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2014: Books I've Read

Books I've Read in 2014

  • THE SWEET SMELL OF CHRISTMAS: Patricia M. Scarry & J.P. Miller
  • WOODLAND CHRISTMAS: Yevgeniya Yeretskaya & Neiko Ng & Bruce Foster
  • FIRST TEAM: Tim Green
  • VANISHING ACT: John Feinstein
  • DORA'S CHRISTMAS PARADE: Leslie Valdes & Dave Aikins
  • NEW KID: Tim Green
  • MERRY CHRISTMAS, AMELIA BEDELIA: Peggy Parish & Lynn Sweat
  • TRAVEL TEAM: Mike Lupica
  • JUST RIGHT FOR TWO: Tracey Corderoy & Rosalind Beardshaw
  • THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE OF JONATHAN TOOMEY: Susan Wojciechowski & P.J. Lynch
  • POLAR BEARS PAST BEDTIME: Mary Pope Osborne
  • DOUG UNPLUGGED ON THE FARM: Dan Yaccarino
  • LAST SHOT: MYSTERY AT THE FINAL FOUR: John Feinstein
  • FOOTBALL GENIUS: Tim Green
  • BETSY'S DAY AT THE GAME: Greg Bancroft & Katherine Blackmore
  • MUDPUPPIES: Alyse Sweeney
  • THE MONSTER WHO LOST HIS MEAN: Tiffany Strelitz Habner & Kirstie Edmunds
  • JUST A SNOWY DAY: Mercer Meyer
  • THE BROOKLYN NINE: Alan Gratz
  • THE BERENSTAIN BEARS MEET SANTA BEAR: Stan & Jan Berenstain
  • MAX'S CHRISTMAS: Rosemary Wells
  • ELF ON THE SHELF: A CHRISTMAS TRADITION: Carol Aebersold & Chanda Bell & Coë Steinwart
  • THE CHICKEN SQUAD: THE FIRST MISADVENTURE: Doreen Cronin & Kevin Cornell
  • FUNDAMENTALS OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, SECOND EDITION: Michael Sullivan
  • REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES: AN INTRODUCTION: Richard E. Bopp & LInda C. Smith
  • NINJA RED RIDING HOOD: Corey Rosen Schwartz & Dan Santat
  • BIG BOOK OF WHY SPORTS EDITION: Sports Illustrated Kids
  • LIONS AT LUNCHTIME: Mary Pope Osborne
  • GHOST TOWN AT SUNDOWN: Mary Pope Osborne
  • DOLPHINS AT DAYBREAK: Mary Pope Osborne
  • DOWN IN THE SEA: THE SEA SLUG: L. Patricia Kite
  • ANOTHER DAY AS EMILY: Eileen Spinelli
  • SCOOBY-DOO! FRANKEN CREEPY: Kate Howard
  • MANNERS ARE FREE: M.B. Jones
  • SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS: RH Disney
  • PRETTY MINNIE IN PARIS: Danielle Steel & Kristi Valiant
  • FEED: M.T. Anderson
  • SAM AND DAVE DIG A HOLE: Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen
  • THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY: Laurie Halse Anderson
  • THE BOY WHO CRIED NINJA: Alex Latimer
  • HELLO, GOD: PRAYERS FOR SMALL CHILDREN: Lois Walfrid Johnson
  • THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOY: Oliver Jeffers
  • MIDNIGHT ON THE MOON: Mary Pope Osborne
  • SUNSET OF THE SABERTOOTH: Mary Pope Osborne
  • PIG AND SMALL: Alex Latimer
  • DOG DAYS OF SCHOOL: Kelly DiPucchio & Brian Biggs
  • A SINGLE SHARD: Linda Sue Park
  • FROGGY'S HALLOWEEN: Jonathan London & Frank Remkiewicz
  • BISCUIT'S PET & PLAY HALLOWEEN: Alyssa Satin Capucilli & Pat Schories
  • PETE'S A PIZZA: William Steig
  • HOW MANY SEEDS IN A PUMPKIN?: Margaret McNamara & G. Brian Karas
  • WHERE IS THE GREEN SHEEP?: Mem Fox
  • DRAW!: Raúl Colón
  • SAND CAKE: Frank Asch
  • AFTERNOON ON THE AMAZON: Mary Pope Osborne
  • THE COLOR PURPLE: Alice Walker
  • CODE NAME VERITY: Elizabeth Wein
  • NIGHT OF THE NINJAS: Mary Pope Osborne
  • PIRATES PAST NOON: Mary Pope Osborne
  • MUMMIES IN THE MORNING: Mary Pope Osborne
  • ABSOLUTELY ALMOST: Lisa Graff
  • GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER!: Ed Emberley
  • HOCUS POCUS HALLOWEEN: Justine Fontes
