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2018 Reading Challenge Roundup - Completed

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  • end of the year
  • popsugar
  • what's in a name
  • a to z
  • seasonal series readathon
  • modern mrs. darcy
  • mount tbr
  • graphic novel
  • i love libraries
  • share-a-tea
  • picture books
  • reading challenges

Oh my goodness! Check out all the reading challenges that I actually finished this year. So happy with my reading stats for 2018!

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Popsugar 2018

Goal: 40/40 Books  100%

  1. Made into a movie I’ve already seen — Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (3/23/18)
  2. True Crime — The Poet and the Murderer by Simon Worrall (2/18/18)
  3. Next book in a series I started — Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell (1/26/18)
  4. Involving a heist — Sourdough by Robin Sloan (5/15/18)
  5. Nordic noir —
  6. Based on a real person — Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (1/23/18)
  7. Set in a country that fascinates me — The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant (3/21/18)
  8. A time of day in the title — Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire (7/6/18)
  9. About a villain or antihero — The Gunslinger by Stephen King (2/25/18)
  10. About death or grief — As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner (3/1/18)
  11. Female author who uses a male pseudonym — Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (7/31/18)
  12. LGBTQ+ Protagonist — Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (7/14/18)
  13. Also a stage play or musical — Dracula by Bram Stoker (10/24/18)
  14. Author of a different ethnicity than me — Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (9/12/18)
  15. About feminism — Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (2/7/18)
  16. About mental health — The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King (4/13/18)
  17. Borrowed or was give as a gift — The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman (5/4/18)
  18. By two authors — The Passion of Cleopatra by Anne Rice and Christopher Rice (3/7/18)
  19. Involving a sport —
  20. Local author — A Toxic Trousseau by Juliet Blackwell (2/9/18)
  21. Favorite color in the title — Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (11/24/18)
  22. Alliteration in the title — Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (2/9/18)
  23. Time travel — No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor (1/16/18)
  24. Weather element in the title — Strange Weather by Joe Hill (12/22/18)
  25. Set at sea — The Great Halifax Explosion by John Bacon (4/7/18)
  26. Animal in title — Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow (5/12/18)
  27. Set on a different planet — Artemis by Andy Weir (9/18/18)
  28. Song lyrics in the title — Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant (11/7/18)
  29. About or set on Halloween — The Elite by Kiera Cass (6/11/18)
  30. Characters who are twins — Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (7/20/18)
  31. Mentioned in another book — Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (5/29/18)
  32. From a celebrity book club — Open House by Elizabeth Berg
  33. Childhood classic I’ve never read — Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery (5/30/18)
  34. Published in 2018 — The Philosopher’s Flight by Tom Miller (3/24/18)
  35. Goodreads Choice Awards winner — Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham (8/22/18)
  36. Set in the decade I was born —
  37. Meant to get to in 2017 but didn’t — NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (4/17/18)
  38. Ugly cover — Birthmarked by Caragh O’Brien (5/23/18)
  39. Involves a bookstore or library — 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (3/30/18)
  40. Fave prompt from 2015, 2016, or 2017 Popsugar Reading Challenge — The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan (6/26/18)

Advanced 

  1. Bestseller from year I graduated high school —
  2. Cyberpunk —
  3. Being read by a stranger in a public place — Florida Lauren Groff (10/17/18)
  4. Tied to my ancestry —
  5. Fruit or vegetable in the title — The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer (10/23/18)
  6. Allegory —
  7. Author with the same first or last name as you —
  8. Microhistory — College Girls by Lynn Peril (8/28/18)
  9. About a problem facing society today —
  10. Recommended by someone else taking the Popsugar Reading Challenge — The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (12/11/18)

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What’s in a Name?

