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The Best Kids, Children, and Youth Books of 2020 (A Year-End List Aggregation)

“What are the best Kids, Children, and Youth books released in 2020?” We looked at 565 of the top Kids, Children, and Youth books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 36 books, all appearing on 4 or more “Best Kids, Children, and Youth” book lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 525+ titles, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.

Our other Best Of 2020 Articles:

Previous Years: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

All titles have been added to a Bookshop list as well!

Happy Scrolling!



Top 36 Best Kids, Children, and Youth Books From 2020



36.) Antiracist Baby written byIbram X. Kendi

Antiracist Baby

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads 2
  • Amazon
  • Book Riot
  • Brightly

A #1 New York Times Bestseller! Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices! Featured on Good Morning America, NPR’s Morning Edition, CBS This Morning, and more! From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be a



35.) Becoming Muhammad Ali written byJames Patterson and Kwame Alexander, illus. by Dawud Anyabwile

Becoming Muhammad Ali

Lists It Appears On:

  • Publishers Weekly 2
  • Amazon
  • Imagination Soup
  • The New York Times

Nikki Grimes, Coretta Scott King Award winning author, and acclaimed illustrator Elizabeth Zunon’s latest children’s masterpiece creates an imagination-fueled and animal-filled journey to bedtime.”Has the feel of an all-time great bedtime picture book”–The New York TimesIt’s bedtime. But Mommy’s li



34.) Echo Mountain written byLauren Wolk

Echo Mountain

Lists It Appears On:

  • Publishers Weekly 2
  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • Bookpage
  • NPR

“Soothing and exquisitely written.” -People “Surely there has never been a better time to read about healing, of both the body and the heart.” -The New York Times Book Review “A supple tale of struggle, ingenuity and the restorative power of generosity even in bitter times. This is a book that will



33.) Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away written byMeg Medina, illus. by Sonia Sánchez

Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

Lists It Appears On:

  • Kirkus
  • NYPL
  • Publishers Weekly
  • Amazon

From Newbery Medalist Meg Medina comes the bittersweet story of two girls who will always be each other’s número uno, even though one is moving away. A big truck with its mouth wide open is parked at the curb, ready to gobble up Evelyn’s mirror with the stickers around the edge . . . and the sofa th



32.) Fighting Words written byKimberly Brubaker Bradley

Fighting Words

Lists It Appears On:

  • Publishers Weekly 2
  • Imagination Soup
  • Bookpage
  • NYPL

A candid and fierce middle grade novel about sisterhood and sexual abuse, by Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times best seller Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Fighting Words is raw, it is real, it is necessary, a must-read for children and their adults–a total triumph in all ways. –Holly Goldberg S



31.) Julian at the Wedding written byJessica Love

Julian at the Wedding

Lists It Appears On:

  • Waterstones
  • Publishers Weekly
  • The Guardian
  • Book Riot

The star of Julián Is a Mermaid makes a joyful return–and finds a new friend–at a wedding to be remembered. Julián and his abuela are going to a wedding. Better yet, Julián is in the wedding. Weddings have flowers and kissing and dancing and cake. And this wedding also has a new friend named Maris



30.) Just Like Me written byVanessa Brantley-Newton

Just Like Me

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads 2
  • Moms
  • Brightly
  • Book Riot

An ode to the girl with scrapes on her knees and flowers in her hair, and every girl in between, this exquisite treasury will appeal to readers of Dear Girl and I Am Enough and have kids poring over it to find a poem that’s just for them. I am a canvas Being painted on By the words of my family Frie



29.) Mañanaland written byPam Muñoz Ryan

Mañanaland

Lists It Appears On:

  • Publishers Weekly 2
  • Shelf Awareness
  • NYPL
  • The New York Times

Newbery Honoree Pam Muñoz Ryan weaves an entrancing tale of courage and self-discovery. Uniquely magical…Timely and timeless. — New York Times * This tightly packed, powerful fantasy contains resonant truths. — Kirkus Reviews, starred review * Another unforgettable work from a master storyteller



28.) Our Little Kitchen written byJillian Tamaki

Our Little Kitchen

Lists It Appears On:

  • Publishers Weekly
  • Washington Post
  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • The New York Times

A lively celebration of food and community from Caldecott Honoree Jillian Tamaki Tie on your apron! Roll up your sleeves! Pans are out, oven is hot, the kitchen’s all ready! Where do we start? In this lively, rousing picture book from Caldecott Honoree Jillian Tamaki, a crew of resourceful neighbors



27.) Outside In written byDeborah Underwood, illus. by Cindy Derby

Outside In

Lists It Appears On:

  • NPR
  • NYPL
  • Publishers Weekly
  • The New York Times

Perfect for fans of Joyce Sidman and Julie Fogliano, Outside In reminds emerging readers of the ways nature creates and touches our lives in homes, apartments, and cars, and is the perfect homeschooling tool to reflect on the world’s connectedness.



26.) Show Me a Sign written byAnn Clare LeZotte

Show Me a Sign

Lists It Appears On:

  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • Imagination Soup
  • NYPL
  • NPR

Deaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves a riveting Own Voices story inspired by the true history of a thriving deaf community on Martha’s Vineyard in the early 19th century. * A must-read. — Kirkus Review, starred review LeZotte’s novel is more than just a page-turner. Well researched an



25.) The Blue House written byPhoebe Wahl

The Blue House

Lists It Appears On:

  • Publishers Weekly
  • Kirkus
  • NYPL
  • NPR

In the tradition of Virginia Lee Burton’s The Little House comes a heartfelt story about a father and son learning to accept the new while honoring and celebrating the old. For as long as he can remember, Leo has lived in the blue house with his dad, but lately the neighborhood is changing. People a



24.) The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read written byRita Lorraine Hubbard Oge Mora (Illustrator)

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

Lists It Appears On:

  • Kirkus
  • NYPL
  • Goodreads 2
  • Amazon

Imagine learning to read at the age of 116! Discover the true story of Mary Walker, the nation’s oldest student who did just that, in this picture book from a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator and a rising star author. In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by ag



23.) The One and Only Bob written byKatherine Applegate Patricia Castelao (Illustrator)

The One and Only Bob

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads
  • Moms
  • Parents
  • Amazon

A #1 New York Times bestseller!Return to the unforgettable world of the Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling novel The One and Only Ivan (soon to be a major motion picture!) in this incredible sequel, starring Ivan’s friend Bob!Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his



22.) We Dream of Space written byErin Entrada Kelly

We Dream of Space

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads
  • Bookpage
  • NYPL
  • The New York Times

Newbery Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly transports readers to 1986 and introduces them to the unforgettable Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas in this pitch-perfect middle grade novel about family, friendship, science, and exploration. A great choice for readers of Kate D



21.) What We’ll Build: Plans For Our Together Future written byOliver Jeffers

What We'll Build: Plans For Our Together Future

Lists It Appears On:

  • The Guardian
  • Waterstones
  • Barnes & Noble
  • Brightly

An instant New York Times bestseller! From Oliver Jeffers, world-renowned picture book creator and illustrator of The Crayons’ Christmas, comes a gorgeously told father-daughter story and companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller Here We Are! What shall we build, you and I? Let’s gather all our



20.) Wink written byRob Harrell

Wink

Lists It Appears On:

  • Imagination Soup
  • Time
  • NYPL
  • NPR

A hilarious and heartwrenching story about surviving middle school–and an unthinkable diagnosis–while embracing life’s weirdness. Ross Maloy just wants to be a normal seventh grader. He doesn’t want to lose his hair, or wear a weird hat, or deal with the disappearing friends who don’t know what to



