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2020 Past Noteworthy Books
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2019 Past Noteworthy Picture Books
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Sea Bear
by
Lindsay Moore (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062791283
Publication Date: 2019-01-22
When Sadness Is at Your Door
by
Eva Eland
ISBN: 9780525707189
Publication Date: 2019-01-29
2018 Noteworthy Picture Books
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Pie Is for Sharing
by
Stephanie Parsley Ledyard; Jason Chin (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781626725621
Publication Date: 2018-05-15
How to Code a Sandcastle
by
Josh Funk; Sara Palacios (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780425291986
Publication Date: 2018-05-15
A House That Once Was
by
Julie Fogliano; Lane Smith (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781626723146
Publication Date: 2018-05-01
A Stone for Sascha
by
Aaron Becker (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763665968
Publication Date: 2018-05-08
Whale in a Fishbowl
by
Troy Howell; Richard Jones (Illustrator); Richard A. Jones (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781524715182
Publication Date: 2018-05-22
ISBN: 9781481470377
Pip and Pup
by
Eugene Yelchin (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781627793940
Publication Date: 2018-04-24
A Most Unusual Day
by
Sydra Mallery; E. B. Goodale (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062364302
Publication Date: 2018-04-10
The Other Ducks
by
Ellen Yeomans; Chris Sheban (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781626725027
Publication Date: 2018-05-01
Forever or a Day
by
Sarah Jacoby
ISBN: 9781452164632
Publication Date: 2018-03-27
In-Between Things
by
Priscilla Tey (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763689834
Publication Date: 2018-05-22
Square
by
Mac Barnett; Jon Klassen (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763696078
Publication Date: 2018-05-08
Julián Is a Mermaid
by
Jessica Love (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763690458
Publication Date: 2018-04-23
A Lion Is a Lion
by
Polly Dunbar (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763697310
Publication Date: 2018-04-24
I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness
by
Kerascoët
ISBN: 9781524769567
Publication Date: 2018-04-24
Snails Are Just My Speed!
by
Kevin McCloskey
ISBN: 9781943145270
Publication Date: 2018-05-01
Fur, Feather, Fin--All of Us Are Kin
by
Diane Lang; Stephanie Laberis (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481447096
Publication Date: 2018-05-01
One of a Kind
by
Chris Gorman (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781524740627
Publication Date: 2018-05-08
Nothing Stopped Sophie
by
Cheryl Bardoe; Barbara McClintock (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316278201
Publication Date: 2018-06-12
Leaf Litter Critters
by
Leslie Bulion; Robert Meganck (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781561459506
Publication Date: 2018-03-01
Tiger vs. Nightmare
by
Emily Tetri (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781626725355
Publication Date: 2018-11-06
Night Job
by
Karen Hesse; G. Brian Karas (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0763662380
Publication Date: 2018-09-11
Koko and Bo
by
Lisen Adbage; Annie Prime (Translator)
ISBN: 9781592702589
Publication Date: 2018-04-24
Potato Pants!
by
Laurie Keller (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781250107237
Publication Date: 2018-10-02
The Epic Adventures of Huggie and Stick
by
Drew Daywalt; David Spencer (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780399172762
Publication Date: 2018-10-23
The Wall in the Middle of the Book
by
Jon Agee (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780525555452
Publication Date: 2018-10-02
That's Not Hockey!
