📖 How to Design a Custom TBR Tracker in Canva

Organize your bookish life one beautiful page at a time!

Hey there, book-loving friend! 💛

If your "To Be Read" list is scattered across sticky notes, apps, and the back of receipts from the bookstore (guilty!), it might be time for a little literary organization.

Enter the TBR Tracker—a pretty, practical, and totally customizable way to manage your reading list using Canva!

Whether you're a casual reader or a full-blown BookTok addict, designing your own TBR tracker is a fun way to stay on top of your reading goals and express your personal aesthetic. Let’s get started on building one you’ll actually love to use!

✨ What Is a TBR Tracker?

TBR stands for To Be Read, and a TBR tracker is simply a visual way to:

• List the books you want to read

• Track what you’ve finished

• Record ratings or reviews

• Keep all your titles in one adorable place

It’s the perfect addition to your reading journal, planner, or digital scrapbook—and it’s totally easy to make in Canva, no design degree required!

🖥 Step 1: Open Canva and Choose a Page Size

Head to canva.com and select a page size:

• 8.5x11 if you plan to print it

• A5 if you’re popping it into a journal

• Or custom dimensions if you’re going digital (like for your iPad or Kindle Scribe!)

You can start with a blank canvas or use one of my ready-to-edit templates to save time (more on that in a bit!).

🗂 Step 2: Plan Out Your Tracker Layout

Here are some things to include on your tracker:

• 📚 Book title

• ✍️ Author

• 🎯 Genre or category

• ⭐ Rating box

• ✅ Finished checkbox

• 📆 Start/finish dates

• 💬 Mini review or thoughts

Keep it minimal or go all out—either way, structure it in a way that makes you want to keep coming back to it.

🎨 Step 3: Add Your Style

Here’s where the magic happens! Use Canva’s elements to decorate your tracker with:

• Bookshelf illustrations

• Pastel banners

• Cute icons (think hearts, stars, and bookmarks)

• A dreamy color palette that matches your journal vibe

Want a touch of personality? Add a quote about reading at the top, or a decorative header that says “TBR of Dreams.” Make it you.

📥 Step 4: Save + Start Filling It Out!

Once you’re happy with your tracker:

• Download it as a PDF for printing

• Or save it as a PNG/JPG to use in a digital journal or planner app

• Bonus idea: Create a new version each month or season and collect them!

You can even create separate TBR pages for genres, reading challenges, or themed months (hello “Fall Fantasy” or “Summer Romance” reading lists!).

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Looking for more planner pages, reading printables, or Canva templates for your journal?You’ll love what’s waiting for you at A Rea of Treasures on Etsy!

Inside the shop you’ll find:

• Reading journal kits

• Digital scrapbook paper with book themes

• Printable trackers, cards, and bookmarks

• Clipart + stickers for your bookstagram or planner pages

Every product is designed with readers, dreamers, and memory-makers in mind. 🧡

🧡 Final Thoughts

Creating a custom TBR tracker in Canva isn’t just about getting organized—it’s about celebrating your love of stories and giving yourself a fun, creative way to track your literary adventures.

So go ahead—open up Canva, grab your favorite font, and start building a tracker that makes you excited to pick up your next read.

And don’t forget to treat yourself when you check off a title. You earned it, reader. 😉