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The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew DaywaltWolfie the Bunny by Ame DyckmanLast Stop on Market Street by Matt de la PeñaFinding Winnie by Lindsay MattickRed by Michael Hall
Picture Books of 2015
289 books — 159 voters
The Night Gardener by Terry FanIda, Always by Caron LevisThunder Boy Jr. by Sherman AlexieMira Forecasts the Future by Kell AndrewsIf I Had a Gryphon by Vikki VanSickle
Picture Books of 2016
306 books — 144 voters

Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie SimaBunny's Book Club by Annie SilvestroWe're All Wonders by R.J. PalacioA Perfect Day by Lane SmithThe Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt
Picture Books of 2017
408 books — 125 voters
The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine HubbardFred's Big Feelings by Laura RenauldThe Secret Garden of George Washington Carver by Gene BarrettaTogether We Grow by Susan VaughtSaving the Countryside by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Picture Books of 2020
376 books — 104 voters

Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica LovePride by Rob SandersShe Persisted Around the World by Chelsea ClintonMommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-BigelowThe Little Red Fort by Brenda Maier
Picture Books of 2018
372 books — 101 voters
Planting Stories by Anika Aldamuy DeniseWhen Sadness is at Your Door by Eva ElandMary Wears What She Wants by Keith NegleyUnicorn Day by Diana MurrayThe Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli
Picture Books of 2019
431 books — 95 voters

First Love Language by Stefany ValentineDescendant of the Crane by Joan HeWhole Whale by Karen YinAmerican Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangThe Star Festival by Moni Ritchie Hadley
Asian American Childrens Literature Creators
247 books — 75 voters
The Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinLove You Forever by Robert MunschDer Struwwelpeter by Heinrich HoffmannSylvester and the Magic Pebble by William SteigCoraline by Neil Gaiman
Nightmare Fuel for Children
141 books — 44 voters

The Storm Runner by J.C. CervantesThe Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoIslandborn by Junot DíazUndead Girl Gang by Lily AndersonAnger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
2018 books published by/for/about Latinos/Latinas/Latinx
86 books — 31 voters
P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-GarciaSugar by Jewell Parker RhodesDarius & Twig by Walter Dean MyersThe Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit by Octavia SpencerThe Laura Line by Crystal Allen
2013 MG & YA Books Written by Authors of African Descent
41 books — 20 voters

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida CórdovaHistory Is All You Left Me by Adam SilveraThe Education of Margot Sánchez by Lilliam RiveraThey Both Die at the End by Adam SilveraWild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
2017 Titles By/For/About Latinx
73 books — 20 voters
Delly Duck by Holly MarlowAdoption Is a Lifelong Journey by Kelly DiBenedettoDeep Listening by Emily KasrielAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryAdopting a Little Brother or Sister by Holly Marlow
Helping a child with adoption
56 books — 16 voters

The Grass May Not Be Greener by Hilary LawrenceA Leopard Never Changes its Spots by Hilary LawrenceLoose Lips Sink Ships by Hilary LawrenceTimothy Mean and the Time Machine by William A.E. FordMolly and Eddy Go Skiing by Nancy Chambers
Best Kindle Unlimited Picture Books
20 books — 14 voters
A Leopard Never Changes its Spots by Hilary LawrenceThe Grass May Not Be Greener by Hilary LawrenceLoose Lips Sink Ships by Hilary LawrenceBedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki GrimesBruno the Brave by Samuel Clark
Picture Books about Bedtime by African-Americans Authors
10 books — 11 voters

The Journey That Saved Curious George by Louise BordenThe Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai GersteinI Have A Dream by Martin Luther-KingSo You Want to Be President? by Judith St. GeorgeSitting Bull by S.D. Nelson
Children's Picture Books: Biographies and Historical Figures
26 books — 10 voters
Nowhere Else I Want to Be by Carol D. MarshShiloh and Dande the Lion by Ciara L. HillOverground Railroad by Lesa Cline-RansomeMagnificent Homespun Brown by Samara Cole DoyonYour Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
2020 Picture Books by African-Americans
60 books — 9 voters

