The Best Books of 2024 – Picture (A Year-End List Aggregation)
“What are the best Picture books released in 2024?” We looked at 254 of the top Picture books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 22 books, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Picture” book lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 230+ titles, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
All of the books have Amazon affiliate links attached to them, but I will be building out Bookshop versions of these lists HERE in the next week for those who would rather support a local book store. Honestly, just use the bookshop link for books (Or even better go in person somewhere). If you are going to buy something else expensive from Amazon, feel free to click on the link before buying so I get an affiliate percentage, but these are the only articles I post on here each year, so I don’t expect to make any real money from this site anymore. I’ve just made these articels for enough years in a row that I can’t stop now. Plus I like using to see what books I missed or need to get myself.
Our other Best Of 2024 Articles:
- The Best Art, Photography, And Coffee Table Books
- The Best AudioBooks
- The Best Biography And Memoir Books
- The Best Graphic Novels And Comics
- The Best Cookbooks
- The Best Fiction Books
- The Best Books (All Catergories)
- The Best History Books
- The Best Kids, Children, and Youth Books
- The Best Mystery, Horror, and Thriller Books
- The Best Nonfiction Books
- The Best Picture Books
- The Best Poetry Books
- The Best Science And Nature Books
- The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Books
- The Best Young Adult Books
Previous Years: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
Happy Scrolling!
Top 22 Best Picture Books From 2024
22.) A Star Shines Through written by Anna Desnitskaya
Lists It Appears On:
- Imagination Soup
- School Library Journal
21.) Being Home written by Traci Sorell, illus. by Michaela Goade
Lists It Appears On:
- NYPL
- Publishers Weekly
20.) Dim Sum Palace written by X Fang
Lists It Appears On:
- Readings
- Waterstones
19.) Dog Vs. Strawberry written by Nelly Buchet, illustrated by Andrea Zuill
Lists It Appears On:
- Imagination Soup
- Publishers Weekly
18.) Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming written by Steve Asbell
Lists It Appears On:
- Imagination Soup
- NYPL
17.) Mr. Fox’s Game of “No!” written by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka
Lists It Appears On:
- Imagination Soup
- Star Tribune
16.) My Daddy Is a Cowboy written by Stephanie Seales, illus. by C.G. Esperanza
Lists It Appears On:
- NYPL
- Publishers Weekly
15.) My Hair Is a Book written by Maisha Oso
Lists It Appears On:
- NYPL
- School Library Journal
14.) No More Señora Mimí written by Meg Medina, illustrated by Brittany Chiccese
Lists It Appears On:
- Colours of Us
- Imagination Soup
13.) Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu written by Ying Chang Compestine, illustrated by Crystal Kung
Lists It Appears On:
- Imagination Soup
- NYPL
12.) Simone written by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Lists It Appears On:
- Colours of Us
- School Library Journal
11.) Spider in the Well written by Jess Hannigan
Lists It Appears On:
- Imagination Soup
- School Library Journal
10.) The Book That Almost Rhymed written by Omar Abed
Lists It Appears On:
- Imagination Soup
- School Library Journal
9.) The Dictionary Story written by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston
Lists It Appears On:
- Barnes & Noble
- Waterstones
8.) The Gabi That Girma Wore written by Fasika Adefris and Sara Holly Ackerman, illustrated by Netsanet Tesfay
Lists It Appears On:
- Colours of Us
- Imagination Soup
7.) The Table written by Winsome Bingham and Wiley Blevins, illus. by Jason Griffin
Lists It Appears On:
- Imagination Soup
- Publishers Weekly
