picture books reviewed

 I will occasionally do a post sharing a bit about an Illustrator.

the list of Illustrators Spotlighted thus far:

Floyd Cooper  |  Alex Latimer  |  Sophie Blackall and here.

Nicoletta Ceccoli & here.  | Ebony Glenn | Leigh Hodgkinson  |  Felicia Hoshino

Molly Idle  |  Yuyi Morales  |  LeUyen Pham & here.

John Rocco  |  David Small

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key: +=author/illustrator is bipoc; – = author is white; mcc=main character of color if author is white; ds=disability; lg+=lgbtqia+; msl=muslim rep; jw=jewish rep; oc= author/setting other country; trl=translated; anim=animals; tale=fairytale; bt=bedtime; hf=historical fiction; hm=humor; hr=horror; im/re=immigration/refugee; eld=elder significant character.

A

– Alexander, Jed. Red (tale)

+ Ali, A.E. Illus. Rahele Jomepour Bell. Our Favorite Day of the Year (msl, eld)

– Almond, David. Illus. Levi Pinfold. The Dam. (oc, hf)

+ Alvarez, Julia. Illus. Beatriz Vidal. A Gift of Gracias (oc)

+ Alvarez, Julia. illus Fabian Negrin.  The Secret  Footprints (tale, oc)

– Andros, Camille. illus. Julie Morstad. The Dress and the Girl  (oc, im/re)

+ Arena, Jen. Illus. Erika Meza. Salsa Lullaby (bt)

+ Arias, Patricia de, illus. Laura Borràs. Marwan’s Journey (im/re, oc)

– Averiss, Corrinne. Illus. Isabelle Follath. Joy. (oc)

B

+/- Bagley, Jessixa & Aaron Bagley. Vincent Comes Home. (anim)

+ Balasubramaniam, Saumiya. Illus. Qin Leng. When I Found Grandma (oc, eld)

+ Banker, Ashok. illus. Sandhya Prabhat. I Am Brown (oc)

+ Barnes, Derrick, Gordon C. James I Am Every Good Thing 

– Barnett, Mac. Illus. Jon Klassen. Extra Yarn

– Batt, Tanya Robyn. illus Nicoletta Ceccoli. The Faerie’s Gift (tale)

– Beaty, Andrea, illus. David Roberts. Iggy Peck, Architect (stem, hm)

+ Beaty, Daniel. illus. Bryan Collier. Knock! Knock!: My Dad’s Dream for Me

– Becker, Aaron. Journey 

-/+ Berger, Samantha. illus. Dan Santat. Crankenstein  (hm)

– Bernheimer, Kate. Illus. Nicoletta Ceccoli. The Girl in the Castle inside the Museum(tale)

+ Berry, James. Illus. Anna Cuhna. A Story About Afiya (oc)

– Biddulph, Rob. Odd Dog Out (oc, hm, lg+)

– Biggs, Brian. The Space Walk.

-/+ Black, Michael Ian, illus. Debbie Ridpath Ohi. I’m Bored

– Blackstone, Stella, illus Nicoletta Ceccoli. An Island in the Sun

– Boiger, Alexandra. Max and Marla Are Flying Together.

– Boiger, Alexandra. Max and Marla are Having a Picnic 

+ Bossio, Paula. The Line

– Bozzi, Riccardo. illus. Violeta Lopiz & Valerio Vidali. The Forest (oc, trl)

– Brech, Nora. Cornelia and the Jungle Machine. (oc, trl)

+/- Bridges, Shirin Yim, illus. Sophie Blackall. Ruby’s Wish (oc)

+ Brown, Tameka Fryer. Illus. AG Ford. Brown Baby Lullaby. (bt)

-/+ Buckley, Michael, Illus. Dan Santat Kel Gilligan’s Daredevil Stunt Show (hm)

C

– Cabatingen, Erin, illus. Matthew Myers. A is for Musk Ox (anim)

+ Cabrera, Cozbi A. Me & Mama (oc)

+ Cabrera, Jane. The Thank You Letter (oc)

– Campbell, Marcy. illus. Corinna Luyken. Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse 

+ Camper, Cathy. Illus. Kenard Pak. Ten Ways to Hear Snow (eld)

+ Castillo, Ani. Ping (oc)

+ Child, Brenda J., illus. Jonathan Thunder, transl. Gordon Jourdain. Bowwow Powwow: Bagosenjige-niimi’idim 

