Goodreads Choice Awards 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Cheryl (417 Lists)



The Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafThe Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschClick, Clack, Moo by Doreen CroninHorton Hears a Who! by Dr. SeussYertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss
Children's Books for the Resistance
659 books — 169 voters
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris by Paul GallicoMister God, This is Anna by Fynn
Mr. & Mrs., Etc.
1,249 books — 94 voters

The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstFrog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelIt Could Always Be Worse by Margot ZemachHosie's Alphabet by Leonard Baskin
Picture Books of the 1970s
495 books — 68 voters
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonCaddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie BrinkRamona the Pest by Beverly ClearyRoller Skates by Ruth SawyerPlanet Middle School by Nikki Grimes
Who doesn't love a tomboy?
420 books — 519 voters

Which Witch? by Eva IbbotsonMama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. JoosseShould I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo WillemsWhat Would Dewey Do? by Gene AmbaumWhy Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Titles with a Question Mark?
1,243 books — 131 voters
The Birchbark House by Louise ErdrichThe Porcupine Year by Louise ErdrichChickadee by Louise ErdrichSaltypie by Tim TingleThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Native Americans in Children's Literature
438 books — 94 voters

Anna Hibiscus by AtinukeThe No. 1 Car Spotter by AtinukeHooray for Anna Hibiscus! by AtinukeGood Luck, Anna Hibiscus! by AtinukeHave Fun, Anna Hibiscus! by Atinuke
Beginning Chapter Books Whose Lead Characters Are POC
185 books — 44 voters
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda WilliamsFrederick by Leo LionniSophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow MillerCranberry Autumn by Wende DevlinBear Has a Story to Tell by Philip C. Stead
Picture Books About Fall
267 books — 90 voters

Pollyanna by Eleanor H. PorterCorduroy by Don FreemanChrysanthemum by Kevin HenkesTex by S.E. HintonCharlotte by Janet Lunn
One Name as a Title
1,115 books — 203 voters
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline KellyThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James ThurberThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by AviAll Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie ConnorWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
First AND Last Name Please
1,064 books — 103 voters

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston HughesStarry River of the Sky by Grace LinA River of Words by Jen BryantSea Star by Marguerite Henry
Title Challenge - Water
1,764 books — 111 voters
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauThe Firebird by DemiBrain on Fire by Susannah CahalanFirestorm at Peshtigo by Denise GessCatching Fire by Richard W. Wrangham
Smoke and Fire
1,109 books — 51 voters

Zeely by Virginia HamiltonSister by Eloise GreenfieldThe Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean MerrillThe Moved-Outers by Florence Crannell MeansThe Empty Schoolhouse by Natalie Savage Carlson
Vintage YA/MG Books With POC Leads
260 books — 44 voters
Grandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery
Trailblazing Women Adventurers
536 books — 180 voters

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly ClearyLotta's Bike by Astrid LindgrenHokey Pokey by Jerry SpinelliHenry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary
Bikes on the Cover
460 books — 86 voters
The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian AndersenThe Hundred Dresses by Eleanor EstesKruistocht in spijkerbroek by Thea BeckmanCorduroy by Don FreemanA New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert
Inside Your Wardrobe
795 books — 118 voters

Oscar's Half Birthday by Bob GrahamAll the World by Liz Garton ScanlonI Love Saturdays y Domingos by Alma Flor AdaAnna Hibiscus' Song by AtinukeSplash, Anna Hibiscus! by Atinuke
Children's Books Depicting Multiracial Families
287 books — 100 voters
Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. NguyenGuts by Raina TelgemeierThe Unteachables by Gordon KormanThe Lost Girl by Anne UrsuMidsummer's Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca
Middle Grade Novels of 2019
501 books — 445 voters

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskeyThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosTangerine by Edward BloorThe Apple-Pip Princess by Jane E. Ray
Fruits and Vegetables in Titles
971 books — 182 voters
Anna Hibiscus by AtinukeAnna Hibiscus' Song by AtinukeNot So Fast, Songololo by Niki DalyPapa, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. JoosseRapunzel by Rachel Isadora
Picture Books on Africa
361 books — 48 voters

Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems by Eloise GreenfieldFarmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs MartinCorduroy by Don FreemanI Am Sacajawea, I Am York by Higgins BondGrandmother and I by Helen E. Buckley
African American Picture Books
460 books — 194 voters
Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach by Mélanie WattLoud Emily by Alexis O'NeillSee the Ocean by Estelle Condra
Picture Books About Seaside/Beaches
318 books — 53 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterAesop’s Fables by Aesop
Favorite books from my childhood
4,406 books — 7,407 voters
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Young Adult Books Without Insta-Love
234 books — 185 voters

Roxaboxen by Alice McLerranCranberry Summer by Wende Devlin
Best Children's Books about Summer
291 books — 53 voters
Tao Te Ching by Lao TzuWho Ordered This Truckload of Dung? by Ajahn BrahmThe Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff
A Buddhist Reading List
894 books — 1,152 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryMoondance by Frank AschUnder the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy HoranStars by Mary Lyn RayStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Books That Have Moon/Stars On The Cover
658 books — 167 voters
Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat by Hal Herzog
Books with Really Long Titles
1,667 books — 340 voters