14 Books I Loved (But Didn’t Review) in 2015

Well this will be easy. There’s a whole bunch of books that, for a variety of reasons (most relating to sleep and food), I didn’t talk about on this blog. Again I will state my annual pledge: I’ll try to do better next year.

What follows are some of the 2015 books that I read and loved, but didn’t share with you.

Picture Books

Waddle! Waddle! by James Proimos | Scholastic | Grades PreK-1

Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast by Josh Funk, illustrated by Brendan Kearney | Grades K-3

The Song of Delphine by Kenneth Kraegel | Candlewick Press | Grades K-2

Two White Rabbits by Jairo Buitrago, illustrated by Rafael Yockteng | Groundwood Books | Grades K-3

See You Next Year by Andrew Larsen; illustrated by Todd Stewart | Owlkid Books | Grades K-3

Graphic Novels

Written and Drawn by Henrietta by Liniers | TOON Books | Grades K-2

Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick

Leaf by Daishu Ma | Fantagraphics | Grades 5 and Up

A Year Without Mom by Dasha Tolstikova | Groundwood Books | Grades 5-9

Middle Grade Fiction/YA

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt | Clarion | Grades 6 and Up

Nonfiction

Koala Hospital by Suzi Eszterhas | Owlkids Books | Grades 2-5

Growing Up Pedro by Matt Tavares | Candlewick Press | Grades 3-7

Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods: 20 Chilling Tales from the Wilderness | Workman | Grades 4-7

Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Grades 6 and Up

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