School plannersAny age
Book log
A list of every book you finish in a year. Each numbered row holds the title, author, start and finish dates and five stars for a rating. It works for kids with a reading goal and for adults who like to look back.
- Type your details or print blank
- Print or PDF, Letter or A4
- Free, no sign-up
On this page
What prints
The heading reads Books I Have Read unless you type your own. Two fill-in lines sit beside it, Name and Year. Below them is a table with six columns: #, Title, Author, Started, Finished and Rating.
The number column is already filled in, counting 1 up to however many rows you choose, so the last number tells you how many books you read. The Rating column has five small stars on every row. Color in as many as you like.
The settings
- Heading. Up to 40 characters. For example, "Summer reading" or "Books 2027".
- Log. Choose "Reading".
- Reading log type. Choose "Books I have read". The other choice, "Daily minutes (for school)", is the reading log.
- Rows. From 10 to 31. The page opens with 24.
Ideas for using it
For a child, a book log is a way to see progress without counting minutes. A reading challenge, such as 20 books in a year, becomes a numbered list that fills up. Libraries and summer programs often use a similar idea, and the American Library Association site, linked above, is a starting point for reading programs and book lists. Reading Rockets has book lists and reading tips for families.
For an adult, the log is a reminder of what you read and when. The Started and Finished columns catch the slow books, the ones you abandoned and the ones you read in a weekend. If you quit a book, write the title anyway, leave Finished blank and color no stars, or write "DNF" in that cell.
The stars are yours to define. Some readers use one star for "not for me" and five for "will reread". Others use stars for how much they enjoyed it, not how well written it was. Decide once so the ratings stay comparable.
Worked example: a school year at a glance
A fifth grader sets 24 rows and writes "Books 2026-27" at the top. Row 1: Hatchet, author Gary Paulsen, started September 3, finished September 19, four stars colored. Row 2: a graphic novel, started September 20, finished the same day, five stars. Row 3: a nonfiction book about sharks, started September 21, finished October 12, three stars, because it was long.
By June the numbers run to 19. The child looks at the page and sees that the five-star rows are mostly graphic novels and mysteries, which is a hint for the next library trip. A teacher or parent can also see the pace, with no minutes to count.
Getting more from it
Take the page along to the library and ask the librarian for books similar to your five-star rows. Keep a second sheet when the first fills up, and label each with its year. If you are doing a family challenge, print one per person and compare at the end.
Related pages
For nightly school reading with initials, use the reading log. The assignment tracker is handy when a book report is due, and the monthly planner can schedule library visits.
Sources
- Reading Rockets readingrockets.org
- American Library Association ala.org