6.) We Who Produce Pearls: An Anthem for Asian America written by Joanna Ho, illus. by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
Lists It Appears On:
- Colours of Us
- Publishers Weekly
5.) A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration written by Cynthia Harmony, illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
Lists It Appears On:
- Colours of Us
- Imagination Soup
- NYPL
4.) I Am La Chiva!: The Colorful Bus of the Andes written by Karol Hernández
Lists It Appears On:
- Imagination Soup
- NYPL
- School Library Journal
3.) Joyful Song: A Naming Story written by Lesléa Newman, illus. by Susan Gal
Lists It Appears On:
- NYPL
- Publishers Weekly
- School Library Journal
2.) We Are Definitely Human written by X. Fang
Lists It Appears On:
- Imagination Soup
- NYPL
- Publishers Weekly
1.) The Last Stand written by Antwan Eady
Lists It Appears On:
- Colours of Us
- NYPL
- Publishers Weekly
- School Library Journal
The 230+ Additional Best Picture Books Released In 2024
23) ¡Felicidades!: A Celebration with Shapes – Duncan Tonatiuh List: (Colours of Us)
24) ¡Vamos! Let’s Celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos – Raúl the Third List: (School Library Journal)
25) A Bear, a Fish, and a Fishy Wish – Daniel Bernstrom, illustrated by Brandon James Scott List: (Imagination Soup)
26) A City Full of Santas – Joanna Ho Thai My Phuong List: (Colours of Us)
27) A Diver Like Me – Sanaa Chege List: (Colours of Us)
28) A Family Tree – Staci Lola Drouillard List: (Colours of Us)
29) A Song for August: The Inspiring Life of Playwright August Wilson – Sally Denmead, illustrated by Alleanna Harris List: (Star Tribune)
30) Adela’s Mariachi Band – Denise Vega List: (NYPL)
31) All the Books – Hayley Rocco List: (Barnes & Noble)
32) Angela’s Glacier – Jordan Scott List: (School Library Journal)
33) Animal Albums from A to Z – Cece Bell List: (Publishers Weekly)
34) Awake, Asleep – Kyle Lukoff List: (Colours of Us)
35) Be Careful, Xiao Xin! – Alice Pung List: (Colours of Us)
36) Belong – Mary Rand Hess List: (Colours of Us)
37) Bernie Thinks in Boxes – Jess Horn, illustrated by Zoe Bennett List: (Readings)
38) Best Believe: The Tres Hermanas, a Sisterhood for the Common Good – NoNieqa Ramos List: (Colours of Us)
39) Between My Hands – Mitali Perkins List: (Colours of Us)
40) Big Bad Wolf Investigates Fairy Tales – Catherine Cawthorne List: (Waterstones)
41) Bird is Dead – Tiny Fisscher and illustrated by Herma Starreveld List: (Imagination Soup)
42) Birth of the Bicycle – Sarah Nelson, illustrated by Iacopo Bruno List: (Star Tribune)
43) Bookie & Cookie – Blanca Gomez List: (Colours of Us)
44) Brown Girl, Brown Girl – Leslé Honoré List: (Colours of Us)
45) Brown Girls Do Ballet: Celebrating Diverse Girls Taking Center Stage – T. Wallace-McMillian & J. Brown-Wood List: (Colours of Us)
46) Buffalo Fluffalo (A Buffalo Fluffalo Story) – Bess Kalb List: (Barnes & Noble)
47) Built to Last – Minh Le List: (Colours of Us)
48) Call Me Roberto! Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos – Nathalie Alonso, illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez List: (Colours of Us)
49) Cesaria Feels the Beat – Denise Rosario Adusei List: (School Library Journal)
50) Churro Stand – Karina N. González List: (NYPL)
51) Cicely Tyson – Renee Watson List: (Colours of Us)
52) Circle of Love – Monique Gray Smith List: (Colours of Us)
53) Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! – C. Colvin & P. Hoose List: (Colours of Us)
54) Climbing the Volcano: A Journey in Haiku – Curtis Manley, illustrated by Jennifer K. Mann List: (Imagination Soup)
55) Clive Penguin – Huw Lewis-Jones List: (Barnes & Noble)
56) Colin’s Castle – Holly Swain List: (Waterstones)
57) Come Out, Come Out, Chameleon! – Jonty Howley List: (Imagination Soup)
58) Coming Home – Britney Griner with Michelle Burford List: (Colours of Us)
59) Construction Site: Garbage Crew to the Rescue! – Sherri Duskey Rinker List: (Barnes & Noble)
