marie Curie – by Lauren Gunderson
  13. A Very Big Fall – by Emmy Kastner
  14. The Language of Flowers – by Dena Seiferling
  15. The Bedtime Book of Animals – by D. K. Publishing
  16. Naomi’s Tree – by Joy Kogawa
  17. The Girl Who Loved Giraffes: and became the world’s first girrafologist – by Kathy Stinson
  18. A Dreidel of Wonders – by Edith Naaman
  19. Hot Cocoa Christmas: the 2021 Christmas Short Story Challenge Complete Collection – by Maisy Marple
  20. From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea – by Kai Cheng Thom
  21. 1 2 3: A Child’s First Counting Book – by Alison Jay
  22. Miffy the Artist – by Dick Bruna
  23. The Twelve Days of Christmas – by Alison Jay
  24. The Midnight Library – by Kazuno Kohara
  25. Fly! – by Mark Teague
  26. The Great Indoors – by Julie Falatko
  27. My First Busy World – by Eric Carle
  28. The Talk – by Alicia D. Williams
  29. The Birdman: a journey with the underground railroad’s most daring abolitionist – by Troon Harrison
  30. Little Blue Chair – by Cary Fagan
  31. Autumn Leaves Fall – by Amber Hendricks
  32. Hanukkah Nights – by Amelia Hoffman
  33. Curious About Cats – by M.K. Osborne
  34. Curious About Dogs – by M.K. Osborne
  35. Yo So Muslim: a father’s letter to his daughter – by Mark Gonzales
  36. Except Antarctica – by Todd Sturgell
  37. In a Small Kingdom – by Tomie dePaola
  38. My Self, Your Self – by Esmé Shapiro
  39. What Are You Doing, Benny? – by Cary Fagan
  40. Somewhere in the Bayou – by Jerome Pumphrey
  41. What Happened to You? – by James Catchpole
  42. Me and Mr. Fluffernutter – by Jennifer Gray Olsen
  43. The Not So Quiet Library – by Zachariah OHora
  44. You So Black – by London Ladd
  45. Here Comes Jack Frost – by Kazuno Koraha
  46. Mr. Zinger’s Hat – by Cary Fagan
  47. The Stamp Collector – by Jennifer Lanthier
  48. The Bravest Man in the World – by Patricia Polacco
  49. Murder on the Orient Elite – by Larry Correia
  50. A Change of Plans – by Dennis E. Taylor
  51. Something That Cannot Die – by Paula McLain

FEBRUARY 2023:

