YOUNGER

Agee, Jon. The Wall in the Middle of the Book.
A small knight assures the reader that the wall in the center of the book protects his side from the dangerous other side, but the pictures tell a different story. E AGE

Blackall, Sophie. Hello Lighthouse.
A lighthouse keeper and his new wife raise their family and survive the hardships and joys of life offshore in this lovely, idyllic picture book. (Caldecott Medal Book) E BLA

Butler, Dori Hillestad. King and Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth.
When Kayla’s tooth goes missing from the tooth fairy pillow, she and her dog, King, investigate the mystery. (Geisel Honor Book) E 428 BUT

Clark-Robinson, Monica. Let the Children March.
A young participant in the children’s crusade shows the world— and young readers—how to stand up for one’s beliefs and make change. GOLD STAR CLA

Clarke, Maxine Beneba. The Patchwork Bike.
Against a backdrop of dynamic, action-filled paintings, a young girl describes, with tremendous pride, the bike that her brothers made from scrap material and the adventures they have. E CLA

Colón, Raúl. Imagine!
A boy’s imagination comes alive during his visit to the Metropolitan Museum in this wordless tribute to the power of art. E COL

Díaz, Junot. Islandborn.
Given a school assignment to draw a picture of her homeland, Lola gathers stories of “the Island” from people in her Dominican neighborhood. (Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book) E DIA

DiCamillo, Kate. Good Rosie.
Shy pup Rosie’s adventures at the dog park include funny, sweet, and relatable interactions with enormous Maurice and delicate Fifi. J-GRAPHIC DIC

Elliott, David. In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More Than 500 Million Years.
Short, pithy poems and dynamic illustrations take the reader through 500 million years of life on earth. J 811.54 ELL

Henkes, Kevin. A Parade of Elephants.
Five elephants march in a line, up and down, under and over, and round and round, introducing simple concepts to very young children in this perfectly delightful confection. E HEN

Hesse, Karen. Night Job.
A boy spends the night cleaning the school with his father. This is a tender and joyful look at work and time spent together. E HES

Jenkins, Emily. All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah.
Four-year-old Gertie wants to help her older sisters make the Hanukkah latkes, but she’s just too little. E-HOLIDAY JEN

Kerascoët. I Walk with Vanessa: A Story about a Simple Act of Kindness.
One girl’s upstanding action inspires her schoolmates to join and support a bullied child in this wordless, important story.

Lê, Minh. Drawn Together.
A boy and his grandfather bridge their cultural and generational divide through their shared love of art. E LE

Lies, Brian. The Rough Patch.
The state of Fox’s garden mirrors his grieving process as he mourns his best friend. (Caldecott Honor Book) E LIE

Light, Steve. Black Bird Yellow Sun.
Follow Black Bird through the day in this stunning board book. E BOARD BOOK LIG

Lin, Grace. A Big Mooncake for Little Star.
Mama bakes a big mooncake, but Little Star can’t wait for it to cool and starts to nibble it away. (Caldecott Honor Book)E LIN

Love, Jessica. Julián Is a Mermaid.
Julián’s chance encounter with three mermaids on a subway inspires him to create his own mermaid costume and reveal his inner self to his understanding abuela. E LOV

Martinez-Neal, Juana. Alma and How She Got Her Name.
Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela thinks her name is too long, so her father tells her the story of where it came from. (Caldecott Honor Book) E MAR

Milgrim, David. See Pip Flap.
On pages with spare language and bold, cheerful artwork, Otto the robot tries to help Pip the mouse learn to fly. (Geisel Honor Book) E 428 EASY BKS MIL

Miller, Sharee. Don't Touch My Hair!
A spunky heroine uses humor to invite readers to understand boundaries and consent. E MIL

Mora, Oge. Thank You, Omu!
When Omu makes a delicious-smelling dinner, neighbors stop by to sample soup until the pot is empty. (Caldecott Honor Book) E MOR

Morales, Yuyi. Dreamers.
Morales and her young son discover how they fit into their strange new country when they find the public library in this gorgeous, personal picture book. (Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Book) E MOR

Ruzzier, Sergio. The Party and Other Stories.
Fox and Chick manage to be good friends despite their differences in this uncluttered, laugh-out-loud early reader. (Geisel Honor Book) E 428 RUZ

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Blue.
A boy and his dog grow older together in this spare and moving paean to love and attachment. E SEE

Selznick, Brian and David Serlin. Baby Monkey Private Eye.
Baby Monkey solves a variety of puzzling mysteries in an ingenious early chapter book for preschoolers and emerging independent readers. J-M SEL

Tabor, Corey R. Fox the Tiger.
Playful Fox loves tigers so much he turns into one (with the help of some paint) in this comical early reader. (Geisel Award Book) E 428 TAB

Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah. Mommy’s Khimar.
A young Muslim girl loves her mom's khimars and uses all her senses to describes their beauty. E THO

Woodson, Jacqueline. The Day You Begin.
One little girl joins a new class and finds her place as classmates share their unique backgrounds. E WOO

MIDDLE 

Anderson, M.T. and Eugene Yelchin. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge.
A diplomatic meeting of the Elves and the Goblins is more treacherous than expected in this brilliantly illustrated novel. J-FAN AND

Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta. The United States v. Jackie Robinson.
Although he is well known for breaking the color barrier in baseball, Jackie Robinson went to court years earlier  to integrate troops while serving in the U.S. Army. J-B ROBINSON

Bolden, Tanya. No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas.
Junius G. Groves went from being enslaved in Kentucky to owning 500 acres in Kansas and making his fortune by growing potatoes. E-B GROVES

Burgos, Hilda Eunice. Ana Maria Reyes Does NOT Live in a Castle.
Ana Maria Reyes tries to win a scholarship to a prestigious New York academy, only to find herself facing obstacles. In the process, she discovers herself and the importance of family. J BUR

Chokshi, Roshani. Aru Shah and the End of Time.
In this story inspired by the ancient Indian epic the Mahabharata, Aru Shah discovers she must enter the Kingdom of Death to save the world. J-FAN CHO

Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Finding Langston.
After his mother’s death, lonely Langston and his emotionally distant father migrate from rural Alabama to Chicago, where he finds solace in the poetry of his namesake. J-HF CLI

Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams.
This engaging picture-book biography of tennis' greatest superstars focuses attention on the ways they changed the game by their attitude, power as athletes, personal strength, and relationship with each other. E-B WILLIAMS

Creech, Sharon. Saving Winslow.
Through vignettes of sparse text, this story follows 10-year-old Louie as he takes on the challenge of saving a fragile, newborn mini-donkey that has been rejected by its mother.  J CRE

DiCamillo, Kate. Louisiana’s Way Home.
Louisiana finds her own inner strength when her granny abandons her in a run-down motel while they attempt to lift a curse that has plagued their family for generations. J DIC

Dominguez, Angela. Stella Díaz Has Something to Say.
In this timely book about immigration, citizenship, and identity, third-grader Stella grapples with a fear of public speaking, a complicated family dynamic, and her place between cultures. J DOM

Duncan, Alice Faye. Memphis, Martin and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968.
Nine-year-old Lorraine, whose daddy is a sanitation worker, recounts the two-month sanitation strike led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. J 323.092 DUN

Elliott, Zetta. Dragons in a Bag.
When nine-year-old Jaxon is left in the care of an eccentric old witch, he begins training as her new apprentice by leaving Brooklyn to return three dragons to a magical world. J-FAN ELL

Hubbard, Rita Lorraine. Hammering for Freedom.
In informative paragraphs and expressive paintings, this picture book tells the story of an enslaved blacksmith who steadfastly worked to buy freedom for himself and his family. E-B LEWIS

Johnson, Varian. The Parker Inheritance.
Issues of race, bullying, and identity are interwoven in this buried-treasure mystery that spans multiple decades as tween Candice unravels a series of puzzles in her community. J-M JOH

Kuhlmann, Torben. Edison: The Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure.
Naturalistic illustrations enhance this story of an intrepid mouse, who builds a submersible and makes a surprising deep-sea discovery. (Batchelder Honor Book) GOLD STAR KUH

Magoon, Kekla. The Season of Styx Malone.
Despite their father’s attempts to keep them safe in small town Indiana, brothers Caleb and Bobby Gene go on a wild adventure with new neighbor Styx Malone as they attempt the fabled “Escalator Trade.” J MAG

Mahin, Michael. When Angels Sing: The Story of Carlos Santana.
Bold, folk art–style illustrations and exhilarating language come together to convey the life of groundbreaking musician Carlos Santana. (Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book & Sibert Honor Book) E-B SANTANA

Medina, Meg. Merci Suárez Changes Gears.
Eleven-year-old Cuban American Merci Suárez balances the demands of her multi-generational family with the challenges of being a scholarship student at a private school in Florida. (Newbery Medal Book) J MED

Messner, Kate. The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs.
Ken Nedimyer's single-minded passion for restoring the ocean’s coral reefs is reflected through riveting illustrations and accessible narrative. E 577.7 MES

Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. The Book of Boy.
In 1350, Boy, an orphaned servant, is hired to accompany a pilgrim seeking the seven relics of St. Peter. (Newbery Honor Book) J-HF MUR

