ALSC 2023 Notable Children's Books

1.
Out of the Shadows: How Lotte Reiniger Made the First Animated Fairytale Movie
Out of the Shadows: How Lotte Reiniger Made the First Animated Fairytale Movie 4.25 avg rating — 181 ratings
2.
Swim Team
Swim Team 4.27 avg rating — 9,465 ratings
3.
Also
Also 3.97 avg rating — 394 ratings
4.
Bathe the Cat
Bathe the Cat 4.37 avg rating — 1,878 ratings
5.
Berry Song
Berry Song 4.41 avg rating — 2,078 ratings
6.
The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding
The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding 4.32 avg rating — 446 ratings
7.
Every Dog in the Neighborhood
Every Dog in the Neighborhood 4.36 avg rating — 864 ratings
8.
Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging
Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging 4.30 avg rating — 633 ratings
9.
Farmhouse
Farmhouse 4.52 avg rating — 2,504 ratings
10.
Fire Chief Fran
Fire Chief Fran 4.16 avg rating — 237 ratings
11.
Fish and Wave
Fish and Wave 3.75 avg rating — 245 ratings
12.
The Flamingo
The Flamingo
by: Guojing
4.39 avg rating — 1,123 ratings
13.
Gigi and Ojiji (I Can Read Level 3)
Gigi and Ojiji (I Can Read Level 3) 4.19 avg rating — 346 ratings
14.
H Is for Harlem
H Is for Harlem 4.42 avg rating — 178 ratings
15.
Hello, Puddle!
Hello, Puddle! 4.11 avg rating — 289 ratings
16.
A History of Me
A History of Me 4.62 avg rating — 404 ratings
17.
Honeybee Rescue: A Backyard Drama
Honeybee Rescue: A Backyard Drama 4.37 avg rating — 189 ratings
18.
Hot Dog
Hot Dog 4.29 avg rating — 3,304 ratings
19.
I Did It!
I Did It! 3.73 avg rating — 287 ratings
20.
João by a Thread
João by a Thread 3.36 avg rating — 157 ratings
21.
John's Turn
John's Turn 4.12 avg rating — 1,042 ratings
22.
Kitty
Kitty 4.14 avg rating — 346 ratings
23.
Knight Owl (The Knight Owl, #1)
Knight Owl (The Knight Owl, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 7,451 ratings
24.
A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters
A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters 4.09 avg rating — 460 ratings
25.
Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion
Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion 4.51 avg rating — 965 ratings
26.
Lizzy and the Cloud
Lizzy and the Cloud
by: Eric Fan
4.40 avg rating — 1,100 ratings
27.
Luli and the Language of Tea
Luli and the Language of Tea 4.44 avg rating — 849 ratings
28.
Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land
Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land 3.97 avg rating — 307 ratings
29.
Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love
Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love 3.96 avg rating — 383 ratings
30.
The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border
The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border 4.37 avg rating — 553 ratings
31.
Out of a Jar
Out of a Jar 4.41 avg rating — 1,456 ratings
32.
Owl and Penguin
Owl and Penguin 3.86 avg rating — 276 ratings
33.
Powwow Day
Powwow Day 4.29 avg rating — 1,250 ratings
34.
A Seed Grows
A Seed Grows 4.13 avg rating — 683 ratings
35.
Still Dreaming / Seguimos soñando
Still Dreaming / Seguimos soñando 4.05 avg rating — 208 ratings
36.
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott 4.44 avg rating — 356 ratings
37.
The Talk
The Talk 4.58 avg rating — 842 ratings
38.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Three Billy Goats Gruff 4.34 avg rating — 2,552 ratings
39.
Too Early: A Picture Book
Too Early: A Picture Book 4.07 avg rating — 363 ratings
40.
The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs
The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs 4.62 avg rating — 649 ratings
41.
A Walk Through the Rain Forest
A Walk Through the Rain Forest 3.76 avg rating — 37 ratings
42.
Where Wonder Grows
Where Wonder Grows 4.01 avg rating — 462 ratings
43.
The World Belonged to Us
The World Belonged to Us 4.48 avg rating — 1,136 ratings
44.
Yellow Dog Blues
Yellow Dog Blues 3.60 avg rating — 314 ratings
45.
Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country
Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country 4.42 avg rating — 470 ratings
46.
Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home
Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home 4.37 avg rating — 337 ratings
47.
Aviva vs. the Dybbuk
Aviva vs. the Dybbuk
by: Mari Lowe
4.06 avg rating — 691 ratings
48.