  1. The Unicorn in the Barn – by Jacqueline K. Ogburn
  2. Courage to Fly – by Troon Harrison
  3. That Squeak – by Carolyn Beck
  4. Love in the Library – by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
  5. Trucker Kid – by Carol Gordon Ekster
  6. I am Quiet: a story for the introvert in all of us – by Andie Powers
  7. Alice & Gert: an ant and grasshopper story – by Helaine Becker
  8. Owl Bat Bat Owl – by Marie-Louise Fitzgerald
  9. Teddy, Let’s Go! – by Michelle Nott
  10. Memory Jars – by Vera Brosgol
  11. Veg: the story of a carrot-crunching dinosaur – by Smriti Prasadam-Halls
  12. Rebecca – by Daphne du Maurier
  13. Christmas at Harrington’s – by Melody Carlson
  14. A Gift for Mama – by Linda Ravin Lodding
  15. Amon’s Secret: a family story of the first Christians – by Arnold Ytreeide
  16. Jake and the Kid – by W.O. Mitchell
  17. Chicken in the Kitchen – by Nnedi Okorafor
  18. Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries – by Mark Teague
  19. The Last Peach – by Gus Gordon
  20. Hair – by Leslie Patricelli
  21. The Goodnight Train: Halloween – by June Sobel
  22. The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf – by Mark Teague
  23. Box Turtle at Long Pond – by William T. George
  24. Your Mommy Was Just Like You – by Kelly Bennett
  25. The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! – by Mo Willems
  26. Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck – by Lisa Westberg Peters
  27. We Are the Dinosaurs – by Laurie Berkner
  28. We Are (Not) Friends – by Anna Kang
  29. In The Snow: Who’s Been Here? – by Lindsay Barrett George
  30. Georgie’s Best Bad Day – by Ruth Chan
  31. Lawrence in the Fall – by Matthew Farina
  32. Felipe and Claudette – by Mark Teague
  33. The Apollo Murders – by Chris Hadfield
  34. Innocence Lost – by D.K. Greene
  35. War is Over – by David Almond
  36. A Little Round Panda on the Big Blue Earth – by Tory Christie
  37. Where’s the Party? – by Ruth Chan
  38. Forest Friends Sleep – by Amber Hendricks
  39. The Crab Ballet – by Renee M. LaTulippe
  40. Wake Up, Color Pup – by Taia Morley
  41. And I Think About You – by Rosanne L. Kurstedt
  42. 5 Giraffes – by Anne Innis Dagg
  43. Wonder Walkers – by Micha Archer
  44. Elliot and the Impossible Fish – by Rebecca North
  45. Dance Like a Leaf – by AJ Irving
  46. ABC Animal Jamboree – by Giles Andreae
  47. The Auschwitz Twins – by Roberta Kagan
  48. Lucille’s Snowsuit – by Kathryn Lasky
  49. Be a Maker – by Katey Howes
  50. All the Things I Love About You – by LeUyen Pham
  51. Cap’n Rex & His Clever Crew – by Henry L. Herz
  52. Little Blue and Little Yellow – by Leo Lionni
  53. The Poky Little Puppy – by Janette Sebring Lowrey

MARCH 2023:

  1. Hello, My World – by Duopress Labs
  2. Winter Cats – by Janet Lawler
  3. The Pig, the Bicycle, and the Moon – by Pierette Dube’
  4. Clifford Takes a Trip – by Norman Bridwell
  5. Orange Excavator – by Kersten Hamilton
  6. Way Past Bedtime – by Tara Lazar
  7. Ellie – by Mike Wu
  8. Ellie Makes a Friend – by Mike Wu
  9. The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings – by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
  10. Yaffle’s Journey – by Nancy Keating
  11. Phoebe Sounds it Out – by Julie Zwillich
  12. The Story I’ll Tell – by Nancy Tupper Ling
  13. I Look Up To … Michelle Obama – by Anna Membrino
  14. Blankie – by Ben Clanton
  15. Brainstorm! – by Rebecca Gardyn Levington
  16. Show and Tell Bunnies – by Kathryn Lasky
  17. Marlo – by Christopher Browne
  18. Marlo and the Dinosaurs – by Christopher Browne
  19. The Selfish Giant – by Oscar Wilde
  20. Dreams for a Daughter – by Carole Boston Weatherford
  21. Parabellum – by Greg Hickey
  22. All the Places We Call Home – by Patrice Gopo
  23. The Snow Lion – by Jim Helmore
  24. Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement – by Carole Boston Weatherford
  25. Ada and the Galaxies – by Alan Lightman & Olga Pastuchiv
  26. Remembering Vera – by Patricia Polacco
  27. Farm Tails – by Anne Wilkinson
  28. Grandmother Thorn – by Katey Howes
  29. All From a Walnut – by Ammi-Joan Paquette
  30. Luna’s Green Pet – by Kirsten Pendreigh
  31. Sapiens: a brief history of humankind – by Yuval Noah Harari
  32. Your Daddy Was Just Like You – by Kelly Bennett
  33. Plant the Tiny Seed – by Christie Matheson
  34. Monster’s Trucks – by Rebecca Van Slyke
  35. Down by the Cool of the Pool – by Tony Mitton
  36. Dinosaurs Roar, Butterflies Soar! – by Bob Barner
  37. Sonny Says Mine! – by Caryl Hart
  38. My New Big-Kid Bed – by Debbie Bertram
  39. Santa and the Goodnight Train – by June Sobel
  40. Hope Springs – by Eric Walters
  41. The Hockey Sweater – by Roch Cartier
  42. Monster Goose Nursery Rhymes – by Henry, Josh, & Harrison Herz
  43. Nini – by Francois Thisdale
  44. A Small Blue Whale – by Beth Ferry
  45. Winged Wonders: solving the Monarch migration mystery – by Meeg Pincus
  46. A Way With Wild Things – by Larissa Theule
  47. Maybe a Bear Ate It! – by Robbie H. Harris
  48. Something Wild – by Molly Ruttan
  49. Just a Worm – by Marie Boyd

