New York Public Library Best Books: For Kids2013

Given by New York Public Library (NYPL)

Other Names: Children’s Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing (-2014), New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, NYPL Best Books for Kids
100 Works 39,046 Books 3,239 Reviews 4.1
Every year, librarians and staff at The New York Public Library select noteworthy new books for readers of all ages and recommend them as our “Best Books” of the year. These lists build on the show more Library’s century-old tradition of recommending the best-loved titles published for children each year, and in recent years have expanded to encompass titles for teens and adults, as well as books in Spanish for younger readers. They have always sought to reflect the diversity of New York City's readership. Special thanks to our Best Books committees, the members of which have read thousands of books to bring readers these recommendations. show less
Stages:
All, Top Ten (70), No Stage (1,149)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2023 (100), 2022 (100), 2021 (100), 2020 (100), 2019 (107), 2018 (100), 2017 (100), 2016 (100), 2015 (100), 2014 (100), 2013 (100), 2012 (100), 2008 (1), 2006 (1), 1993 (1)

No Stage 100

WorkCategoryYear
Can't Scare Me! by Ashley BryanFolktales and Fairy Tales2013
Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale by Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniFolktales and Fairy Tales2013
Whiskers, Tails & Wings: Animal Folk Tales from Mexico by Judy GoldmanFolktales and Fairy Tales2013
Hansel and Gretel by Jacob GrimmFolktales and Fairy Tales2013
Aesop in California by Doug HansenFolktales and Fairy Tales2013
Demeter and Persephone (Greek Myths) by Hugh LuptonFolktales and Fairy Tales2013
Grim, Grunt, and Grizzle-Tail: A Story from Chile by Fran ParnellFolktales and Fairy Tales2013
Nasreddine by Odile WeulersseFolktales and Fairy Tales2013
Jane, the Fox, and Me by Fanny BrittGraphic Books2013
Star Wars: Jedi Academy by Jeffrey BrownGraphic Books2013
Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists by Chris DuffyGraphic Books2013
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy by Nathan HaleGraphic Books2013
Monster on the Hill by Rob HarrellGraphic Books2013
The Silver Six by A. J. LiebermanGraphic Books2013
Hilda and the Bird Parade by Luke PearsonGraphic Books2013
Bluffton: My Summer with Buster Keaton by Matt PhelanGraphic Books2013
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer BerneNonfiction2013
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen BryantNonfiction2013
Master George's People: George Washington, His Slaves, and His Revolutionary Transformation by Marfé Ferguson DelanoNonfiction2013
Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing Our Urban World by Ann DownerNonfiction2013
Locomotive by Brian FlocaNonfiction2013
Frog Song by Brenda Z. GuibersonNonfiction2013
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos by Deborah HeiligmanNonfiction2013
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H. Joseph HopkinsNonfiction2013
Ick! Yuck! Eew!: Our Gross American History by Lois Miner HueyNonfiction2013
Brick by Brick by Charles R. Smith Jr.Nonfiction2013
How Big Were Dinosaurs? by Lita JudgeNonfiction2013
Miracle Mud: Lena Blackburne and the Secret Mud That Changed Baseball by David A. KellyNonfiction2013
The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List by Leon LeysonNonfiction2013
The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery by Sandra MarkleNonfiction2013
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs MartinNonfiction2013
Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Skelton by Meghan McCarthyNonfiction2013
Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song by Andrea Davis PinkneyNonfiction2013
To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt by Doreen RappaportNonfiction2013
Volcano Rising by Elizabeth RuschNonfiction2013
Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays: Your Favorite Authors Take A Stab at the Dreaded Essay Assignment by Rebecca SternNonfiction2013
Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers by Tanya Lee StoneNonfiction2013
Pluto's Secret: An Icy World's Tale of Discovery by Margaret WeitekampNonfiction2013
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me by Daniel BeatyPicture Books2013
Journey by Aaron BeckerPicture Books2013