Goal: 6/6 Books  100%

  1. Word “the” used twice — The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell by Mira Grant (2/2/18)
  2. Fruit or Vegetable — The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer (10/23/18)
  3. A shape — Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (7/14/18)
  4. Begins with Z — Z-Burbia by Jake Bible (12/15/18)
  5. A nationality — The English Wife by Lauren Willig (2/1/18)
  6. A season — A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh (3/10/18)

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A to Z

Goal: 26/26 Books 100%

  1. The Angel Stone by Juliet Dark (2/4/18)
  2. The Bostonians by Henry James (1/30/18)
  3. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (3/23/18)
  4. The Daughter of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/9/18)
  5. The Emerald City by Jane Yolen (4/29/18)
  6. For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund (5/26/18)
  7. The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/8/18)
  8. A Haunting is Brewing by Juliet Blackwell (1/24/18)
  9. If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell (4/4/18)
  10. Jennifer Government by Max Barry (4/26/18)
  11. Keeper of the Castle by Juliet Blackwell (6/28/18)
  12. Literary Wonderlands edited by Laura Miller (2/23/18)
  13. Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke (4/11/18)
  14. Nefertiti by Michelle Moran (1/23/18)
  15. The Origin of Satan by Elaine Pagels (1/12/18)
  16. The Poet and the Murder by Simon Worrall (2/18/18)
  17. The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter (5/18/18)
  18. A Refuge at Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/10/18)
  19. Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (2/26/18)
  20. Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter (5/6/18)
  21. Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (8/26/18)
  22. A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair (10/3/18)
  23. Washington Square by Henry James (8/18/18)
  24. eXtinct by Ike Hamill (10/19/18)
  25. You’re the Rogue that I Want by Samantha Holt (10/13/18)
  26. Z-Burbia by Jake Bible (12/15/18)

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Seasonal Series Autumn

(September - December) Goal: 25/25 Books. 100%

1. Read a book from a sci fi series - What Could Possibly Go Wrong by Jodi Taylor (10/6/18) 2. Read a book (partly) set in fall - Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan (9/22/18) 3. Read a book with PoC characters - Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel by A.W. Jantha (12/4/18) 4. Read a book with orange on the cover - Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan (9/28/18) 5. Read a suspenseful/ scary/ creepy book - Dollhouse by Anya Allyn (10/12/18) 6. Read a book while eating candy - Larceny and Lace by Annette Blair (10/5/18) 7. Read a book set in the real world - A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen (10/10/18) 8. Read a first book in a series - A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair (10/3/18) 9. Catch up on a series - A Magical Match by Juliet Blackwell (11/14/18) 10.Read a book with rain in the background - You’re the One that I Want by Samantha Holt (10/13/18) 11. Read a book with red on the cover - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (10/31/18) 12. Read while eating soup - Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen (10/16/18) 13. Free Space: read any book of a series - My Name is Markham by Jodi Taylor (11/28/18) 14. Read a book that’s part of a duology - Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant (11/7/18) 15. Take a walk while listening to an audiobook - The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (12/7/18) 16. Read a book that scares you (b/c of size, hype,…) - Lies, Damned Lies, and History by Jodi Taylor (11/13/18) 17. Read a book while wearing a sweater - Royal Blood by Rhys Bowen (11/23/18) 18. Read a book while drinking a tea - The Great St. Mary’s Day Out by Jodi Taylor (11/17/18) 19. Read a book that you think will break your heart - Z-Burbia by Jake Bible (12/15/18) 20. Read a book that’s not YA - Death by Diamonds by Annette Blair (11/26/18) 21. Read a comic or graphic novel that’s part of a series - Monstress Vol. 3 (11/21/18) 22. Read bonus content from a series (novella/ prologue,…) - Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings by Jodi Taylor (10/9/18) 23. Read a book while eating an apple or apple pie - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (9/29/18) 24. Read a book with creatures of the night - Extinct by Ike Hamill (10/19/18) 25.  Use a leaf as a bookmark - Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand (12/14/18)

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Modern Mrs. Darcy

Goal: 12/12 Books  100%

  1. Classic I’ve been meaning to read — The Bostonians by Henry James (1/30/18)
  2. Recommended by someone with good taste — The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (3/16/18)
  3. In translation — How to Fall in Love with a Man Who Lives in a Bush by Emmy Abrahamson (8/8/18)
  4. Nominated for a 2018 award — Florida by Lauren Groff (10/17/18)
  5. Poetry, Play, or Essay collection — Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (2/27/18)
  6. Read in a day — Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (2/26/18)
  7. More than 500 pages — The Arabian Nights (1/19/18)
  8. Favorite author — The Emerald Circus by Jane Yolen (4/29/18)
  9. Recommended by librarian or indie bookseller — The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (1/4/18)
  10. Banned book — Looking for Alaska by John Green (12/12/18)
  11. Memoir, biography, or book of creative nonfiction — The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan (6/26/18)
  12. Author of different race, ethnicity, or religion than me — Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (9/12/18)