60) Counting Winter – Nancy White Carlstom, illustrated by Claudia McGehee List: (Imagination Soup)
61) Crowning Glory: A Celebration of Black Hair – Carole Boston Weatherford List: (Colours of Us)
62) Danté Plays His Blues – Allen R. Wells List: (NYPL)
63) Daughter of the Light-Footed People – Belen Medina List: (Colours of Us)
64) Dear Muslim Child – Rahma Rodaah List: (Colours of Us)
65) Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Grandma’s – Julie Gassman, illustrated by Andy Elkerton List: (Star Tribune)
66) Dominique’s Thrifted Treasures – Margrett McBride List: (Colours of Us)
67) Doña Fela’s Dream: The Story of Puerto Rico’s First Female Mayor – Monica Brown Rosa Ibarra List: (Colours of Us)
68) Dragons Love Underpants – Claire Freedman List: (Waterstones)
69) Eighteen Flowers for Grandma – Alison Goldberg List: (Colours of Us)
70) Eli and the Uncles – Jehan Madhani List: (Colours of Us)
71) Emergency Quarters – Carlos Matias, illus. by Gracey Zhang List: (Publishers Weekly)
72) Esi the Brave (Who Was Not Afraid of Anything) – Bernard Mensah List: (Colours of Us)
73) Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Tooth Fairy (and Some Things You Didn’t) – Briony Stewart List: (Readings)
74) Eyes That Weave the World’s Wonders – Joanna Ho List: (School Library Journal)
75) Eyes, Nose, Belly, Toes: My First Human Body Book – Krupa Bhojani Playforth List: (Colours of Us)
76) Five Stories – Ellen Weinstein List: (Colours of Us)
77) Fox versus Fox – Corey R. Tabor List: (School Library Journal)
78) Frida the Rock-and-Roll Moth – Kim Hillyard List: (Waterstones)
79) Friends Are Fun – Steve Henry List: (School Library Journal)
80) Frog’s Day Out – Julia Donaldson List: (Waterstones)
81) Give Back – Gina Bellisario List: (Colours of Us)
82) Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller – Breanna J. McDaniel, illus. by April Harrison List: (Publishers Weekly)
83) Godfather Death – Sally Nicholls List: (School Library Journal)
84) Great Idea Malia! – Alliah L. Agostini List: (Colours of Us)
85) Greg the Sausage Roll – Mark Hoyle List: (Waterstones)
86) Grey – Laura Dockrill List: (Waterstones)
87) Grumpy Monkey Play All Day – Suzanne Lang List: (Barnes & Noble)
88) Halima, Superhero Princess – Emily Joof List: (Colours of Us)
89) Hanukkah Pajamakkahs – Dara Henry, illustrated by Olga & Aleksey Ivanov List: (Imagination Soup)
90) Heatwave – Lauren Redniss List: (School Library Journal)
91) Henry and the Something New – Jenn Bailey List: (School Library Journal)
92) Home in a Lunchbox – Cherry Mo List: (NYPL)
93) Homegrown – DeAnn Wiley List: (Colours of Us)
94) Honk Honk, Beep Beep, Putter Putt! – Rukhsana Khan List: (Colours of Us)
95) How to Eat a Mango – Paola Santos List: (Colours of Us)
96) How to Tantrum Like a Champion: Ten Small Ways to Temper Big Feelings – Allan Wolf List: (Colours of Us)
97) How We Share – Leah Osakwe List: (Colours of Us)
98) How We Share Cake – Kim Hyo-eun, translated by Deborah Smith List: (Readings)
99) I am Hattie the Hare – Pam Ayres List: (Waterstones)
100) I Follow The Fox – Rob Biddulph List: (Waterstones)
101) I Lived Inside a Whale – Xin Li List: (Barnes & Noble)
102) I Love You Like a Rainbow – Lala Watkins List: (Colours of Us)
103) I’ll See You in Ijebu – Bunmi Emenanjo List: (Colours of Us)
104) I’m Sorry You Got Mad – Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Julie Kwon List: (School Library Journal)
105) If You Run Out of Words – Felicita Sala List: (Readings)
106) In Praise of Mystery – Ada Limón, illus. by Peter Sís List: (Publishers Weekly)
107) Insha’Allah, No, Maybe So – Rhonda Roumani, Nadia Roumani List: (NYPL)
108) It’s Time to Hush and Say Good Night – Chitra Soundar List: (Colours of Us)
109) Jam, Too? – JaNay Brown-Wood List: (Colours of Us)
110) Jane Foster’s Baby’s First Stories – Jane Foster List: (Waterstones)
111) Jonty Gentoo – The Adventures of a Penguin – Julia Donaldson List: (Waterstones)
