BOOKS - January / February / March

Books, books, books.

For more book greatness - here's the October/November/December post, September's, August, May, June and July, April and February and March. Or! Just click here to browse through everything under the "books" tag.

Here are all the books that came out (or that I discovered) in January and February and March; things I want to read and add to my library...

Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois by Amy Novesky and Isabelle Arsenault.

Make It Grow by Debbie Powell.

A Beginner's Guide to Bear Spotting by Michelle Robinson and David Roberts.

Pax by Sara Pennypacker and Jon Klassen.

The Extincts by Veronica Cossanteli and Roman Muradov.

The Sandwich Thief by Andre Marois and Patrick Doyon.

Arcadian Nights: The Greek Myths Reimagined by John Spurling.

Achoo! by Virginie Morgand.

Blanche Hates the Night by Sibylle Delacroix.

The Big Adventure of a Little Line by Serge Bloch.

The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee.

That's My Hat by Anouck Boisrobert and Louis Rigaud.

Navel Gazing: True Tales of Bodies, Mostly Mine (but also my mom's, which I know sounds weird) by Michael Ian Black.

The Great Journey by Agathe Demois and Vincent Godeau.

Girl Through Glass by Sari Wilson.

Isabel Feeney, Star Reporter by Beth Fantaskey.

Jane Austen: An Illustrated Biography by Zena Alkayat and Nina Cosford.

If I Had a Gryphon by Vikki VanSickle and Cale Atkinson.

The Lost Time Accidents by John Wray.

All Year Round by Susan B. Katz and Eiko Ojala.

Happy Doodles For Fun & Relaxation by Flora Chang.

Tokyo Digs A Garden by Jon-Erik Lappano and Kellen Hatanaka.

When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano and Julie Morstad.

Shape Shift by Joyce Hesselberth.

Animal Alphabet by Kay Vincent.

Now for the books I read and enjoyed during the last few months (sadly there are not very many: I've been busy)...

Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart.

Hilda and the Midnight Giant, Hilda and the Troll, and Hilda and the Black Hound by Luke Pearson. 

Nimona by Noelle Stevenson and The Terrible Two by Jory John, Mac Barnett, and Kevin Cornell.

Taste: The Infographic Book of Food by Laura Rowe and Vicki Turner and Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan Ball.

BOOKS - August (including MY BOOK!!!)

Look! It's A BOOK WITH MY NAME ON IT! 

Almost two years ago (I can't believe that it was almost two years ago), I was just about to get my wisdom teeth out when I got an email from a completely and utterly wonderful editor at Chronicle Books. She asked if I'd be interested in curating a book of cat illustrations (and quotations) for them. 

I said yes. 

Now it exists! 

If you like cats, illustration, quotes, any of the artists in the book, or me.... please buy it!

And here is a list of all the absurdly awesome illustrators whose cats you'll find in the book: Flora Chang, Lydia Nichols, Leah Goren, Thereza Rowe, Gemma Correll, Denise Gallagher, Jing Wei, Allison Kerek, Camilla Perkins, Lesley Barnes, Anke Weckmann, Laura Berger, Catherine Campbell, Anne Emond, Blanca Gómez, Nick Shepherd, Annie Seo, Monika Forsberg, Jessica Swift, Emily Dove, Michéle Brummer Everett, Emily Isabella, Audrey Jeanne, Evah Fan, Julia Bereciartu, Sarah Goodreau, Danielle Kroll, Jamie Shelman, Mike Lowery, Caitlyn Murphy, Julianna Brion, Sarah Andreacchio, Monica Ramos, Victoria Fernandez, Ellen Giggenbach, Cindy Suen, Stephanie Baxter, Nan Lawson, Jen Collins, Llew Mejia, Albert + Marie, Allison Cole, Kate Wilson, Zutto, Fuchsia Macaree, The Little Friends of Printmaking, Julie Van Wezemael, Sarah Walsh, Joana Rosa Bragança, Jane Ormes, Brigette Barrager, and Alice Ferrow.

Now for all the other books that came out in August that I want to read and add to my library...

The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes.

Sonya's Chickens by Phoebe Wahl.

Mad About Monkeys by Owen Davey.

Let Me Tell You: New Stories, Essays, and Other Writings by Shirley Jackson.

Bright-Eyed At Midnight by Leslie Stein.

Bug in a Vacuum by Melanie Watt.

Boo-La-La Witch Spa by Samantha Berger, illustrated by Isabel Roxas.

Toby and the Ice Giants by Joe Lillington.

Tickle Monster by Edouard Manceau.

I'm a Girl! by Yasmeen Ismail.

I Will Chomp You! by Jory John, illustrated by Bob Shea.

Charley Harper's Book of Colors by Zoe Burke, illustrated by Charley Harper.

How to Be a Dog by Jo Williamson.

The Good Little Book by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Marion Arbona.

The School of Art: Learn How to Make Great Art with 40 Simple Lessons by Teal Triggs, illustrated by Daniel Frost (I don't even want art lessons, but I love the illustrations by Daniel Frost).

There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight by Penny Parker Klostermann, illustrated by Ben Mantle.

For more book greatness - here's the May, June and July post, April, February and March, and January. Or! Just click here to browse through everything under the "books" tag.

Kitty

Brigette Barrager.

Happy Doodle Land / Flora Chang.

lobby card for Cat People.

Alice Pattullo.

Aiko Fukawa.

Sebastian Kim.

Sarah Goodreau.

Martha Anne.

James L. Stanfield.

Karin Söderquist.

Courtney Bernard.

Annabella, 1930s.

Nolan Pelletier.

Lend a Paw.

Yelena Bryksenkova.

teabelle.

lobby card for That Darn Cat.

Aurelie Guillerey.

See all the previous COMPILATION posts here.