  • CLICK, CLACK, BOO! A TRICKY TREAT: Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin
  • GEORGE AND MARTHA: James Marshall
  • LISTENING TO LEARN: AUDIOBOOKS SUPPORTING LITERACY: Sharon Grover & Lizette D. Hannegan
  • THE KNIGHT AT DAWN: Mary Pope Osborne
  • DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK: Mary Pope Osborne
  • ELIZABETH, QUEEN OF THE SEAS: Lynne Cox & Brian Floca
  • LITTLE ELLIOT BIG CITY: Mike Curato
  • BOOK OF RUTH: NRSV
  • SCREAMING AT THE UMP: Audrey Vernick
  • THE END OF THE AFFAIR: Graham Greene
  • THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH: Jennifer L. Holm
  • BOYS SHOULD BE BOYS: SEVEN SECRETS TO RAISING HEALTHY SONS: Dr. Meg Meeker
  • CAN YOU SEE ME?: Ted Lewin
  • TONS OF TRUCKS: Sue Fliess & Betsy Snyder
  • WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN THE MOUNTAINS: Cynthia Rylant & Diane Goode
  • STORYTIMES FOR EVERYONE!: Saroj Nadkarni Ghoting and Pamela Martin-Diaz
  • THE QUILTMAKER'S GIFT: Jeff Brumbeau & Gail De Marcken
  • JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT A CROOK: Barbara Park & Denise Brunkus
  • RUBY THE COPYCAT: Petty Rathmann
  • THE APRIL RABBITS: David Cleveland & Nurit Karlin
  • READY, FREDDY!: KING OF SHOW AND TELL: Abby Klein & John McKinley
  • SPY CAMP: Stuart Gibbs
  • THE HERO'S GUIDE TO BEING AN OUTLAW: Christopher Healy
  • FROG AND FLY: Jeff Mack
  • DEAD CITY: James Ponti
  • THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF: Paul Galdone
  • THE NEPTUNE PROJECT: Polly Holyoke
  • WE ALL SLEEP: D. J. Panec & Gloria Lapuyade
  • PLATYPUS POLICE SQUAD: THE FROG WHO CROAKED: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
  • I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE: Pat Mora & Libby Martinez & Patrice Barton
  • READY, FREDDY!: TOOTH TROUBLE: Abby Klein & John McKinley
  • JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH: Roald Dahl
  • ODETTE'S SECRETS: Maryann Macdonald
  • REBEL MCKENZIE: Candice Ransom
  • FREE-RANGE KIDS: Lenore Skenazy
  • THE HERO'S GUIDE TO STORMING THE CASTLE: Christopher Healy & Todd Harris
  • FREDDIE AND FLOSSIE AT THE BEACH: Laura Lee Hope & Chuck Pyle
  • FREDDIE AND FLOSSIE AND THE EASTER EGG HUNT: Laura Lee Hope & Maggie Downer
  • NATE THE GREAT AND THE FISHY PRIZE: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat & Marc Simont
  • NATHAN HALE'S HAZARDOUS TALES: ONE DEAD SPY: Nathan Hale
  • THE HERO'S GUIDE TO SAVING YOUR KINGDOM: Christopher Healy & Todd Harris
  • THERE'S AN ALLIGATOR UNDER MY BED: Mercer Mayer
  • NATE THE GREAT: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat & Marc Simont
  • FACE BUG: J. Patrick Lewis & Frederic B. Siskind & Kelly Murphy
  • THE PIGEON NEEDS A BATH!: Mo Willems
  • THE LOST TREASURE OF TUCKERNUCK: Emily Fairlie
  • BECAUSE AMELIA SMILED: David Ezra Stein
  • ROUND IS A TORTILLA: A BOOK OF SHAPES: Roseanne Greenfield Thong & John Parra
  • FRAIDYZOO: Thyra Heder
  • LESTER'S DREADFUL SWEATERS: K.G. Campbell
  • LITTLE MOUSE: Alison Murray
  • LITTLE RED HOT: Eric A. Kimmel & Laura Huliska-Beith
  • PICKLE: Kim Baker & Tim Probert
  • ICEFALL: Matthew J. Kirby
  • THE ADVENTURES OF LOWLY WORM: Richard Scarry
  • BEAR HAS A STORY TO TELL: Erin Stead & Philip C. Stead
  • HELP! WE NEED A TITLE! Hervé Tullet
  • HERE COMES THE EASTER CAT: Deborah Underwood & Claudia Rueda
  • 20 BIG TRUCKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET: Mark Lee & Kurt Cyrus