by
Andrée Poulin; Félix Girard (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781773210513
Publication Date: 2018-09-11
Sleepy, the Goodnight Buddy
by
Drew Daywalt; Scott Campbell (Illustrator, Cover Design by)
ISBN: 9781484789698
Publication Date: 2018-09-11
The Stuff of Stars
by
Marion Dane Bauer; Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763678838
Publication Date: 2018-09-04
The Forest
by
Riccardo Bozzi; Violeta Lópiz (Illustrator); Valerio Vidali (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781592702183
Publication Date: 2018-06-05
Dreamers
by
Yuyi Morales
ISBN: 9780823440559
Publication Date: 2018-09-04
Carmela Full of Wishes
by
Matt de la Peña; Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780399549045
Publication Date: 2018-10-09
A Gift from Abuela
by
Cecilia Ruiz (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763692674
Publication Date: 2018-08-07
Drawn Together
by
Dan Santat (Illustrator, Cover Design by); Minh Lê
ISBN: 9781484767603
Publication Date: 2018-06-05
Sweet Success
by
Liz Reed (Illustrator); Jimmy Reed (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062403605
Publication Date: 2018-07-03
Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse
by
Marcy Campbell; Corinna Luyken (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780735230378
Publication Date: 2018-08-14
Islandborn
by
Junot Díaz; Leo Espinosa (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780735229860
Publication Date: 2018-03-13
Anna at the Art Museum
by
Hazel Hutchins; Gail Herbert; Lil Crump (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781773210438
Publication Date: 2018-09-11
Kitten and the Night Watchman
by
John Sullivan; Taeeun Yoo (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481461917
Publication Date: 2018-09-25
Mommy's Khimar
by
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow; Ebony Glenn (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781534400597
Publication Date: 2018-04-03
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
by
Grace Lin
ISBN: 9780316404488
Publication Date: 2018-08-28
The Rough Patch
by
Brian Lies (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062671271
Publication Date: 2018-08-14
2018 Past Noteworthy Chapter Books
Go to School
by
Julie Falatko; Colin Jack (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781338189513
Publication Date: 2018-05-29
The Missing Baseball
by
Mike Lupica
ISBN: 9780425289365
Publication Date: 2018-05-01
The Half-Court Hero
by
Mike Lupica
ISBN: 9780425289396
Publication Date: 2018-05-01
The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America
by
Jaime Hernandez; Isabel Campoy (Introduction by)
ISBN: 9781943145287
Publication Date: 2018-04-03
How to Merit in Monsters
by
Matthew Cody; Steve Lambe (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781635650594
Publication Date: 2018-04-10
The Wild Robot Escapes
by
Peter Brown
ISBN: 9780316382045
Publication Date: 2018-03-13
Mac Undercover
by
Mac Barnett; Mike Lowery (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781338143591
Publication Date: 2018-09-11
Saving Winslow
by
Sharon Creech
ISBN: 9780062570703
Publication Date: 2018-09-11
Sasquatch and the Muckleshoot
by
Adam Gidwitz; Joseph Bruchac; Hatem Aly (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780735231764
Publication Date: 2018-11-13
The Tale of Angelino Brown
by
David Almond; Alex T. Smith (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763695637
Publication Date: 2018-02-27
2017 Noteworthy Picture Books
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7 Ate 9
by
Tara Lazar; Ross MacDonald (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781484717790
Publication Date: 2017-05-16
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again)
by
Dan Santat (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781626726826
Publication Date: 2017-10-03
The Antlered Ship
by
Dashka Slater; Terry Fan (Illustrator); Eric Fan (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481451604
Publication Date: 2017-09-12
Bob, Not Bob!
by
Audrey Vernick; Liz Garton Scanlon; Matthew Cordell (Cover Design by, Illustrator)
ISBN: 1484723023
Publication Date: 2017-02-14
Bravo!
by
Margarita Engle; Rafael López (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780805098761
Publication Date: 2017-03-14
Buddy and Earl Go to School
by
Maureen Fergus; Carey Sookocheff (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781554989270
Publication Date: 2017-08-01
Can an Aardvark Bark?
by
Melissa Stewart, Melissa; Steve Jenkins (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481458528
Publication Date: 2017-06-13
Claymates
by
Dev Petty; Lauren Eldridge (Artist)
ISBN: 9780316303118
Publication Date: 2017-06-20
Dog on a Frog?
by
Kes Gray; Claire Gray; Jim Field (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781338116953
Publication Date: 2017-05-30
Egg
by
Kevin Henkes (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062408723
Publication Date: 2017-01-03
Full of Fall
by
April Pulley Sayre
ISBN: 9781481479844
Publication Date: 2017-08-29
Grace Hopper
by
Laurie Wallmark; Katy Wu (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781454920007
Publication Date: 2017-05-16
Groundhug Day
by
Anne Marie Pace; Christopher Denise (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781484753569
Publication Date: 2017-12-05
The Hawk of the Castle
by
Danna Smith; Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763679927
Publication Date: 2017-04-11
The Hidden Life of the Toad
by
Doug Wechsler
ISBN: 9781580897389
Publication Date: 2017-03-14
How to Be an Elephant
by
Katherine Roy
ISBN: 9781626721784
Publication Date: 2017-09-19
Ice Boy
by
David Ezra Stein (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763682033
Publication Date: 2017-04-11
Kings of the Castle
by
Victoria Turnbull (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763692957
Publication Date: 2017-04-25
The Legendary Miss Lena Horne
by
Carole Boston Weatherford; Elizabeth Zunon (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481468244
Publication Date: 2017-01-24
Life
by
Cynthia Rylant; Brendan Wenzel (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481451628
Publication Date: 2017-06-27
Life on Mars
by
Jon Agee
ISBN: 9780399538520
Publication Date: 2017-02-28
Lines
by
Suzy Lee (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781452156651
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
Little I
by
Michael Hall (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062383006
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
Little Pig Saves the Ship
by
David Hyde Costello (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781580897150
Publication Date: 2017-05-02
Malala's Magic Pencil
by
Malala Yousafzai; Kerascoët (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316319577
Publication Date: 2017-10-17
Marlo
by
Christopher Browne (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062441133
Publication Date: 2017-03-21
Mine
by
Jeff Mack
ISBN: 9781452152349
Publication Date: 2017-05-09
The Music of Life
by
Elizabeth Rusch; Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481444842
Publication Date: 2017-04-18
Penguin Day
by
Nic Bishop
ISBN: 9780545206365
Publication Date: 2017-02-28
Plesiosaur
by
Sarah L. Thomson; Andrew Plant
ISBN: 9781580895422
Publication Date: 2017-07-18
Professional Crocodile
by
Giovanna Zoboli; Mariachiara Di Giorgio (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781452165066
Publication Date: 2017-08-01
Rapunzel
by
Bethan Woollvin (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781682630037
Publication Date: 2017-10-01
Robins!