+ Choi, Ann Yu-Kyung. Illus. Soyeon Kim. Once Upon an Hour. (stem, bt)

+ Codell, Esmé Raji. Illus. Elisa Chavarri Fairly Fairy Tales (tale)

– Cooper, Helen. the boy who wouldn’t go to bed (bt)

– Crow, Krystin, illus. Molly Idle Zombelina

D

– Damm, Antje. The Visitor (eld, oc, trl)

– Davies, Nicola. Illus. Rebecca Cobb. The Day the War Came. (oc, mcc)

– Deal, Laura. Illus. Tamara Campeau. In the Sky at Nighttime. (oc, mcc)

+/- de la Peña, Matt. illus. Loren Long. Love. (ds)

+/+ de la Peña, Matt. illus. Christian Robinson. Milo Imagines the World

– de Sève, Randall. Illus. Pamela Zagarenski. Zola’s Elephant.

-/+ Demasse-Pottier, Stéphanie. Illus. Seng Soun Ratanavanh. My Island (oc)

-/+ DiPucchio, Kelly. illus LeUyen Pham. Grace for President (mcc)

-/+ DiPucchio, Kelly. illus. Raissa Figueroa. Oona (mcc)

+ Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee (retold). illus. Susy Pilgrim Waters. Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale (tale, eld, oc)

– Donald, Alison. Illus. Ariel Landy. The Spacesuit: How a Seamstress Helped Put a Man on the Moon (nf)

E

+ Elliott, Zetta. Illus. Shadra Strickland Bird

-/+ Elya, Susan Middleton. Illus. Maria Mola. Maya Papaya and Her Amigos Play Dress-Up (mcc, bilingual)

+ Engle, Margarita. Illus. Rafael López  Dancing Hands (nf)

– Engler, Michael. Illust. Joëlle Tourlonias. Transl Laura Watkinson. Tiger Like Me (oc, trl)

+ English, Karen, illus. Sean Qualls. The Baby on the Way(eld)

+ English, Karen. Illus. Ebony Glenn. Red Shoes. (oc, msl, eld)

– Evetts-Secker, Josephine (retold by); illus Nicoletta Ceccoli. Little Red Riding Hood(tale)

F

– Fan Brothers. The Barnabus Project (a) (oc)

+ Fan, Larissa. Illus. Cindy Wume. Ten Little Dumplings (oc)

-/+ Ferry, Beth. Illus. Chow Hon Lam. The Bold Brave Bunny. . 

-/+ Ferry, Beth. Illus. Juana Martinez-Neal Swashby and the Sea (mcc, eld)

– Fleischman, Paul, Illus. David Roberts. The Dunderheads (hm, oc)

+ Flett, Julie. Owls See Clearly at Night/Lii Yiiboo Nayaapiwak lii Swer (oc, bilingual)

+ Flett, Julie. We All Play kimêtawânaw (oc, bt)

+ Flett, Julie. Wild Berries (oc, eld)

– Flood, Nancy Bo. Illus. Julianna Swaney. I Will Dance (mcc, ds)

-/+ Fogliano, Julie. Illus. Jillian Tamaki. My Best Friend (oc, mcc)

-/+ Fowler, Gloria. Illus. Susan Young Yoo. The Red Shoes  (tale)

– Fox, Mem. Illus. Jane Dyer. Roly Poly (anim)

+ Franklin, Ashely. illus. Ebony Glenn. Not Quite Snow White 

G

– Gaiman, Neil. illus. Adam Rex. Chu’s Day (anim, hm)

– Gaiman, Neil. Illus. Dave McKean. Crazy Hair 

– Gaiman, Neil. Illus. Gris Grimly The Dangerous Alphabet

-/+ Gale, Heather. Illus. Mika Song Ho’onani: Hula Warrior (oc, mcc)

-/+ Galliez, Roxane Marie. illus. Seng Soun Ratanavanh. Patience, Miyuki (oc, trl, mcc, tale)

-/+ Galliez, Roxane Marie. illus. Seng Soun Ratanavanh. Time for Bed, Miyuki (oc, trl, mcc, tale, bt, eld)

-/+ Galliez, Roxane Marie. illus. Seng Soun Ratanavanh. Thank You, Miyuki (oc, trl, mcc, eld)