  • RUMP: THE TRUE STORY OF RUMPLESTILTSKIN: Liesl Shurtliff
  • MANAGEMENT BASICS FOR INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS: G. Edward Evans & Camila Alire
  • EMBRACING EDITH STEIN: Anne Costa
  • NORMAN, SPEAK!: Caroline Adderson & Qin Leng
  • LING & TING: NOT EXACTLY THE SAME: Grace Lin
  • SUPER HAIR-O AND THE BARBER OF DOOM: John Rocco
  • TAP THE MAGIC TREE: Christie Matheson
  • I DARE YOU NOT TO YAWN: Helene Boudreau & Serge Bloch
  • MY BLUE IS HAPPY: Jessica Young & Catia Chien
  • AVA AND PIP: Carol Weston
  • THE GIRL AND THE BICYCLE: Mark Pett
  • NUGGET & FANG: Tammi Sauer & Michael Slack
  • DIGGER, DOZER, DUMPER: Hope Vestergaard & David Slonim
  • BUG PATROL: Denise Dowling Mortensen & Cece Bell
  • THE EXPEDITIONERS: S.S. Taylor & Katherine Roy
  • HOW TO LOSE A LEMUR: Frann Preston-Gannon
  • A PET FOR FLY GUY: Tedd Arnold
  • HELP THANKS WOW: Anne Lamott
  • THE TRUTH ABOUT ALICE: Jennifer Mathieu
  • NAT THE CAT'S SUNNY SMILE: Jez Alborough
  • THE TERRIFIC DINOSAUR TALENT SHOW: Lynn G. Abrams & Bill Megenhardt
  • THE COOL DINOSAUR CAMPOUT: Lynn G. Abrams & Bill Megenhardt
  • THE A-WORD: Joy Preble
  • MONSIEUR MARCEAU: ACTOR WITHOUT WORDS: Leda Schubert & Gerald DuBois
  • HOW TO TRAIN A TRAIN: Jason Carter Eaton & John Rocco
  • COUNT THE MONKEYS: Mac Barnett & Kevin Cornell
  • THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY: Gabrielle Zevin
  • SALT SUGAR FAT: HOW THE FOOD GIANTS HOOKED US: Michael Moss
  • THIS IS A MOOSE: Richard T. Morris & Tom Lichtenheld
  • PLANET KINDERGARTEN: Sue Ganz-Schmitt & Shane Prigmore
  • GASTON: Kelly DiPucchio & Christian Robinson
  • NAKED: Michael Ian Black & Debbie Ridpath Ohi
  • THE FUN DINOSAUR DAY AT THE BEACH: Lynn G. Abrams & Bill Megenhardt
  • THE GREAT DINOSAUR RACE: Lynn G. Abrams & Bill Megenhardt
  • BIZZ AND BUZZ MAKE HONEY BUNS: Dee Leone & Maritie
  • PATCH: David Slonim
  • WISH YOU WERE ITALIAN: Kristin Rae
  • TURKEY TOT: George Shannon & Jennifer K. Mann
  • SOPHIE'S SQUASH: Pat Zietlow Miller & Anne Wilsdorf
  • UNGIFTED: Gordon Korman
  • THE FAULT IN OUR STARS: John Green
  • THE ROSIE PROJECT: Graeme Simsion
  • JUNIE B., FIRST GRADER: CHEATER PANTS: Barbara Park & Denise Brunkus
  • LEONARDO, THE TERRIBLE MONSTER: Mo Willems
  • THE SINISTER SWEETNESS OF SPLENDID ACADEMY: Nikki Loftin
  • BENNET CERF'S BOOK OF LAUGHS: Bennett Cerf & Carl Rose
  • THE NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: Milan Trenc
  • ATHLETE VS MATHLETE: W.C. Mack
  • JUNIE B., FIRST GRADER: ALOHA-HA-HA!: Barbara Park
  • THE YEAR OF THE BOOK: Andrea Cheng
  • DON'T PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD!: Bob Shea
  • BABYMOUSE: SKATER GIRL: Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
  • BABYMOUSE: HEARTBREAKER: Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
  • BABYMOUSE: ROCK STAR: Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
  • BABYMOUSE: QUEEN OF THE WORLD: Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
  • THE GRAVEYARD BOOK: Neil Gaiman
  • INFORMATION REPRESENTATION AND RETRIEVAL IN THE DIGITAL AGE: Heting Chu
  • BOOK OF JAMES: NRSV
  • WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON: Grace Lin
  • ARMY CAMELS: TEXAS SHIPS OF THE DESERT: Doris Fisher
  • TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA: Shaun Tan
  • AMERICAN BORN CHINESE: Gene Luen Yang