Phelan, Matt. Knights vs. Dinosaurs.
Merlin sets a new challenge for the Knights of the Round Table when he sends them back in time to battle dinosaurs. J-FAN PHE

Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Martin Rising: Requiem for a King.
Dr. King’s final months of life and the emotional aftermath of his assassination are recounted in this collection of poignant poetry. J 811.6 PIN

Rosenstock, Barb. Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere.
Daring aquanauts Otis Barton and Will Beebe designed and dove in a leaky bathysphere that allowed them to explore 800 feet below the ocean surface. E 551.46 ROS

Schmidt, Gary D. So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk to Freedom.
This poetic and haunting picture-book biography reflects the larger-than-life experiences of abolitionist Sojourner Truth. E-B TRUTH

Stone, Tanya Lee. Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented.
This picture-book history offers a spirited account of the evolution of the popular board game and the people who were involved over the years in its creation. J 794 STO

Tetri, Emily. Tiger vs. Nightmare.
Tiger relies on her friend, Monster, to keep her nightmares at bay each night, until one nightmare slips through,  causing Tiger to rethink the arrangement. (Geisel Honor Book) J GRAPHIC TET

Thimmesh, Catherine. Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild.
What does a panda suit have to do with species conservation? As this comprehensive book about a panda rehabilitation program in China reveals, quite a lot. (Sibert Honor Book) J 599.789 THI

Wallace, Sandra Neil. Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery.
Growing up, Ernie Barnes had two passions: art and football.  Detailed, lively paintings help reveal how, with years of practice, he excelled in both fields. J-B BARNES

Yang, Kelly. Front Desk.
Mia not only helps manage the front desk of the motel where her immigrant Chinese parents work; she also helps keep secrets about the guests, whose immigration status puts everyone at risk. J YAN

OLDER

Alexander, Kwame. Rebound.
After being sent to his grandparents’ house for the summer, Chuck Bell finds his groove through basketball, comics, and exploring his roots in this companion title to 2015 Newbery winner The Crossover. J ALE

Arden, Katherine. Small Spaces.
Horror fans will appreciate this suspenseful tale of a field trip gone wrong, as 11-year-old Ollie races against the clock to save herself and her classmates. J-HOR ARD

Blake, Ashley Herring. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World.
As her family deals with the devastating aftermath of a tornado, Ivy loses a sketchbook in which she has drawn pictures that reveal her secret same-sex crushes. J BLA

Hiranandani, Veera. The Night Diary.
Told in the form of diary entries addressed to Nisha’s dead mother, this novel traces a mixed-faith family’s flight from Mirpur Khas, Pakistan, to Jodhpur, India, during the partitioning of India in 1947. (Newbery Honor Book) J-HF HIR

Hood, Susan. Lifeboat 12.
Ken Sparks drifts at sea on a lifeboat with a group of passengers after the sinking of a ship carrying evacuated British children to Canada during WWII. J-HF HOO

Jarrow, Gail. Spooked! How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America.
This account of the infamous War of the Worlds radio show explores the key players and development of the broadcast as well as its aftermath. (Sibert Honor Book) J 791.44 JAR

Magras, Diane. The Mad Wolf’s Daughter.
Drest sets out on a medieval quest in the Scottish highlands to rescue her five brothers and father, who have been captured by a neighboring Lord. J-HF MAG

Marsh, Katherine. Nowhere Boy.
When Max finds Syrian refugee Ahmed hiding alone in his basement in Belgium, Max decides to help Ahmed by keeping him secret and safe. J MAR

Montgomery, Heather L. Something Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkill.
Endlessly entertaining, this is a scientific look into the world of roadkill and how it informs statistics, news, and environmental challenges. J 591.7 MON

Montgomery, Sy. The Hyena Scientist.
Montgomery profiles biologist Kay Holekamp at her research camp in Masai Mara, Kenya, where she studies the social structure, communication, biology, and habits of spotted hyenas. J 599.743 MON

Saeed, Aisha. Amal Unbound.
Unknowingly, Amal insults a corrupt but powerful man in her small Pakistani village. As retribution, he claims her as an indentured servant. J SAE

Sidman, Joyce. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science.
On pages featuring Merian's illustrations, this inviting volume demonstrates how her fascination with observing life cycles led her to create realistic and detailed drawings that changed scientific research. (Sibert Medal Book) J-B MERIAN

Woodson, Jacqueline. Harbor Me.
Six children learn the power of sharing their stories when their teacher assigns them to spend Fridays in a weekly conversation circle. J WOO

ALL AGES

Sorell, Traci. We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga.
This authentic presentation of the contemporary life of the Cherokee people highlights the tradition of gratitude. (Sibert Honor Book) E 970.45 SOR