The Martian by Andy WeirRedshirts by John Scalzi
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
623 books — 1,198 voters

The Martian by Andy WeirThe Rosie Project by Graeme SimsionFluke by Christopher MooreCarry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Books that Make you Laugh
3,516 books — 5,218 voters

The Martian by Andy Weir
Books to Big Screen
218 books — 55 voters
A Drop of Blood by Paul Showers
Best Concept Books
60 books — 65 voters

The Snow Bear by Liliana StaffordWhale in the Sky by Anne SiberellFrog Girl by Paul Owen LewisGiving Thanks by Jake SwampNickommoh! by Jackie French Koller
Native American Picture Books
351 books — 66 voters
Whom the Gods Would Destroy by Richard Pitts Powell
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,390 books — 10,377 voters

Dogger by Shirley HughesThe Dream Jar by Lindan Lee JohnsonSisters by David McPhailMe Too! by Mercer MayerTell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep by Joyce Dunbar
Sweet Siblings - In Pictures
44 books — 23 voters
Moosey Moose by Chris RaschkaKnuffle Bunny by Mo WillemsI Want My Hat Back by Jon KlassenI Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen BeaumontThis Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Favorite Funny Story Time Picture Books
331 books — 276 voters

Whale in the Sky by Anne SiberellGiving Thanks by Jake SwampAmazing Grace by Mary HoffmanImogene's Antlers by David SmallHow Much Is a Million? by David M. Schwartz
Reading Rainbow Featured Books
165 books — 76 voters

The Dot by Peter H. ReynoldsPanda Bear's Paintbox by Michaela MunteanI Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen BeaumontCamille and the Sunflowers by Laurence AnholtKatie and the Sunflowers by James Mayhew
Children Books About Art
279 books — 161 voters

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsA Beach Tail by Karen Lynn WilliamsAmazing Grace by Mary HoffmanThe Rain Stomper by Addie BoswellDown the Road by Alice Schertle
African American Picture Books
459 books — 194 voters
The Boy Who Drew Cats by Margaret HodgesThe Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel
Spooky Fairy Tales And Folk Tales
43 books — 17 voters

The Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellI, Robot by Isaac AsimovThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. HeinleinTime Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein
Best Social Science Fiction
543 books — 385 voters
The Apple-Pip Princess by Jane E. RayThe Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschThe Monster Princess by D.J. MacHaleThe Crane Maiden by Miyoko MatsutaniWilliam the Curious by Charles Santore
Illustrated Fairy and Folk Tales
300 books — 40 voters

Room for a Little One by Martin WaddellAmazing Peace by Maya AngelouThe Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnellThe Story of the Nutcracker Ballet by Deborah Hautzig
Favorite Christmas Picture Books
894 books — 293 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,092 books — 983 voters

Sarah by Orson Scott CardRebekah by Orson Scott CardThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
443 books — 962 voters
Whom the Gods Would Destroy by Richard Pitts Powell
Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome
273 books — 272 voters

World Without End by Ken FollettThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
British History from 1066
517 books — 130 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassFarewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki HoustonThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Books White People Need to Read
1,376 books — 1,635 voters

Persuasion by Jane AustenPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,635 books — 5,673 voters


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