2023 Children’s Book Recommendations are carefully handpicked by a certified elementary school librarian. Links are connected to The Retired School Librarian’s recommendation.
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A
- ABCs of Inclusion, The
- ABCs of Love for Mom
- Abuela’s Super Capa
- A is for Ambitious
- A is for Aretha
- A is for Australian Reefs
- All About Nothing
- All Your Tomorrows
- Alphabet Books
- Alphabuddies: G is First!
- Amazing Moms
- And Then Comes School
- Animal Books
- Animal Snuggles
- Animal Song, The
- Around Antarctica: Exploring the Frozen South
- At the Drop of a Cat
B
- Baba’s Gift
- Baby Books
- Back to School, Backpack!
- Back-to-School Books
- Baddies, The
- Baller Ina
- Basketball Dreams
- Bear is Never Alone
- Because I’m Your Mom
- Bed of Stars, A
- Biography Picture Books and More Biography Picture Books
- B is for Bananas
- B My Name is Boy
- Black Beach: A community, an Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day
- Books About Books
- Books Make Good Friends
- Bright Side, The
- Broadway Baby
- Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow
C
- Carina Felina
- Christmas and Other Winter Holidays
- Christmassy Cactus, The
- C is for Car
- City Beet
- Climate Warriors
- Close to You From Far Away
- Cool Green: Amazing, RemarkableTrees
- Colorful Mondays: A Bookmobile Spreads Hope in Honduras
- Creature was Stirring, A
D
- Dad and Daddy’s Big Big Family
- Daddy and Me
- Daddy Dressed Me
- Darwin’s Super Pooping Worm Spectacular
- Day the River Caught Fire, The
- Dear Street
- Dive Into the Blue, A
- Do You Remember?
- Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!
- Don’t Touch That Flower!
- Dream Train, The
E
- Earth Day Books
- Easter Eggs and Matzo Balls
- Easter(Happy Holidays! Series)
- Easter, Spring, and Passover Books
- Emerald Forest, The
- Emotions and Abstract Ideas
- Evergreen
F
- Facing Your Fear of Water
- Fall Books
- Father Books
- Finding Papa
- Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of, The
- Flipflopi: How a Boat made from Flip-Slops is Helping to Save the Ocean
- Fog Catcher’s Daughter, The
- Full Moon Pups
- Fungi Grow
G
- Garden Books
- Giant-Sized Butterflies on My First Day of School
- Goblin Twins, The
- Grandpa and the Kingfisher
- Grandparent Books
- Gray Fox in the Moonlight
- Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music, The
H
- Halloween Books
- Halloween: Holiday History
- Halloween in the Orchard
- Halloween: Traditions & Celebrations
- Hanukkah Upside Down
- Happy Easter from the Crayons
- Happy Easter, Little Bunny
- Hooked on Books
- Hospital Book, The
- How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?
- How the Sea Came to Be
- How to Write a Poem
- Human for Kingsley
- Hurry, Kate, Or You’ll Be Late!
I
- If the River Runs Free
- If You Were the Moon, My Love
- I’m a Little Bunny
- I’m Going to Build a Snowman
- In Every Life
- Invitation, The
- It’s Fall!
J
- Josie, Johnnie and Rosie and the Ocean Rescue!
- Just One Pebble: One Boy’s Quest to End Hunger
- Just SNOW Already!
K
L
- Leprechaun vs. Easter Bunny
- Let’s Celebrate with St. Patrick’s Day Origami
- Letter for Bob, A
- Letter Writing Books
- Library Books
- Library Fish Learns to Read, The
- Liebrary, The
- Lila and the Jack-o’-Lantern
- Little Walrus
M
- Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar
- Maribel’s Year
- Marker
- Mary Anning Breaks New Ground: Courageous Kid of Paleontology
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- Milko
- Milloo’s Mind: The Story of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer of Women’s Education
- Mina Belongs Here
- Miss Irwin
- Mommy Time
- Mommy’s Kisses and Cuddles
- Mother Books
- Mr. S: A First Day of School Book
- Mrs. Peanuckle’s Earth Alphabet
- Museum on the Moon: The Curious Objects on the Lunar Surface, The
- My Baba’s Garden
- My Bollywood Dream
- My Dad is a DJ
- My Dad is a Tree
- My First ABC Animal Book
- My First Brain Quest ABCs
- My Powerful Hair
N
- Narrative Nonfiction Books
- Night Lights
- 9 Kilometers
- No Fair!
- La Noche Before Three Kings Day
- Nothing Ever Happens on a Gray Day
- No World Too Big
O
- On a Flake-Flying Day
- On a Gold-Blooming Day
- On the Edge
- One Day
- Orchards(Trip to the Farm)
- Ordinary Days
- Origins Books
- Otto the Ornament
- Our Incredible Library Book
- Our Pool
- Our Italian Christmas Eve
- Out Cold
P
- Palace of Books
- Passover: A Celebration of Freedom
- Pass the Baby
- Pete the Cat and the Easter Basket Bandit
- Pick a Perfect Egg
- Pie That Molly Grew, The
- P is for Pirate
- Playful Pigs from A to Z
- Poetry Books
- Pollution Books
- Pop’s Perfect Present
- Pumpkin Books
- Pumpkin Day at the Zoo
- Push-Pull Morning
Q
R
- Remember
- Rivka’s Presents
- Rock, Rosetta, Roll! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll
S
- Saint Patrick the Forgiver
- Sanctuary: A Home for Rescued Farm Animals
- Sari-Sari Summers
- Secret Society of Aunts and Uncles, The
- See a Pumpkin Grow
- She is Mama
- Shy Robin and the First Day of School
- Sister Spring
- Smart, Smart School, A
- Snow and Winter Books
- Snow Man, The
- Snowmen’s Twelve Nights of Christmas
- Someday, Maybe
- Sometimes: A Day Full of Feelings
- Sometimes It’s Nice to Be Alone
- St. Patrick’s Day
- St. Patrick’s Day Books
- Stanley’s Secret
- Stillwater and Koo Save the World
- Swimming Books
T
- Taekwonderoos: Rescue at Rattling Ridge, The
- 10 Things I Love About Christmas
- There Was an Old Lady Who Picked a Pumpkin!
- This Book Is My Best Friend
- This is a Story
- This Little Kitty
- Together with You
- Too Many Rabbits
- Together We Swim
- Tree and the River, The
- Trees: Haiku from Roots to Leaves
- Trucker Kid
- Twelve Hours of Christmas, The
- Twenty Questions
U
V
W
- Waiting on Mr. Sloth
- We are Human Animals
- We Go Way Back
- Welcome to the Opera: Discover the Enchanting World of Opera with Mozart’s The Magic Flute
- Wepa
- We’re Going to School
- When Fall Comes
- When You Can Swim
- Where I Live
- Winter: A Solstice Story
- Wintergarden
- World and Everything In It, The