My “have read” 2026 book List

This is where I will list the books I’ve read this year, and I hope my efforts won’t be frustrated by my lack of ability to manage this site. The titles in purple – assuming the beforementioned issue allows me to colour code – are likely novels for adults.

JANUARY 2026:

  1. Splat the Cat: Christmas Countdown – by Rob Scotton
  2. Project Hail Mary – by Andy Weir
  3. What Cats Think – by John Spray
  4. Friends – by Mies van Hout
  5. From 1 to 10 – by Mies van Hout
  6. A Team Like No Other – by Georgia Graham
  7. A Bear for Christmas – by Holly Keller
  8. The Christmas Magic – by Lauren Thompson
  9. Happy – by Mies van Hout
  10. Merry Christmas, Splat – by Rob Scotton
  11. The Family Christmas Book – by Tomie dePaola
  12. James – by Everett Percival
  13. It Snowed – by Meaghan Smith
  14. The Humble Pie – by Jory John
  15. Gray: the complete collection – by Lou Cadle
  16. Start With a Dot – by Cliff Roberts
  17. The Pug Who Wanted to be a Pumpkin – by Bella Swift
  18. When You Were Born – by Dianna Hutts Aston
  19. The Sockeye Mother – by Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett David Huson)
  20. The Saturday Appaloosa – by Thelma Sharp
  21. True or False?: Pirates – by World Book Inc
  22. The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash – by Trinka Hakes Noble
  23. Final Orbit – by Chris Hadfield
  24. Peck, Peck, peck – by Lucy Cousins
  25. The A.B.C. Murders – by Agatha Christie
  26. A Parade of Elephants – by Kevin Henkes
  27. Tiger’s New Cowboy Boots – by Irene Morck
  28. Pinky and Rex and the Double-Dad Weekend – by James Howe
  29. The Bookstore Burglar – by Barbara Maitland

FEBRUARY 2026:

  1. Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang – by Mordecai Richler
  2. True or False?: Inventions – by World Book
  3. True or False?: The Solar System – by World Book
  4. True or False?: The Ancient World – by World Book
  5. Bibi and the Bull – by Carol Vaage
  6. Tough Trails – by Irene Morck
  7. From 1 to 10 – by Mies van Hout
  8. Cromwell’s Glasses – by Holly Keller
  9. The Most Beautiful Kite in the World – by Andrea Spalding
  10. Sitting With Dogs – by Rocky Kanaka
  11. The Secret Life of Fairies – by Penelope Larkspur
  12. Four Seasons for Four Seasons – by Tomie dePaola
  13. You Can’t Rush a Cat – by Karleen Bradford
  14. The Bookstore Ghost – by Barbara Maitland
  15. Young Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery – by David A. Adler
  16. Four Stories for Four Seasons – by Tomie dePaola
  17. Vernon is on His Way – by Philip C. Stead
  18. From Ed’s to Ned’s – by Gideon Sterer
  19. Stolen Kisses: a grumpy sunshine trope – by Layla Hagen
  20. The Legend of Sleeping Bear – by Kathy-jo Morgan
  21. Young Cam Jansen and the Lost Tooth – by David A. Adler
  22. Solomon’s Tree – by Andrea Spalding
  23. Baabaasheep Quartet – by Leslie Elizabeth Watts
  24. It’s Raining, It’s Pouring – by Andrea Spalding
  25. Weeds – by Amanda Wilkin
  26. Elvis is King! – by Jonah Winter
  27. In Flanders Fields: the story of the poem by John McCrae – by Linda Granfield
  28. Deadly!: the truth about the most dangerous creatures on earth – by Nicola Davies
  29. Pick a Perfect Egg – by Patricia Toht
  30. The Night of the Comet – by Lena Coakley
  31. Princess Stinky-Toes and Brave Frog Robert – by Leslie Elizabeth Watts
  32. Llama Llama Jingle Bells – by Anna Dewdney
  33. Talkin’ About Bessie: the story of aviator Elizabeth Coleman – by Nikki Grimes
  34. Gertrude at the Beach – by Star Dobson
  35. Pooh’s Grand Adventure: the search for Christopher Robin – based on Pooh stories by AA Milne; adapted by Catherine McCafferty
  36. Green Eggs and Ham – by Dr. Seuss
  37. Blobfish Throws a Party – by Miranda Paul
  38. But, You’re a Duck – by Michael Teitelbaum
  39. Dream Big … even if you’re small – by Karen Quigley
  40. She’ll be Coming ‘Round the Mountain – illustrated by Chris Demarist
  41. Grover’s Own Alphabet – illustrated by Sal Murdocca
  42. Painted Skies – by Carolyn Mallory
  43. Curious Little Kitten – by Linda Hayward
  44. Bambi – by Felix Satten; adapted by Bob Grant
  45. Alphabetter – by Dan Bar-el
  46. Guess How Much I Love You – by Sam McBratney

MARCH 2026:

  1. Sarah May and the New Red Dress – by Andrea Spalding
  2. Talk, Talk, Squawk!: a human’s guide to animal communication – by Nicola Davies
  3. Out of Africa – by Karen Blixen
  4. Sir Small and the Dragonfly – by Jane O’Connor
  5. You Push, I Ride – by Abby Levine
  6. Pajama Party – by Joan Holub
  7. Down in the Woods at Sleepytime – by Carole Lexa Schaefer