The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltThe Eyes & the Impossible by Dave EggersBabel by R.F. KuangDemon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,923 books — 5,463 voters
To See an Owl by Matthew CordellSeven Ways Through the Woods by Jenn ReeseCat Nap by Brian LiesNunu and the Sea by Isabella KungHead Full of Clouds by Joanne Schwartz
2026 Mock Caldecott List
125 books — 59 voters

Louder Than Hunger by John SchuEnigma Girls by Candace Fleming
2025 Mock Newbery List
94 books — 75 voters
The Library by Sarah StewartLibrary Lion by Michelle KnudsenThat Book Woman by Heather HensonThe Librarian of Basra by Jeanette WinterThe Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce
Picture Books about the Library!
248 books — 188 voters

We Are in a Book! by Mo WillemsLet's Go for a Drive! by Mo WillemsMy Friend Is Sad by Mo WillemsHappy Pig Day! by Mo WillemsWatch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems
Gerald and Piggie books by Mo Willems
25 books — 39 voters
Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett
Kids & Lizards
4 books — 3 voters

Summer Birds by Margarita EngleA Butterfly Is Patient by Dianna Hutts AstonButterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow by Joyce SidmanThe Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce SidmanThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Picture Books About Butterflies
146 books — 30 voters
The Last Stand by Antwan EadyTreehouse Town by Gideon StererSolar Bear by Beth FerryTime to Make Art by Jeff MackEverywhere Beauty Is Harlem by Gary Golio
2025 Mock Caldecott List
138 books — 62 voters

A First Time for Everything by Dan SantatBea Wolf by Zach WeinersmithThe Eyes & the Impossible by Dave EggersSimon Sort of Says by Erin BowMexikid by Pedro Martín
2024 Mock Newbery List
133 books — 109 voters
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratneyGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownKnuffle Bunny by Mo WillemsThe Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix PotterMr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow
Best Picture Books About Rabbits
283 books — 70 voters

Andy and the Lion by James DaughertyThe Lion and the Mouse by Jerry PinkneyThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLion by William Pène du BoisLibrary Lion by Michelle Knudsen
Lion Picture Books and Children's Lit
138 books — 23 voters
An American Story by Kwame AlexanderBeneath by Cori DoerrfeldThat Flag by Tameka Fryer BrownOnce Upon a Book by Grace LinSomething Wild by Molly Ruttan
2024 Mock Caldecott List
126 books — 61 voters

May I Bring a Friend? by Beatrice Schenk de RegniersCastle by David MacaulayThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoeKing Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey  Wood
Picture Books About Royalty
370 books — 46 voters

The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline WoodsonThe Blur by Minh LêI Am Golden by Eva ChenSomewhere by Robie H. HarrisLove in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
2023 Mock Caldecott List
147 books — 89 voters
The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly BangThe Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry... by Don  WoodStrawberry Girl by Lois LenskiFreckleface Strawberry by Julianne Moore
Strawberry Fields Forever
185 books — 47 voters

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodGood Omens by Terry Pratchett
Feminine Titles
1,660 books — 43 voters

In the Night Kitchen by Maurice SendakCastle by David MacaulayAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstSnow-White and the Seven Dwarfs by Nancy Ekholm BurkertStrega Nona by Tomie dePaola
Picture Books of the 1970s
495 books — 67 voters
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls WilderBetsy-Tacy by Maud Hart LovelaceThe Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
Books Set in Minnesota
547 books — 193 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Books Set in Missouri
178 books — 43 voters

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeRaven by Gerald McDermottCrossing Bok Chitto by Tim TingleHow Chipmunk Got His Stripes by Joseph Bruchac
Native American Books For Children
109 books — 17 voters
Starfish by Lisa FippsThe One Thing You'd Save by Linda Sue ParkEyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna HoUnspeakable by Carole Boston Weatherford
Mock Newbery 2022
132 books — 178 voters

I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett-SumnerI'll Meet You in Your Dreams by Jessica  YoungWatercress by Andrea WangSurvivor Tree by Marcie ColleenWonder Walkers by Micha Archer
2022 Mock Caldecott List
143 books — 66 voters
The Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussRocking Horse Christmas by Mary Pope OsborneSanta Claus by Marla FrazeeI Spy Christmas by Walter Wick
Favorite Christmas Picture Books
889 books — 293 voters

Star-Crossed by Barbara DeeLily and Dunkin by Donna GephartAna on the Edge by A.J. SassIvy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring BlakeMelissa by Alex  Gino
LGBTQ+ Middle Grade Books
160 books — 122 voters

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria JamiesonOn the Horizon by Lois LowryChirp by Kate MessnerEcho Mountain by Lauren WolkWe Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly
Mock Newbery 2021
117 books — 181 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMe... Jane by Patrick McDonnellJane, the Fox & Me by Fanny BrittExtraordinary Jane by Hannah E. Harrison
Jane Titles
381 books — 41 voters


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