19.) Your Name Is a Song written byJamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Illustrated by Luisa Uribe

Your Name Is a Song

Lists It Appears On:

  • Kirkus
  • NYPL
  • Time
  • Book Riot

Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl’s mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their l



18.) If You Come to Earth written bySophie Blackall

If You Come to Earth

Lists It Appears On:

  • Barnes & Noble
  • Publishers Weekly
  • Amazon
  • Time
  • The New York Times

From two-time Caldecott Winner author-illustrator Sophie Blackall! If You Come to Earth is a glorious guide to our home planet, and a call for us to take care of both Earth and each other. This stunning book is inspired by the thousands of children Sophie Blackall has met during her travels around t



17.) The Paper Kingdom written byHelena Ku Rhee Pascal Campion (Illustrator)

The Paper Kingdom

Lists It Appears On:

  • NPR
  • Bookpage 2
  • Kirkus
  • Parents
  • Amazon

An office at night is reimagined as a fantastical kingdom of paper complete with friendly dragons in this own voices picture book. When the babysitter is unable to come, Daniel is woken out of bed and joins his parents as they head downtown for their jobs as nighttime office cleaners. But the story



16.) All Because You Matter written byTami Charles

All Because You Matter

Lists It Appears On:

  • Barnes & Noble
  • Amazon
  • Kirkus
  • Shelf Awareness
  • NYPL
  • NPR

Instant New York Times Bestseller! A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to Black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that they have always mattered, and they always will, from powerhouse rising star author Tami Charles and esteemed, award-winning illustrator Bryan Col



15.) Class Act written byJerry Craft

Class Act

Lists It Appears On:

  • Publishers Weekly 2
  • Powells
  • Parents
  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • Imagination Soup
  • The New York Times

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft returns with a companion book to New Kid, winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. This time, it’s Jordan’s friend Drew who takes center stage in another laugh-out-loud funny, powerful, and important st



14.) Everything Sad Is Untrue written byDaniel Nayeri

Everything Sad Is Untrue

Lists It Appears On:

  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • Amazon
  • Bookpage
  • NYPL
  • NPR
  • The New York Times

At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls “Daniel”) stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and tal



13.) Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera written byCandace Fleming, illus. by Eric Rohmann

Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera

Lists It Appears On:

  • NPR
  • Kirkus
  • Shelf Awareness
  • NYPL
  • Publishers Weekly
  • Bookshop Santa Cruz

Take to the sky with Apis, one honeybee, as she embarks on her journey through life! A tiny honeybee emerges through the wax cap of her cell. Driven to protect and take care of her hive, she cleans the nursery and feeds the larvae and the queen. But is she strong enough to fly? Not yet! Apis builds



12.) Lift written byMinh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat

Lift

Lists It Appears On:

  • Kirkus
  • NYPL
  • Parents
  • Washington Post
  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • Book Riot

Iris loves to push the elevator buttons in her apartment building, but when it’s time to share the fun with a new member of the family, she’s pretty put out. That is, until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility, places where she can escape and explore



11.) Skunk and Badger (Skunk and Badger #1) written byAmy Timberlake, illus. by Jon Klassen

Skunk and Badger (Skunk and Badger #1)

Lists It Appears On:

  • Shelf Awareness
  • NYPL
  • School Library Journal
  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • Publishers Weekly 2
  • Amazon

Wallace and Gromit meets Winnie-the-Pooh in a fresh take on a classic odd-couple friendship, from Newbery Honor author Amy Timberlake with full-color and black-and-white illustrations throughout by Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen. No one wants a skunk. They are unwelcome on front stoops. They should



10.) Ways to Make Sunshine written byRenée Watson and Nina Mata

Ways to Make Sunshine

Lists It Appears On:

  • The New York Times
  • NYPL
  • Publishers Weekly 2
  • Powells
  • Parents
  • Amazon

From Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson comes the first book in a young middle grade series about Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit, kindness, and sunshine. Ryan Hart has a lot on her mind–school, self-image, and especially family. Her dad finally has a new job



9.) Before the Ever After written byJacqueline Woodson

Before the Ever After

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads
  • Amazon
  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • Imagination Soup
  • NYPL
  • NPR
  • The New York Times

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson’s stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and the cost of professional sports on Black bodies. For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been everyone’s hero. As a charming, talented pro football st



8.) Prairie Lotus written byLinda Sue Park

Prairie Lotus

Lists It Appears On:

  • Parents
  • Amazon
  • Washington Post
  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • Shelf Awareness
  • NYPL
  • NPR

Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father’s shop, and making at least one friend. Acclaimed, award-winning author Linda Sue Park has placed a young half-Asian girl, Hann



7.) The Old Truck written byJarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey

The Old Truck

Lists It Appears On:

  • Shelf Awareness
  • Publishers Weekly
  • Amazon
  • Washington Post
  • Bookpage 2
  • Kirkus
  • NPR

When is an old truck something more? On a small, bustling farm, a resilient and steadfast pickup works tirelessly alongside the family that lives there, and becomes a part of the dreams and ambitions of the family’s young daughter.After long days and years of hard work leave the old truck rusting in



6.) You Matter written byChristian Robinson

You Matter

Lists It Appears On:

  • Barnes & Noble
  • Publishers Weekly
  • Readings
  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • NYPL
  • NPR
  • The New York Times

A New York Times bestseller! They All Saw a Cat meets The Important Book in this sensitive and impactful picture book about seeing the world from different points of view by Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honoree Christian Robinson. In this full, bright, and beautiful picture book, many different



5.) I Talk Like a River written byJordan Scott, illus. by Sydney Smith

I Talk Like a River

Lists It Appears On:

  • NPR
  • Bookpage 2
  • Kirkus
  • Shelf Awareness
  • Publishers Weekly
  • Washington Post
  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • The New York Times

What if words got stuck in the back of your mouth whenever you tried to speak? What if they never came out the way you wanted them to? Sometimes it takes a change of perspective to get the words flowing. I wake up each morning with the sounds of words all around me. And I can’t say them all . . . Wh



4.) The List of Things That Will Not Change written byRebecca Stead

The List of Things That Will Not Change

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads
  • Moms
  • Publishers Weekly 2
  • Powells
  • Imagination Soup
  • Shelf Awareness
  • Time
  • NPR

EIGHT STARRED REVIEWS! The reassuring book kids and families need right now. “An absolute original . . . a story that kids will love.” –R. J. Palacio, bestselling author of Wonder At a time when everything is changing for Bea and her family, the important things will always stay the same. A soon-to



3.) When Stars Are Scattered written byVictoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

When Stars Are Scattered

Lists It Appears On:

  • NYPL
  • Publishers Weekly 2
  • Amazon
  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • Imagination Soup
  • Time
  • NPR
  • The New York Times

Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl. Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is ha



2.) I Am Every Good Thing written byDerrick Barnes, illus. by Gordon C. James

I Am Every Good Thing

Lists It Appears On:

  • NPR
  • Kirkus
  • NYPL
  • Goodreads 2
  • Publishers Weekly
  • Amazon
  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • Time
  • Book Riot

An upbeat, empowering, important picture book from the team that created the award-winning Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut I am a nonstop ball of energy. Powerful and full of light. I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A leader. The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that m



1.) We Are Water Protectors written byCarole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade

We Are Water Protectors

Lists It Appears On:

  • NPR
  • Kirkus
  • Shelf Awareness
  • NYPL
  • Publishers Weekly
  • Powells
  • Washington Post
  • Bookshop Santa Cruz
  • Book Riot

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth’s water from harm and corruption–a bold and lyrical picture book written by Carole Lindstrom and vibrantly illustrated by Michaela Goade. Water is the fir




The 525+ Additional Best Kids, Children, and Youth Books Released In 2020



#BookAuthorLists
37A Whale of the WildRosanne Parry, illustrated by Lindsay MooreMoms
   Powells
   
Washington Post
38All ThirteenChristina SoontornvatBookpage
   NYPL
   
Shelf Awareness
39Bedtime for Sweet CreaturesNikki Grimes, illus. by Elizabeth ZunonKirkus
   
Publishers Weekly
   Book Riot
40Black Heroes of the Wild West: Featuring Stagecoach Mary, Bass Reeves, and Bob Lemmons: A TOON GraphicJames Otis Smith Kadir Nelson (Introduction by)NPR
   NYPL
   Amazon
41Butts Are Everywhere!Jonathan Stutzman and Heather FoxBook Riot
   Brightly
   Powells
42Dark Was the Night: Blind Willie Johnson’s Journey to the StarsGary Golio E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)
Bookshop Santa Cruz
   NYPL
   Kirkus
43Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith HaringMatthew Burgess, illustrated by Josh CochranKirkus
   NYPL
   
Washington Post
44Every Color of LightHiroshi Osada, trans. from the Japanese by David Boyd, illus. by Ryōji AraiKirkus
   
Publishers Weekly
   
Shelf Awareness
45Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to VoteVeronica ChambersNYPL
   
Washington Post
   Amazon
46From the Desk of Zoe WashingtonJanae MarksGoodreads
   Parents
   
Imagination Soup
47Go with the FlowKaren Schneemann Lily Williams
Bookshop Santa Cruz
   NYPL
   NPR
48How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing ChampionAshima Shiraishi Yao Xiao (Illustrator)Kirkus
   
Publishers Weekly
   Amazon
49I PromiseLeBron James
Barnes & Noble
   Moms
   Amazon
50IkengaNnedi OkoraforPowells
   Amazon
   NPR
51In a JarDeborah Marcero
Bookshop Santa Cruz
   
Bookpage 2
   Kirkus
52King and the DragonfliesKacen Callender
Publishers Weekly 2
   Bookpage
   
Shelf Awareness
53Premeditated Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery 1)Elizabeth C. BunceBookpage
   Moms
   Amazon
54Punching the AirIbi Zoboi and Yusaf SaalamPowells
   
Bookshop Santa Cruz
   Time
55Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and YouJason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
Washington Post
   
Bookshop Santa Cruz
   Time
56The Barnabus ProjectTerry Fann, Eric Fann, and Devin FannKirkus
   Powells
   Amazon
57The Little MermaidJerry PinkneyAmazon
   
Bookpage 2
   
The New York Times
58The Most Beautiful ThingKao Kalia YangKirkus
   NYPL
   NPR
59The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & TruthWade Hudson & Cheryl W. Hudson (eds)NYPL
   NPR
   
The New York Times
60A Bowl Full of Peace: A True StoryCaren Stelson Akira Kusaka (Illustrator)Kirkus
   
Bookshop Santa Cruz
61A Phoenix First Must BurnPatrice CaldwellPowells
   
Bookshop Santa Cruz
62A Polar Bear in the SnowMac Barnett Shawn Harris (Illustrator)NYPL
   Amazon
63A Wish in the DarkChristina Soontornvat
Washington Post
   NYPL
64Black Is a Rainbow ColorAngela Joy, illustrated by Ekua HolmesNYPL
   
Washington Post
65Chance: Escape from the HolocaustUri Shulevitz
Publishers Weekly 2
   
The New York Times
66City SpiesJames PontiParents
   NYPL
67Dragon HoopsGene Luen YangPowells
   
The New York Times
68Efrén DividedErnesto CisnerosNYPL
   NPR
69Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn BrooksSuzanne Slade Cozbi A. Cabrera (Illustrator)NYPL
   Parents
70Families BelongDan Saks Brooke Smart (Illustrator)Amazon
   Brightly
71Fauja Singh Keeps GoingSimran Jeet SinghNYPL
   NPR
72Feathered Serpent and the Five SunsDuncan TonatiuhKirkus
   NYPL
73Fred’s Big Feelings: The Life and Legacy of Mister RogersLaura Renauld Brigette Barrager (Illustrator)Moms
   Amazon
74Ghost SquadClaribel A. OrtegaGoodreads
   NPR
75Happy HairMechal Renee RoeAmazon
   Brightly
76Hello, World! Construction SiteJill McDonaldAmazon
   Brightly
77HikePete OswaldKirkus
   NYPL
78How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest AdventureJohn RoccoMoms
   
Publishers Weekly 2
79Just One of Those DaysJill Murphy
Waterstones
   
The Guardian
80Land of the CranesAida SalazarBookpage
   NYPL
81Letters from BearGauthier David Marie Caudry (Illustrator)Kirkus
   Eerdlings
82Lightfall: The Girl & the GaldurianTim Probert
Bookshop Santa Cruz
   NYPL
83Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell ItAndrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney
Washington Post
   
The New York Times
84Mail DuckErica SirotichParents
   Kirkus
85MexiqueMaría José Ferrada Ana Penyas (Illustrator)Kirkus
   Eerdlings
86My Best FriendJulie FoglianoNYPL
   NPR
87Nacho’s Nachos: The Story Behind the World’s Favorite SnackSandra NickelKirkus
   NYPL
88Nana Akua Goes to SchoolTricia Elam WalkerKirkus
   NYPL
89Old Rock (Is Not Boring)Deb PiluttiParents
   Kirkus
90Our Friend HedgehogLauren CastilloBookpage
   
School Library Journal
91Out the DoorChristy Hale
Publishers Weekly
   NYPL
92Packs: Strength in NumbersHannah SalyerKirkus
   NYPL
93Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble MagnetZanib MianNYPL
   NPR
94PrimerJennifer Muro and Thomas KrajewskiAmazon
   
Imagination Soup
95Shirley & Jamila Save Their SummerGillian GoerzParents
   NYPL
96SnapdragonKat Leyh
Publishers Weekly 2
   NYPL
97StarcrossedJosephine Angelini
Bookshop Santa Cruz
   Kirkus
98Sugar in MilkThrity Umrigar
Bookpage 2
   Kirkus
99Swashby and the SeaBeth Ferry, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
Washington Post
   Book Riot
100Ten Ways to Hear SnowCathy Camper and Kenard PakNPR
   Powells
101The Blackbird GirlsAnne Blankman
Imagination Soup
   NYPL
102The Book of Hopes 
The Guardian
   
The Telegraph
103The BraveJames Bird
Imagination Soup
   NYPL
104The Only Black Girls in TownBrandy Colbert
Washington Post
   Bookpage
105The Paper Boat: A Refugee StoryThao LamKirkus
   NYPL
106The Silent Stars Go BySally Nicholls
The Guardian
   
The Telegraph
107The Silver ArrowLev GrossmanAmazon
   
The New York Times
108The SuitcaseChris Naylor-BallesterosAmazon
   Kirkus
109The Tower of Nero (The Trials of Apollo, #5)Rick RiordanGoodreads
   Amazon
110The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever (The Wizards of Once, 4)Cressida Cowell
The Telegraph
   Amazon
111The World Needs More Purple PeopleKristen Bell Benjamin Hart Daniel Wiseman (Illustrator) & 1 more
Barnes & Noble
   Brightly
112There Must Be More Than That!Shinsuke YoshitakeKirkus
   