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Mount TBR

Goal: 48/48 Books 100%

  1. The Origin of Satan by Elaine Pagels (1/12/18)
  2. No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor (1/16/18)
  3. A Haunting is Brewing by Juliet Blackwell (1/24/18)
  4. The English Wife by Lauren Willig (2/1/18)
  5. The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell (2/2/18)
  6. The Poet and the Murderer by Simon Worrall (2/18/18)
  7. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (2/27/18)
  8. As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner (3/1/18)
  9. A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh (3/10/18)
  10. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (3/23/18)
  11. The Philosopher’s Flight by Tom Miller (3/24/18)
  12. Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser (3/28/18)
  13. The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King (4/13/18)
  14. NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (4/17/18)
  15. Slightly Married by May Balogh (4/25/18)
  16. Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh (4/25/18)
  17. Slightly Scandalous by Mary Balogh (4/25/18)
  18. The Radium Girls by Kate Moore (4/27/18)
  19. Circe by Madeline Miller (5/5/18)
  20. Slightly Tempted by Mary Balogh (5/16/18)
  21. Slightly Sinful by Mary Balogh (5/16/18)
  22. Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh (5/16/18)
  23. For Darkness Shows the Stars Short Stories by Diana Peterfreund (5/27/18)
  24. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (5/29/18)
  25. Murder on the House by Juliet Blackwell (6/2/18)
  26. The Stanforth Secrets by Jo Beverley (6/20/18)
  27. The Anomaly by Michael Rutger (6/29/18)
  28. Lord Wraybourne’s Betrothed by Jo Beverley (7/10/18)
  29. Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay (7/28/18)
  30. The Stolen Bride by Jo Beverley (8/10/18)
  31. Daisy Miller and Washington Square by Henry James (8/18/18)
  32. Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham (8/22/18)
  33. Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (8/26/18)
  34. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (9/5/18)
  35. Flirting with Forever by Gwyn Cready (9/14/18)
  36. I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel (9/21/18)
  37. What Could Possibly Go Wrong by Jodi Taylor (10/6/18)
  38. Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings by Jodi Taylor (10/9/18)
  39. Dollhouse by Anya Allyn (10/12/18)
  40. You’re the Rogue that I Want by Samantha Holt (10/13/18)
  41. Extinct by Ike Hamill (10/19/18)
  42. Dracula by Bram Stoker (10/24/18)
  43. Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (10/31/18)
  44. Spinning Straw into Gold by Joan Gould (11/6/18)
  45. Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant (11/7/18)
  46. The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian (11/9/18)
  47. On a Cold Dark Sea by Elizabeth Blackwell (11/25/18)
  48. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (12/11/18)