112) Juan y Yun tienen un plan – María Fernanda Heredia List: (School Library Journal)
113) Just Like Millie – Lauren Castillo List: (Publishers Weekly)
114) Just What to Do – Kyle Lukoff List: (School Library Journal)
115) Kamau and ZuZu Find a Way – Aracelis Girmay List: (Colours of Us)
116) Knight Owl and Early Bird – Christopher Denise List: (Barnes & Noble)
117) L Is for Love – Atinuke List: (Colours of Us)
118) Las Posadas: Numbers / Números – Lil’ Libros List: (Colours of Us)
119) Lefty – Mo Willems List: (Barnes & Noble)
120) Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall – Lynn Brunelle, illus. by Jason Chin List: (Publishers Weekly)
121) Light – Ruth Foreman List: (Colours of Us)
122) Little Shrew – Akiko Miyakoshi List: (Publishers Weekly)
123) Lost Words: An Armenian Story of Survival and Hope – Leila Boukarim, Sona Avedikian List: (NYPL)
124) Luna Loves Gardening – Joseph Coelho List: (Waterstones)
125) Mabel Wants a Friend – Ariel Bernstein, illus. by Marc Rosenthal List: (Publishers Weekly)
126) Meet the Dinosaurs – Meet the . . . – Caryl Hart List: (Waterstones)
127) Métis Like Me – Tasha Hilderman List: (School Library Journal)
128) Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden – Christy Mandin List: (Barnes & Noble)
129) Miss Edmonia’s Class of Wildfires – Victoria Scott-Miller List: (Colours of Us)
130) Mountain and Cloud – Jana Curll List: (Waterstones)
131) Mouse on the River A Journey Through Nature – William Snow and illustrated by Alice Melvin List: (Imagination Soup)
132) Ms. Rachel and the Special Surprise: Encouraging Speech and Learning Through Play and Music – Ms. Rachel List: (Barnes & Noble)
133) My Body and Me: My First Body Positivity Book – Ceece Kelley List: (Colours of Us)
134) My Hair Can – Matt Forte List: (Colours of Us)
135) My Hair Is Like Yours – St. Clair Detrick-Jules List: (Colours of Us)
136) Next Level: A Hymn in Gratitude for Neurodiversity – Samara Cole Doyon List: (Colours of Us)
137) Not Yet: The Story of an Unstoppable Skater – Hadley Davis & Zahra Lari List: (Colours of Us)
138) Oi Dinosaurs! – Oi Frog and Friends – Kes Gray List: (Waterstones)
139) Old Clothes for Dinner?! – Nathalie Alonso List: (NYPL)
140) Olive All At Once – Mariam Gates, illustrated by Alison Hawkins List: (Imagination Soup)
141) On Powwow Day – Traci Sorell List: (Colours of Us)
142) On the Small Hill Where the Girls Take Off Their Shoes – Jairo Buitrago, illustrated by Linda Wolfsgruber List: (Imagination Soup)
143) Orris and Timble: The Beginning – Kate DiCamillo List: (School Library Journal)
144) Otto The Top Dog – Catherine Rayner List: (Waterstones)
145) Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time – Carole Boston Weatherford Eric Velasquez List: (Colours of Us)
146) Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta – Aimee Lucido List: (NYPL)
147) Peace on Earth – S. Prasdam-Halls List: (Colours of Us)
148) Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets – Ryan T. Higgins List: (Barnes & Noble)
149) Pretty Ugly – David Sedaris, illustrated by Ian Falconer List: (Imagination Soup)
150) Real Siblings – Seamus Kirst List: (Colours of Us)
151) Rise of the Green Flame: A Branches Book (Kwame’s Magic Quest #1) – Bernard Mensah List: (School Library Journal)
152) Roy Is Not a Dog – Esme Shapiro List: (School Library Journal)
153) Saturday is Pancake Day – Bernadette Green, illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett List: (Readings)
154) Seeker of Truth: Kailash Satyarthi’s Fight to End Child Labor – Srividhya Venkat List: (Colours of Us)
155) Seoul Food – Erin Danielle Russell List: (Colours of Us)
156) She Spoke Too: 14 More Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World – Kathy MacMillan Manuela Bernardi Becky Thorns & 1 more List: (Colours of Us)
157) Sky Country – Aunty Patsy Cameron, illustrated by Lisa Kennedy List: (Readings)
158) Small Things Mended – Casey W. Robinson List: (School Library Journal)
