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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

Mysteries of the Red Coyote Inn by Lorraine CareyJonathan’s Locket by Lorraine Carey30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyOut of the Ashes by Lorraine CareyAmy's Choice by Marcia Strykowski
100 Noteworthy Genre, YA, MG & Children's Books
40 books — 69 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

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

Once Upon a Book by Grace LinJumper by Jessica LananIn Every Life by Marla FrazeeBeneath by Cori DoerrfeldWoo Hoo! You're Doing Great! by Sandra Boynton
Picture Books of 2023
119 books — 8 voters
Gwen Jorgensen by Elizabeth JorgensenMushroom Rain by Laura K. ZimmermannOn a Gold-Blooming Day by Buffy SilvermanJubilee by KT JohnstonGood Eating by Matt Lilley
Elementary NonFiction: Cybils 2022 Nominees
98 books — 7 voters

This Book Is Full of Holes by Nora NickumThomas Jefferson's Battle for Science by Beth AndersonFlamingos Are Pretty Funky by Abi CushmanFire Flight by Cedar PruittAnimal Climate Heroes by Alison Pearce Stevens
Most Anticipated STEM Kids' Books of 2024
61 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

Elmer by David McKeeRumble in the Jungle by Giles AndreaeThe Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric CarleElmer's Colors by David McKeeLaughing Giraffe by Mwenye Hadithi
Preschool Books About African Animals
111 books — 5 voters
Amah Faraway by Margaret Chiu GreaniasThe Name Jar by Yangsook ChoiMy Footprints by Bao PhiA Mom by Betsy WilhelmWhere on Earth Is My Bagel? by National Geographic Learning
Asian Representation in Children's Picture Books
28 books — 4 voters

The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar111 Trees by Rina SinghMalala's Magic Pencil by Malala YousafzaiA New Friend For Chanda And Chapal by Benjamin TaggartFauja Singh Keeps Going by Simrat Jeet Singh
Bengali, Indian and Pakistani Represenation in Children's Picture Books
47 books — 4 voters
The Tower of Life by Chana StiefelTwist, Tumble, Triumph by Deborah Bodin CohenMartin & Anne, The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King,... by Nancy ChurninThe Tree of Life by Elisa BoxerThe Tree in the Courtyard by Jeff Gottesfeld
Holocaust Picture Books
61 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
Abuelita and Me by Leonarda CarranzaThey're Heroes Too by Pat BrissonAbdul's Story by Jamilah Thompkins-BigelowCity Streets Are for People by Andrea CurtisA Day for Sandcastles by JonArno Lawson
Most Anticipated Children's Books of 2022
30 books — 3 voters

Shiloh and Dande the Lion by Ciara L. HillSoulful Holidays by Ciara L. HillThink Like A Computer by Terysa RidgewayI Am Because I Choose by Patrice McLaurinThank Fall by Ciara L. Hill
Wholesome, High Quality, Self-Published Picture Books by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2020s
6 books — 3 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

Hello, My Name Is... by Marisa PolanskyThe Bright Bay Mermaids by Jamie M. KayePeek-a-Baby by Mike OrodanShapes with Little Fish by Lucy CousinsI Am Little Fish! A Finger Puppet Book by Lucy Cousins
Preschool Books About Sea Animals
21 books — 2 voters
A Drop of the Sea by Ingrid ChabbertJust Say Hic! by Barbara K. WalkerThe Earth Shook by Donna Jo NapoliTHE ROUND SULTAN AND THE STRAIGHT ANSWER by Barbara K. Walker... by Barbara K. WalkerThe Cat Man of Aleppo by Irene Latham
Middle Eastern and North African Representation in Children's Books
27 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
The Earth Shook by Donna Jo NapoliMy Grandma and Me by Mina JavaherbinPea Boy and Other Stories from Iran by Elizabeth LairdThe Legend of the Persian Carpet by Tomie dePaolaRumi by Demi
Persian/Iranian Representation in Children's Picture Books
16 books — 1 voter

The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette WinterLost and Found Cat by Doug KuntzThe World Is Not a Rectangle by Jeanette WinterBuilding Zaha by Victoria Tentler-KrylovZaha Hadid (Volume 31) by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Iraqi Representation in Children's Picture Books
7 books — 1 voter
Alpabeto ng Kalikasan by Anya Santos-UyCan We Live Without Trees? by May Tobias-PapaLuntian, Ang Bungang May Pakpak by Liwliwa N. MalabedThe Inseparable Shells by Maria Isabel GarciaRay of Light by Mitzi Borromeo
Children's books on Philippine biodiversity
61 books — 1 voter

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