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Graphic Novel

Goal: 52/52 Books  100%

  1. The Walking Dead Vol. 27 (1/8/18)
  2. The Walking Dead Vol. 28 (5/9/18)
  3. The Walking Dead Vol. 29 (7/11/18)
  4. The Walking Dead: Here’s Negan (7/7/18)
  5. Wonder Woman Rebirth Vol. 1 (1/7/18)
  6. Wonder Woman Rebirth Vol. 2 (1/7/18)
  7. Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 1 (1/6//18)
  8. Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 2 (1/6/18)
  9. Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 3 (1/6/18)
  10. Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 4 (1/6/18)
  11. Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire by Neil Gaiman (2/1/18)
  12. Saga Vol. 8 (2/3/18)
  13. Moonshine Vol. 1 (2/10/18)
  14. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2/13/18)
  15. Low Vol. 1 (2/14/18)
  16. Monstress Vol. 2 (2/16/18)
  17. Revival Vol. 4 (2/17/18)
  18. Revival Vol. 5 (2/17/18)
  19. Revival Vol. 6 (2/20/18)
  20. Revival Vol. 7 (2/20/18)
  21. Revival Vol. 8 (4/6/18)
  22. ApocalyptiGirl by Andrew MacLean (2/21/18)
  23. Jane by Aline Brosh McKenna (2/25/18)
  24. The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 6 (3/9/18)
  25. One Week in the Library (3/13/18)
  26. Penny Dreadful Vol. 1 (4/6/18)
  27. Creatures of the Night by Neil Gaiman (6/8/18)
  28. The Haunted Mansion (6/9/18)
  29. March Vol. 1 (6/10/18)
  30. March Vol. 2 (6/19/18)
  31. March Vol. 3 (6/19/18)
  32. Paper Girls Vol. 1 (6/13/18)
  33. Paper Girls Vol. 2 (6/13/18)
  34. Paper Girls Vol. 3 (6/14/18)
  35. Paper Girls Vol. 4 (6/25/18)
  36. Moonstruck Vol. 1 (6/16/18)
  37. Wayward Vol. 1 (6/26/18)
  38. Wayward Vol. 2 (6/26/18)
  39. Wayward Vol. 3 (6/26/18)
  40. Wayward Vol. 4 (6/27/18)
  41. Wayward Vol. 5 (6/27/18)
  42. Giant Days Vol. 1 (6/28/18)
  43. Giant Days Vol. 2 (6/28/18)
  44. Giant Days Vol. 3 (6/2818)
  45. Giant Days Vol. 4 (6/28/18)
  46. Giant Days Vol. 5 (6/29/18)
  47. Giant Days Vol. 6 (6/29/18)
  48. Giant Days Vol. 7 (6/29/18)
  49. Locke and Key: Heaven and Earth (7/7/18)
  50. Rat Queens Vol. 4 (9/7/18)
  51. Black Magick Vol. 1 (9/8/18)
  52. East of West Vol. 8 (11/10/18)

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Library Love

Goal: 60/60 Books 100%

  1. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (1/4/18)
  2. The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/8/18)
  3. The Daughter of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/9/18)
  4. A Refuge at Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky (1/10/18)
  5. Spellcasting in Silk by Juliet Blackwell (1/26/18)
  6. The Angel Stone by Juliet Dark (2/4/18)
  7. A Toxic Trousseau by Juliet Blackwell (2/9/18)
  8. The Gunslinger by Stephen King (2/25/18)
  9. Literary Wonderlands edited Laura Miller (2/23/18)
  10. Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (2/26/18)
  11. Demon Glass by Rachel Hawkins (3/8/18)
  12. Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins (3/14/18)
  13. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (3/16/18)
  14. Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal (3/30/18)
  15. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff (3/30/18)
  16. If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell (4/4/18)
  17. Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell (4/6/18)
  18. The Great Halifax Explosion by John Bacon (4/7/18)
  19. Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke (4/11/18)
  20. Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman (4/13/18)
  21. Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter (4/20/18)
  22. River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (4/24/18)
  23. Lost San Francisco by Dennis Evanosky (4/24/18)
  24. Lost Worlds of the San Francisco Bay Area by Sylvia Linsteadt (4/25/18)
  25. Jennifer Government by Max Barry (4/26/18)
  26. The Emerald City by Jane Yolen (4/29/18)
  27. Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter (5/6/18)
  28. The Little Book of Feminist Saints by Julia Pierpont and Manjit Thapp (5/11/18)
  29. Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow (5/12/18)
  30. Sourdough by Robin Sloan (5/15/18)
  31. The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter (5/18/18)
  32. A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (6/3/18)
  33. A Mad Zombie Party by Gena Showalter (6/4/18)
  34. The Selection by Kiera Cass (6/6/18)
  35. The Elite by Kiera Cass (6/11/18)
  36. The Selection Stories by Kiera Cass (6/12/18)
  37. The One by Kiera Cass (6/12/18)
  38. Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund (6/15/18)
  39. Home for the Haunting by Juliet Blackwell (6/16/18)
  40. Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass (6/22/18)
  41. The Heir by Kiera Cass (6/24/18)
  42. The Crown by Kiera Cass (6/24/18)
  43. Keeper of the Castle by Juliet Blackwell (6/28/18)
  44. Symbiont by Mira Grant (7/4/18)
  45. Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire (7/6/18)
  46. Chimera by Mira Grant (7/13/18)
  47. Give Up the Ghost by Juliet Blackwell (7/18/18)
  48. Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (7/20/18)
  49. Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (7/21/18)
  50. A Ghostly Light by Juliet Blackwell (7/25/18)
  51. Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine (8/4/18)
  52. Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco (8/14/18)
  53. Pox Americana by Elizabeth Fenn (9/8/18)
  54. Cocktails Across America by Diane Lapis and Anne Davis-Peck (9/11/18)
  55. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen (9/15/18)
  56. Artemis by Andy Weir (9/18/18)
  57. Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan (9/22/18)
  58. Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan (9/28/18)
  59. A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair (10/3/18)
  60. Larceny and Lace by Annette Blair (10/5/18)

