Adopt a Greyhound Month
A Greyhound, a Groundhog, written by Emily Jenkins | illustrated by Chris Appelhans
Black Women’s History Month
Fancy Party Gowns: The Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe, written by Deborah Blumenthal | illustrated by Laura Freeman
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race, written by Margot Lee Shetterley | illustrated by Laura Freeman
Stitchin’ and Pullin’: A Gee’s Bend Quilt, written by Patricia C. McKissack | illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera
National Car Care Month
Cowboy Car, written by Jeanie Franz Ransom | illustrated by Ovi Nedelcu
Frog Month
I Don’t Want to be a Frog, written by Dev Petty | illustrated by Mike Boldt
National Garden Month
Rabbit Stew, by Wendy Wahman
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth, written by Mary McKenna Siddals|illustrated by Ashley Wolff
Lola Plants a Garden, written by Anna McQuinn | illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
Rainbow Stew, by Cathryn Falwell
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, written by Kate Messner | illustrated by Silas Neal
National Humor Month
There are so many wonderfully funny books on my site! These are just a few I’ve reviewed recently. Take a look around!
Accident!, by Andrea Tsurumi
Be Quiet! by Ryan T. Higgins
The Book of Mistakes, by Corinna Luyken
Bruce’s Big Move, by Ryan T. Higgins
I Have a Balloon, written by Ariel Bernstein | illustrated by Scott Magoon
It’s Not Jack and the Beanstalk, written by Josh Funk | illustrated by Edwardian Taylor
Life on Mars, by Jon Agee
The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABCs (the Hard Way), by Patrick McDonnell
Nothing Rhymes with Orange, written by Adam Rex
Read the Book, Lemmings!, written by Ame Dickman | illustrated by
Quit Calling Me a Monster! written by Jory John | illustrated by Bob Shea
Jazz Appreciation Month
Hey, Charleston! The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band, written by Anne Rockwell | illustrated by Colin Bootman
How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz, written by Jonah Winter | illustrated by Keith Mallett
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph, written by Roxane Orgill | illustrated by Francis Vallejo
National Kite Month
Argyle Fox, by Marie Letourneau
Kite Day: A Bear and Mole Story, by Will Hillenbrand
Red Kite, Blue Kite, written by Ji-li Jiang | illustrated by Greg Ruth
National Pet Month
A Book for Benny, written by Judith Koppens | illustrated by Marja Meijer
Carson Crosses Canada, written by Linda Bailey | illustrated by Kass Reich
A Cat Like That, by Wendy Wahman
Children Make Terrible Pets, by Peter Brown
Daisy Gets Lost, by Chris Raschka
Don’t Lick the Dog, by Wendy Wahman
Douglas, You Need Glasses!, by Ged Adamson
Excellent Ed, written by Stacy McAnulty | illustrated by Julia Sarcone-Roach
George the Hero Hound, by Jeffrey Ebbeler
I Don’t Like Snakes, written by Nicola Davies | illustrated by Luciano Luzano
If I Had a Gryphon, written by Vikki Vansickle | illustrated by Cale Atkinson
The Maine Coon’s Haiku and Other Poems for Cat Lovers, written by Michael J. Rosen | illustrated by Lee White
My Pet Book, by Bob Staake
The Octopuppy, by Martin McKenna
The Perfect Dog, by Kevin O’Malley
Pippa & Percival, Pancake & Poppy: Four Peppy Puppies, written by Deborah Diesen | illustrated by Grace Zong
Pirate’s Perfect Pet, written by Beth Ferry | illustrated by Matt Meyers
Seed Man, by Aiko Ikegami
Shark Dog!, by Ged Adamson
Tony, written by Ed Galing | illustrated by Erin E. Stead
The White Cat and the Monk, written by Jo Ellen Bogart | illustrated by Sydney Smith
National Poetry Month
Button Up! Wrinkled Rhymes, written by Alice Schertle | illustrated by Petra Mathers
Enormous Smallness: A Story of E. E. Cummings, written by Matthew Burgess | illustrated by Kris Di Giacomo
Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems, selected by Paul B. Janeczko |illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Guess Who, Haiku, written by Deanna Caswell | illustrated by Bob Shea
Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys, written by Chris Raschka | illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
H is for Haiku, written by Sydell Rosenberg | illustrated by Sawsan Chalabi
Hi, Koo: A Year of Seasons, by Jon J. Muth
The Maine Coon’s Haiku and Other Poems for Cat Lovers, written by Michael J. Rosen | illustrated by Lee White
Nasty Bugs, selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins | illustrated by Will Terry
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, written by Jen Bryant | Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
A Song About Myself: A Poem by John Keats, illustrated by Chris Raschka
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World, written by Susan Hood | illustrated by 13 women illustrators
Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems, by Bob Raczka
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons, written by Julie Fogliano | illustrated by Julie Morstad
Straw Hat Month
Miss Fanny’s Hat, written by Jan Karon | illustrated by Toni Goffe