Black Bird, Blue Road
Black Bird, Blue Road 4.14 avg rating — 741 ratings
49.
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) 4.65 avg rating — 1,064 ratings
50.
Concrete: From the Ground Up
Concrete: From the Ground Up 4.06 avg rating — 222 ratings
51.
Different: A Story of the Spanish Civil War
Different: A Story of the Spanish Civil War 3.70 avg rating — 178 ratings
52.
Dragonfly Eyes
Dragonfly Eyes 3.91 avg rating — 160 ratings
53.
Freewater
Freewater 4.16 avg rating — 5,203 ratings
54.
Frizzy
Frizzy 4.44 avg rating — 11,141 ratings
55.
Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone
Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone 4.14 avg rating — 2,720 ratings
56.
Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II
Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II
by: Lia Levi
3.85 avg rating — 1,190 ratings
57.
The Last Mapmaker
The Last Mapmaker 4.14 avg rating — 6,100 ratings
58.
Little Monarchs
Little Monarchs 4.20 avg rating — 1,104 ratings
59.
Love in the Library
Love in the Library 4.46 avg rating — 3,616 ratings
60.
Maizy Chen's Last Chance
Maizy Chen's Last Chance
by: Lisa Yee
4.27 avg rating — 5,030 ratings
61.
Odder
Odder 4.22 avg rating — 13,375 ratings
62.
The Ogress and the Orphans
The Ogress and the Orphans 4.28 avg rating — 8,488 ratings
63.
On the Move: Poems about Migration
On the Move: Poems about Migration 4.32 avg rating — 250 ratings
64.
Phenomenal AOC: The Roots and Rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Phenomenal AOC: The Roots and Rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 4.28 avg rating — 196 ratings
65.
A River's Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
A River's Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn 4.40 avg rating — 127 ratings
66.
A Rover's Story
A Rover's Story 4.27 avg rating — 8,625 ratings
67.
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao 4.06 avg rating — 878 ratings
68.
Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America
Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America 4.19 avg rating — 161 ratings
69.
Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration
Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration 4.50 avg rating — 1,633 ratings
70.
Smaller Sister
Smaller Sister 4.34 avg rating — 2,284 ratings
71.
Srta. Quinces (Miss Quinces)
Srta. Quinces (Miss Quinces) 4.17 avg rating — 3,636 ratings
72.
Those Kids from Fawn Creek
Those Kids from Fawn Creek 4.10 avg rating — 2,389 ratings
73.
Tumble
Tumble 4.13 avg rating — 1,583 ratings
74.
The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey
The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey 4.28 avg rating — 479 ratings
75.
Violet and Jobie in the Wild
Violet and Jobie in the Wild 3.87 avg rating — 360 ratings
76.
Ain't Burned All the Bright
Ain't Burned All the Bright 4.40 avg rating — 17,319 ratings
77.
American Murderer: The Parasite that Haunted the South
American Murderer: The Parasite that Haunted the South 4.04 avg rating — 536 ratings
78.
The Bluest Sky
The Bluest Sky 4.19 avg rating — 373 ratings
79.
Caprice
Caprice
by: Coe Booth
4.30 avg rating — 374 ratings
80.
The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 7,127 ratings
81.
How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps
How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps 4.21 avg rating — 239 ratings
82.
I Must Betray You
I Must Betray You 4.40 avg rating — 91,769 ratings
83.
In the Key of Us
In the Key of Us 4.24 avg rating — 684 ratings
84.
Iveliz Explains It All
Iveliz Explains It All 4.16 avg rating — 2,753 ratings
85.
The Patron Thief of Bread
The Patron Thief of Bread 4.19 avg rating — 793 ratings
86.
The Road to After
The Road to After 4.43 avg rating — 604 ratings
87.
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
by: Ibi Zoboi
4.08 avg rating — 1,866 ratings
88.
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice 4.41 avg rating — 2,645 ratings
89.
Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky 4.42 avg rating — 1,447 ratings
90.
Isla to Island
Isla to Island 4.22 avg rating — 2,689 ratings
91.
Killer Underwear Invasion!: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories
Killer Underwear Invasion!: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories 4.47 avg rating — 1,013 ratings
92.
Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech
Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech 3.92 avg rating — 309 ratings
93.
The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete Nonsense
The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete Nonsense 4.09 avg rating — 349 ratings
94.
Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual
Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual 4.45 avg rating — 960 ratings