(Chronicle, $18.99.) Luckily, there are four more Penderwicks books. Nate Foster longs to get away from Jankburg, Pa., to star in a Broadway show (or even just see one). The debut novel by Douglas Stuart draws on his own childhood in 1980s Glasgow, and is the winner of the 2020 Booker prize. Zeke Peña's warm, bustling illustrations bring those childhood memories to life. Bold, bright illustrations and lively rhymes make this a solid read-aloud choice, too. (For ages 7 and up), Strega Nona should have known better than to leave Big Anthony alone with her magic pasta pot! Best Books for Kids 2020 Filter Results Below Filter By Tags. (For ages 3 to 6), Rosa's mom works in a diner — and so does Rosa, sometimes, peeling onions, washing salt shakers and saving her pennies to buy her mom a comfortable chair because all their furniture was lost in a fire that turned their apartment to "charcoal and ashes." This series made the American Library Association's list of 100 top banned or challenged books from 2000 to 2009; apparently, some grown-ups thought sassy, mouthy Junie wasn't a good role model. 1. Best Books of the Year 2020. Luckily, his nana is always ready with an answer that helps CJ find beauty wherever he looks. (For age 3 to 5), Don't turn the page! (For ages 5 to 8), Based on the Oscar-winning short film, this lovely story of a dad learning to do his daughter's hair, which "kinks, coils and curves every which way," will leave you sniffling fondly. "And I feel like the most important thing that's ever happened to me is growing up without money." When his frustrated mother takes George to the vet, the answer to his problem turns out to be quite the surprise. (For ages 8 to 12), by Johnny Marciano, Emily Chenoweth and Robb Mommaerts, Lots of people think their cats are aliens — but Klawde really is one. (For ages 4 to 8), Hours before the sun came up, Bao Phi's father would wake him — quietly — for a fishing trip. Sheila lives with her father and unpleasant stepmother; she's bullied by a classmate and sneered at by her teacher. Viking Books for Young Readers “Dear Visitor from Outer Space,” the child narrator begins, “if you come to Earth, here’s what you need to know.” Blackall delivers on the promise: Her wondrous book seems to contain multitudes — the world’s every river, flower, person, cruise ship and bottle cap. WE DREAM OF SPACE, by Erin Entrada Kelly. Steven D. Schindler's soft-edged illustrations will make you believe winged kittens might actually exist. Based on Tamaki’s experience volunteering at a small community kitchen that feeds the hungry, this color-saturated, mouthwatering whirlwind of a book bursts with energy from the moment its diverse group of characters starts chopping and slicing, whisking and whipping. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," by Eric Carle. (For ages 8 to 12), by Ruth Stiles Gannett and Ruth Chrisman Gannett, Childhood surrealism at its best. A STORY ABOUT AFIYA, by James Berry, illustrated by Anna Cunha. How? No one wants to play with her — not even Chloe, who sits next to her, and eventually has to deal with the results of her unkindness. OUTSIDE IN, by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Cindy Derby. The series grows up with its readers; at the beginning, Betsy and Tacy are small children; we see them through adventures fanciful and down-to-earth, and finally leave them as young married women. (For ages 6 to 9), Ivy is quiet; Bean is loud and goofy. But when Ryan runs into problems, she's always looking for ways to make sunshine. Is the camp home? We hope you and the kids in your life will have as much fun poring through this list as we had putting it together! But a magical flight through the night sky helps her learn to love that darkness. https://www.whattoexpect.com/baby-products/best-toddler-books "Sometimes we will get along, and sometimes we will disagree." Together with Maurice Sendak's delightfully shaggy illustrations, Minarik's gentle words are perfect for the littlest readers. LORETTA LITTLE LOOKS BACK: Three Voices Go Tell It, by Andrea David Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney. All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah. Author Linda Sue Park made the parallels between Hanna and Laura Ingalls deliberate — as she writes in her author's note, she loved the Little House books as a child, but she knew Ma and Pa Ingalls wouldn't have let Laura "become friends with someone like me ... someone who wasn't white." A boy struggles to move forward with his life as his pro football star father’s memory fades in this elegiac meditation on loss and longing, told mostly in verse. Here comes the train! Ashley Bryan's paper-cut illustrations, reminiscent of Henri Matisse, bring this story of envy, beauty and acceptance to gorgeous life. Out of all the children's books published in 2020, our editors picked the top 20 books of the year for readers of all ages and the top 20 in each category. Best Books of 2020 for Babies & Toddlers by Miranda Rosbach. Since many books on the list have both authors and illustrators, we eventually decided that authors could appear only once, but we didn't mind seeing illustrators again. CLASS ACT, by Jerry Craft. He's always on the same bus every morning, and he always has time to visit his animal friends. OUR LITTLE KITCHEN, by Jillian Tamaki. But that's just the first of more than 150 Boxcar Children adventures — eventually reconciled with their grandfather (who turns out to be both rich and quite nice), they end up as amateur sleuths in the tradition of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. (For ages 6 to 10), Ryan Hart