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the 2020s
books I’ve enjoyed, broken down by decade
adult fiction
Weather: A Novel by Jenny Offill
non-fiction
Creativity: a short and cheerful guide by John Cleese
Where the Light Fell: A Memoir by Philip Yancey (2021)
YA / middle
coming soon
children : elementary
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children : picture books
2020
13 Stories About Harris by Amy Schwartz (2020)
Animals Brag About Their Bottoms - Maki Saito
Best Day Ever by Michael J. Armstrong, illustrated by Eglantine Ceulemans
Cave Dada by Brandon Reese
Every Color of Light - written by Hiroshi Osada, illustrated by Ryoji Arai
I Dream of a Journey by Akiko Miyakoshi
Maggie’s Treasure by Jon-Erik Lapping, illustrated by Kellen Hatanaka
Out of Nowhere by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
Outside In by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Cindy Derby
The Pirates Are Coming! - John Condon, illustrated by Matt Hunt
A Polar Bear in the Snow - Mac Barnett, illustrated by Shawn Harris
The Problem With Pierre by G.K. Smouha, illustrated by Suzanna Hubbard
The Snow Dancer by Addie Boswell
2021
Follow That Frog! Written by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
Have You Ever Seen a Flower? by Shawn Harris
How to Catch a Clover Thief by Elise Parsley
Kiyoshi’s Walk by Mark Karlins, illustrated by Nicole Wong
More Than Sunny by Shelley Johannes
Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey, illustration by Floyd Cooper
Something's Wrong!: A Bear, a Hare, and Some Underwear - Jory John, illustrated by Erin Kraan
Watercress - Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin
When I Wake Up: Every Day Is Full of Choices by Seth Fishman & Jessica Bagley
Will We Always Hold Hands? by Christopher Cheng & Stephen Michael King
2022
13 Stories About Ayana by Amy Schwartz
The Great Zapfino by Mac Barnett and Marla Frazee
Telling Stories Wrong - Gianni Rodari, illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna, translated from Italian by Antony Shugaar (1980, 2022)
This Book Is Not a Present - written by Max Greenfield, illustrated by Mike Lowery
Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf: A Counting Story by Davide Cali, illustrated by Marianna Balducci
coffee table books / other
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special category
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haven’t read
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