The New York Times
113To the Moon and Back for YouEmilia Bechrakis SerhantBrightly
   Book Riot
114Tomorrow I’ll Be KindJessica HischeMoms
   Amazon
115Trowbridge RoadMarcella PixleyAmazon
   
Shelf Awareness
116TwinsVarian Johnson, illustrated by Shannon WrightNPR
   
Washington Post
117We Are Not FreeTraci CheeMoms
   Time
118When You Trap a TigerTae Keller
Publishers Weekly 2
   NYPL
119Will You Be My Friend?Sam McBratney, Anita JeramAmazon
   
Waterstones
120Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to JusticeMahogany L. Browne, with Elizabeth…Kirkus
   NYPL
121¡Vamos! Let’s Go EatRaul the Third, colors by Elaine Bay
Washington Post
122¿Cómo lo ves?Vera GalindoNYPL
123‘OHANA MEANS FAMILYILIMA LOOMISKirkus
124100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen, with Classic Cookies, Novel Treats, Brownies, Bars, and MoreSarah Kieffer
The Wall Street Journal
12513 Stories About HarrisAmy Schwartz
Bookpage 2
12650 Things to Do in the WildRichard Skrein Maria Nilsson (Illustrator)
The Wall Street Journal
127A Bear Named BjornDelphine PerretNYPL
128A Game Of Fox & SquirrelsJenn ReeseNPR
129A Girl Like MeAngela JohnsonNYPL
130A Hatful of DragonsVikram MadanNYPL
131A High Five for Glenn BurkePhil BildnerNYPL
132A Last GoodbyeElin Kelsey Soyeon Kim (Illustrator)Kirkus
133A Little Book About 123sLeo Lionni Jan Gerardi (Illustrator)Brightly
134A Mystery in the ForestSusanna Isern Daniel Montero Galán (Illustrator)Kirkus
135A New Green DayAntoinette Portis
Publishers Weekly
136A Poem for Every Winter Day 
The Telegraph
137A Portrait in Poems: The Storied Life of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. ToklasEvie Robillard Rachel Katstaller (Illustrator)Kirkus
138A Sporting ChanceLori AlexanderNYPL
139A Stopwatch from GrampaLoretta Garbutt Carmen Mok (Illustrator)Kirkus
140A Story about AfiyaJames Berry Anna Cunha (Illustrator)
The New York Times
141A Story for Small BearAlice B. McGinty Richard Jones (Illustrator)Kirkus
142A Stranger Comes to TownMaria KristjansdottirKirkus
143A Thousand QuestionsSaadia FaruqiNYPL
144A Way with Wild ThingsLarissa Theule Sara Palacios (Illustrator)Kirkus
145A World of OppositesGray MalinAmazon
146Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed BasketballJen Bryant Frank Morrison (Illustrator)NYPL
147Adele & Simon Barbara McClintock Barbara McClintock (Illustrator)
Reading and Thinking
148After the War 
The Telegraph
149Agent Moose (Agent Moose, 1)Mo O’Hara Jess Bradley (Illustrator)Amazon
150Ali CrossJames PattersonGoodreads
151Alicia Alonso Takes the StageRebel Girls Josefina Preumayr (Illustrator)
School Library Journal
152All Kinds of KindnessJudy Carey Nevin Susie Hammer (Illustrator)Amazon
153All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City BombingChris Barton Nicole Xu (Illustrator)Kirkus
154All the Birds in the WorldInc Peter Pauper Press (Created by)Kirkus
155All the colorsSusie Jaramillo
Chicago Public Library
156AmigasLauren AceNYPL
157And the People Stayed HomeKitty O’Meara
Barnes & Noble
158Animals Should Definitely Not Wear ClothingJudi Barrett Ron Barrett (Illustrator)
Reading and Thinking
159Anisha, Accidental Detective 
The Guardian
160Any Day with YouMae RespicioNYPL
161Apple: Skin to the CoreEric GansworthTime
162Are Your Stars Like My Stars?Leslie Helakoski Heidi Woodward Sheffield (Illustrator)Book Riot
163Arlo The Lion Who Couldn’t SleepCatherine Rayner
Waterstones
164As It Is In Heaven Eerdlings
165Astronauts: Women on the Final FrontierJim OttavianiNYPL
166At the PondGeraldo ValerioNYPL
167Attack of the Underwear DragonScott Rothman Pete Oswald (Illustrator)Brightly
168B Is for Ballet: A Dance AlphabetJohn Robert Allman Rachael Dean (Illustrator)Brightly
169Basher STEM Junior: ScienceJonathan O’Callaghan Simon Basher (Illustrator)Amazon
170Be You! Amazon
171BearBen QueenNYPL
172Bear Came AlongRichard T Morris Leuyen Pham (Illustrator)Moms
173Beatrix Potter the Complete Tales (Peter Rabbit)  
Reading and Thinking
174Bedtime BonnetNancy Redd Nneka Myers (Illustrator)Brightly
175Behind the Scenes at the Museum: Your All-access Guide to the World’s Amazing MuseumsDK Smithsonian Institution (Contribution by)Amazon
176Being FrogApril Pulley Sayre
Publishers Weekly
177Ben and the Emancipation ProclamationPat Sherman Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)Eerdlings
178Beyond MeAnnie Donwerth-ChikamatsuNYPL
179Big Papa and the Time MachineDaniel BernstromNYPL
180Bird HugsGed Adamson
Goodreads 2
181Birrarung Wilam: A Story from Aboriginal AustraliaAunty Joy Murphy Andrew Kelly Lisa Kennedy (Illustrator) & 1 moreKirkus
182Black and British: A short, essential historyDavid Olusoga
The Guardian
183Black Brother, Black BrotherJewell Parker RhodesAmazon
184Bones: An Inside Look at the Animal KingdomJules Howard Chervelle Fryer (Illustrator)Moms
185Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to FreedomCarole Boston Weatherford Michele Wood (Illustrator)Kirkus
186BoxitectsKim SmithMoms
187Brand New Boy 
The Telegraph
188Brick by BrickHeidi Woodward SheffieldNYPL
189Bringing Back the Wolves: How a Predator Restored An EcosystemJude IsabellaNYPL
190Britannica All New Kids’ Encyclopedia: What We Know & What We Don’tBritannica Group Christopher Lloyd (Editor) J. E. Luebering (Foreword by) & 1 more
The Wall Street Journal
191Brothers KeeperJulie Lee
Imagination Soup
192Bug BoysLaura KnetzgerNYPL
193Busy Grow 
The Telegraph
194Camping With Unicorns (Phoebe and Her Unicorn #11)Dana SimpsonPowells
195Carteras y carterosCaracolino Canizales (Illustrator)
Chicago Public Library
196Cast Away: Poems for Our TimeNaomi Shihab Nye
Washington Post
197Cat Kid Comic Club: From the Creator of Dog ManDav PilkeyAmazon
198Catch That Chicken!Atinuke Angela Brooksbank (Illustrator)Parents
199Catherine’s WarJulie BilletNYPL
200Chapulín Colorado 
Chicago Public Library
201Circle! Sphere!Grace Lin
Chicago Public Library
202Clap When You LandElizabeth Acevedo
Bookshop Santa Cruz
203Claude: The True Story of a White AlligatorEmma Bland Smith Jennifer M. Potter (Illustrator)Kirkus
204Clean Up!Dapo Adeola, Nathan Bryon
Waterstones
205Coming to EnglandFloella Benjamin, Diane Ewen
Waterstones
206Condor Comeback (Scientists in the Field)Sy Montgomery, photos by Tianne Strombeck
Publishers Weekly 2
207CONSTRUCTION PEOPLEEDITEDLEE BENNETT HOPKINSKirkus
208Construction Site Mission: Demolition!Sherri Duskey RinkerAmazon
209CooKaela Noel
Imagination Soup
210Counting CreaturesJulia Donaldson Sharon King-Chai (Illustrator)
The Telegraph
211CozyJan Brett Jan Brett (Illustrator)Brightly
212Crabapple TroubleKaeti VanDornNYPL
213Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary AnimalsKaty S. Duffield Mike Orodán (Illustrator)Kirkus
214Dad By My SideSooshAmazon
215Dandan’s Dream (Child Sent to the South Pole)Xiaowen Zhu Yanling Gong (Illustrator)Kirkus
216Dandelion’s DreamYoko TanakaKirkus
217Daring Darleen: Queen of the ScreenAnne Nesbet
Publishers Weekly 2
218Date Me, Bryson KellerKevin Van Whye
Bookshop Santa Cruz
219Dead VoicesKatherine Arden
Family Vacation Critic
220Dear JustyceNic Stone
Financial Times
221Desert Girl, Monsoon BoyTara Dairman Archana Sreenivasan (Illustrator)Kirkus
222Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep EndJeff KinneyAmazon
223Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He BuiltAngela Burke Kunkel Paola Escobar (Illustrator)Kirkus
224Dog GoneRob Biddulph
Waterstones
225Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #9) (9)Dav PilkeyAmazon
226Dogger’s Christmas 
The Telegraph
227Dozens of DoughnutsCarrie Finison Brianne Farley (Illustrator)Book Riot
228Dreams for Our DaughtersRuth Doyle Ashling Lindsay (Illustrator)Eerdlings
229Early DeparturesJustin A. Reynolds
Bookshop Santa Cruz
230Eight Pieces of Silva 
The Guardian
231Embassy of the DeadWill MabbittNYPL
232Eva Evergreen: Semi-Magical WitchJulie AbeNYPL
233Every Night Is Pizza NightJ. Kenji López-Alt Gianna Ruggiero (Illustrator)Amazon
234Everybody Counts: A Counting Story From 0 To 7.5 BillionKristin RoskifteNPR
235Exploring the ElementsIsabel Thomas Sara Gillingham (Artist)
The Wall Street Journal
236Federico and All His FamiliesMili Hernández Gómez (Illustrator)
Chicago Public Library
237Federico y sus familiasMili Hernández Gómez (Illustrator)
Chicago Public Library
238Feel the FogApril Pulley SayreKirkus
239Felix Ever AfterKacen Callender
Bookshop Santa Cruz
240Finding FrançoisGus GordonReadings
241Finding Our Heart Readings
242Flying Over WaterN. H. Senzai Shannon Hitchcock Andrea Davis Pinkney (Editor) & 1 more
Bookshop Santa Cruz
243Fox and Little TanukiMi TagawaNYPL
244Friday Night WrestlefestJ. F. Fox Micah Player (Illustrator)Parents
245Get a Grip Vivy CohenSarah Kapit
Imagination Soup
246Giraffe ProblemsJory John Lane Smith (Illustrator)Brightly
247Girl on a MotorcycleAmy NoveskyNYPL
248Good Morning ZoomLindsay Rechler June Park (Illustrator)Brightly
249Goodbye, Mr. TeruptRob BuyeaAmazon
250Green Lantern: LegacyMinh LêNYPL
251Grow: Secrets of Our DNANicola Davies Emily Sutton (Illustrator)Amazon
252Grumpy Monkey Up All NightSuzanne Lang Max Lang (Illustrator)Brightly
253Guardians of Liberty: Freedom of the Press and the Nature of NewsLinda Barrett OsborneNYPL
254GutsRaina Telgemeier
Family Vacation Critic
255Hand in Hand Parents
256Happy Birthday, Moon (Moonbear) Frank Asch
Reading and Thinking
257Helga Makes a Name for HerselfMegan Maynor Eda Kaban (Illustrator)Amazon
258Hello Hello (Books for Preschool and Kindergarten, Poetry Books for Kids)Brendan Wenzel (Illustrator)Amazon
259Hello, Elephant!Sam BoughtonParents
260Hello, friend 
Chicago Public Library
261Help Wanted, Must Love BooksJanet Sumner Johnson Courtney Dawson (Illustrator)Moms
262Herd Boy Eerdlings
263Heroes Wear MasksSesame WorkshopMoms
264Hey, Baby!Andrea PippinsBrightly
265History Comics: The Roanoke Colony: America’s First MysteryChris SchweizerAmazon
266History Smashers: The MayflowerKate Messner Dylan Meconis (Illustrator)Parents
267Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan CrowJessica TownsendGoodreads
268Hooray for Little Fingers!Tristan MoryParents
269How Big Is Zagnodd?Sandra BoyntonParents
270How the Stars Came To BePoonam Mistry
Bookshop Santa Cruz
271How to Be More Paddington: A Book of Kindness 
The Telegraph
272How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World Marjorie Priceman
Reading and Thinking
273HOW TO TIE A SHOE & OTHER BIG ADVENTURESILLUSTRATEDSKIP HILLKirkus
274How to Write a Story: (Read-Aloud Book, Learn to Read and Write) Amazon
275Hug  
Reading and Thinking
276I Am a Book. I Am a Portal to the Universe 
Financial Times
277I Am HortonCynthia SchumerthBrightly
278I Am Not a Label: 34 artists, thinkers, athletes and activists with disabilities from past and presentCerrie Burnell Lauren Mark Baldo (Illustrator)Amazon
279I Am One: A Book of ActionSusan Verde Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)Moms
280I am StrongSuzy Capozzi Eren Unten (Illustrator)Brightly
281I Am the StormJane Yolen Heidi E. y. Stemple Kristen Howdeshell (Illustrator) & 1 moreAmazon
282I Am the WindMichael Karg Sophie Diao (Illustrator)Kirkus
283I Love My Tutu Too!: A Never Bored BookRoss BurachKirkus
284I’m Sticking with YouSmriti Halls, Steve Small
Waterstones
285I’ll Always Be Older Than You Readings
286Ice! Poems about Polar LifeDouglas FlorianKirkus
287If I had a unicornGabby Dawnay, Alex Barrow
Waterstones
288In the Half RoomCarson Ellis
Publishers Weekly
289Invent-a-PetVicky Fang Tidawan Thaipinnarong (Illustrator)Book Riot
290InvestiGators (InvestiGators, 1) Amazon
291It’s You I Like: A Mister Rogers Poetry Book (Mister Rogers Poetry Books)Fred Rogers Luke Flowers (Illustrator)Amazon
292Izzy and FrankKatrina Lehman Sophie Beer (Illustrator)Readings
293Jabari TriesGaia CornwallAmazon
294Jefferson Measures a MooseMara Rockliff S. D. Schindler (Illustrator)Amazon
295Julieta and the Diamond EnigmaLuisana DuarteNYPL
296Jumbo: The Making of the Boeing 747Chris GallKirkus
297Kamala and Maya’s Big IdeaMeena Harris Ana Ramírez González (Illustrator)Parents
298Kate the Chemist: The Big Book of ExperimentsKate BiberdorfAmazon
299Kevin the Unicorn: Why Can’t We Be Bestie-corns?Jessika Von InnerebnerBrightly
300King of the BirdsElise GravelNYPL
301Kitties on DinosaursMichael SlackPowells
302La araña chiquitita 
Chicago Public Library
303La bañeraLisa BiggiNYPL
304La belleza del finalAlfredo ColellaNYPL
305Leave a Message in the SandBibi Dumon Tak Annemarie Van Haeringen (Illustrator)Eerdlings
306LegendbornTracy DeonnPowells
307Library BabiesViolet Lemay Puck
Chicago Public Library
308Life-Size Animals: An Illustrated SafariRita Mabel Schiavo Isabella Grott (Illustrator)Amazon
309Lifting As We Climb: Black Women’s Battle For The Ballot BoxEvette DionneNPR
310Lights on Wonder RockDavid Litchfield
Barnes & Noble
311Like the Moon Loves the SkyHena KhanNYPL
312Little FoxEdward Van De Vendel Marije Tolman (Illustrator) David Colmer (Translator) & 1 moreKirkus
313Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black HistoryVashti Harrison Kwesi Johnson (With)Amazon
314Little MonstersDavid Walliams, Adam Stower
Waterstones
315Llama Llama Lose Tooth DramaAnna Dewdney Jt Morrow (Illustrator)Brightly
316Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse (A Llama Book, 2)Jonathan Stutzman Heather Fox (Illustrator)Amazon
317Logan Likes Mary Anne!Ann M. Martin Gale Galligan (Illustrator)Amazon
318Looking for SmileEllen Tarlow Lauren Stringer (Illustrator)Kirkus
319Looky Looky Little One Things That GoSandra MagsamenAmazon
320Los carpinchosAlfredo SoderguitNYPL
321Los tomates de MilaSanne DufftNYPL
322Love Your BodyJessica Sanders Carol Rossetti (Illustrator)Moms
323Mad, Mad, MAD (Leslie Patricelli board books)Leslie PatricelliAmazon
324Madame BadobedahSophie Dahl Lauren O’Hara (Illustrator)Amazon
325Magnificent Homespun Brown: A CelebrationSamara Cole DoyonNYPL
326Mammoth ScienceDK David Macaulay (Illustrator)
The Wall Street Journal
327Manners Begin at BreakfastPrincess Marie-Chantal of Greece Tory Burch (Foreword by) Perri Klass (Introduction by) & 1 more
The Wall Street Journal
328Manos a la tierra: crea tu propio jardínKirsten BradleyNYPL
329Mary And The Trail Of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival StoryAndrea L. RogersNPR
330Mary UnderwaterShannon DoleskiNYPL
331Max Meow Book 1: Cat Crusader Amazon
332Me & MamaCozbi A. Cabrera
Bookpage 2
333Me and My SisterRose RobbinsEerdlings
334Meesha Makes FriendsTom Percival, Tom Percival
Waterstones