wants to see the good in everybody — even when she gets teased for having a boy's name. Moon has a secret: She sees heavenly visions, hears voices that tell her she doesn't belong on earth. Best children’s and teens books of 2020. Sparkling with Southern diction and rhythms, and peppered with poems and songs, this novel composed of read-aloud monologues follows three generations of children in one fictional Mississippi family as they survive hardships from sharecropping to voter suppression. (Scholastic, $18.99.) And when a sinister archduke tries to grab the box for himself, he learns that crime doesn't pay. Best Classic: Goodnight Moon at Amazon "Kids love hearing all about the great green room and all of the quirky things it contains." "But when my man is done with you, they'll want to post you up in a museum!" (For ages 6 to 9), 10-year-old Mia Tang mans the desk at her family's motel — and helps keep its biggest secret: Her parents hide immigrants, letting them stay for free in empty rooms. And he's right — there's no toy in his cereal, his teacher doesn't like his drawing and there's kissing on TV. (Little, Brown, $16.99.) (For ages 3 to 6), Oh, no! by Shinsuke Yoshitake. (For ages 8 to 12), On her 12th birthday, Zoe Washington gets a letter from the father she's never met, who's in prison for a crime he says he didn't commit. This joyous celebration of childhood, culture and place by the Jamaican poet (who died in 2017) follows a young girl named Afiya — “health” in Swahili — whose summer frock “collects” what she sees as she dances across an island in motion. And two little kittens and a pair of mittens? Looking through the new picture books set for publication in 2020, one theme kept standing out: positivity. Illus. Illus. (For ages 10 to 12), a fantastic group of authors, librarians, publishers and all-around book nerds, Click If You Dare: 100 Favorite Horror Stories, We Did It For The LOLs: 100 Favorite Funny Books, The Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf: 100 Must-Reads For Kids 9-14. A classic tale of pacifism and being true to yourself. (Neal Porter/Holiday House, $18.99.) First published in 1948, this tale of two mothers, two children and a bucket of blueberries is still charming young readers. So he created this ode to a favorite food that brings Native families together. Here are the 10 Best Books of 2020, along with 100 Notable Books of the year. DRAGON HOOPS, by Gene Luen Yang. Kelly moves gracefully between small-scale middle school dilemmas and galaxy-size existential questions in this lively, tender novel of three siblings adrift in a dysfunctional family as they await the shuttle Challenger’s launch. This year's list is focused on younger readers, but we did include a few books for older kids. It's pretty great to have a giant dog because then when you walk to school, you can think about ice cream and rain instead of tornadoes or ghosts. (For ages 3 to 8), Annabel finds what looks like an ordinary box full of ordinary yarn — but it's enough to clothe, brighten and bind together a whole town in colorful knitted cozies. A savvy mouse avoids the clutches of a fox by invoking the terrible Gruffalo — setting off an increasingly ridiculous (and delightful) chain of events, all told in rhyming couplets that are all kinds of fun to read aloud. (For ages 4 to 7), George is a little dog who just can't bark. (Dial Books for Young Readers, $20.99.) WHEN YOU LOOK UP, by Decur. Creator Matthew Cherry told NPR he was inspired by friends of his who are young fathers, and "they're all willing to do whatever it takes for their young girls." Don't you wish you had a great green room and a red balloon? (For ages 3 to 5), Who doesn't love a big chunk of heavy machinery? A great pick for any budding mathematician or astronaut — and for any parent needing to teach their kids at home. Best children’s and teens books of 2020. (For ages 4 to 8), Miss Rumphius dreams of living by the sea, traveling the world, and making it a more beautiful place — and she does it on her own terms, living alone with her cat and sowing lupine seeds along the coast of Maine despite the local kids who call her "That Crazy Old Lady." (For ages 4 to 8), Jerome Pumphrey was driving through central Texas to visit his brother Jarrett, and along the way he kept seeing old trucks sitting out in the fields. And as they fished, Bao's father would tell him stories about another pond back in their homeland of Vietnam. It’s the … YOU MATTER, by Christian Robinson. Congratulations to Tami Charles on "All Because You Matter", our pick for the best children's book of 2020. (For ages 9 to 12), Best friends Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong do what any enterprising young women at boarding school would do: They form a detective agency — and quickly run up against their first real case when Hazel finds the body of their science teacher sprawled on the gymnasium floor. The B stands for Beatrice, by the way. But, as author B.J. Must-reads of 2020: the best new Puffin children's books From tales about climate change and the secrets of the universe to thrilling adventures across the sea, look out for these children’s books in 2020. This is a book that'll put any kid to sleep — and we mean that in the best possible way. (For ages 3 to 7), Putting together these lists is as much of a discovery experience as reading them is, and I'm especially glad to have discovered Catwings, Ursula K. LeGuin's tale of four tabby kittens inexplicably born with wings. They cavort in the bog, they try on hats, they sip juice at a cute cafe ... but not the hippopotamus, who's always in the background