Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids2016

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Other Names: Chicago Public Library Kids Best of the Best Books
131 Works 42,459 Books 2,509 Reviews 4.2
Each year, a team of CPL librarians evaluates the year’s new books and selects the best books for Chicago's kids. Check out our lists to find your next favorite book.
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Stages:
All, No Stage (1,929)
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Years:
All, 2023 (174), 2022 (184), 2021 (120), 2020 (219), 2019 (138), 2018 (148), 2017 (155), 2016 (131), 2015 (141), 2014 (125), 2013 (80), 2012 (107), 2011 (114), 2010 (93)

No Stage 131

WorkCategoryYear
The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Spirit Week Showdown by Crystal AllenFiction for Older Readers2016
Ms. Bixby's Last Day by John David AndersonFiction for Older Readers2016
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly BarnhillFiction for Older Readers2016
Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story by Nora Raleigh BaskinFiction for Older Readers2016
Gertie's Leap to Greatness by Kate BeasleyFiction for Older Readers2016
Lucy & Andy Neanderthal (Lucy and Andy Neanderthal) by Jeffrey BrownFiction for Older Readers2016
The Wild Robot by Peter BrownFiction for Older Readers2016
Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. BurgFiction for Older Readers2016
The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth EulbergFiction for Older Readers2016
Lily and Dunkin by Donna GephartFiction for Older Readers2016
The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam GidwitzFiction for Older Readers2016
Garvey's Choice by Nikki GrimesFiction for Older Readers2016
The Nameless City by Faith Erin HicksFiction for Older Readers2016
The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island by Dana Alison LevyFiction for Older Readers2016
Furthermore by Tahereh MafiFiction for Older Readers2016
The Best Man by Richard PeckFiction for Older Readers2016
As Brave As You by Jason ReynoldsFiction for Older Readers2016
Ghost by Jason ReynoldsFiction for Older Readers2016
Two Naomis by Olugbemisola Rhuday-PerkovichFiction for Older Readers2016
Once Was a Time by Leila SalesFiction for Older Readers2016
The Evil Wizard Smallbone by Delia ShermanFiction for Older Readers2016
Dara Palmer's Major Drama by Emma ShevahFiction for Older Readers2016
Save Me a Seat by Sarah WeeksFiction for Older Readers2016
The Adventurer's Guide to Successful Escapes by Wade Albert WhiteFiction for Older Readers2016
The Haunting of Falcon House by Eugene YelchinFiction for Older Readers2016
Get a Hit, Mo! by David A. AdlerFiction for Younger Readers2016
Rabbit and Robot and Ribbit by Cece BellFiction for Younger Readers2016
The Not-a-Pig by Polly FaberFiction for Younger Readers2016
Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire by Sundee T. FrazierFiction for Younger Readers2016
Hippopotamister by John Patrick GreenFiction for Younger Readers2016
The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde by Shannon HaleFiction for Younger Readers2016
Slingshot and Burp by Richard HaynesFiction for Younger Readers2016
A Case of the Clones (The DATA Set) by Ada HopperFiction for Younger Readers2016
Don't Disturb the Dinosaurs (The DATA Set) by Ada HopperFiction for Younger Readers2016
March of the Mini Beasts (The DATA Set) by Ada HopperFiction for Younger Readers2016
Robots Rule the School (The DATA Set) by Ada HopperFiction for Younger Readers2016
The Sky Is Falling (The DATA Set) by Ada HopperFiction for Younger Readers2016
We Are Growing! by Laurie KellerFiction for Younger Readers2016
The Football Fumble by David A. KellyFiction for Younger Readers2016
The Gold Medal Mess by David A. KellyFiction for Younger Readers2016
The Soccer Surprise by David A. KellyFiction for Younger Readers2016
The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReauFiction for Younger Readers2016
Pug by Ethan LongFiction for Younger Readers2016
Pedro, First-Grade Hero by Fran ManushkinFiction for Younger Readers2016
Pete Likes Bunny (I Like to Read) by Emily Arnold McCullyFiction for Younger Readers2016
Juana and Lucas by Juana MedinaFiction for Younger Readers2016
Apple Picking Day! by Candice RansomFiction for Younger Readers2016
Cody and the Mysteries of the Universe by Tricia SpringstubbFiction for Younger Readers2016
Ogres Awake! by James SturmFiction for Younger Readers2016
Squirrel in the House by Vivian Vande VeldeFiction for Younger Readers2016
The Cookie Fiasco (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!) by Mo WillemsFiction for Younger Readers2016
Fashion Rebels: Style Icons Who Changed the World through Fashion by Carlyn Cerniglia BecciaInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Vincent's Starry Night and Other Stories: A Children's History of Art by Michael BirdInformational Books for Older Readers2016
How to Build a Museum: Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture by Tonya BoldenInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley BryanInformational Books for Older Readers2016
In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives by Kenneth C. DavisInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Fannie Never Flinched: One Woman’s Courage in the Struggle for American Labor Union Rights by Mary Cronk FarrellInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Vietnam: A History of the War by Russell FreedmanInformational Books for Older Readers2016
We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler by Russell FreedmanInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Writing With Rosie: You Can Write a Story Too by Patricia Reilly GiffInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Dive! World War II Stories of Sailors & Submarines in the Pacific: The Incredible Story of U.S. Submarines in WWII by Deborah HopkinsonInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel IgnotofskyInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America by Gail JarrowInformational Books for Older Readers2016