335Memoirs of a TortoiseDevin Scillian Tim Bowers (Illustrator)Kirkus
336Mi abueloÉmilie ChazerandNYPL
337Mi lazarilla, mi capitánGonzalo MoureNYPL
338Midnight At The Barclay HotelFleur BradleyNPR
339MigrantsIssa WatanabeKirkus
340Miriam at the RiverJane Yolen Khoa Le (Illustrator)
Bookshop Santa Cruz
341Miss Rumphius Barbara Cooney
Reading and Thinking
342Mog’s BirthdayJudith Kerr
Waterstones
343Mom’s SweaterJayde PerkinEerdlings
344Mr. Gumpy’s Outing John Burningham John Burningham (Illustrator)
Reading and Thinking
345Música en el jardínMariana Ruiz JohnsonNYPL
346My Dad Miriam Hathaway
Reading and Thinking
347My Day with Gong GongSennah Yee Elaine Chen (Illustrator)Kirkus
348My Favorite Color: I Can Only Pick One?Aaron BeckerKirkus
349My Friend Earth:Patricia MacLachlan Francesca Sanna (Illustrator)
Bookshop Santa Cruz
350My RainbowDeshanna Neal Trinity Neal Art Twink (Illustrator) & 1 moreKirkus
351Natalie Portman’s FablesNatalie Portman Janna Mattia (Illustrator)Moms
352Nerp!Sarah Lynne ReulKirkus
353Never and Forever 
The Telegraph
354Newton and Curie: The Science SquirrelsDaniel KirkAmazon
355Night WishesLee Bennett Hopkins (Editor) Jen Corace (Illustrator)Eerdlings
356NO VOICE TOO SMALLEDITEDLINDSAY H. METCALF , KEILA V. DAWSON & JEANETTE BRADLEYKirkus
357No, David! David Shannon
Reading and Thinking
358Nonsense! The Curious Story of Edward GoreyLori MortensenNYPL
359Now Wash Your Hands!Matt Carr, Matt Carr
Waterstones
360Ocean Speaks: How Marie Tharp Revealed the Ocean’s Biggest SecretJess Keating Katie Hickey (Illustrator)Amazon
361OdessaJonathan HillPowells
362Ohana Means FamilyIlima LoomisNYPL
363Oi Aardvark!Kes Gray, Jim Field
Waterstones
364OilJonah WinterNYPL
365On the HorizonLois LowryNYPL
366On the Move 
The Telegraph
367One Hundred Steps: The Story of Captain Sir Tom MooreCaptain Tom Moore, Adam Larkum
Waterstones
368One of a Kind: A Story About Sorting and ClassifyingNeil Packer
The Wall Street Journal
369One True King (The School for Good and Evil: The Camelot Years, #3)Soman ChainaniGoodreads
370One Year at EllsmereFaith Erin HicksMoms
371One Yellow SunMichael ArndtKirkus
372Oscar the Hungry UnicornLou Carter Nikki Dyson (Illustrator)Amazon
373Our Castle by the SeaLucy Strange
Family Vacation Critic
374Our Favorite Day of the YearA. E. Ali Rahele Jomepour Bell (Illustrator)Kirkus
375Our Home, Our HeartbeatAdam Briggs Kate Moon (Illustrator) Rachael Sarra (Illustrator) & 1 moreReadings
376Our World Parents
377Overground RailroadLesa Cline-RansomeNYPL
378Paola Santiago and the River of Tears (Rick Riordan Presents)Tehlor Kay MejiaAmazon
379Pea, Bee, & Jay #1: Stuck TogetherBrian Smitty SmithAmazon
380Perkin’s Perfect Purple: How a Boy Created Color with ChemistryTami Lewis Brown Debbie Loren Dunn Francesca Sanna (Illustrator) & 1 moreKirkus
381Pirate StewNeil Gaiman, Chris Riddell
Waterstones
382Play With Your Plate!Judith RossellParents
383Playing PossumJennifer Black Reinhardt
Barnes & Noble
384Please Don’t Eat MeLiz ClimoReadings
385Poems AloudJoseph CoelhoNYPL
386Prairie DaysPatricia MacLachlan
Bookpage 2
387Pretty Tricky: The Sneaky Ways Plants SurviveEtta Kaner Ashley Barron (Illustrator)Kirkus
388Pride and Prejudice 
The Telegraph
389Puss in Boots Paul Galdone Joanna C. Galdone
Reading and Thinking
390Race to the SunRebecca Roanhorse
Bookshop Santa Cruz
391Rain Before RainbowsSmriti Prasadam-Halls
Bookpage 2
392Red Eerdlings
393Ritu Weds ChandniAmeya NarvankarKirkus
394Ronan the LibrarianTara Luebbe Becky Cattie Victoria Maderna (Illustrator) & 1 moreAmazon
395Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly AdventureJeff KinneyMoms
396Salma the Syrian ChefDanny Ramadan Anna Bron (Illustrator)Kirkus
397Santiago’s Road HomeAlexandra Diaz
Imagination Soup
398Saturdays Are for StellaCandy Wellins Charlie Eve Ryan (Illustrator)Kirkus
399SaucyCynthia Kadohata Marianna Raskin (Illustrator)Moms
400See the Cat: Three Stories About a DogDavid Larochelle Mike Wohnoutka (Illustrator)Parents
401SerpentineLaurell K. Hamilton
The Guardian
402Seven Golden Rings: A Tale of Music and MathRajani Larocca Archana Sreenivasan (Illustrator)Book Riot
403Shake My Sillies OutRaffi Maple Lam (Illustrator)Brightly
404SharingYusuke YonezuKirkus
405SharukoMonica BrownNYPL
406She Persisted Around the WorldChelsea Clinton Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator)Brightly
407She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley ChisholmKatheryn Russell-Brown Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)Kirkus
408Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb!Veronica ChambersNYPL
409Sisters Of The War: Two Remarkable True Stories Of Survival And Hope In SyriaRania AbouzeidNPR
410Sleep Tight with The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric CarleBrightly
411Snail CrossingCorey R. TaborNPR
412Sometimes Cake Readings
413Songs for Our SonsRuth Doyle Ashling Lindsay (Illustrator)Eerdlings
414Sophie’s Masterpiece Eileen Spinelli Jane Dyer (Illustrator)
Reading and Thinking
415Stone SoupMarcia Brown
Reading and Thinking
416Story BoatKyo Maclear Rashin Kheiriyeh (Illustrator)Kirkus
417Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of DemocracyKenneth C. Davis
Washington Post
418Sweet Child o’ MineGuns N’ Roses
Goodreads 2
419Talking is Not My ThingRose RobbinsEerdlings
420The Absence of SparrowsKurt Kirchmeier
Family Vacation Critic
421The Alphabet’s Alphabet Parents
422The Babies and Kitties BookJohn Schindel Molly WoodwardAmazon
423The Bad Guys in the Dawn of the Underlord (The Bad Guys #11)Aaron BlabeyAmazon
424The Barren Grounds: The Misewa SagaDavid A. RobertsonNPR
425The Bear and the DuckMay AngeliEerdlings
426The Bear and the MoonMatthew Burgess Catia Chien (Illustrator)Kirkus
427The Bear in My FamilyMaya TatsukawaKirkus
428The Bear, the Piano and Little Bear’s ConcertDavid Litchfield
Waterstones
429The Best Worst Poet EverLauren StohlerAmazon
430The Big Sibling GetawayKorrie LeerBook Riot
431The Blue TableChris RaschkaKirkus
432The Bone GardenHeather Kassner
Family Vacation Critic
433The Box TurtleVanessa RoederParents
434The Canyon’s EdgeDusti Bowling
Imagination Soup
435The Chickens Build a WallJean-Francois DumontEerdlings
436The Christmas FeastNathalie Dargent Magali Le Huche (Illustrator)Eerdlings
437The Complete DIY Cookbook for Young ChefsAmerica’s Test Kitchen Kids (Editor)
The Wall Street Journal
438The Complete Flower FairiesCicely Mary Barker
The Wall Street Journal
439The Cool Bean (The Bad Seed, #3)Jory John Pete Oswald (Illustrator)
Goodreads 2
440The CousinsKaren M. McManus
Financial Times
441The Crocodile and the Dentist Taro Gomi
Reading and Thinking
442The Deep & Dark BlueNiki SmithNYPL
443The Friendship WarAndrew Clements
Family Vacation Critic
444The Fuzzy Apocalypse 
School Library Journal
445The Gardener  
Reading and Thinking
446The GhoulTaghreed Najjar Hassan Manasra (Illustrator)Kirkus
447The Girl and the GhostHanna AlkafNYPL
448The GoodyLauren Child
Waterstones
449The Great GoddenMeg Rosoff
The Telegraph
450The Great RealisationTomos Roberts (Tomfoolery) Nomoco (Illustrator)
Waterstones
451The Greatest Inventor 
Financial Times
452The Grinny Granny DonkeyCraig Smith Katz Cowley (Illustrator)
Waterstones
453The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, SwishLil Miss Hot Mess Olga De Dios (Illustrator)Kirkus
