Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids2023

Given by Evanston Public Library

Other Names: 101 Great Books for Kids
101 Works 4,634 Books 363 Reviews 4.2
Every year, the 101 committee is made up of any Evanston Public Library staff member interested in participating, whether or not their job is specifically aimed at working with kids or not. After show more all, we were all kids ourselves once.



We urge you to stop by our library whenever we’re open to request any of the titles you would like to see. They represent some of the best books of the year and should not be missed.



All 101 books on the list are appropriate for readers two to twelve. show less
Categories:
All, Comics and Graphic Novels (74), Early Chapter Books (6), Easy Books (5), Easy and Early Chapter Books (50), Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales (46), Fiction (140), Middle Grade Fiction (23), Nonfiction (76), Nonfiction Picture Books (68), Nonfiction for Older Readers (31), Picture Books (152), Poetry (31), Poetry and Short Stories (5)
Years:
All, 2023 (101), 2022 (101), 2021 (101), 2020 (101), 2019 (101), 2018 (101), 2017 (101)
WorkCategoryYear
Eerie Tales from the School of Screams by Graham Annable
Comics and Graphic Novels2023
Squire & Knight by Scott Chantler
Comics and Graphic Novels2023
Global: One Fragile World. an Epic Fight for Survival. by Eoin Colfer
Comics and Graphic Novels2023
Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains by Maxwell Eaton III
Comics and Graphic Novels2023
Saving Sunshine by Saadia Faruqi
Comics and Graphic Novels2023
Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke
Comics and Graphic Novels2023
Otis & Peanut (Otis & Peanut, 1) by Naseem Hrab
Comics and Graphic Novels2023
Super Pancake: (A Graphic Novel) by Megan Wagner Lloyd
Comics and Graphic Novels2023
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martin
Comics and Graphic Novels2023
A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat
Comics and Graphic Novels2023
Gnome and Rat: (A Graphic Novel) by Lauren Stohler
Comics and Graphic Novels2023
Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel by Betty C. Tang
Comics and Graphic Novels2023
Grace Needs Space! by Benjamin A. Wilgus
Comics and Graphic Novels2023
Too Small Tola Gets Tough by Atinuke
Easy and Early Chapter Books2023
Henry, Like Always: Book 1 by Jenn Bailey
Easy and Early Chapter Books2023
The Rescues Finding Home (The Rescues, 1) by Tommy Greenwald
Easy and Early Chapter Books2023
Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories by Jarvis
Easy and Early Chapter Books2023
When Dad's Hair Took Off by Jörg Mϋhle
Easy and Early Chapter Books2023
Kitty-Cam: Ready-to-Read Pre-Level 1 (Critter-Cam) by Margie Palatini
Easy and Early Chapter Books2023
The Story of Gumluck the Wizard: Book One by Adam Rex
Easy and Early Chapter Books2023
Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 1 by Kaz Windness
Easy and Early Chapter Books2023
Stories of the Islands by Clar Angkasa
Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales2023
One Chicken Nugget by Tadgh Bentley
Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales2023
Ancient Night by David Bowles
Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales2023
The Amazing and True Story of Tooth Mouse Pérez by Ana Cristina Herreros
Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales2023
Eagle Drums by Nasugraq Rainey Hopson
Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales2023
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen
Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales2023
The Song That Called Them Home by David A. Robertson
Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales2023
Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor
Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales2023
The Rabbi and His Donkey by Susan Tarcov
Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales2023
Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango
Fiction2023
Eb & Flow by Kelly J. Baptist
Fiction2023
Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
Fiction2023
Flora la Fresca & the Art of Friendship by Veronica Chambers
Fiction2023
Maggie Lou, Firefox by Arnolda Dufour Bowes
Fiction2023
The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
Fiction2023
The Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett
Fiction2023
The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett
Fiction2023
Not an Easy Win by Chrystal D. Giles
Fiction2023
Dear Mothman by Robin Gow
Fiction2023
The Worlds We Leave Behind by A. F. Harrold
Fiction2023
Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim
Fiction2023
The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine by Katherine Marsh
Fiction2023
Don't Want to Be Your Monster by Deke Moulton
Fiction2023
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri
Fiction2023
You Are Here: Connecting Flights by Ellen Oh
Fiction2023
Leeva at Last by Sara Pennypacker
Fiction2023
Hope in the Valley by Mitali Perkins
Fiction2023
The Rhythm of Time by Questlove
Fiction2023
Heroes of Havensong: Dragonboy by Megan Reyes
Fiction2023
Calling the Moon: 16 Period Stories from BIPOC Authors by Aida Salazar
Fiction2023
The Carrefour Curse by Dianne K Salerni
Fiction2023
Sisters of the Lost Marsh by Lucy Strange
Fiction2023
The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day
Nonfiction for Older Readers2023
The Deep!: Wild Life at the Ocean's Darkest Depths by Lindsey Leigh
Nonfiction for Older Readers2023
The Miracle Seed by Martin Lemelman
Nonfiction for Older Readers2023
Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods by Grace Lin
Nonfiction for Older Readers2023
Mysterious Glowing Mammals: An Unexpected Discovery Sparks a Scientific Investigation by Maria Parrott-Ryan
Nonfiction for Older Readers2023
Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World by Eleanor Spicer Rice
Nonfiction for Older Readers2023
Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees by tompaul
Nonfiction for Older Readers2023
An American Story by Kwame Alexander
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better by Glenda Armand
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
Glitter Everywhere!: Where it Came From, Where It's Found & Where It's Going by Chris Barton
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from Iceland by Ævar Þór Benediktsson
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
The Gentle Genius of Trees by Philip Bunting
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music by Roberta Flack
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
Dogs: A History of Our Best Friends by Lita Judge
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
Ready, Set, Run!: The Amazing New York City Marathon by Leslie Kimmelman
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider by Jessica Lanan
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Kirsten W Larson
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
Butt or Face? by Kari Lavelle
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
Tomfoolery! Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
Not A Monster by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
The Book of Turtles by Sy Montgomery
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival by Tony Piedra
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
The Indestructible Tom Crean: Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic by Jennifer Thermes
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd
Nonfiction Picture Books2023
Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo
Picture Books2023
The Walk (A Stroll to the Poll) (Abrams Books for Young Readers) by Winsome Bingham
Picture Books2023
The Night Tent by Landis Blair
Picture Books2023
Ten-Word Tiny Tales: To Inspire and Unsettle by Joseph Coelho
Picture Books2023
Evergreen by Matthew Cordell
Picture Books2023
The Brothers Zzli by Alex Cousseau
Picture Books2023
A Walk in the Woods by Nikki Grimes
Picture Books2023
Big by Vashti Harrison
Picture Books2023
Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar by Mojdeh Hassani
Picture Books2023
Catside Up, Catside Down: A Book of Prepositions by Anna Hrachovec
Picture Books2023
Finding Papa by Angela Pham Krans
Picture Books2023
To the Other Side by Erika Meza
Picture Books2023
Grandma's Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson
Picture Books2023
Night Owl Night by Susan Edwards Richmond
Picture Books2023
The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage
Picture Books2023
My Baba's Garden by Jordan Scott
Picture Books2023
Stickler Loves the World by Lane Smith
Picture Books2023
My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder
Picture Books2023
Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesús Trejo
Picture Books2023
Robot, Unicorn, Queen by Shannon Bramer
Poetry2023
My Head Has a Bellyache: And More Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups (Mischievous Nonsense, 2) by Chris Harris
Poetry2023
Animals in Pants by Suzy Levinson
Poetry2023
Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford
Poetry2023

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