Picture This Recommendation ListFiction2020

Given by Wisconsin State Reading Association (WSRA)

71 Works 17,240 Books 882 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. show less
Categories:
All, Fiction (383), Nonfiction (194), Nonfiction: Biographies (22), No Category (395)
Years:
All, 2022 (68), 2021 (73), 2020 (71), 2019 (85), , 2018 (86)
Announced:
February 10: 2023 Recent
WorkYear
Maybe Tomorrow? by Charlotte Agell
2020
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
2020
I Will Be Fierce by Bea Birdsong
2020
I'm Worried (The I'm Books) by Michael Ian Black
2020
The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach
2020
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
2020
My Shoes and I by René Colato Laínez
2020
When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree by Jamie L. B. Deenihan
2020
Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! by Cori Doerrfeld
2020
Up the Mountain Path by Marianne Dubuc
2020
Dandy by Ame Dyckman
2020
Bitter and Sweet by Sandra V Feder
2020
The Scarecrow by Beth Ferry
2020
Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin
2020
Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freedman
2020
It's Not Hansel and Gretel by Josh Funk
2020
Leila in Saffron by Rukhsanna Guidroz
2020
Stormy: A Story About Finding a Forever Home by Guojing
2020
Bruce's Big Storm by Ryan T. Higgins
2020
I Wonder by K. A. Holt
2020
¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market (English and Spanish Edition) by Raul Gonzalez Iii
2020
Lulu & Rocky in Milwaukee by Barbara Joosse
2020
We Are (Not) Friends by Anna Kang
2020
The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar
2020
Under My Hijab by Hena Khan
2020
A Big Bed for Little Snow by Grace Lin
2020
The Perfect Seat by Minh Lê
2020
When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff
2020
My Heart by Corinna Luyken
2020
Sing a Song: How "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Inspired Generations by Kelly Starling Lyons
2020
Hands Up! by Breanna J. McDaniel
2020
What Is Given from the Heart by Patricia C. Mckissack
2020
Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour
2020
Remarkably You by Pat Zietlow Miller
2020
When You Are Brave by Pat Zietlow Miller
2020
Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez
2020
Saturday by Oge Mora
2020
Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora
2020
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
2020
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad
2020
A Boy Like You by Frank Murphy
2020
Anya's Secret Society by Yevgenia Nayberg
2020
Found. by Jeff Newman
2020
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard
2020
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o
2020
Our Favorite Day by Joowon Oh
2020
The Forever Sky by Thomas Peacock
2020
Benji, the Bad Day, and Me by Sally J. Pla
2020
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
2020
The Bell Rang by James E. Ransome
2020
Truman by Jean Reidy
2020
Say Something by Peter H. Reynolds
2020
Penny and Penelope by Dan Richards
2020
M Is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child by Tiffany Rose
2020
Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed
2020
Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons by Laura Purdie Salas
2020
Me And My Fear by Francesca Sanna
2020
One Dark Bird by Liz Garton Scanlon
2020
Blue by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
2020
Why? by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
2020
Spencer's New Pet by Jessie Sima
2020
A Plan for Pops by Heather Smith
2020
At the Mountain's Base by Traci Sorell
2020
First Laugh--Welcome, Baby! by Rose Ann Tahe
2020
Count on Me by Miguel Tanco
2020
Ojiichan's Gift by Chieri Uegaki
2020
Ogilvy by Deborah Underwood
2020
Dad's Camera by Ross Watkins
2020
The Pigeon HAS To Go To School! by Mo Willems
2020
Astro Girl by Ken Wilson-Max
2020
A Map into the World by Kao Kalia Yang
2020

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