Picture This Recommendation List2019

Given by Wisconsin State Reading Association (WSRA)

121 Works 37,231 Books 2,410 Reviews 4.3
Committee members dedicate themselves to reading widely to evaluate the newest books published each year, in order to recommend the most interesting and valuable books for educators and children show more to read.

Submitted and nominated titles are evaluated based on appeal for students and value for classroom use while also representing high-quality literature with a focus on diversity, authenticity, real-world awareness, thought-provoking response, engaging storytelling, artistry of writing craft, and exemplary illustrations.
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Categories:
All, Fiction (383), Nonfiction (194), Nonfiction: Biographies (22), No Category (395)
Years:
All, 2022 (127), 2021 (110), 2020 (112), 2019 (121), 2018 (129), 2017 (100), 2016 (98), 2015 (117), 2014 (80)
Announced:
February 10: 2023 Recent
WorkCategoryYear
Unplugged by Steve Antony
Fiction2019
Off & Away by Cale Atkinson
Fiction2019
Sir Simon: Super Scarer by Cale Atkinson
Fiction2019
The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates
Fiction2019
The Stuff of Stars by Marion Dane Bauer
Fiction2019
Winter Dance by Marion Dane Bauer
Fiction2019
Rock What Ya Got by Samantha Berger
Fiction2019
What If... by Samantha Berger
Fiction2019
Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
Fiction2019
My Hair Is a Garden by Cozbi A. Cabrera
Fiction2019
Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse by Marcy Campbell
Fiction2019
Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child
Fiction2019
Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree Chung
Fiction2019
Shelter by Céline Claire
Fiction2019
The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke
Fiction2019
Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson
Fiction2019
Imagine! by Raul Colon
Fiction2019
Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins
Fiction2019
The Day War Came by Nicola Davies
Fiction2019
I Love My Purse by Belle Demont
Fiction2019
Cece Loves Science by Kimberly Derting
Fiction2019
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
Fiction2019
How Are You? Como estas? by Angela Dominguez
Fiction2019
The One Day House by Julia Durango
Fiction2019
Misunderstood Shark by Ame Dyckman
Fiction2019
What Can a Citizen Do? by Dave Eggers
Fiction2019
Ocean Meets Sky by Terry Fan
Fiction2019
Tilly and Tank by Jay Fleck
Fiction2019
Albie Newton by Josh Funk
Fiction2019
How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh Funk
Fiction2019
Lost in the Library: A Story of Patience & Fortitude by Josh Funk
Fiction2019
I Am Loved by Nikki Giovanni
Fiction2019
All Around Us by Xelena Gonzalez
Fiction2019
You Hold Me Up by Monique Gray Smith
Fiction2019
Friends Stick Together by Hannah E. Harrison
Fiction2019
Alfie by Thyra Heder
Fiction2019
Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera
Fiction2019
We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
Fiction2019
I'm Scared (My First Comics) by Jennifer L. Holm
Fiction2019
Lovely by Jess Hong
Fiction2019
Pearl by Molly Idle
Fiction2019
Giraffe Problems by Jory John
Fiction2019
Izzy Gizmo by Pip Jones
Fiction2019
The Very Last Castle by Travis Jonker
Fiction2019
I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness by Kerascoët
Fiction2019
Saffron Ice Cream by Rashin Kheiriyeh
Fiction2019
Pie is for Sharing by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard
Fiction2019
This Is a Good Story by Adam Lehrhaupt
Fiction2019
The Rough Patch by Brian Lies
Fiction2019
A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
Fiction2019
Drawn Together by Minh Lê
Fiction2019
Quiet Please, Owen McPhee! by Trudy Ludwig
Fiction2019
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Fiction2019
Brave by Stacy McAnulty
Fiction2019
The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's (the Hard Way) by Patrick McDonnell
Fiction2019
Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
Fiction2019
Don't Touch My Hair! by Sharee Miller
Fiction2019
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
Fiction2019
Words and Your Heart by Kate Jane Neal
Fiction2019
Someone New by Anne Sibley O'Brien
Fiction2019
The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros
Fiction2019
The Field by Baptiste Paul
Fiction2019
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
Fiction2019
A Different Pond by Bao Phi
