Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dolly (47 Lists)



A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost
Audiobook of the Year, Audie Awards
25 books — 4 voters
Becoming Clissine by Anastasia VitskyThe Female Man by Joanna Russ
Lesbian and Bi Women Dystopians
79 books — 56 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
The Great American Read - What They Missed
547 books — 573 voters
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzFangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,959 books — 5,985 voters

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Best Nonfiction Audio Books
448 books — 284 voters
Hop On Pop by Dr. SeussA Big Guy Took My Ball! by Mo WillemsGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Beginning Readers
191 books — 108 voters

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,167 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Holocaust Children's & YA Lit
112 books — 82 voters

The Mitten by Jan BrettJoseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms TabackThe Hungry Coat by DemiExtra Yarn by Mac BarnettOma's Quilt by Paulette Bourgeois
Picture Books About Warm Quilts and Soft Mittens
68 books — 22 voters
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. SeussHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussHop On Pop by Dr. SeussThe Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss
67 books — 94 voters

Library Lion by Michelle KnudsenThe Boy Who Was Raised By Librarians by Carla MorrisThe Little Red Fish by Taeeun YooMiss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile by Gloria HoustonMiss Brooks Loves Books! by Barbara Bottner
Children's Books about Libraries
110 books — 32 voters
Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow MillerPossum's Harvest Moon by Anne HunterFall Mixed Up by Bob RaczkaCount Down to Fall by Fran Hawk
Books about Fall/Autumn for Toddlers
38 books — 31 voters

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain by Sharon Begley
IMS Retreat Center Reading List
64 books — 10 voters
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms TabackThere Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy by Tedd ArnoldI Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison JacksonThere Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell! by Lucille Colandro
Cumulative Rhyme Picture Books Based On There Was an Old Lady
65 books — 18 voters

Ish by Peter H. ReynoldsLinnea in Monet's Garden by Christina BjörkWabi Sabi by Mark ReibsteinHarold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett JohnsonThe Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Children Books About Art
276 books — 158 voters
Linnea in Monet's Garden by Christina BjörkYou Can't Take a Balloon into the National Gallery by Jacqueline Preiss WeitzmanYou Can't Take a Balloon into the Museum of Fine Arts by Jacqueline Preiss WeitzmanYou Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum by Jacqueline Preiss WeitzmanThe Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau by Michelle Markel
Picture Books About Museums
74 books — 26 voters

And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon by Janet StevensThe Three Pigs by David WiesnerGoldie and the Three Bears by Diane StanleyLittle Red Writing by Joan HolubThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Fractured Fairy Tales for Children
259 books — 92 voters
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaHumpty Dumpty Climbs Again by Dave Horowitz
Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Adaptations
49 books — 60 voters

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.Animalia by Graeme BaseI Stink! by Kate McMullanThe Z Was Zapped by Chris Van AllsburgZ Is for Moose by Kelly Bingham
Fun and Interesting ABC/Abecedarian books
430 books — 220 voters
Waiting for Winter by Sebastian MeschenmoserThe Mitten by Jan BrettThe Mitten by Jim AylesworthThe Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
Picture Books About Snow Animals
227 books — 50 voters

Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. SeussMrs. Crump's Cat by Linda SmithZen Ties by Jon J. MuthA Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. SteadEach Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
Picture Books About Kindness
116 books — 52 voters
The Wishing of Biddy Malone by Joy CowleyO'Sullivan Stew by Hudson TalbottBrave Margaret by Robert D. San SouciLeprechauns Never Lie by Lorna BalianThe Man Who Loved Books by Jean Fritz
Children's Books about Ireland
383 books — 43 voters

Island by Jason ChinA Rock Is Lively by Dianna Hutts AstonMe... Jane by Patrick McDonnellRedwoods by Jason ChinBalloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
Best non-fiction picture books
647 books — 221 voters
Flotsam by David WiesnerThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Caldecott Medal Winners
88 books — 455 voters

Dragonbreath by Ursula VernonAthena by George O'ConnorThe Arrival by Shaun TanWonderstruck by Brian SelznickBone, Vol. 1 by Jeff Smith
Best Graphic Novels for Children
1,451 books — 1,797 voters
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia PolaccoPink and Say by Patricia PolaccoThe Butterfly by Patricia PolaccoJanuary's Sparrow by Patricia PolaccoThe Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco
Best of Patricia Polacco
60 books — 64 voters

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussHop On Pop by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownCorduroy by Don Freeman
Best Picture Books
3,081 books — 1,986 voters
Chloe and the Lion by Mac BarnettOne Cool Friend by Toni BuzzeoMossy by Jan BrettMeet Me at the Moon by Gianna MarinoCreepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds
2013 Mock Caldecott
97 books — 247 voters

Raccoons and Ripe Corn by Jim Arnosky
Reading Rainbow Featured Books
164 books — 77 voters
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanBozo Sapiens by Michael Kaplan
Behaviour change and social psychology: how people make decisions
266 books — 572 voters


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