  • RAPUNZEL'S REVENGE: Shannon, Dean & Nathan Hale
  • LUNCH LADY AND THE LEAGUE OF LIBRARIANS: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
  • LUNCH LADY AND THE CYBORG SUBSTITUTE: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
  • THE SCORPIO RACES: Maggie Stiefvater
  • CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN ACTION: A LIBRARIAN'S GUIDE: Sylvia M. Vardell
  • OUTLINING YOUR NOVEL: K.M. Weiland
  • LOOK! A BOOK!: Bob Staake
  • IGUANODON: Janet Riehecky
  • DEAD END IN NORVELT: Jack Gantos
  • THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE: Karen Cushman
  • MOON OVER MANIFEST: Clare Vanderpool
  • JUNIE B., FIRST GRADER: BOO... AND I MEAN IT!: Barbara Park & Denise Brunkus
  • NIGHT LIGHT: Nicholas Blechman
  • WILD BEARS: Seymour Simon
  • THE BLACK RABBIT: Philippa Leathers
  • THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE: William Joyce
  • PETE THE CAT AND HIS FOUR GROOVY BUTTONS: Eric Litwin & James Dean
  • LINCOLN TELLS A JOKE: Kathleen Krull, Paul Brewer & Stacy Innerst
  • THOSE REBELS, JOHN & TOM: Barbara Kerley & Edwin Fotheringham
  • THE LINCOLNS: A SCRAPBOOK LOOK AT ABRAHAM AND MARY: Candace Fleming
  • BOMB: Steve Sheinkin
  • ABBY SPENCER GOES TO BOLLYWOOD: Varsha Bajaj
  • NEVER SMILE AT A MONKEY: Steve Jenkins
  • LIVING COLOR: Steve Jenkins
  • THE GIANT AND HOW HE HUMBUGGED AMERICA: Jim Murphy
  • THE SUMMER I BECAME A NERD: Leah Rae Miller
  • MIRROR MIRROR: Marilyn Singer & Josée Masse
  • CRESS: Marissa Meyer
  • SEAHORSES AND SEA DRAGONS: Mary Jo Rhodes
  • I AM THE BOOK: Lee Bennett Hopkins & Yayo
  • INSIDE OUT & BACK AGAIN: Thanhha Lai
  • THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE REAL EASTER EGGS: Stan & Jan Berenstain
  • THE BERENSTAIN BEARS BLAZE A TRAIL: Stan & Jan Berenstain
  • THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN: Katherine Applegate
  • THE TWO MOUNTAINS: Eric Kimmel
  • LET IT SHINE: Ashley Bryan
  • RABBIT'S SNOW DANCE: James, Joseph Bruchac & Jeff Newman
  • THE STORY OF THE MILKY WAY: Joseph Bruchac, Gayle Ross & Virginia A. Stroud
  • BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD: Ashley Bryan
  • THREE LITTLE KITTENS: Jerry Pinkney
  • WHAT CAME FROM THE STARS: Gary D. Schmidt
  • RAPUNZEL: Paul O. Zelinsky
  • JOSEPH HAD A LITTLE OVERCOAT: Simms Taback
  • LEAN IN: WOMEN, WORK, AND THE WILL TO LEAD: Sheryl Sandberg
  • A BIG GUY TOOK MY BALL!: Mo Willems
  • WE ARE IN A BOOK!: Mo Willems
  • SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE: William Steig
  • THE DAY JIMMY'S BOAT ATE THE WASH: Trinka Hakes Noble & Steven Kellogg
  • MARVEL SUPER HEROES STORYBOOK COLLECTION
  • THE DAY THE BABIES CRAWLED AWAY: Peggy Rathmann
  • JUNIE B., FIRST GRADER: DUMB BUNNY: Barbara Park & Denise Brunkus
  • JUNIE B. JONES AND THE YUCKY BLUCKY FRUIT CAKE: Barbara Park & Denise Brunkus
  • FREAKY FAST FRANKIE JOE: Lutricia Clifton
  • THE REAL BOY: Anne Ursu
  • THE THREE NINJA PIGS: Corey Rosen Schwartz & Dan Santat
  • FLORA & ULYSSES: THE ILLUMINATED ADVENTURES: Kate DiCamillo
  • THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT: Beatrix Potter
  • MILLIONS OF CATS: Wanda Gág
  • MINNIE'S DINER: A MULTIPLYING MENU: Dayle Anne Dodds & John Manders
  • THE LITERARY LADIES GUIDE TO THE WRITING LIFE: Nava Atlas
  • THE TRUE BLUE SCOUTS OF SUGAR MAN SWAMP: Kathi Appelt

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