2021 Favorites

Favorites sorted by genre (and sometimes audience):

ANIMAL FANTASY

Favorite:  Secondhand Dogs by Carolyn Crimi. 2021. [July] 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]

BOARD BOOK

Favorite: Comparrotives. Janik Coat.  2021. [June] 36 pages. [Source: Review copy]

CLASSIC

Favorite: The Importance of Being Earnest. Oscar Wilde. 1895. 76 pages. [Source: Bought]

EARLY READERS and EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS

Favorites:
Ivy Lost and Found (Book Buddies #1) Cynthia Lord. Illustrated by Stephanie Graegin. 2021. [September] 80 pages. [Source: Review copy]
See the Dog: Three Stories About a Cat. David LaRochelle. Illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka. 2021. [September] 64 pages. [Source: Review copy]
See the Cat: Three Stories About A Dog. David LaRochelle. Illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka. 2020. [September] 64 pages.  [Source: Library]
Sydney and Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World. (Sydney and Taylor #1) Jacqueline Davies. Illustrated by Deborah Hocking. 2021. [February] 80 pages. [Source: Library]
Sydney and Taylor Take A Flying Leap (Sydney and Taylor #2) Jacqueline Davies. Illustrated by Deborah Hocking. 2021. [August] 80 pages. [Source: Library]
Sydney and Taylor and the Great Friend Expedition. Jacqueline Davies. 2022. [February] 80 pages. [Source: Review copy] 

GRAPHIC NOVEL

Favorites:

Sisters. Raina Telgemeier. 2014. 199 pages. [Source: Library]
Fox and Rabbit (Fox & Rabbit #1) Beth Ferry. Illustrated by Gergely Dudas. 2020. [April] 96 pages. [Source: Library]
Fox & Rabbit Make Believe (Fox and Rabbit #2) Beth Ferry. Illustrated by Gergely Dudas. 2020. [September] 96 pages. [Source: Review copy]
Fox & Rabbit Celebrate. (Fox & Rabbit #3) Beth Ferry. Illustrated by Gergely Dudas. 2021. [May] 96 pages. [Source: Review copy]
Pizza and Taco: Best Party Ever (Pizza and Taco #2) Stephen Shashkan. 2021. [January] 72 pages. [Source: Library]
The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor. Shaenon K. Garrity. Illustrated by Christopher J. Baldwin. 2021. [July] 224 pages. [Source: Library]

HISTORICAL FICTION (INCLUDING MYSTERY AND ROMANCE)

Favorites:
Love and Lavender (Mayfield Family #4) Josi S. Kilpack. 2021. [November] 320 pages. [Source: Review copy]
All He Knew. Helen Frost. 2020. [August] 272 pages. [Source: Library]
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna. Alda P. Dobbs. 2021. [September] 288 pages. [Source: Library]
Rosetown. Cynthia Rylant. 2018. 149 pages. [Source: Library]
Rosetown Summer. Cynthia Rylant. 2021. [July] 96 pages. [Source: Library]
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. Kimberly Willis Holt. 1999/2003. 256 pages. [Source: Library]
The Ambassador of Nowhere Texas. Kimberly Willis Holt. 2021. 320 pages. [Source: Library]
How To Find What You're Not Looking For. Veera Hiranandani. 2021. [September] 384 pages. [Source: Library]
Pride and Premeditation. (Jane Austen Murder Mystery #1) Tirzah Price. 2021. [April] 368 pages. [Source: Review copy]
Pudge and Prejudice. A.K. Pittman (aka Allison Pittman). 2021. [January] 346 pages. [Source: Library]

 NONFICTION

Favorites:

Boardwalk Babies. Marissa Moss. Illustrated by April Chu. 2021. 40 pages. [Source: Library]
Sister, Brother, Family: An American Childhood in Music. Willie Nelson, Bobbie Nelson, and Chris Barton. Illustrated by Kyun Eun Han. 2021. [September] 32 pages. [Source: Review copy]
While I Was Away. Waka T. Brown. 2021. [January] 310 pages. [Source: Review copy]
Meltdown: Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Disaster in Fukushima. Deidre Langeland. 2021. 208 pages. [Source: Library]
Why Longfellow Lied: The Truth about Paul Revere's Midnight Ride. Jeff Lantos. 2021. [August] 160 pages. [Source: Review copy]
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women. Kate Moore. 2017. 479 pages. [Source: Review copy]

PICTURE BOOKS

Favorites:
A Walk in the Words. Hudson Talbott. 2021. 32 pages. [Source: Library]
Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for Breakfast (Interrupting Chicken #3) David Ezra Stein. 2021. [October 26] 40 pages. [Source: Library]
Ten Beautiful Things. Molly Beth Griffin. 2021. [January] 32 pages. [Source: Review copy]
Swashby and the Sea. Beth Ferry. Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal. 2020. [May] 32 pages. [Source: Library]
The Bruce Swap. (Mother Bruce #6) Ryan T. Higgins. 2021. [May] 48 pages. [Source: Library]
Henry Gets in Shape. Robert M. Quackenbush. 2021. [August] 48 pages. [Source: Library]

REALISTIC FICTION
Favorites:
In the Wild Light. Jeff Zentner. 2021. [August] 432 pages. [Source: Library]
Happily for Now. Kelly Jones. Illustrated by Kelly Murphy. 2021. [May] 288 pages. [Source: Library]
Real. Carol Cujec and Peyton Goddard. 2021. [February] 224 pages. [Source: Review copy]
Ways to Grow Love. (Ryan Hart #2) Renee Watson. Illustrated by Nina Mata. 2021. [April] 192 pages. [Source: Review copy]
Billy Miller Makes a Wish. Kevin Henkes. 2021. 192 pages. [Source: Review copy]
The Great Cookie War. Caroline Stellings. 2021. [April] 160 pages. [Source: Review copy]
Better with Butter. Victoria Piontek. 2021. [July] 320 pages. [Source: Library]

SPECULATIVE FICTION
Favorites:
The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams. Mindy Thompson. 2021. [October 26] 272 pages. [Source: Library]
The Lion of Mars. Jennifer L. Holm. 2021. 259 pages. [Source: Library]
In the Red. Christopher Swiedler. 2020. [March] 288 pages. [Source: Library]
Finn and the Time Traveling Pajamas. (The Finniverse #2) Michael Buckley. 2021. [March] 288 pages. [Source: Review copy]
Pencilvania. Stephanie Watson. 2021. [August] 384 pages. [Source: Review copy]

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