My Favorite Reads of 2012

So, I don't always like to play by the rules. I love seeing everyone's Top 10 books from this year, and I wanted to share my favorite books I read this year, too! First, I couldn't limit it to just 10 (shocker!) and second, not all of these titles were new in 2012... but they were new to me! :) In any case, I loved these books in 2012 and have simply grouped them for ease of sharing.

Picture Books

Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman and Dan Yaccarino

I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black

Blackout by John Rocco

Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown

hello! hello! by Matthew Cordell

long night moon by Cynthia Rylant

The Christmas Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost and Susan Jeffers

Baby Bear's Books by Jane Yolen and Melissa Sweet

(Had to include this one as it was the first book I read to my niece when she was born last January!)

Graphic Novels and Chapter Books

Binky the Space Cat by Ashley Spires

Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst and Lane Smith

Middle Grades and YA

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

From What I Remember by Stacy Kramer and Valerie Thomas

Legend by Marie Lu

Professional Reads

Talk About Understanding by Ellin Oliver Keene

Beyond Leveled Books by Karen Szymusiak, Franki Sibberson, and Lisa Koch

The Joy of Planning by Franki Sibberson

Why School? by Will Richardson

Book Love by Penny Kittle

(Cheating just a little bit since I haven't quite finished this one yet...) 

I'm sure as soon as I hit "Publish," I will remember more books that I loved this year! I plan to spend this New Year's Eve finishing Book Love and rereading The One and Only Ivan. They deserve my attention. Here's to more happy reading in 2013!