by
Eileen Christelow
ISBN: 9780544442894
Publication Date: 2017-02-07
Robinson
by
Peter Sís
ISBN: 9780545731669
Publication Date: 2017-09-26
Say Hello, Sophie!
by
Rosemary Wells
ISBN: 110199925X
Publication Date: 2017-03-07
The Secret Life of the Red Fox
by
Laurence Pringle; Kate Garchinsky (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781629792606
Publication Date: 2017-03-07
The Secret of Black Rock
by
Joe Todd-Stanton (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781911171256
Publication Date: 2017-06-13
Sergeant Reckless
by
Patricia McCormick; Iacopo Bruno (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062292599
Publication Date: 2017-09-12
Shake a Leg, Egg!
by
Kurt Cyrus (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1481458485
Publication Date: 2017-03-14
The Skydiving Beavers of Idaho
by
Susan Wood; Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781585369942
Publication Date: 2017-04-15
This Beautiful Day
by
Richard Jackson; Suzy Lee (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481441391
Publication Date: 2017-08-01
This Is How We Do It
by
Matt Lamothe
ISBN: 9781452150185
Publication Date: 2017-05-02
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
by
Jerry Pinkney
ISBN: 9780316341578
Publication Date: 2017-05-09
Trio
by
Andrea Wisnewski (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781567926088
Publication Date: 2017-10-01
The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred Fiddleduckling
by
Timothy Basil Ering (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763664329
Publication Date: 2017-01-10
When's My Birthday?
by
Julie Fogliano; Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781626722934
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse
by
Mac Barnett; Jon Klassen (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763677541
Publication Date: 2017-10-10
Wolf in the Snow
by
Matthew Cordell
ISBN: 9781250076366
Publication Date: 2017-01-03
2017 Noteworthy Chapter Books
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Love Is
by
Diane Adams; Claire Keane (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781452139975
Publication Date: 2017-01-24
A Boy Called Bat
by
Elana K. Arnold; Charles Santoso (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062445827
Publication Date: 2017-03-14
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
by
Frank Cottrell Boyce
ISBN: 9780062643629
Publication Date: 2017-06-20
Captain Pug
by
Laura James; Églantine Ceulemans (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781681193809
Publication Date: 2017-03-14
Do Not Open!
by
Mark Parisi (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062427762
Publication Date: 2017-05-02
The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart
by
Stephanie Burgis
ISBN: 9781681193434
Publication Date: 2017-05-30
My Pet Human
by
Yasmine Surovec
ISBN: 9781626720749
Publication Date: 2017-03-21
Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race
by
Chris Grabenstein
ISBN: 9780553536065
Publication Date: 2017-10-10
2016 Noteworthy Picture Books
Ada Twist, Scientist
by
Andrea Beaty; David Roberts (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781419721373
Publication Date: 2016-09-06
Apples and Robins
by
Lucie Félix
ISBN: 9781452132648
Publication Date: 2016-03-08
Are We There Yet?
by
Dan Santat (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316199995
Publication Date: 2016-04-12
Armstrong
by
Torben Kuhlmann
ISBN: 9780735842625
Publication Date: 2016-09-01
The Bear Who Wasn't There
by
LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781596439702
Publication Date: 2016-11-15
Can I Eat That?