454The House of Madame MClotilde PerrinKirkus
455The Hunter and His DogSassafras De BruynEerdlings
456The IckabogJ K RowlingAmazon
457The Inside BattleMelanie SumrowNYPL
458The Joy in YouCat Deeley Rosie Butcher (Illustrator)Brightly
459The Land of the CranesAida Salazar
Bookshop Santa Cruz
460The Last MarshmallowGrace Lin
Chicago Public Library
461The Last TigerPetr HorácekEerdlings
462The Life of the BuddhaHeather Sanche Tara Di Gesu (Illustrator)Kirkus
463The Lights And Types Of Ships At NightDave EggersNPR
464The Line TenderKate Allen
Family Vacation Critic
465The Little House Virginia Lee Burton
Reading and Thinking
466The Littlest YakLu Fraser, Kate Hindley
Waterstones
467The Lost SpellsRobert MacFarlane Jackie Morris (Illustrator)
The Guardian
468The Magic FishTrung Le Nguyen
Bookshop Santa Cruz
469The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive Joanna Cole Bruce Degen (Illustrator)
Reading and Thinking
470The Midnight Guardians 
The Guardian
471The Most Amazing BirdMichael Arvaarluk Kusugak Andrew Qappik (Illustrator)Kirkus
472The Mysteries of the Universe: Discover the best-kept secrets of spaceWill GaterAmazon
473The Mystery of Black Hollow LaneJulia Nobel
Family Vacation Critic
474The Napping HouseAudrey Wood Don Wood (Illustrator)
Reading and Thinking
475The Nerviest Girl in the WorldMelissa WileyAmazon
476The Newspaper ClubBeth Vrabel Paula Franco (Illustrator)Moms
477The Ocean Calls: A Haenyeo Mermaid StoryTina Cho Jess X. Snow (Illustrator)Kirkus
478The Orphans of St Halibut’s 
The Telegraph
479The Postman from SpaceGuillaume PerreaultNYPL
480The President of the JunglePaula Desgualdo André Rodrigues Larissa Ribeiro & 1 moreMoms
481The Proudest BlueIbtihaj Muhammad, Hatem Aly
Waterstones
482The Radium GirlsKate MooreNYPL
483The Secret Explorers and the Lost WhalesSJ King DKAmazon
484The Seed of Compassion: Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai LamaDalai Lama XIV
Goodreads 2
485The Serious GooseJimmy Kimmel
Goodreads 2
486The Ship We BuiltLexie Bean
Imagination Soup
487The Snowflake 
The Telegraph
488The Snowman 
Reading and Thinking
489The Story of PopEditors of Caterpillar Books Lindsey Sagar (Illustrator)Amazon
490The Strange Birds of Flannery O’ConnorAmy Alznauer, illustrated by Ping Zhu
The New York Times
491The Times Machine!: Learn Multiplication and Division. . . Like, Yesterday! (McKellar Math)Danica McKellar Josée Masse (Illustrator)Amazon
492The Tiny ChefAdam Reid Rachel Larsen Ozi Akturk & 1 moreBrightly
493The Total Eclipse of Nestor LopezAdrianna CuevasNYPL
494The Truth About DragonsJaime ZollarsAmazon
495The Ugly DoodlesValeria WickerBook Riot
496The Unready Queen (Oddmire #2)William RitterPowells
497The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Snowy Hide & Seek Brightly
498The WandererPeter Van Den Ende
The New York Times
499The Whales on the BusKatrina Charman Nick Sharratt (Illustrator)Amazon
500The Wolf RoadBeth Lewis
Financial Times
501The Word for FriendAidan CassieKirkus
502The WorrysaurusRachel Bright Chris Chatterton (Illustrator)
Waterstones
503The Yawns Are Coming!Christopher EliopoulosBrightly
504There’s an Alien in Your BookTom Fletcher Greg Abbott (Illustrator)Brightly
505There’s an Elf in Your BookTom Fletcher Greg Abbott (Illustrator)Brightly
506They Went LeftMonica Hesse
The New York Times
507This Book Is GrayLindsay Ward
Goodreads 2
508This Is A Book Of ShapesKenneth Kraegel
Chicago Public Library
509This Little Dreamer: An Inspirational PrimerJoan Holub Daniel Roode (Illustrator)Amazon
510This or That? 
The Wall Street Journal
511This Way, CharlieCaron Levis Charles Santoso (Illustrator)Book Riot
512Three Keys (A Front Desk Novel)Kelly YangAmazon
513Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! – An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year 
The Guardian
514Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark: (Read-Aloud Family Books, Dinosaurs Kids Book About Fear of Darkness)Jonathan Stutzman Jay Fleck (Illustrator)Amazon
515Today I’m StrongNadiya Hussain, Ella Bailey
Waterstones
516Tornado BrainCat Patrick
Imagination Soup
517TRAP THE MONSTER!AGNESE BARUZZI ILLUSTRATEDKirkus
518Tras-trasMar Benegas María Reyes Guijarro (Illustrator)
Chicago Public Library
519Tune It OutJamie Sumner
Imagination Soup
520Tunnel of BonesVictoria Schwab
Family Vacation Critic
521Two Dogs on a TrikeGabi Snyder Robin Rosenthal (Illustrator)Kirkus
522Uncle Bobby’s WeddingSarah S. Brannen Lucia Soto (Illustrator)Kirkus
523Unicorns Are the Worst!Alex WillanAmazon
524Up to My Knees!Grace Lin
Chicago Public Library
525Vinny Gets a JobTerry BrodnerParents
526Vote for Me!Ben ClantonEerdlings
527Vote for Our Future!Margaret McNamara Micah Player (Illustrator)Brightly
528Way Past WorriedHallee Adelman Sandra de la Prada (Illustrator)Book Riot
529We Believe in YouBeth Ferry Molly Idle (Illustrator)Amazon
530We Love DinosaursLucy VolpinAmazon
531We Will Rock Our ClassmatesRyan T. Higgins
Barnes & Noble
532Weekend DadNaseem Hrab Frank Viva (Illustrator)Kirkus
533Welcome to the PartyGabrielle Union Ashley Evans (Illustrator)Amazon
534What a Masterpiece!Riccardo GuascoEerdlings
535What About Worms!?Mo Willems Ryan T. HigginsParents
536What do you call a baby…? Readings
537What Is Baby Going to Do?Laura Knowles Juliana Perdomo (Illustrator)Parents
538What Sound Is Morning?Grant SniderNYPL
539What the Ladybird Heard at the SeasideJulia Donaldson, Lydia Monks
Waterstones
540What Will Fit?Grace Lin
Chicago Public Library
541What Will You Dream of Tonight?Frances Stickley Anuska Allepuz (Illustrator)Amazon
542What’s In Your Mind Today?Louise Bladen Angela Perrini (Illustrator)Moms
543When Darwin Sailed the Sea: Uncover how Darwin’s revolutionary ideas helped change the worldDavid Long Sam Kalda (Illustrator)Amazon
544When I Feel Scared (The Way I Feel Books) Cornelia Maude Spelman Kathy Parkinson (Illustrator)
Reading and Thinking
545When You Look UpDecur Chloe Garcia Roberts (Translator)
The New York Times
546Where Are You, Agnes?Tessa McWatt Zuzanna Celej (Illustrator)Kirkus
547While We Can’t HugEoin McLaughlin, Polly Dunbar
Waterstones
548While You’re SleepingMick Jackson, John Broadley
Waterstones
549Who Does What?Stephanie Babin Ilaria Falorsi (Illustrator)Parents
550Who Was Ruth Bader Ginsburg?: A Who Was? Board BookLisbeth Kaiser Who Hq Stanley Chow (Illustrator) & 1 moreBrightly
551Who’s Driving? 
The Telegraph
552Wild SymphonyDan Brown Susan Batori (Illustrator)Moms
553Wildlife on Paper: Animals at Risk Around the GlobeKunal KunduAmazon
554Willa the Wisp (The Fabled Stables Book #1)Jonathan Auxier Olga Demidova (Illustrator)Amazon
555William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground RailroadDon TateKirkus
556WindowMarion ArbonaKirkus
557Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration MysteryMeeg Pincus Yas Imamura (Illustrator)Kirkus
558Witches of BrooklynSophie EscabasseNYPL
559Wolfpack (Young Readers Edition)Abby WambachAmazon
560Wreck This Picture BookKeri SmithBook Riot
561You’re My Little BabyEric CarleParents
562Your Birthday Was the BEST! Readings
563Your Place in the UniverseJason ChinKirkus
564Yuzu the Pet VetMingo ItoNYPL
565Zip, the World’s Greatest RobotRebecca PurcellKirkus