John Henry by Julius LesterHer Stories by Virginia HamiltonThe People Could Fly by Virginia HamiltonThe Talking Eggs by Robert D. San SouciMirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack
African American Folktales - Picture Books
41 books — 9 voters
Ruby's Reunion Day Dinner by Angela DaltonWhen Langston Dances by Kaija LangleyShhh! The Baby’s Asleep by JaNay Brown-WoodDreams for a Daughter by Carole Boston WeatherfordSoul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham
2021 Picture Books by African-Americans
66 books — 9 voters

Nowhere Else I Want to Be by Carol D. MarshMommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-BigelowThe Day You Begin by Jacqueline WoodsonGrandma's Purse by Vanessa Brantley-NewtonI Got the Christmas Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison
2018 Picture Books by African-Americans
37 books — 8 voters
The Love Match by Priyanka TaslimHana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation by Sylvia LiuCece Rios and the King of Fears by Kaela RiveraElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineKnight of the Cape by Terry Catasús Jennings
WriteOnCon 2022 Books
122 books — 7 voters

The Six Macs and the Slime Monster from Loch Ness by David J. DawkinsThe Six Macs and the Bell of Souls by David J. DawkinsStarfish by Lisa FippsThe Sky Over Rebecca by Matthew FoxOdder by Katherine Applegate
#ReadByColor — Light Blue Book Covers
25 books — 7 voters
The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'NeillThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangSnapdragon by Kat LeyhMighty Jack by Ben HatkeSmile by Raina Telgemeier
#MGCarousel - Graphic Novels
55 books — 6 voters

Flour Babies by Anne FineDeath by Eggplant by Susan Heyboer O'KeefeThe Baby Project by leigh_Valiant by Holly BlackOur Sixth-Grade Sugar Babies by Eve Bunting
Fake Baby School Projects
18 books — 6 voters
What Is Given from the Heart by Patricia C. McKissackHands Up! by Breanna J. McDanielThe Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine HubbardThinker by Eloise GreenfieldGoing Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons
2019 Picture Books by African-Americans
42 books — 5 voters

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly BarnhillA Place to Hang the Moon by Kate AlbusWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace LinWalk Two Moons by Sharon CreechOver the Moon by Natalie Lloyd
#MGCarousel - Books About the Moon
63 books — 5 voters
Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist by Christine EvansAliana Reaches for the Moon by Laura RoettigerSweet Dreams, Sarah by Vivian KirkfieldFour Otters Toboggan by Vivian KirkfieldYou Are Your Strong by Danielle Dufayet
Picture Book Buzz 2019 Debuts
19 books — 4 voters

One Big Day by Anne WynterHands On! by Anne WynterTwelve Dinging Doorbells by Tameka Fryer BrownMardi Gras Almost Didn't Come This Year by Kathy Z. PriceSam's Super Seats by Keah Brown
2022 Picture Books by African-Americans
84 books — 3 voters
Willa of the Wood by Robert BeattyEucalyptus by Murray BailMaggie & Abby and the Shipwreck Treehouse by Will TaylorWhere the Woods Grow Wild by Nate PhilbrickFish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
#MGCarousel - Books About Trees
26 books — 2 voters

Ty's Travels by Kelly Starling LyonsA Diver Like Me by Sanaa ChegeBeach Day! by Kelly Starling LyonsMolly Morningstar Molly On Ice by Andrea CokeKick Push by Frank Morrison
Picture Books About Sports & Recreation by African-Americans
8 books — 2 voters
The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. BaptistEllen's Broom by Kelly Starling LyonsFlower Girl Butterflies by Elizabeth Fitzgerald HowardThe Ring Bearer by Floyd Cooper
Picture Books About Weddings by African-Americans
4 books — 1 voter

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