by
Joshua David Stein; Julia Rothman (Artist); Meagan Bennett (Designed by)
ISBN: 0714871400
Publication Date: 2016-03-28
A Child of Books
by
Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator); Sam Winston (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763690779
Publication Date: 2016-09-06
Daniel Finds a Poem
by
Micha Archer (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780399169137
Publication Date: 2016-02-16
The Darkest Dark
by
Chris Hadfield; Eric Fan (Illustrator); Terry Fan (Illustrator); Kate Fillion (As told to); Fan Brothers Staff (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316394727
Publication Date: 2016-09-13
Dear Pope Francis
by
Francis I
ISBN: 9780829444339
Publication Date: 2016-02-01
Dragon Was Terrible
by
Kelly DiPucchio; Greg Pizzoli (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780374300494
Publication Date: 2016-08-23
Flying Frogs and Walking Fish
by
Steve Jenkins; Robin Page
ISBN: 9780544630901
Publication Date: 2016-05-03
Great
by
Lauri Holomis; Kevin Sylvester (Illustrator); Glen Gretzky; Wayne Gretzky (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780670069903
Publication Date: 2016-09-13
Harold's Hungry Eyes
by
Kevin Waldron; Meagan Bennett (Designed by)
ISBN: 9780714871240
Publication Date: 2016-05-16
In Plain Sight
by
Richard Jackson; Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781626722552
Publication Date: 2016-09-20
It Is Not Time for Sleeping
by
Lisa Graff; Lauren Castillo (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780544319301
Publication Date: 2016-11-01
I Used to Be a Fish
by
Tom Sullivan (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062451989
Publication Date: 2016-10-11
Motor Miles
by
John Burningham (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763690649
Publication Date: 2016-09-06
Nanette's Baguette
by
Mo Willems (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781484722862
Publication Date: 2016-10-25
The Night Gardener
by
Terry Fan (Illustrator); Eric Fan (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481439787
Publication Date: 2016-02-16
Once upon an Elephant
by
Linda Stanek; Shennen Bersani (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781628557312
Publication Date: 2016-02-10
Penguin Problems
by
Jory John; Lane Smith (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780553513370
Publication Date: 2016-09-27
Radiant Child
by
Javaka Steptoe
ISBN: 9780316213882
Publication Date: 2016-10-25
Real Cowboys
by
Kate Hoefler; Jonathan Bean (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780544148925
Publication Date: 2016-10-04
Return
by
Aaron Becker (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763677305
Publication Date: 2016-08-02
Samson in the Snow
by
Philip C. Stead
ISBN: 9781626721821
Publication Date: 2016-09-27
Shy
by
Deborah Freedman
ISBN: 9780451474964
Publication Date: 2016-09-27
The Snurtch
by
Sean Ferrell; Charles Santoso (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481456562
Publication Date: 2016-08-30
Sophie's Squash Go to School
by
Pat Zietlow Miller; Anne Wilsdorf (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780553509441
Publication Date: 2016-06-28
Step Right Up
by
Donna Janell Bowman; Daniel Minter (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781620141489
Publication Date: 2016-10-15
Swatch: the Girl Who Loved Color
by
Julia Denos (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062366382
Publication Date: 2016-03-15
They All Saw a Cat
by
Brendan Wenzel (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781452150130
Publication Date: 2016-08-30
This Is My Dollhouse
by
Giselle Potter
ISBN: 9780553521535
Publication Date: 2016-05-10
The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk
by
Jan Thornhill
ISBN: 9781554988655
Publication Date: 2016-10-11
Whoosh!
by
Chris Barton; Don Tate (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781580892971
Publication Date: 2016-05-03
Wonderfall
by
Michael Hall (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062382986
Publication Date: 2016-09-06
2016 Noteworthy Chapter Books
Makoons
by
Louise Erdrich (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780060577933
Publication Date: 2016-08-09
Some Writer!
by
Melissa Sweet
ISBN: 9780544319592
Publication Date: 2016-10-04
The Wild Robot
by
Peter Brown
ISBN: 9780316381994
Publication Date: 2016-04-05
Pax
by
Sara Pennypacker; Jon Klassen (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062377012
Publication Date: 2016-02-02
2015 Noteworthy Books
I Really Like Slop!
by
Mo Willems (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781484722626
Publication Date: 2015-10-27
The Fun Book of Scary Stuff
by
Hyewon Yum (Illustrator); Emily Jenkins
ISBN: 9780374300005
Publication Date: 2015-08-11
Finding Winnie
by
Lindsay Mattick; Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316324908
Publication Date: 2015-10-20
Little Red Gliding Hood
by
Tara Lazar; Troy Cummings (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780385370066
Publication Date: 2015-10-27
The Turnip
by
Jan Brett (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780399170706
Publication Date: 2015-11-03
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