Seattle Staff Faves 2024: Kids Picture Books
Every year we ask our staff across the library system for their favorite books published in a given year. Enjoy this list of some of our favorite picture books for kids - some with staff annotations, and some with annotations from Kirkus, School Library Journal, and others.
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Merdaddy
Father and child thalassophiles bond in the ocean blue. Proof that playtime is funtime whether on land or under the sea. [Kirkus]
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The Cat Who Couldn't Be Bothered
Sometimes doing nothing is everything. A sweet reminder that being honest about your feelings yields kindness and understanding. [Kirkus]
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Just What to Do
Handling death and grief in a gentle and tender manner, Lukoff’s newest picture book explores the innate need many of us have to fix the problems of the ones we love the most. [School Library Journal]
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Emergency Quarters
How does a kid hang onto quarters for emergencies on the way home? - Ken
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Between Two Windows
Two neighborhood children become friends through their art. [Kirkus]
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A Face Is A Poem
Through vibrant multimedia illustrations, Morstad takes readers on a journey of faces, human and non-human. [School Library Journal]
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The Heart Never Forgets
A beautifully illustrated story about a young girl's experience of West African masquerade without her beloved grandfather. Her family's ways of remembering him (alongside the child's own process of accepting, feeling, and then expressing her grief and love) is so moving. - Bean
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My Book and Me
A parade of different children grace these pages as we hear the myriad ways that they adore their own particular books...[in this] paean to books and reading. [Kirkus]
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A Bindi Can Be
A young girl and her paati (Tamil for grandmother) work together to create the mixture that becomes the dot worn between her eyes to honor her culture and “to celebrate life in all its fullness.” [School Library Journal]
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Ursula Upside Down
LOCAL AUTHOR / Ursula is disconcerted to realize she’s living her life upside down—or is she? A welcome reminder to embrace your view of the world. [Kirkus]
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