+ Garza, Cynthia Leonor. Illus. Alyssa Bermudez. Lucía the Luchadora and the Million Masks. (oc, eld)

– George, Kallie. Illus. Ellie MacKay. The Secret Fawn

+ Gidal, Orit. illus. Aya Gordon-Noy Nora the Mind Reader (trl, oc)

– Gleeson, Libby, illus. Freya Blackwood. Look, a Book! (oc)

– Godwin, Jane. Illus. Anna Walker. Sadie and the Silver Shoes(oc)

+ González Hoang, Zara. A New Kind of Wild (oc)

– Gorey, Edward. The Gashlycrumb Tinies (oc)

+ Grant, Shauntay. Illus. Eva Campbell. Africville. (oc, hf)

+ Grimes, Nikki. Illus. Elizabeth Zunon. Bedtime for Sweet Creatures. (bt)

+ Grimes, Nikki. Illus. Elizabeth Zunon. Off to See the Sea (bt)

+ Grimes, Nikki. Illus. Floyd Cooper. Danitra Brown Leaves Town 

+ Grimes, Nikki, illus. Mike Benny.  Oh, Brother! 

– Grimly, Gris. Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Madness

+ Guidroz, Rukhsanna. Illus. Dinara Mirtalipova. Leila in Saffron (oc, msl, eld)

Gundersheimer, Ben. Illus. Noar Lee Naggan.  Lilah Tov Good Night (jw, im/re, oc)

H

– Hammen, Gijs van der. Hanneke Siemensma. Little Wise Wolf (trl, oc, anim)

– Henkes, Kevin Chrysanthemum (anim)

– Henson, Heather, illus. David Small. That Book Woman (hf)

– Higgins, Ryan T. Santa Bruce (Bruce #5) (anim, hm)

– Hische, Jessica. Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave (anim)

– Hische, Jessica. Tomorrow I’ll Be Kind (anim)

+ Ho, Joanna, illus. Dung Ho. Eyes That Kiss in the Corners (eld)

+ Ho, Minfong, illus. Holly Meade Hush! A Thai Lullaby (bt, oc)

+ Ho, Minfong, illus. Holly Meade. Peek! : A Thai Hide-and-Seek (oc)

– Hodgkinson, Leigh. Boris and the Wrong Shadow (anim, hm, oc)

– Hodgkinson, Leigh. Goldilocks and Just One Bear  (anim, hm, tale, oc)

– Hodgkinson, Leigh. Limelight Larry  (oc, anim, hm)

– Holm, Jennifer L. Illus. Matthew Holm. The Evil Princess vs The Brave Knight (hm, mcc)

+ Hoshino, Felicia; Japanese transl Akiko Hisa. Sora and the Cloud (trl)

– Howland, Naomi. illus. David Small. Princess Says Goodnight 

+ Hudes, Quiara Alegria. Illus. Shino Arihara. Welcome to My Neighborhood!: A Barrio ABC 

– Hughes, Hollie. Illus Sarah Massini. The Girl and the Dinosaur (bt)

I

– Idle, Molly. Flora and the Flamingo

– Idle, Molly. Tea Rex (hm)

+ Il Sung Na The Dreamer (anim, oc)

+ Ishida, Sanae. Ba-Chan The Ninja Grandma (oc, eld)

J

– Jackson, Shelley. Mimi’s Dada Catifesto (anim)

– Jeffers, Oliver.  The Great Paper Caper (anim, hm)

– Jenkins, Emily, illus. G. Brian Karas. Lemonade in Winter: A Book about Two Kids Counting Money (mcc, stem)

– Jenkins, Emily. Illus Alexandra Boiger. the little bit scary people 

– Johnston, Tony. Illus Amy June Bates. Loving Hands  (bt)

– Jonker, Travis. illus. Mark Pett The Very Last Castle (mcc, eld)

– Joyce, William. Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo 

– Judge, Lita. When You Need Wings

K

-/+ Katz, Bobbi. illus LeUyen Pham. Once Around the Sun: Poems (nf)

– Keats’s Neighborhood: An Ezra Jack Keats Treasury w/ an Introduction by Anita Silvey (mcc)

– Keats, Ezra Jack A Letter to Amy . Apt. 3  . Goggles . Hi, Cat!  . Jennie’s Hat . Louie’s Search . Pet Show . Peter’s Chair . The Snowy Day . Whistle for Willie   all mcc

