I read 193 books this year. Yes, that includes picture books, because picture books are books too! (How do I keep count? On Goodreads!) Here are all my favorite, human/nature-related books that I READ in 2020 and rated 4 or 5 stars:
Nonfiction
Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther by Craig Pittman
Crapalachia: A Biography of Place by Scott McClanahan
Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains by Cassie Chambers
The Milkweed Ladies by Louise McNeill
Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver by Frances Backhouse
Pashu: Animal Tales from Hindu Mythology by Devdutt Pattanaik
Rewilding: Meditations, Practices, and Skills for Awakening in Nature by Micah Mortali
Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet by Catherine Friend
Soul Full of Coal Dust: The True Story of an Epic Battle for Justice by Chris Hamby
Picture Books
A Way with Wild Things by Larissa Theule
Animal Asanas: Yoga for Children by Leila Kadri Oostendorp
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
Beavers Build Lodges by Elizabeth Raum
Becoming a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery
Build, Beaver, Build!: Life at the Longest Beaver Dam by Sandra Markle
The Keeper of Wild Words by Brooke Smith
Most of the Better Natural Things in the World by Dave Eggers
Opossum Opposites by Gina Gallois
Numenia and the Hurricane: Inspired by a True Migration Story by Fiona Halliday
Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox by Danielle Daniel
You’re Snug with Me by Chitra Soundar
Middle Grade
The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
*Links provided are mostly through Bookshop.org, an online bookstore that supports local bookstores- yay!