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Share-A-Tea

Goal: 20/20 Books  100%

  1. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman (1/4/18)
  2. The English Wife by Lauren Willig (2/1/18)
  3. As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner (3/1/18)
  4. The Philosopher’s Flight by Tom Miller (3/24/18)
  5. No That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser (3/28/18)
  6. Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke (4/11/18)
  7. Circe by Madeline Miller (5/5/18)
  8. Mad Hatters and March Hares edited by Ellen Datlow (5/12/18)
  9. A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (6/3/18)
  10. Parasite by Mira Grant (6/20/18)
  11. The Anomaly by Michael Rutger (6/29/18)
  12. Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire (7/21/18)
  13. Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay (7/28/18)
  14. Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen (7/31/18)
  15. Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine (8/4/18)
  16. Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco (8/14/18)
  17. Daisy Miller and Washington Square by Henry James (8/18/18)
  18. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert (8/25/18)
  19. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (9/5/18)
  20. I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel (9/21/18)

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Picture Books

Goal: 88/88 Books  100%

1. Title beginning with A - Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty (January) 2. Author beginning with A - And the Tide Comes In by Merryl Alber (May) 3. Title beginning with B - Boo, Bunny! By Kathryn O. Galbraith (March) 4. Author beginning with B - Arthur Goes to Camp by Marc Brown (February) 5. Title beginning with C - Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman (January) 6. Author beginning with C - Pug in a Truck by Nancy Coffelt (January) 7. Title beginning with D - Duck by Randy Cecil (February) 8. Author beginning with D - The Conductor by Laetitia Devernay (February) 9. Title beginning with E - Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly Becker (February) 10. Author beginning with E - Rain Fish by Lois Ehlert (March) 11. Title beginning with F - Friendshape by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld (April) 12. Author beginning with F - Lunch by Denise Fleming (February) 13. Title beginning with G - Good Night Planes by Adam Gamble (March) 14. Author beginning with G - Chu’s Day at the Beach by Neil Gaiman (February) 15. Title beginning with H - Half a World Away by Libby Gleeson (January) 16. Author beginning with H - Duck & Goose Let’s Dance by Tad Hills (March) 17. Title beginning with I - Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty (January) 18. Author beginning with I - I Hear a Pickle by Rachel Isadora (June) 19. Title beginning with J - Joshua’s Masai Mask by Dakari Hru (January) 20. Author beginning with J - The Incredibly Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers (March) 21. Title beginning with K - The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright (March) 22. Author beginning with K - It’s Vacation Time by Lerryn Korda (February) 23. Title beginning with L - Lovely Old Lion by Julia Jarman (March) 24. Author beginning with L - Thumpy Feet by Betsy Lewin (February) 25. Title beginning with M - Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin (February)  26. Author beginning with M - Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson (February) 27. Title beginning with N - A Night at the Zoo by Kathy Caple (March) 28. Author beginning with N - If You Give a Mouse a Brownie by Laura Numeroff (June) 29. Title beginning with O - One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote by Bonnie Worth (March) 30. Author beginning with O - Little Billy-Bob Eats It All Up by Pauline Oud (March) 31. Title beginning with P. - The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems (January) 32. Author beginning with P - Ghost in the House by Ammi-Joan Paquette (March) 33. Title or Author beginning with Q - Quest by Aaron Becker (May) 34. Title beginning with R - The Rise and Fall of Oscar the Magician by Matthew Porter (January) 35. Author beginning with R - Ten Sleepy Sheep by Phyllis Root (February) 36. Title beginning with S - South by Daniel Duncan (March) 37. Author beginning with S - Big