+ Kelkar, Supriya. Illus. Alea Marley. The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh

+ Khan, Hena, Illus. Saffa Khan. Like the Moon Loves the Sky (bt)

+/- Khan, Rukhsana, Illus Sophie Blackall. Big Red Lollipop 

+ Kim, Patti. pictures by Sonia Sánchez. Here I Am

– Klassen, Jon. I Want My Hat Back (anim, hm)

– Klassen, Jon. This is Not My Hat (anim, hm)

– Klise, Kate. illus. M. Sarah Klise. Grammy Lamby and the Secret Handshake (anim)

– Klise, Kate, illus. M. Sarah Klise. Imagine Harry (anim)

– Klise, Kate. Illus. M. Sarah Klise. Little Rabbit and the Meanest Mother on Earth (anim)

+ Kohara, Kazuno. The Midnight Library   (anim)

+ Kulluk, Celina. illus. Alexandria Neonakis. Sweetest Kulu

L

– Latimer, Alex. Penguin’s Hidden Talent (anim, oc)

– Latimer, Alex The Boy Who Cried Ninja (hm)

– Lawson, JonArno. Piet Grobler. The Playgrounds of Babel (oc)

+ Lê, Minh. Illus. Dan Santat. Lift

+ Lee-Tai, Amy, illus. Felicia Hoshino; Japanese Transl. Marc Akio Lee. A Place Where Sunflowers Grow (t, hf)

– Leijten, Aileen. Hugging Hour!

+ Levis, Caron. Illus. LeUyen Pham. Stop That Yawn! (bt, eld)

– Lewis, Rose A., Illus. Jen Corace. Sweet Dreams (bt)

– Lies, Brian Bats at the Library (anim)

– Lies, Brian. The Rough Patch(anim)

+ Lin, Grace. A Big Mooncake for Little Star. (bt)

+ Look, Lenore. Illus. Meilo So. Brush of the Gods (oc, hf)

+ López Ávila, Pilar. Illus. Mar Azabal. Ayobami and the Names of the Animals (oc)

-/+ Lord, Michelle, illus. Felicia Hoshino. Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin (mcc, hf, oc)

– Louise, Zanni. illus. David Mackintosh. Archie and the Bear (oc, lg+)

– Loupy, Christophe & Eve Tharlet, transl by J. Alison James Hugs and Kisses (Mama, ich hab dich lieb) (bt, anim, oc, trl)

– Lovell, Patty, Illus David Catrow. Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon

– Lozano, Luciano. Diana Dances (oc)

– Lunde, Stein Erik; illus. Øyvind Torseter. My Father’s Arms are a Boat (oc)

– Luyken, Corinna. My Heart

– Luyken, Corinna. The Tree in Me. (mcc)

M

– McCarty, Peter. Chloe (anim)

+ Macias, Maryann Jacob. Illus. Alea Marley. Téo’s Tutu

– Mackintosh, David. Waiting for Chicken Smith (oc)

+ Maclear, Kyo. Illus. Rashin Kheiriyeh. Story Boat (oc, im/re)

+ Manapov, Masha. Ariba : An Old Tale About New Shoes. (oc, eld)

– Marcero, Deborah. My Heart is a Compass. (mcc)

– Martin, Emily Winfield. Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey (bt)

– Martin, Emily Winfield The Wonderful Things You Will Be (mcc)

– /+ Martin, Stephen W. Illus. Cornelia Li. The Trouble with Time Travel

+ Mason, Margaret H. illus. Floyd Cooper. These Hands

Meddour, Wendy. illus Daniel Egnéus. Lubna and Pebble (oc, im/re)

+ Medina, Meg. Illus. Sonia Sanchez. Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away

+ Miller, Sharee. Don’t Touch My Hair! 