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter BrownPicture Books2013
My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer BrownPicture Books2013
Hank Finds an Egg by Rebecca DudleyPicture Books2013
How to Train a Train by Jason Carter EatonPicture Books2013
The Matchbox Diary by Paul FleischmanPicture Books2013
The Story of Fish and Snail by Deborah FreedmanPicture Books2013
Herman and Rosie by Gus GordonPicture Books2013
The Silver Button by Bob GrahamPicture Books2013
Flora and the Flamingo by Molly IdlePicture Books2013
Water in the Park by Emily JenkinsPicture Books2013
Ah Ha! by Jeff MackPicture Books2013
Take Me Out to the Yakyu by Aaron MeshonPicture Books2013
Niño Wrestles the World by Yuyi MoralesPicture Books2013
No Fits, Nilson! by Zachariah OHoraPicture Books2013
The Blessing Cup by Patricia PolaccoPicture Books2013
Picture a Tree by Barbara ReidPicture Books2013
Moonday by Adam RexPicture Books2013
Battle Bunny by Jon ScieszkaPicture Books2013
Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob SheaPicture Books2013
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale by Duncan TonatiuhPicture Books2013
This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration by Jacqueline WoodsonPicture Books2013
We Go Together!: A Curious Selection of Affectionate Verse by Calef BrownPoetry2013
Your Skeleton is Showing: Rhymes of Blunder From Six Feet Under by Kurt CyrusPoetry2013
When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders by J. Patrick LewisPoetry2013
Stardines Swim High Across the Sky and Other Poems by Jack PrelutskyPoetry2013
What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms, and Blessings by Joyce SidmanPoetry2013
Forest Has a Song: Poems by Amy Ludwig VanDerwaterPoetry2013
Digger, Dozer, Dumper by Hope VestergaardPoetry2013
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David AlmondStories for Older Readers2013
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi AppeltStories for Older Readers2013
Strike Three, You're Dead by Josh BerkStories for Older Readers2013
Doll Bones by Holly BlackStories for Older Readers2013
The Water Castle by Megan Frazer BlakemoreStories for Older Readers2013
Serafina's Promise by Ann E. BurgStories for Older Readers2013
Will in Scarlet by Matthew CodyStories for Older Readers2013
Sky Jumpers by Peggy EddlemanStories for Older Readers2013
Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad by Monica EdingerStories for Older Readers2013
Better Nate Than Ever by Tim FederleStories for Older Readers2013
Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War by Helen FrostStories for Older Readers2013
Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie HaskellStories for Older Readers2013
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin HenkesStories for Older Readers2013
How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine JinksStories for Older Readers2013
Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd JonesStories for Older Readers2013
The Spotted Dog Last Seen by Jessica Scott KerrinStories for Older Readers2013
Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked by Jarrett J. KrosoczkaStories for Older Readers2013
Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel by Diana LopezStories for Older Readers2013
Written in Stone by Rosanne ParryStories for Older Readers2013
A Girl Called Problem by Katie QuirkStories for Older Readers2013
The Other Side of Free by Krista RussellStories for Older Readers2013
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg SloanStories for Older Readers2013
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan StroudStories for Older Readers2013
One Came Home by Amy TimberlakeStories for Older Readers2013
The Real Boy by Anne UrsuStories for Older Readers2013
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil GaimanStories for Younger Readers2013
Call Me Oklahoma! by Miriam GlassmanStories for Younger Readers2013
The Truth of Me by Patricia MacLachlanStories for Younger Readers2013
The Gumazing Gum Girl!, Book 2 Gum Luck (A Gum Girl Novel) by Rhode MontijoStories for Younger Readers2013
Mysterious Traveler by Mal PeetStories for Younger Readers2013
The Meanest Birthday Girl by Josh SchneiderStories for Younger Readers2013
Spider Stampede by Ali SparkesStories for Younger Readers2013

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