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Overview
This list was compiled by the Notable Children’s Books Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). The committee, comprising librarians from throughout the U.S., selected the titles from the several thousand children’s books published during 2023. Included are books of fiction, information, poetry, and pictures—all of special interest and value to children through age 14.
Notable Children’s Books: 2024 (Younger Readers)
6 participants (41 books)
Overview
This list was compiled by the Notable Children’s Books Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). The committee, comprising librarians from throughout the U.S., selected the titles from the several thousand children’s books published during 2023. Included are books of fiction, information, poetry, and pictures—all of special interest and value to children through age 14.
Challenge Books
25
Mr. S: A First Day of School Book
Monica Arnaldo
This hilarious “back to school” book will keep kids giggling as they try to figure out who the kindergarteners’ teacher is.
26
Nat the Cat Takes a Nap: Ready-to-Read Pre-Level 1
Jarrett Lerner
All Nat the Cat wants is to take a nap but is hilariously interrupted by the narrator of the story.
27
Nell Plants a Tree
Anne Wynter
The past and the present of a family are connected by the planting and growing of a tree.
28
Okra Stew: A Gullah Geechee Family Celebration
Natalie Daise
This joyful picture book celebrates Gullah Geechee culture and traditions as a father and son cook okra stew.
29
The Only Way to Make Bread
Cristina Quintero
Readers will see themselves in this delightful book that shows the many ways to make bread.
30
Our Pool
Lucy Ruth Cummins
This joyful picture book, filled with bright and colorful illustrations, brings summer alive at a community pool where everybody is welcome.
31
Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock
Jesus Trejo
Jesús learns there’s no shortcuts to a full day’s work when he spends a day with his landscaper father. A 2024 Pura Belpré Children’s Author Honor Book and a 2024 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book.
32
Peek-A-Boo Haiku: A Lift-the-Flap Book
Danna Smith, Teagan White
This beautiful board book uses haikus to celebrate the changing seasons in nature.
33
A River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon
Jilanne Hoffmann, Eugenia Mello
Lush illustrations and lyrical prose follow the journey of the nutrient-rich dust that travels from the deserts of North Africa to the rain forest basin of South America each year.
34
Scroll
Hui Li
A young girl’s grandfather introduces her to ancient calligraphy in this celebratory story in which the Chinese characters come to life.
35
They Hold the Line: Wildfires, Wildlands, and the Firefighters Who Brave Them
Dan Paley
Factual details and bold illustrations introduce the teams that protect people and wildlife from fires.
36
Tomfoolery: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-Of-Age of Children's Books
Michelle Markel
A picture-book biography of Randolph Caldecott, who revolutionized children’s literature through illustration.