With 2022 just a few days away, we would like to share fifteen of our favorite books from 2021. These are the books that we read, re-read, and recommended.
Picture Books:
- Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Weatherford, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
- Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor
- Watercress by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin
- The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld
- Survivor Tree by Marcie Colleen, illustrated by Aaron Becker
- It Fell from the Sky by Terry and Eric Fan
- Off-Limits by Helen Yoon
Fiction:
- Fox + Chick: The Sleepover by Sergio Ruzzier
- Dulcinea in the Forbidden Forest by Ole Konnecke
- Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt
- Born Behind Bars by Padma Venkatraman
- The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Folktales:
- Across the Rainbow Bridge: Stories of Norse Gods and Humans by Kevin Crossley-Holland, illustrated by Jeffrey Alan Love
Nonfiction:
- Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Steve Sheinkin
- The Genius Under the Table : Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain written and illustrated by Eugen Yelchin
Also, be sure to check out these best-of-the year lists and award winners.