Reading Statistics 2025

In 2025, I read...

83 books (LY:54)
... 48 fiction books (LY:23)
... 35 non-fiction books (LY:31)
..... 25 audio books (LY:21)
..... 58 paper books (LY:33)

9 parenting books (LY:21)
11 personal growth books (LY:8)
7 books about yoga or forest bathing
11 young adult books
13 books for book clubs (LY:11)
4 Canada Reads recommendations
12 books that I've purchased at the book sale (LY:12)

Books Read: Fall 2025

19. How to Survive in Medieval England by Toni Mount
18. Trash Animals by Rachel Federman
17. Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card (EG #4; audio book)
16. Forest Bathing: The Rejuvenating Practice of Shinrin Yoku by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles
15. The Manager Mom Epidemic by Thomas Phelan
14. Caffeine by Michael Pollan (audio book)
13. The Secret Therapy of Trees: Harnessing the Healing Energy of Forest Bathing and Natural Landscapes by Marco Mencagli and Marco Nieri
12. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
11. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card (audio book)
10. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (audio book)
9. The Little Book of Forest Bathing: Discovering the Japanese Art of Self-Care ed. Kevin Kotur (ebook)
8. Forest Bathing: A Start Here Guide for Beginners by Cyndi Gilbert
7. Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors by Janina Fisher (audio book)
6. Morgan is My Name by Sophie Keech
5. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
4. Chair Yoga by Karen McGee
3. All the Little Monsters by David Robertson
2. Yoga Life by Brett Larkin
1. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (audio book)

Books Read: Summer 2025

17. Still Life by Rebecca Pacheco
16. Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout (audio book)
15. The Complete Guide to Pressure Canning by Diane Devereaux
14. The Family Firm by Emily Oster
13. A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived by Adam Rutherford (audio book)
12. Still Life by Louise Penny
11. Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card (EG #1.5, audio book)
10. Unwritten Rules of Social Relationship by Temple Grandin and Sean Barron
9. Xenocide by Orson Scott Card (EG #3, audio book)
8. The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo (audio book)
7. Extra Life by Steven Johnson (Young Readers Edition)
6. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
5. Speaker For the Dead by Orson Scott Card (EG #2, audio book)
4. Averil Offline by Amy Noelle Parks
3. How to Raise a Reader by Pamela Paul and Maria Russo
2. First Meetings by Orson Scott Card
1. The Crysalids by John Wyndham

Books Read: Spring 2025

26. The Vegetarian by Han Kang (audio book)
25. Jennie's Boy by Wayne Johnston (CR25)
24. Ender's Game Alive by Orson Scott Card (audio drama)
23. Julia's Last Hope by Janette Oak
22. Momma Zen by Karen Maezen Miller (audio book)
21. How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
20. Now Voyager by Olive Higgins Prouty (audio book)
19. Thanks a Thousand by A J Jacobs
18. Baby Hearts by Linda Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn (started long ago)
17. Agatha by Anne Cathrine Bomann
16. The Power of Why by Amanda Lang
15. The Myth of Ability by John Mighton
14. The Power of Showing Up by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson (audio book)
13. Watch Out For Her by Samantha Bailey (CR25)
12. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
11. Getting Near to Baby by Audrey Couloumbis
10. You Are the One You've Been Waiting For by Richard Schwartz (audio book)
9. The Age of Selfishness by Darryl Cunningham
8. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (audio book)
7. Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
6. French Kids Eat Everything by Karen Le Billion
5. Crooked House by Agatha Christie
4. A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan (WoT #7, audio book)
3. The Science of Accelerated Learning by Peter Hollins
2. Etta and Otto and Russel and James by Emma Hooper (CR25)
1. Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew (Canada Reads 2025)

