Read The Months - 3/31 - X

Read The Months
January 1, 2026 -March 31, 2026


 
Level January: 3-5 tasks
Level February: 6-9 Tasks.
Level March: 2 tasks for each number. They have to be different.
 
For the first 2 levels, each task can be done once.
 
9/9
 
TASKS
 
1. There were quite a few authors born in January. Issac Asimov, Susan Wittig Albert, Erik Larson, J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl Sandburg, Jack London, Michael Bond, Virginia Woolf, A.A. Milne, J.D. Salinger, Edith Wharton, Norman Mailer, and Lewis Carroll.
📖 Read a book by one of the above authors or 
read a book published in January of any year or 
a book where the author's initials can be found in JANUARY.
 
2. January has a couple of strange holidays. January 3 has a Festival of Sleep Day, Fruitcake Toss Day, and Drinking Straw Day, January 10 is National Houseplant Appreciation Day. January 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day, and Penguin Awareness Day.
📖 Read a book with either a squirrel or a penguin on the cover or 
where a character eats fruitcake or 
where a character attends a festival.
Desperate Justice - Bonnie Vanak (HI #2349 - Nov 2025) - Feb 24
 
3. January also has some quirky challenges. National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day (Jan 11). No Pants Subway Ride Day (Mid-Jan, Date Varies). Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day (Jan 24). Global Belly Laugh Day (Jan 24) and Yodel for Your Neighbors Day (Jan 30).
Read a book where it rains or 
with a character who laughs a lot or 
where a character rides a subway.
 
4. Authors who have a birthday in February are Meg Cabot, James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, Kate Chopin, Amy Tan, Charles Dickens, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and John Steinbeck Plus many children's authors like Judy Blume, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Jane Yolen.
📖 Read a book by one of the above authors or 
read a book published in February of any year or 
a book where the author's initials can be found in FEBRUARY.
 
5. Some weird holidays are Feb 1: Spunky Old Broads Day, Feb 4: Stuffed Mushroom Day, Feb 6: Work Naked Day, Feb 16: Do a Grouch a Favor Day, Feb 22: Be Humble Day, and International Sword Swallowers Day, and Feb 28: Public Sleeping Day.
📖 Read a book where a character eats mushrooms (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or 
a character who is a grouch, or 
a character who is a spunky old lady.
 
6. There are also a few strange challenges for the month of February. Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbors Day (Feb 7): A challenge to interact with those living nearby through a simple wave, Eat That Frog Challenge: A productivity challenge based on the idea of completing your most difficult or unpleasant task first thing in the morning and February Doodle Challenge: A daily drawing challenge with quirky prompts like "Perfume," "Box of Chocolates," "Cupid’s Arrow," and "Sunset".
📖Read a book with a sunset on the cover, or 
with a character who draws, or 
where a character waves at someone (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
 
7. Some of the authors who were born in March. Khaled Hosseini,
Sarah J. Maas, Gabriel García Márquez, Bret Easton Ellis, Kenneth Grahame, Dr. Seuss, Douglas Adams, Jack Kerouac, John Updike, Henrik Ibsen and Philip Roth.
📖 Read a book by one of the above authors or 
read a book published in March of any year or 
a book where the author's initials can be found in MARCH AUTHORS.
The Duke's Cavalier - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Jan 2026) - Jan 26
 
8. March is packed with quirky celebrations like International Goof Off Day, Make Up Your Own Holiday Day, National Something on a Stick Day, Everything You Think Is Wrong Day, If Pets Had Thumbs Day, and Open An Umbrella Indoors Day.
📖 Read a book where a character goofs off or 
with a pet on the cover or 
where the word umbrella can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
 
9. In March there are some strange challenges. The Middle Name Pride Challenge (March 10) people are challenged to use only their middle names for the entire day or share the bizarre stories behind their often-hidden second names, The Alien Abduction Challenge (March 20): Observed on Alien Abduction Day, this niche challenge involves enthusiasts sharing "survival tips" or creating staged, humorous videos of themselves being "beamed up" and a notable "strange challenge" that gained infamy in March 2020 was the dangerous "Coronavirus Challenge". This ill-advised social media trend encouraged individuals to film themselves licking public objects, such as toilet seats.
📖 Read a book with an author who has a middle name or 
a book tagged science fiction or 
where a character uses social media.

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