+ Miyakoshi, Akiko. The Piano Recital (oc, trl, anim)

+Moises, Yesenia. Stella’s Stellar Hair (stem)

– Montgomery, Sy. Illus. Rebecca Green. Becoming a Good Creature. (stem)

-/+ Moore, Julianne, illus. LeUyen Pham. Freckleface Strawberry

-/+ Moore, Julianne, illus. LeUyen Pham. Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully

-/+ Moore, Julianne, illus. LeUyen Pham. Freckleface Strawberry: Best Friends Forever 

+ Morales, Yuyi. Dreamers. (im/re, oc)

+ Morales, Yuyi. Just in Case: A Trickster Tale & Spanish Alphabet Book 

+ Morales, Yuyi. Little Night (bt)

+ Morales, Yuyi. Nino Wrestles the World  (tale)

+ Moriconi, Renato. The Little Barbarian (oc, trl, hm)

N

+ Nakawaki, Hatsue, illus. Komako Sakai, transl.Yuki Kaneko Wait! Wait! (oc, trl)

– Newman,  Lesléa. illus. Amy June Bates. Gittel’s Journey (oc, hf, jw)

O

– Ogburn, Jacqueline K., illus. Nicoletta Ceccoli. A Dignity of Dragons: Collective Nouns for Magical Beasts  (anim, tale, oc)

– Oliveros, Jessie. illus. Dana Wulfekotte. The Remember Balloons (mcc, eld)

– Olshan, Mathew. illus. Sophie Blackall. The Mighty LaLouche

– Oswald, Pete. Hike (mcc)

– Owens, John. One Summer Up North (mcc)

P

– Parot, Annelore. Aoiki (a Kokeshi book) (mcc, oc)

– Parot, Annelore. [Kokeshi] Kimonos Book (mcc, oc)

+ Patel, Sanjay & Emily Haynes, illus Sanjay Patel. Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth (tale, anim, oc)

– Pawlak, Pawel. transl by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Oscar Seeks a Friend (oc, trl)

+ Peoples-Riley, Daria. I Got Next 

+ Peoples-Riley, Daria. This Is It

– Percival, Tom. Meesha Makes Friends (mcc, oc)

– Percival, Tom. Ravi’s Roar. (mcc, oc)

+/+ Perkins, Mitali. Illus. Lavanya Naidu. Home is in Between

– Pett, Mark. The Boy and The Airplane

+ Pham, LeUyen. All the Things I Love About You

+ Pham, LeUyen. Big Sister, Little Sister 

+ Pippens, Andrea. Who Will You Be?

+ Pumphrey, Jarrett & Jerome. The Old Boat. (eld)

+ Pumphrey, Jarrett & Jerome. The Old Truck 

R

+ Ransome, James E. The Bell Rang (hf)

+ Rao, Sandhya, illus. Nina Sabnani. My Mother’s Sari (oc)

+ Ravishankar, Anushka. illus. Gabrielle Manglou. Excuses, Excuses (oc)

+ Ravishankar, Anushka & Sirish Rao. illus Durga Bai. One, Two, Tree  (oc)

+ Ravishankar, Anushka. illus. Kanyika Kini. The Rumor (oc, hm)

– Read, Kate. One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller (oc, hm, mys)

– Reichert, Amy. illus. Alexandra Boiger. While Mama Had a Quick Little Chat (hm)

– Rex, Adam. Moonday

– Rex, Adam. Frankenstein Takes the Cake (tale, hm)

-/+ Reynolds, Aaron, illus. Dan Santat. Carnivores  (anim, hm)

– Reynolds, Aaron. illus. Peter Brown. Creepy Carrots! (anim, hm)

+ Robinson, Christian. Another

+ Robinson, Christian. You Matter

– Rocco, John. Blackout (hf)

– Rocco, John. Moonpowder

– Rylant, Cynthia, Illus Kathryn Brown. The Old Woman Who Named Things (eld)

– Rymond, Lynda Gene. illus. Nicoletta Ceccoli. Oscar and the Moon Cats (anim)

S

+ Sala, Felicita. What’s Cooking at 10 Garden Street? (nf, oc, trl)

– Salley, Coleen. illus. Janet Stevens Epossomundas (anim)

– Sanna, Francesca. Me and My Fear (oc, im/re)

+ Santat, Dan. The Adventures of Beekle, The Unimaginary Friend

+ Santat, Dan. The Guild of Geniuses  (hm)

– Scieszka, Jon & Mac Barnett, illus. Matthew Myers. Battle Bunny (hm)

– Scieszka, Jon. paintings Steve Johnson. The Frog Prince Continued (tale, hm)

+ Shange, Ntozake, illus. Kadir Nelson. Ellington Was Not a Street (nf)

– Sima, Jessie. Love, Z 

– Sima, Jessie. Spencer’s Pet

– /+ Singer, Marilyn. illus LeUyen Pham. A Stick is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play (nf)