159) Snail in Space – Rachel Bright List: (Waterstones)
160) So Cold! – John Coy, illustrated by Chris Park List: (Star Tribune)
161) Soul Step – Jewell Parker Rhodes, Kelly McWilliams List: (NYPL)
162) Spiro – Anna McGregor List: (Readings)
163) Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet – Geo Rutherford List: (Barnes & Noble)
164) Stacey Speaks Up – Stacey Abrams Kitt Thomas List: (Colours of Us)
165) Stella & Marigold (Stella and Marigold) – Annie Barrows List: (School Library Journal)
166) Still Life – Alex London, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky List: (Imagination Soup)
167) Stitches of Tradition (Gashkigwaaso Tradition) – Marcie Rendon, illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley List: (Star Tribune)
168) Stokes: The Brief Career of the NBA’s First Black Superstar – Ty Chapman and John Coy, illustrated by Lonnie Ollivierre List: (Star Tribune)
169) Summer’s Magic (An Indigenous Celebration of Nature) – Kaitlin B. Curtice List: (Colours of Us)
170) Sunday – Marcelo Tolentino List: (School Library Journal)
171) Supertato – Sue Hendra List: (Waterstones)
172) Sydney’s Big Speech – Malcom Newsome List: (Colours of Us)
173) Tali and the Toucan – Mira Z. Amiras List: (Colours of Us)
174) Tamales for Christmas – Stephen Briseño, illus. by Sonia Sánchez List: (Publishers Weekly)
175) Ten Little Rabbits – Maurice Sendak List: (Barnes & Noble)
176) Thank You – Jarvis List: (Waterstones)
177) That’s not my… Farm – THAT’S NOT MY® – Fiona Watt List: (Waterstones)
178) The Bakery Dragon – Devin Elle Kurtz List: (Barnes & Noble)
179) The Band in Our Basement: A Picture Book – Kelly J. Baptist List: (Colours of Us)
180) The Beginning of All Things – Karla Arenas Valenti List: (School Library Journal)
181) The Blue Pickup – Natasha Tripplett List: (Colours of Us)
182) The Boldest White: A Story of Hijab and Community – Ibtihaj Muhammad List: (Colours of Us)
183) The Book That Can Read Your Mind – Marianna Coppo List: (Barnes & Noble)
184) The Camel Who Had The Hump – Rachel Bright List: (Waterstones)
185) The Cat at Night – Dahlov Ipcar List: (Waterstones)
186) The Cat Who Couldn’t Be Bothered – Jack Kurland List: (Imagination Soup)
187) The Dinosaur that Pooped a Superhero – The Dinosaur That Pooped – Tom Fletcher List: (Waterstones)
188) The First Week of School – Drew Beckmeyer List: (Imagination Soup)
189) The Girl and the Mermaid – Hollie Hughes List: (Waterstones)
190) The Girl Who Loves Bugs – Lily Murray List: (NYPL)
191) The Good Game – Arihhonni David List: (School Library Journal)
192) The Heartbeat Drum: The Story of Carol Powder, Cree Drummer and Activist – Deidre Havrelock List: (Colours of Us)
193) The Helping Sweater – Rachel Mas Davidson List: (Colours of Us)
194) The House Before Falling into the Sea – Ann Suk Wang List: (School Library Journal)
195) The Idea in You: A Picture Book – Questlove List: (Colours of Us)
196) The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class: Emma McKenna, Full Out (The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class, 1) – Kate Messner List: (School Library Journal)
197) The Kindness Booth – Laura K. Murray, illustrated by Andrea Boatta List: (Star Tribune)
198) The Last Tamale – Orlando Mendiola Teresa Martinez List: (Colours of Us)
199) The Last Zookeeper – Aaron Becker List: (School Library Journal)
200) The Little Regent – Yewande Daniel-Ayoade Ken Daley List: (Colours of Us)
201) The Littlest Food Critic – Debbie Rigaud List: (Colours of Us)
202) The Lucky Red Envelope: A Lift-the-flap Lunar New Year Celebration – Vikki Zhang List: (Imagination Soup)
203) The Magic Callaloo – Trish Cooke List: (Waterstones)
204) The Midnight Panther – Poonam Mistry List: (Waterstones)
205) The Mochi Makers – Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson List: (Colours of Us)
206) The Moons – Chan Poling, illustrated by Lucy Michell List: (Star Tribune)
