Notable Children's Book2024

Given by Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)

Other Names: Notables, ALA Notable Children's Book
103 Works 5,636 Books 464 Reviews 4.3
Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books. According to the Notables Criteria, "notable" is defined as: show more Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children's books, notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways. show less
Categories:
All, All Ages (39), Middle Readers (161), Older Readers (173), Younger Readers (232), Zelinsky Edition (1), [2017], All Ages, 2017 (1), illustration (1), No Category (2,154)
Years:
All, 2024 (103), 2023 (97), 2022 (124), 2021 (93), 2020 (115), 2019 (109), 2018 (96), 2017 (95), 2016 (116), 2015 (105), 2014 (93), 2013 (79), 2012 (102), 2011 (69), 2010 (73), 2009 (74), 2008 (76), 2007 (94), 2006 (100), 2005 (78), 2004 (61), 2003 (66), 2002 (88), 2001 (72), 2000 (70), 1999 (61), 1998 (41), 1997 (59), 1996 (74), 1995 (65), 1993; Older Readers, 1995 (1), 1994; Older Readers, 1995 (1), 1994 (69), 1993 (60), 1992 (1), 1991 (4), 1990 (3), 1987 (1), 1986 (2), 1984 (2), 1983 (1), 1981 (1), 1980 (1), 1976 (2), 1973 (1), 1971 (1), 1940-1970 (1), 1970 (1), 1969 (2), 1966 (1), 1965 (2), 1964 (3), 1963 (1), 1961 (1), 1960 (2), 1959 (1), 1940-1959 (1), 1958 (2), 1955 (2), 1954 (1), 1952 (1), 1951 (1), 1950 (1), 1942 (1), 1941 (1)
Announced:
January 24: 2024 Recent
WorkCategoryYear
Elf Dog and Owl Head by M. T. Anderson
Middle Readers2024
Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango
Middle Readers2024
The International House of Dereliction by Jacqueline Davies
Middle Readers2024
The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
Middle Readers2024
Search for a Giant Squid: Pick Your Path (Science Explorers) by Amy Seto Forrester
Middle Readers2024
Not an Easy Win by Chrystal D. Giles
Middle Readers2024
The Worlds We Leave Behind by A. F. Harrold
Middle Readers2024
Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke
Middle Readers2024
The House of the Lost on the Cape by Sachiko Kashiwaba
Middle Readers2024
Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt
Middle Readers2024
The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Kirsten W Larson
Middle Readers2024
The Swifts: a Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
Middle Readers2024
Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods by Grace Lin
Middle Readers2024
The Windeby Puzzle by Lois Lowry
Middle Readers2024
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martin
Middle Readers2024
How Old Is a Whale?: Animal Life Spans from the Mayfly to the Immortal Jellyfish by Lily Murray
Middle Readers2024
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri
Middle Readers2024
Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate O'shaughnessy
Middle Readers2024
LOL 101: A Kid's Guide to Writing Jokes by David Roth
Middle Readers2024
Calling the Moon: 16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors by Aida Salazar
Middle Readers2024
Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter by Aida Salazar
Middle Readers2024
Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport by Caren Stelson
Middle Readers2024
Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel by Betty C. Tang
Middle Readers2024
Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd
Middle Readers2024
Love Is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement by Sandra Neil Wallace
Middle Readers2024
How Do You Spell Unfair? MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford
Middle Readers2024
Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith
Middle Readers2024
Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson
Middle Readers2024
An American Story by Kwame Alexander
Older Readers2024
Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from Iceland by Ævar Þór Benediktsson
Older Readers2024
Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
Older Readers2024
The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day
Older Readers2024
The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow by Elaine Dimopoulos
Older Readers2024
Pardalita by Joana Estrela
Older Readers2024
Fungi Grow by Maria Gianferrari
Older Readers2024
Remembering by Xelena Gonzalez
Older Readers2024
My Head Has a Bellyache: And More Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups (Mischievous Nonsense, 2) by Chris Harris
Older Readers2024
Dear Yesteryear by Kimberly Annece Henderson
Older Readers2024
Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera
Older Readers2024
Eagle Drums by Nasugraq Rainey Hopson
Older Readers2024
Two New Years by Richard Ho
Older Readers2024
What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?: And Other Questions About Moths & Butterflies by Rachel Ignotofsky
Older Readers2024
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen
Older Readers2024
Butt or Face? by Kari Lavelle
Older Readers2024
Animals in Pants by Suzy Levinson
Older Readers2024
My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom
Older Readers2024
Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin
Older Readers2024
Bridges by Majewski Marc
Older Readers2024
Hands by Torrey Maldonado
Older Readers2024
The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine by Katherine Marsh
Older Readers2024
Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne Mendez
Older Readers2024
The Book of Turtles by Sy Montgomery
Older Readers2024
The Story of Gumluck the Wizard: Book One by Adam Rex
Older Readers2024
There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds
Older Readers2024
Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W. Sandler
Older Readers2024
A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat
Older Readers2024
Buzzing (A Graphic Novel) by Samuel Sattin
Older Readers2024
The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt
Older Readers2024
Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Germany by Steve Sheinkin
Older Readers2024
Courage to Dream by Neal Shusterman
Older Readers2024
Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem by Melissa Stewart
Older Readers2024
What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski
Older Readers2024
Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore by Seiji Yoshida
Older Readers2024
Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo
Younger Readers2024
I'm Going to Build a Snowman by Jashar Awan
Younger Readers2024
Henry, Like Always: Book 1 by Jenn Bailey
Younger Readers2024
What a Map Can Do by Gabrielle Balkan
Younger Readers2024
Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar: The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
Younger Readers2024
In the Night Garden by Carin Berger
Younger Readers2024
If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall
Younger Readers2024
Evergreen by Matthew Cordell
Younger Readers2024
Our Pool by Lucy Ruth Cummins
Younger Readers2024
Okra Stew: A Gullah Geechee Family Celebration by Natalie Daise
Younger Readers2024
Beneath by Cori Doerrfeld
Younger Readers2024
Dim Sum Palace by X. Fang
Younger Readers2024
Cicada Symphony by Sue Fliess
Younger Readers2024
In Every Life by Marla Frazee
Younger Readers2024
Big by Vashti Harrison
Younger Readers2024
Tumble by Adriana Hernández Bergstrom
Younger Readers2024
A River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon by Jilanne Hoffmann
Younger Readers2024
Cape by Kevin Johnson
Younger Readers2024
Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider by Jessica Lanan
Younger Readers2024
Nat the cat takes a nap by Jarrett Lerner
Younger Readers2024
The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung
Younger Readers2024
Scroll by Hui Li
Younger Readers2024
Benita and the Night Creatures by Mariana Llanos
Younger Readers2024
Tomfoolery! Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel
Younger Readers2024
Elena Rides by Juana Medina
Younger Readers2024
They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them by Dan Paley
Younger Readers2024
The Only Way to Make Bread by Cristina Quintero
Younger Readers2024
Hornbeam All In (The Hornbeam Books) by Cynthia Rylant
Younger Readers2024
In Between by April Pulley Sayre
Younger Readers2024
Peek-A-Boo Haiku: A Lift-the-Flap Book by Danna Smith
Younger Readers2024
The Artivist by Nikkolas Smith
Younger Readers2024
Maribel’s Year by Michelle Sterling
Younger Readers2024
Fox Has a Problem (My First I Can Read) by Corey R. Tabor
Younger Readers2024
The Indestructible Tom Crean: Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic by Jennifer Thermes
Younger Readers2024
Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesús Trejo
Younger Readers2024
Later, When I’m Big by Bette Westera
Younger Readers2024
Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 1 by Kaz Windness
Younger Readers2024
When You Can Swim by Jack Wong
Younger Readers2024
Nell Plants a Tree by Anne Wynter
Younger Readers2024
Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur? by Helen Yoon
Younger Readers2024

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