APRIL 2023:

  1. Shoe-La-La! – by Karen Beaumont
  2. The Pirate’s Bed – by Nicola Winstanley
  3. No Boring Books – by Julie Falatko
  4. Little Otter – by Julie Abery
  5. Little Walrus – by Julie Abery
  6. A Case of the Zaps – by Alex Boniello
  7. Let’s Build – by Julie Fenner
  8. Happy Birthday, Bunny! – by Liz Barton Scanlon
  9. Ali and the Sea Stars – by Gillian Reid
  10. Nell Plants a Tree – by Anne Wynter
  11. The Stray – by Molly Ruttan
  12. Elephant Island – Leo Timmers
  13. The Secret Life of Bees – by Sue Monk Kidd
  14. Reach for the Stars – by Emily Calandrelli
  15. If I Were the Moon – by Sheree Fitch
  16. If I Had a Horse – by Gianna Marino
  17. Lovabye Dragon – by Barbara Joose
  18. Old Bear – by Kevin Henkes
  19. On the Day the Horse Got Out – by Audrey Helen Weber
  20. This is It, Lark Harnish – by Laura Best
  21. One Red Sock – by Jennifer Sattler
  22. Three Little Engines – by Bob McKinnon
  23. A Dupatta Is … – by Marzieh Abbas
  24. Ulysses – by James Joyce
  25. Animals in Pants – by Suzy Levinson
  26. Tell Me Your Dreams – by Alex Willmore
  27. Hi, Cat! – by Ezra Jack Keats
  28. Arthur Writes a Story – by Marc Brown
  29. If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur – by Linda Bailey
  30. The Invisible Man – by Arthur Yorinks
  31. The Face on the Milk Carton – by Caroline B. Cooney
  32. I Love You, Sun, I Love You, Moon – by Karen Pandell
  33. Bully – by Jennifer Sattler

MAY 2023:

  1. Dinosaurumpus! – by Tony Mitton
  2. The Happy Book and other feelings – by Andy Rash
  3. I Am the Mountain Mouse: four furry tales, one crazy mouse – by Gianna Marino
  4. Sylvie – by Jennifer Sattler
  5. Mucky Truck – by Ammi-Joan Paquette
  6. Shh! Bears Sleeping – by Steve Johnson
  7. Three Jovial Huntsmen – adapted and illustrated by Susan Jeffers
  8. Gator – by Randy Cecil
  9. Little Fur Family – by Margaret Wise Brown
  10. Home is in Between – by Mitali Perkins
  11. Splotch – by Gianno Marino
  12. Discovering Dinosaurs with a Fossil Hunter – by Judith Williams
  13. Toby Tootles – by Stephanie Gibeault
  14. Return of the Underwear Dragon – by Scott Rothman
  15. The Red Tin Box – by Matthew Burgess
  16. The Keeping Quilt – by Patricia Polacco
  17. Daughter of the Moon Goddess – by Sue Lynn Tan
  18. Brontorina – by James Howe
  19. Panda Panda: Feelings – by Vicki Scott
  20. Love is for Roaring – by Mike Kerr
  21. Mirror & Me: Feelings – by Rose Colombe
  22. Federico and the Wolf – by Rebecca J. Gomez
  23. The Loud Librarian – by Jenna Beatrice
  24. Where do Your Feelings Live? – by Catherine Hernandez
  25. My Pet Feet – by Josh Funk
  26. Sing in the Spring! – by Sheree Fitch
  27. If I Ran the Zoo – by Dr. Seuss
  28. Nudi Gill: poisonous powerhouse of the sea – by Bonnie Kelso
  29. Will’s Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk – by Jane Sutcliffe
  30. Brother Eagle, Sister Sky; a message from Chief Seattle – paintings by Susan Jeffers
  31. Sam Sorts – by Marthe Jocelyn
  32. The Watermelon Seed – by Greg Pizzoli
  33. Dandelion – by Don Freeman
  34. Blueberries for Sal – by Robert McCloskey
  35. Alfie and His Very Best Friend – by Shirley Hughes
  36. The Crayons’ Book of Feelings – by Drew Daywalt
  37. The Feelings Book – by Todd Parr
  38. The Thingity-Jig – by Kathleen Doherty
  39. The City Tree – by Shira Boss
  40. Walking Together – by Elder Albert D. Marshall and Louise Zimanyi
  41. Finley: A Moose on the Caboose – by Candace Spizzirri
  42. This Long Vigil – by Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle
  43. Homeland: My Father’s Dreams of Palestine – by Hannah Moushabeck
  44. Duck – by Randy Cecil
  45. Looking for a Moose – by Phyllis Root
  46. Lumi the Light Learns to Shine – by Kelley Tsika
  47. Your Nose! – by Sandra Boynton
  48. But Not the Armadillo – by Sandra Boynton
  49. Dinosnores – by Sandra Boynton
  50. Flap Your Wings – by P.D. Eastman
  51. Cinnamon Baby – by Nicola Winstanley
  52. Frog Trouble (deluxe songbook and CD) – by Sandra Boynton
  53. Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond – by Mary Quattlebaum
  54. Mako & Tiger: Two Not-so-friendly Sharks – by Scott Rothman
  55. Maybe Mother Goose – by Esme’ Raji Codell
  56. What a Day it Was at School! – by Jack Prelutsky
  57. What Do You See When You Look at a Tree? – by Emma Carlisle
  58. There’s a Mouse in My House – by Sheree Fitch
  59. Woodland Dance – by Sandra Boynton
  60. Hide ‘n’ Sheep – by Jennifer Sattler
  61. Pajama Time! – by Sandra Boynton
  62. Tickle Time! – by Sandra Boynton
  63. Snuggle Puppy: a little love song – by Sandra Boynton
  64. Jungle Night – by Sandra Boynton
  65. Fifteen Animals – by Sandra Boynton
  66. Dinos To Go: 7 nifty dinosaurs in 1 swell book – by Sandra Boyton
  67. Pearl – by Molly Idle
  68. Fairly Fairy Tales – by Esme’ Raji Codell
  69. The Feel Good Book – by Todd Parr
  70. Blue Bison Needs a Haircut – by Scott Rothman
  71. Stanley’s Party – by Linda Bailey
  72. Touch the Brightest Star – by Christie Matheson
  73. Carol and the Pickle-Toad – by Esme’ Shapiro
  74. The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention of the Piano – by Elizabeth Rush

JUNE 2023:

  1. Opposites – by Sandra Boynton
  2. Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs! – by Sandra Boynton
  3. Birthday Monsters – by Sandra Boynton
  4. Perfect Piggies! – by Sandra Boynton
  5. Moo, Baa, La La La! – by Sandra Boynton
  6. Wolf Hall – by Hilary Mantel
  7. The Octonauts Explore the Great Big Ocean – by Meomi
  8. Mittens – by Lola M. Schaefer
  9. Follow Me, Mittens – by Lola M. Schadfer
  10. The Peace Book – by Todd Parr
  11. Reading Makes You Feel Good – by Todd Parr
  12. The Snurtch – by Sean Ferrell
  13. There Was a Hole – by Adam Lehrhaupt
  14. No Jumping on the Bed – by Ted Arnold
  15. Pest Fest – by Julia Durango
  16. Thing-Thing – by Cary Fagan
  17. Oryx and Crake – by Margaret Atwood
  18. I Bet a Dragon Could – by David Radman
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