“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! — When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” - Jane Austen
Myra
January
- The October Country by Ray Bradbury (collection of short stories, adult literature)
- This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen (picture book)
- House Held Up By Trees by Ted Kooser and illustrated by Jon Klassen (picture book)
- Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks (picture book)
- All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon and Marla Frazee (picture book)
- Spartacus the Spider by Etienne Delessert (picture book)
- Ballywhinney Girl by Eve Bunting and illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully (picture book)
- Z is for Moose (That’s Me!) by Kelly Bingham and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky (picture book)
- Neville by Norton Juster and illustrated by G. Brian Karas (picture book)
- Olivia and the Fairy Princesses by Ian Falconer (picture book)
- Nightsong by Ari Berk and Loren Long (picture book)
- Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys by Norton Juster and illustrations by Domenico Gnoli (short novel)
- The Monster who Lost His Mean by Tiffany Strelitz Haber and illustrated by Kirstie Edmunds (picture book)
- Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton (picture book)
- Make a Wish Bear by George Foley (picture book)
- Otto the Book Bear written and illustrated by Katie Cleminson (picture book)
- Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman and Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski (Caldecott Honor book)
- Bear has a Story to Tell by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead (picture book)
- Bear in Love by Daniel Pinkwater and illustrated by Will Hillenbrand (picture book)
- Baby Bear Eats the Night by Anthony Pearson and illustrated by Bonnie Leick (picture book)
- No Bears by Meg McKinlay and illustrated by Leila Rudge (picture book)
- Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs as retold by Mo Willems (picture book)
- Explorer: The Mystery Boxes – Seven Graphic Stories edited by Kazu Kibuishi (graphic novel)
- and then it’s spring by Julie Fogliano and illustrated by Erin E. Stead (picture book)
- Charley’s First Night by Amy Hest and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury (picture book)
- red sled by Lita Judge (picture book)
- Red Knit Cap Girl by Naoko Stoop (picture book)
- The Obstinate Pen by Frank W. Dormer (picture book)
- Kali’s Song by Jeanette Winter (picture book)
- Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds (picture book)
- Think Big by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton (picture book)
- Robot Zombie Frankenstein! by Annette Simon (picture book)
- Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino (picture book)
- Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey by Mini Grey (picture book)
- Olive and the Big Secret by Tor Freeman (picture book)
- Squid and Octopus: Friends for Always by Tao Nyeu (picture book)
- Up! Tall! and High! by Ethan Long (picture book)
- Crafty Chloe by Kelly DiPucchio and Illustrations by Heather Ross (picture book)
- take your mama to work today by Amy Reichert and pictures by Alexandra Boiger (picture book)
- Zoe gets Ready by Bethanie Deeney Murguia (picture book)
- Mooshka: A Quilt Story written and illustrated by Julie Paschkis (picture book)
- Because Amelia Smiled by David Ezra Stein (picture book)
- Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated by E. B. Lewis (picture book)
- In the Land of Milk and Honey by Joyce Carol Thomas and illustrated by Floyd Cooper (picture book)
- Black Dog by Levi Pinfold (picture book)
- Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Adam Rex (picture book)
- Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds illustrated by Peter Brown (picture book)
- Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen (picture book)
- A Home for Bird by Philip C. Stead (picture book)
- Infinity and Me by Kate Hosford and illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska (picture book)
- One Special Day by Lola M. Schaefer and illustrated by Jessica Meserve (picture book)
February
- Rumo and his Miraculous Adventures by Walter Moers (fantasy novel)
- More than Friends: Poems from Him and Her by Sara Holbrook and Allan Wolf (poetry book)
- Dandelion wine by Ray Bradbury (adult novel)
- Chloe, Instead by Micah Player (picture book)
- Chloe by Peter McCarty (picture book)
- Dizzy in your Eyes: Poems about Love by Pat Mora (poetry book)
- Alamat ng Butanding (The Legend of the Whale Shark) by Segundo D. Matias, Jr and illustrated by Jonathan Ranola (picture book)
- The Legend of the Pasig River (Alamat ng Ilog Pasig) by Segundo D. Matias, Jr. and Illustrated by Glenda Maye M. Abad (picture book)
- Sa Ilalim ng Dagat (Under the Sea) by Augie Rivera and illustrations by Mark V. Salvatus (picture book)
- Alamat ng Dugong (The Legend of the Dugong) by Segundo D. Matias, Jr. and illustrated by Frances Alcaraz (picture book)
- Lilay by Becky Bravo and illustrated by Rommel Joson (picture book)
- Ang Mahiwagang Manok ni Menggay (Menggay’s Magical Chicken) by Nikki Alfar and illustrated by Frances Alcaraz (picture book)
- Once in a Village by H.C. Madan and Illustrated by Nina Bahl (picture book)
- Matsya by Shanta Rameshwar Rao and illustrated by Sigrun Srivastava (picture book)
- Friend by Pracheta Gupta and illustrations by Debabrata Ghosh and translation by Sayan Chaudhuri (picture book)
- Munting Patak Ulan by Gloria Villaraza Guzman and illustrations by Fidelito Manto (picture book)
- Isang Mayang Uhaw: Paano Siya Makaiinom ng Tubig sa Baso? By Virgilio S. Almario and Illsutrations by Jimmy Torres (picture book)
- Fan Goes to Sea by Dawn Farnham and illustrated by Zyna C. and Chan Wai (picture book)
- Si Carancal Laban sa mga Busaw (Carancal against the Underground Spirits) by Rene O. Villanueva and Illustrated by Kora Dandan-Albano (picture book)
- The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan (novel)
- Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks (graphic novel)
- The Mudskipper by Ovidia Yu (YA novel)
- Dragon’s Egg by Caz Goodwin and Illustrated by Low Joo Hong (picture book)
- Extraordinary Eloise by Charlene Chua and illustrated by Paula Pang (picture book)
- Pura the Cat by Tan Soon Meng and illustrated by Ann Gee (picture book)
- Little Cloud Wants Snow by Gwen Lee and illustrated by Neal Sharp (picture book)
Mary
January
- Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan (Fiction/ YA Literature)
- I Love My New Toy by Mo Willems (Picture Book)
- Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (Fiction/YA Literature)
- Watch Me Throw the Ball by Mo Willems (Picture Book)
- House of Many Ways (Sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle) by Diana Wynne Jones (Fiction/YA Literature)
- Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin (Fiction/YA Literature /Autism)
February
- Rilke’s Book of Hours: Love Poems to God translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy (Poetry)
- The Spiritual Combat and A Treatise on Peace of Soul by Dom Lorenzo Scupoli (Non-fiction/Religion/Spirituality)
Fats
January
- Winter Town by Stephen Emond (YA Fiction)
- Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems by Kate Coombs and Meilo So (Children’s Poetry, Picture Book)
- Jake and Lily by Jerry Spinelli (Middle Grade Fiction)
- Emiko Superstar (Teen Fiction, Comic Strip/Graphic Novel)
- Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones (Middle Grade Fiction/Fantasy)
- This is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness by Joyce Sidman and Pamela Zagarenski (Children’s Poetry, Picture Book)
- Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems (Easy Readers Picture Book)
- Next Stop Grand Central by Maira Kalman (Picture Book)
February
- The Brixen Witch by Sarah DeKeyser
- This is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness by Joyce Sidman and Pamela Zagarenski
- The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
- The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone
- Lies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses by Ron Koertge and Andrea Dezso