looking on sadly. (For ages 4 to 8), Long ago, the birds of Africa were all the colors of the rainbow — but none of them had any black, because Blackbird had it all. THERE MUST BE MORE THAN THAT! We settle on Each Kindness, gorgeously illustrated by E.B. (Did you know they're called repollitas in Spanish?) (For ages 3 to 5), Amos McGee is a zookeeper, and a kind and punctual fellow. (For ages 2 to 4), by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal, Author Kevin Noble Maillard — who's part of the Seminole Nation — told NPR he had a hard time finding books about Native Americans that weren't about historical figures like Sacagawea or Pocahontas. Lewis. (For ages 3 to 5), Little kids are goofy and frequently gross, we all know that — so Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith's gleefully surreal inversion of familiar fairy tales is perfect for little readers. And it's not just geese — mice, possums, foxes and more all pile into Bruce's den. First published in 1939, Virginia Lee Burton's tale of Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Anne, has inspired decades of sandbox excavation projects — and, memorably, it also prompted Ramona Quimby to wonder out loud whether Mike ever had time to go to the bathroom. (For ages 8 to 12), A classic! (For ages 1 to 4), In the light of the moon, a little egg lay on a leaf — and it hatched into a hungry caterpillar who munched his way right off the page and into the hearts of kids everywhere. But there was one easy decision: A few years ago, we did a summer list based on All Things Considered's Backseat Book Club of great reads for kids from 9 to 14. Discover the most talked about and praised books this year according to Barnes & Noble and media like The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and The Washington Post.Explore the best books of the past decade to see what was popular throughout the years! In Pinkney’s vivid reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale, the mermaid befriends a human girl instead of pining over a handsome prince, and all the characters, human and mermaid, are Black. Alma and How She Got Her Name. Shuggie is the youngest of three children, and … (Bloomsbury, $16.99.) (For ages 6 to 8), Junie B. Jones is almost 6 years old! Underwood’s quietly profound text and Derby’s lush art provide a homage to nature, and a comforting reminder that Outside will be there for us when we’re ready. (For ages 8 to 12), Roz the robot wakes up on a remote island — how did she get there? hide caption, Corduroy the bear sits on a shelf in a department store, longing for a friend — but little Lisa's mother refuses to buy him. And Julián loves mermaids. (For ages 8 to 12), Quiet, studious Christine and lively, messy Moon are unlikely friends — but when Moon and her family move in next door, they form a close bond. Do you pause in the produce aisle and think about one real peach? (For ages 5 to 8), Dory is the youngest in her family, with a yen for attention and an overactive imagination — and did we mention her nemesis, Mrs. Gobble Cracker? And for the hottest books of summer 2020, check out our Summer Reading List ! But she always has fun, thanks to her quick thinking and support from her big Pakistani American family. When a little girl’s brother tells her “our future is doomed,” in this entertaining yet serious story drawn in Yoshitake’s signature cartoon style, she runs in a panic to her grandmother, who helps her to imagine many possible futures, rather than to think only in terms of good and bad scenarios. Photo: KOLOstock/Getty Images. But then one night she sees yellow eyes shining in the forest ... and soon, she finds she has to use all her wiles to keep the jumbies away from her island. If you like The Phantom Tollbooth, try this story about a little boy named Elmer Elevator (the narrator's father as a child) who befriends a talking alley cat that sets him on his way to a grand adventure on a wild island — past muddy rivers, fierce tigers and fashionable lions — to rescue a yellow-and-blue-striped dragon. By Liza Corsillo. What about the "forever home" Abia's Papa dreams of? The best gifts for kids by age, according to our 2020 gift guide 20 classic children’s books every parent needs in their nursery 36 thoughtful teacher gifts that are A+ If … (For ages 4 to 8), Lilly loves everything, especially her purple plastic purse full of treasures. Patricia Hruby Powell's jazz-inflected words and Christian Robinson's bright, exciting pictures make this book a treat for readers and listeners. (Atheneum, $17.99.) (For ages 7 to 10), Amphibians, sport coats and lasting friendship. Who knows! So here are 100 favorite kids' books… (For ages 6 to 10), Spunky, redheaded third-grader Clementine starts this series by having a seriously bad week (how many times is she going to get sent to the principal? (For ages 8 to 12), We always say that these polls don't produce ranked lists — and they truly don't — but I'd be remiss in not pointing out that Maud Hart Lovelace's Betsy-Tacy books, about the enduring friendship between two young girls — got the most votes of any book on this list. So here comes Dog Man: Half dog, half cop, this gruff crime fighter is here to sniff out wrongdoing, especially when it involves his nemesis Petey the Cat, who cooks up crimes in his secret cat lab. We want this list to be a tool for discovery, which means we had to walk a delicate path when it comes to books that are undeniable classics — we knew all hell would rain down on us if we left out Where the Wild Things Are or The Very Hungry Caterpillar. 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