Choo by Stephen Shaskan (May) 38. Title beginning with T - Train by Elisha Cooper (January) 39. Author beginning with T - Tumford the Terrible by Nancy Tillman (June) 40. Title or Author beginning with U - The Quiet Book! by Deborah Underwood 41. Title or Author beginning with V or W - This is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems (January) 42. Title or Author beginning with X or “Ex” - Extraordinary Jane by Hannah E. Harrison (August) 43. Title beginning with Y - You Can Do It, Bunny by Pamela Kennedy (August) 44. Author beginning with Y - Meow! By Victoria Ying (August) 45. Title or Author beginning with Z - Zootopia The Essential Guide (May) 46. An alphabet book - 123 Versus ABC by Mike Boldt (March) 47. A counting book - 1 Zany Zoo by Lori Degman (February) 48. A color word in the title - Little Green Peas by Keith Baker (January) 49. A number word in the title - Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems (January) 50. Concept book of your choice: picture book - Patterns from Nature: The Art of Klimt by Myeong-Hwa Yu and Seung-Beom Yu (January) 51. Concept book of your choice: board book - Crocopotamus by Mary Murphy (January) 52. Bedtime book: board book - Dream Animals by Emily Winfield Martin (February) 53. Bedtime book: picture book - The Wrong Side of the Bed by Lisa M. Bakos (July) 54. Book that rhymes: picture book - And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss (January) 55. Book that rhymes: early reader OR board book - Hide and Seek Harry at the Playground by Kenny Harrison (March) 56. Holiday of your choice: board book or early reader - Happy Holidays Blaze (June) 57. Holiday of your choice: picture book - Little Mouse’s Big Valentine by Thacher Hurd (March) 58. Wordless picture book - Wave by Suzy Lee (May) 59. New to you author - Fins, Fluff, and Other Stuff by Bruno Merz (February) 60. New to you illustrator - The Perfect Hug by Joanna Walsh, illustrated by Judi Abbot (February) 61. Favorite author - The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems (January) 62. Favorite illustrator - Duck and Goose by Tad Hills (January) 63. Free choice - I Love You Like a Pig by Mac Barnett (February) 64. Fairy or folk tale adaptation - Little Red Riding Hood by Trixie. Bell (January) 65. Fairy or folk tale traditional - The Tortoise and the Hare by Jerry Pinkney (February) 66. A title with the word “first” in it - First Steps by Lee Wardlaw (February) 67. A book set in the state you live - Hello, National Parks by Martha Day Zschock (June) 68. A book set in a place you’d like to visit - Lily’s Garden of India by Jeremy Smith (January) 69. A book set in an imaginary place - Extremely Cute Animals Operating Heavy Machinery by David Gordon (February) 70. A book set in the past: fiction or nonfiction - Madeline and the Old House in Paris by John Bemelmans Marciano (May) 71. A book set in the present — Emma and the Whale by Lee White (March) 72. One word title - Pirasaurs by Josh Funk (January) 73. Long title (four or more words) - The Problem with Not Being Scared of Kids by Dan Richards (January) 74. A book about playing (hide and seek, tag, or peekaboo, etc.) - The Monsterator by Keith Graves (February) 75. A book about school - Steve, Raised by Wolves by Jared Chapman (May) 76. A book about hobbies (art, dance, music, crafts, sports) - Good Morning Yoga by Mariam Gates (March) 77. A title that is a question - The Duckling Gets a Cookie? by Mo Willems (January) 78. A title that is an exclamation — There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! By Lucille Colandro (March) 79. An award winner or an honor book — Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni (March) 80. A collection (of poems OR stories) - The Rooster Grows by Maud and Miska Petersham (March) 81. A book with animals (fiction) - You Can Do It Bert by Ole Konnecke (February) 82. A book with animals (nonfiction)  - Apatosaurus by Charles Lennie (March) 83. A book about books or reading - Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk (March) 84. A book celebrating family - My Mommy Hung the Moon by Jamie Lee Curtis (February) 85. Book with an adventure or misadventure - This Book is Out of Control by Richard Byrne (January) 86. A book about a pet - Looking for Luna by Tim Myers (February) 87. Impulse Pick — Land Shark by Beth Ferry (March) 88. Picture book published in 2018 - Go Go Cars by Jennifer Liberts (May)