34 Best Kids, Children, and Youth Book Sources/Lists



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Amazon Best children’s books of 2020
Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble’s Best Picture Books of 2020
Book Riot 20 MUST-READ PICTURE BOOKS FROM 2020
Bookpage Best Books of 2020: Middle Grade
Bookpage 2 Best Books of 2020: Picture Books
Bookshop Santa Cruz Best Kids Books of the Year 2020
Brightly Best Picture Books of 2020: Ages 3 – 5
Brightly Best Books of 2020 for Babies & Toddlers
Chicago Public Library Best Board Books of 2020
Eerdlings 20 Outstanding Picture Books with Great Values that Children Loved in 2020
Family Vacation Critic Our 10 Favorite Children’s Books of 2020
Financial Times Best books of 2020: Children’s and Young adult
Goodreads Best Middle Grade & Children’s
Goodreads 2 Best Picture Books
Imagination Soup Best Middle-Grade Chapter Books of 2020
Kirkus Best Picture Books of the Year
Moms A Complete List Of The Best Children’s Books Of 2020
NPR NPR’s Book Concierge
NYPL Best Books for Kids 2020
Parents 30 Best Children’s Books of 2020
Powells Best of Kids’ and YA 2020
Publishers Weekly Best Picture Books
Publishers Weekly 2 Best Middle Grade Books
Reading and Thinking The Best Children’s Picture Books of 2020
Readings The best picture books of 2020
School Library Journal Best Chapter Books 2020
Shelf Awareness Our 2020 Best Children’s & Teen Books of the Year
The Guardian Children’s
The New York Times The 25 Best Children’s Books of 2020
The Telegraph The best children’s books of 2020
The Wall Street Journal Holiday Gift Books 2020: Children’s Books
Time The 10 Best YA and Children’s Books of 2020
Washington Post Best children’s books of 2020 reveal a growing diversity
Waterstones The Best Books of 2020: Picture Books