207) The Most Boring Book Ever – Brandon Sanderson List: (Barnes & Noble)
208) The Night Market – Seina Wedlick List: (NYPL)
209) The Ocean Gardener – Clara Anganuzzi List: (NYPL)
210) The Ofrenda That We Built – Jolene Gutierrez and Shaian Gutierrez, illustrated by Gabby Zapata List: (Imagination Soup)
211) The Pelican Can! – Toni Yuly List: (Publishers Weekly)
212) The Princess and the Pee – Effua Gleed List: (NYPL)
213) The River Is My Ocean – Rio Cortez List: (Colours of Us)
214) The Search for Carmella – Hidden Wonders – Chloe Savage List: (Waterstones)
215) The Sky Is Not Blue – Joy Jones List: (Colours of Us)
216) The Snow Thief – Alice Hemming List: (Waterstones)
217) The Squish – Breanna Carzoo List: (Publishers Weekly)
218) The Sunflowers Babushka Planted – Beatrice Rendón, illustrated by Olga Baumert List: (Star Tribune)
219) The Tooth Fairy and the Crocodile – Julia Donaldson List: (Waterstones)
220) The Truck Cat – Deborah Frenkel, illustrated by Danny Snell List: (Readings)
221) The World to Come – Robert Macfarlane List: (Waterstones)
222) The Yellow Bus – Loren Long List: (School Library Journal)
223) There’s A Beach in My Pants! – Michelle Harrison List: (Waterstones)
224) There’s a Poonami in My House Volume 1 – Chris Ramsey List: (Waterstones)
225) There’s a Tiger on the Train – Mariesa Dulak List: (Waterstones)
226) This Baby. That Baby. – Cari Best List: (Colours of Us)
227) This Little Light of Mine – Sawyer Cloud List: (Colours of Us)
228) This Wolf Was Different – Katie Silvensky List: (NYPL)
229) Time for Us – Rebecca Walker List: (Colours of Us)
230) Today – Gabi Snyder, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin List: (Imagination Soup)
231) Towed by Toad – Jashar Awan List: (Imagination Soup)
232) Try – Rob Burrow List: (Waterstones)
233) Ursula Upside Down – Corey R. Tabor List: (School Library Journal)
234) Walkies A Dog’s Tale – Estrela Lourenco List: (Imagination Soup)
235) We Want Our Books: Rosa’s Fight to Save the Library – Jake Alexander List: (Colours of Us)
236) What Can a Mess Make? – Bee Johnson List: (Imagination Soup)
237) What Love Looks Like – Laura Obuobi List: (Colours of Us)
238) What’s New, Daniel? – Micha Archer List: (School Library Journal)
239) When I Wrap My Hair – Shauntay Grant List: (NYPL)
240) When Isaac Hears the Rain – S. Anand & M.Patel List: (Colours of Us)
241) When the Stammer Came to Stay – Maggie O’Farrell List: (Waterstones)
242) Where to Hide a Star – Oliver Jeffers List: (Waterstones)
243) Where? – Jordan Collins List: (Colours of Us)
244) Who Ate Steve? – Susannah Lloyd List: (Waterstones)
245) Who’s in Charge? – Stephanie Allain & Jenny Klion, illustrated by Marissa Valdez List: (Imagination Soup)
246) Why Not?: A Story about Discovering Our Bright Possibilities – Kobi Yamada List: (Barnes & Noble)
247) Will You Be My Friend? – Sam McBratney List: (Waterstones)
248) Willis Watson Is a Wannabe – Carmen Bogan List: (Colours of Us)
249) Words Are Magic! – Zaila Avant-garde List: (School Library Journal)
250) Yanga Mother – Cheryl Leavy, illustrated by Christopher Bassi List: (Readings)
251) You Are Part of the Wonder – Ruth Doyle List: (Colours of Us)
252) You Broke It! – Liana Finck List: (Publishers Weekly)
253) You’re So Amazing! – James & Lucy Catchpole, illustrated by Karen George List: (Imagination Soup)
254) Zion’s Crown – Zenda Walker List: (Colours of Us)
9 Best Picture Book Sources/Lists
Source | Article |
Barnes & Noble | Barnes & Noble’s Best Picture Books of 2024 |
Colours of Us | The 100 Best Multicultural Picture Books of 2024 |
Imagination Soup | The Best Picture Books of 2024 |
Star Tribune | Know what we’re thankful for? The year’s best fiction and nonfiction, and 10 Minnesota picture books. |
NYPL | Best Books for Kids 2024 |
Publishers Weekly | Best Books 2024 Picture Books |
Readings | Best picture books of 2024 |
School Library Journal | SLJ Best Books 2024 |
Waterstones | The Best Baby & Toddler Books of 2024 |