Book Sale 2025

38 Books for me! (14 of them - plus 10 gifts - were $20 for the box)**! plus 6 free ones (*)!
36 Books for Emilia!

No-Drama Discipline by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
The No-Cry Discipline Solution by Elizabeth Pantley
The Myth of Ability by John Mighton (read 05/2025)
French Kids Eat Everything by Karn Le Billion (read before buying)
Building Moral Intelligence by Michele Borba
The Bounce Back Book by the Alberta Mental Health Board**(read 02/2026)
Handbook of Preschool Mental Health ed. Joan Luby
If Our Bodies Could Talk by James Hamblin
Gulp by Mary Roach
Gastrophysics by Charles Spence**
Thanks a Thousand by A J Jacobs (read 05/2025)
The Gift of Thanks by Margaret Visser
The Language Imperative by Suzette Haden Elgin
In an Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine
No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz (read before buying)
Internal Family Systems Therapy by Richard Schwartz
The Mindful Way through Depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, et al.**
Lost Connections by Johann Hari**
Betrayal, Trust and Forgiveness by Beth Hedva**
The Holisitic Way by Billy Roberts
Caring is Everything by David Irvine**
The Compassionate Brain by Gerald Huther**
The Compassion Book by Thom Bond**
Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting by Lynn Grabhorn**
I Don't Have to Make Everything All Better by Gary and Joy Lundberg**
Words That Hurt, Words That Heal by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin**
Living Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships by Temple Grandin and Sean Barron (read 08/2025)
Hey Hun: Multilevel Marketing by Emily Lynn Paulson**
He's Just Not Up for It Anymore by Bob Berkowitz and Susan Yager-Berkowitz**
Myths and Legends by Anthony Horowitz**
Still Life by Louise Penny (read 08/2025)
The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel
Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay
Agatha by Anne Catherine Bomann (read 05/2025)
The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
Dutch in 3 Months by Jane Fenoulhet
Civis Romanus by J M Cobban and R Colebourn
Teach Yourself Latin by Gavin Betts*
Cassell's Compact Latin English Dictionary*
Teach Yourself Modern Greek by S A Sofroniou*
Chinese English Dictionary by Chik Hon Man and Ng Lam Sim Yuk*
Collins Easy Learning Spanish Conversation*
Merriam Webster's Vocabulary Builder*

Llama Llama Misses Mama
Llama Llama Holiday Drama
The Gruffalo's Child
Zog
A Cheese and Tomato Spider
Giraffe Trouble
Elephant Walk
Rhino Romp
Gorilla Gang
Ping Pong Pig
Steam Train, Dream Train
I Knew You Could!
I Love You, Baby Shark
Wash Your Fins, Baby Shark
Listening to My Body
I Have Feelings
The Runaway Wok
Lucy Tries Soccer
The Letters Are Lost
Little Bear's Big Adventure
Roxy The Last Unisaurus Rex
Does a Tiger Go To The Dentist
What's a Fraggle
The Case of the Missing Socks
Baby Otter
Goose
Dinosaurs From Head to Tail
From Seed to Dandelion
Treetop Twins x2
The Tiny Detectives x2
Where's Waldo x4

Books Read: Winter 2025

21. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
20. The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
19. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (audio book)
18. Tiny Traumas by Meg Arroll
17. Toxic Positivity by Whitney Goodman
16. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
15. Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan (WoT #6, audio book)
14. Kids Beyond Limits by Anat Baniel
13. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (audio book)
12. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
11. Discipline Without Damage by Vanessa LaPointe (audio book)
10. Night Owl by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins (UDM #8)
9. Hide and Seek by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins (UDM #7)
8. The Big Shrink by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins (UDM #6)
7. Weather or Not by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins (UDM #5)
6. Dragon Overnight by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins (UDM #4)
5. Showing Off by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins (UDM #3)
4. Sticks and Stones by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins (UDM #2)
3. Bone and Cane by David Belbin
2. Unidentified Woman by Mignon Eberhart
1. The Burning Room by Michael Connelly (audio book)

Reading Stats 2024

In 2024, I read...

54 books
... 23 fiction books
... 31 non-fiction books
..... 21 audio books
..... 33 paper books

21 parenting books
8 personal growth books
11 books for book club
12 books that I've purchased at the book sale