Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Roxanne Hsu Feldman (23 Lists)



Front Desk by Kelly YangA Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen OhThe Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. PanYou Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Asian American Kids' Books
45 books — 18 voters
Express Delivery from Dinosaur World by Yanan DongCeeCee by Mao XiaoThere s a Dark, Dark Hole by Lei XiaThe Frog and the Boy (English and Chinese Edition) by Mao XiaoAlakazam by Chao Wang
Chinese/English Bilingual Picture Books
19 books — 6 voters

The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderHow It Went Down by Kekla MagoonWhen I Was the Greatest by Jason ReynoldsThe New Jim Crow by Colleen BirchettWhistling Vivaldi by Claude M. Steele
Racism and Inequality 101
97 books — 70 voters
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Upcoming YA Novels of 2014
490 books — 1,286 voters

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi AppeltThe Grimm Conclusion by Adam GidwitzThe Rithmatist by Brandon SandersonIf You Want to See a Whale by Julie FoglianoThe Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata
Newbery 2014
120 books — 471 voters
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
Newbery 2012
145 books — 654 voters

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Favorite Book in the Harry Potter Series
27 books — 1,802 voters
Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce
2009 MUST READS: Children's and YA
222 books — 764 voters

The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
1,945 books — 2,996 voters
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleMoo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra BoyntonGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Best Books for a Baby Shower!
656 books — 524 voters

The Important Book by Margaret Wise BrownThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Happy Day by Ruth Krauss
Best Picture Books
3,079 books — 1,984 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanTerrier by Tamora PierceLirael by Garth NixDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeThe Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,071 books — 8,672 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Three Pigs by David WiesnerThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickThe Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai GersteinOfficer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
Caldecott Medal Winners
88 books — 455 voters
A River of Words by Jen BryantWonder Bear by Tao NyeuOld Bear by Kevin HenkesWanda Gág by Deborah Kogan RayThat Book Woman by Heather Henson
2009 Caldecott Contenders
37 books — 99 voters

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgHoles by Louis SacharThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
The Most Deserving Newbery
113 books — 2,998 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Naughtiest Girl in the School by Enid BlytonA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteRibsy by Beverly Cleary
Favorite books from my childhood
4,424 books — 7,425 voters

The Chairs by Eugène IonescoRhinoceros / The Chairs / The Lesson by Eugène IonescoWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward AlbeeThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar WildeA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Best Plays Ever
853 books — 1,129 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanWe are the Ship by Kadir NelsonDiamond Willow by Helen FrostKeeping the Night Watch by Hope Anita SmithKeeping Score by Linda Sue Park
2009 Newbery Contenders
75 books — 607 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Must-Have Series for Children Ages 6 to 12
876 books — 1,306 voters
The Chocolate War by Robert CormierStaying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris CrutcherWeetzie Bat by Francesca Lia BlockAfter the First Death by Robert Cormier
Best Young Adult Books
13,123 books — 80,171 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanFragile Things by Neil GaimanGraceling by Kristin CashorePrincess Academy by Shannon Hale
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,052 books — 9,893 voters
The Diamond Age by Neal StephensonNeuromancer by William Gibson1984 by George OrwellEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,346 books — 24,648 voters

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,105 voters