Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: KidsBoard & Picture Books2023

Given by Chicago Public Library

Other Names: Chicago Public Library Kids Best of the Best Books
48 Works / 50 Items 1,706 Books 139 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 (50)
Announced:
November 2023: 2023 Recent

No Stage 50

WorkYear
Big Tune: Rise of the Dancehall Prince by Alliah L. Agostini2023
The Nature Journal: A Backyard Adventure by Savannah Allen2023
Grandparents (Family Love) by Ariel Andres Almada2023
Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo2023
El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! by Donna Barba Higuera2023
The Yellow Handkerchief (El Pañuelo Amarillo) by Donna Barba Higuera2023
Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from Iceland by Ævar Þór Benediktsson2023
If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall2023
The Hospital Book by Lisa Brown2023
My Hair Is Like the Sun by St. Clair Detrick-Jules2023
Night in the City by Julie Downing2023
Monsters Play... Counting! by Flavia Z. Drago2023
Window Fishing by DK Dyson2023
Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady2023
Our Roof Is Blue by Sara E. Echenique2023
Water Day by Margarita Engle2023
Dim Sum Palace by X. Fang2023
What My Daddy Loves by Raissa Figueroa2023
Friends Beyond Measure by Lalena Fisher2023
May Your Life Be Deliciosa by Michael Genhart2023
Spanish Is the Language of My Family by Michael Genhart2023
Spanish Is the Language of My Family by Michael Genhart2023
Remembering by Xelena Gonzalez2023
My Brother Is Away by Sara Greenwood2023
Big by Vashti Harrison2023
Tumble by Adriana Hernández Bergstrom2023
Moon's Ramadan by Natasha Khan Kazi2023
The Train Home by Dan-ah Kim2023
Finding Papa by Angela Pham Krans2023
Little Dumplings by Jekka Kuhlmann2023
Summer Is for Cousins by Rajani LaRocca2023
Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin2023
Benita and the Night Creatures by Mariana Llanos2023
The Octopus Escapes by Maile Meloy2023
As Brave as a Lion by Erika Meza2023
Skeletown: Sí. ¡No! (Skeletown, 1) by Rhode Montijo2023
Martina Has Too Many Tías by Emma Otheguy2023
There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds2023
Just Like Grandma by Kim Rogers2023
Yenebi's Drive to School by Sendy Santamaria2023
Wild Blue: Taming a Big-Kid Bike by Dashka Slater2023
The Artivist by Nikkolas Smith2023
Do You Remember? by Sydney Smith2023
Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor2023
Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesús Trejo2023
Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesús Trejo2023
The Good Hair Day by Christian Trimmer2023
Ode to a Bad Day by Chelsea Lin Wallace2023
Spicy Spicy Hot! by Lenny Wen2023
Zora, the Story Keeper by Ebony Joy Wilkins2023

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