The Plot to Kill Hitler: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero by Patricia McCormickInformational Books for Older Readers2016
The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century by Sarah MillerInformational Books for Older Readers2016
This Land Is Our Land: A History of American Immigration by Linda Barrett OsborneInformational Books for Older Readers2016
This Kid Can Fly: It's About Ability (NOT Disability) by Aaron PhilipInformational Books for Older Readers2016
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day by Andrea Davis PinkneyInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice by Susan Goldman RubinInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Let Your Voice Be Heard: The Life and Times of Pete Seeger by Anita SilveyInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story by Caren StelsonInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk by Jane SutcliffeInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White by Melissa SweetInformational Books for Older Readers2016
The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk by Jan ThornhillInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Poop Detectives: Working Dogs in the Field by Ginger WadsworthInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution by Gretchen WoelfleInformational Books for Older Readers2016
Place Value by David A. AdlerInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris BartonInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen BryantInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Guess Who, Haiku by Deanna CaswellInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles by Philippe CousteauInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Their Great Gift: Courage, Sacrifice, and Hope in a New Land (Carolrhoda Picture Books) by John CoyInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Giant Squid by Candace FlemingInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie FoglianoInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring: The Accidental Invention of the Toy That Swept the Nation by Gilbert FordInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial by Susan E. GoodmanInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window by Jeff GottesfeldInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Plants Can't Sit Still by Rebecca E. HirschInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Steamboat School by Deborah HopkinsonInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie LevyInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
If You Are a Kaka, You Eat Doo Doo: And Other Poop Tales from Nature (A Tilbury House Nature Book) by Sara MartelInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
The Real Poop on Pigeons by Kevin McCloskeyInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph by Roxane OrgillInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Elizabeth Started All the Trouble by Doreen RappaportInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Two Friends : Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass by Dean RobbinsInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Anything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic by Mara RockliffInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent by Anne RockwellInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka SteptoeInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes by Duncan TonatiuhInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston WeatherfordInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan WoodInformational Books for Younger Readers2016
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman AlexiePicture Books2016
Daniel Finds a Poem by Micha ArcherPicture Books2016
Henry Wants More! by Linda AshmanPicture Books2016
A Bike Like Sergio's (A Junior Library Guild Selection) by Maribeth BoeltsPicture Books2016
Woodpecker Wants a Waffle by Steve BreenPicture Books2016
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel CampoyPicture Books2016
Grandad's Island by Benji DaviesPicture Books2016
Blocks by Irene DicksonPicture Books2016
La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for los Niños by Susan Middleton ElyaPicture Books2016
My New Mom & Me by Renata GalindoPicture Books2016
It Is Not Time for Sleeping (A Bedtime Story) by Lisa GraffPicture Books2016
Wonderfall by Michael HallPicture Books2016
I Hear a Pickle (and Smell, See, Touch, and Taste It, Too!) by Rachel IsadoraPicture Books2016
Alan's Big, Scary Teeth by Peter JarvisPicture Books2016
On the Farm, At the Market by G. Brian KarasPicture Books2016
More-igami by Dori KleberPicture Books2016
Hank's Big Day: The Story of a Bug by Evan KuhlmanPicture Books2016
The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read by Curtis ManleyPicture Books2016
Excellent Ed by Stacy McAnultyPicture Books2016
Emma and Julia Love Ballet by Barbara McClintockPicture Books2016
Good Night Like This by Mary MurphyPicture Books2016
A Family Is a Family Is a Family by Sara O'LearyPicture Books2016
School's First Day of School by Adam RexPicture Books2016
The Journey by Francesca SannaPicture Books2016
Twenty Yawns by Jane SmileyPicture Books2016
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. SmithPicture Books2016
The storyteller by Evan TurkPicture Books2016
A Piece of Home by Jeri WattsPicture Books2016
They All Saw a Cat by Brendan WenzelPicture Books2016
I Am a Story by Dan YaccarinoPicture Books2016

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