Fiction2019
The Greatest Adventure by Tony Piedra
Fiction2019
Allie All Along by Sarah Lynne Reul
Fiction2019
The Breaking News by Sarah Lynne Reul
Fiction2019
Dude! by Aaron Reynolds
Fiction2019
The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds
Fiction2019
Dear Girl,: A Celebration of Wonderful, Smart, Beautiful You! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Fiction2019
A Gift from Abuela by Cecilia Ruiz
Fiction2019
Bear and Wolf by Daniel Salmieri
Fiction2019
The Survivor Tree by Gaye Sanders
Fiction2019
Festival of Colors by Kabir Sehgal
Fiction2019
Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima
Fiction2019
Cancer Hates Kisses by Jessica Reid Sliwerski
Fiction2019
Nimoshom and His Bus by Penny M Thomas
Fiction2019
Mommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Fiction2019
Small Things by Mel Tregonning
Fiction2019
With My Hands: Poems About Making Things by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Fiction2019
Hey, Wall: A Story of Art and Community by Susan Verde
Fiction2019
Brave Enough for Two by Jonathan D. Voss
Fiction2019
Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You by Carole Boston Weatherford
Fiction2019
Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel
Fiction2019
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
Fiction2019
The United States v. Jackie Robinson by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Nonfiction2019
Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story by Joseph Bruchac
Nonfiction2019
Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability by Shane Burcaw
Nonfiction2019
Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf by Nancy Churnin
Nonfiction2019
Manjhi Moves a Mountain by Nancy Churnin
Nonfiction2019
Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Nonfiction2019
Water Land: Land and Water Forms Around the World by Christy Hale
Nonfiction2019
Cute as an Axolotl: Discovering the World's Most Adorable Animals by Jess Keating
Nonfiction2019
Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky
Nonfiction2019
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes by Hena Khan
Nonfiction2019
Fur, Feather, Fin―All of Us Are Kin by Diane Lang
Nonfiction2019
Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala by Lina Maslo
Nonfiction2019
Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy McAnulty
Nonfiction2019
The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs: The Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration Foundation by Kate Messner
Nonfiction2019
What Is Hip-Hop? by Eric Morse
Nonfiction2019
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca
Nonfiction2019
The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague by Julia Finley Mosca
Nonfiction2019
Who Am I?: An Animal Guessing Game by Robin Page
Nonfiction2019
Adventures to School: Real-Life Journeys of Students from Around the World by Miranda Paul
Nonfiction2019
Sewing the Rainbow: A Story About Gilbert Baker by Gayle E Pitman
Nonfiction2019
Meet My Family!: Animal Babies and Their Families by Laura Purdie Salas
Nonfiction2019
Peaceful fights for equal rights by Rob Sanders
Nonfiction2019
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
Nonfiction2019
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
Nonfiction2019
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
Nonfiction2019
Pipsqueaks, Slowpokes, and Stinkers: Celebrating Animal Underdogs by Melissa Stewart
Nonfiction2019
Who Says Women Can't Be Computer Programmers?: The Story of Ada Lovelace by Tanya Lee Stone
Nonfiction2019
Danza!: Amalia Hernández and Mexico's Folkloric Ballet by Duncan Tonatiuh
Nonfiction2019
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles by Patricia Valdez
Nonfiction2019
A Place for Pluto by Stef Wade
Nonfiction2019
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery by Sandra Neil Wallace
Nonfiction2019
From the Heart of Africa: A book of Wisdom by Eric Walters
Nonfiction2019
The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop by Carole Boston Weatherford
Nonfiction2019
If Polar Bears Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared) by Lily Williams
Nonfiction2019
The Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story About an Accidental Invention (Really!) by Barry Wittenstein
Nonfiction2019
Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai
Nonfiction2019

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