– Singer, Marilyn, illus. Alexandra Boiger. Tallulah’s Tutu 

+ Sing, Rina. Illus. Ellen Rooney Grandmother School (oc, eld, hf)

– Smith, Lane. Madam President (hm)

+ Smith, Monique Gray. Illus. Julie Flett My Heart Fills with Happiness/ Ni Sâkaskineh Mîyawâten Niteh Ohcih. (oc, trl, bb)

– Snicket, Lemony. illus. Jon Klassen. The Dark

+ Soto, Gary, illus. Joe Cepeda. Big Bushy Mustache

– Smith, Heather. Illus Brook Kerrigan. A Plan for Pops (mcc, oc, eld, lgbtq)

– Sparrow, Kerry Lyn. Illus. Guillaume Perreault. Sleep, Sheep. (mcc, oc)

– Stinson, Kathy. Illus Marie Lafrance. The Lady with the Books (hf, oc)

+ Stoop, Naoko. Red Knit Cap Girl 

+ Stoop, Naoko. Red Knit Cap Girl to the Rescue 

T

+ Tamaki, Jillian. They Say Blue. (oc)

+ Tan, Shaun. Lost & Found: 3 (oc)

+ Tan, Shaun. Tales of Outer-Suburbia (oc)

+ Tanaka, Yoko. Dandelion’s Dream (oc, anim)

-/+ Theule, Larissa. Illus. Sara Palacios. A Way With Wild Things

+/- Thị Văn, Mượn. Illus. Pierre Pratt. One is A Lot (Except When It’s Not) (oc)

– Thompson, Alexandra. A Home for Louie (anim)

+ Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah. Illus. Ebony Glenn. My Mommy’s Khimar (msl)

– Thorn, Theresa. Illus. Noah Grigni It Feels Good to Be Yourself  (lg+, mcc, ds, nf)

+ Tingle, Tim, Illus. Karen Clarkson. Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light 

+ Torres, Leyla. Illus. Ángeles Ruiz. The Lost Kitten. (oc)

– Trottier, Maxine, illus Isabelle Arsenault. Migrant (oc, im/re)

U

+ Uegaki, Chieri. Illus. Genevieve Simms. Ojiichan’s Gift (oc, eld)

V

+ Vamos, Samantha R., Illus Rafael López.The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred (tale, oc)

+ Van Camp, Richard. Illus. Julie Flett. Little You/ Kîya-K’Apisîsisîyân (oc, bb, trl)

+ Van Camp, Richard, Illus. Julie Flett. Ka Kîweh Nikamôstamâtinân/We Sang You Home. (oc, trl)

– Vaught, Susan. Illus. Kelly Murphy. Together We Grow (anim)

-/+ Veirs, Laura. Illus. Tatyana Fazlalizadeh. Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten (nf, bio, mcc)

– Verdick, Elizabeth. Illus. Brian Biggs. Bike & Trike 

+ Vermette, Katherena, illus. Julie Flett. The Girl and the Wolf. (oc)

– Viorst, Judith, illus. Lane Smith. Lulu and the Brontosaurus (j, a, hm)

+ Vo, Nancy. The Ranger (Crow Trilogy, bk2) (oc, w)

W

– Walker, Anna. Florette (oc)

– Walker, Anna. Lottie & Walter (oc)

– Walker, Anna. Peggy (oc, anim)

+ Walker, Tricia Elam. Illus. April Harrison. Nana Akua Goes to School (eld)

– Weulersse, Odile, Illus. Rébecca Dautremer, Transl Kathleen Merz. Nasreddine (mcc, oc, trl)

– Willard, Nancy. Illus. David Christiana. The Tale I Told Sasha(tale)

– Willems, Mo (retold by). Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs (tale, anim, hm)

+ Woodson, Jacqueline, Illus. Sophie Blackall. Pecan Pie Baby

+ Woodson, Jacqueline, Illus. Rafael López. The Day You Begin.

+ Woodson, Jacqueline, illus. James Ransome. This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration (hf)

 Y

+ Yang, Kao Kalia. Illus Khoa Le. The Most Beautiful Thing (eld)

+ Yim, Natasha, Illus Grace Zong. Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas (tale, anim)

– Yolen, Jane. illus. David Small. Elsie’s Bird

– Yolen, Jane. illus Stephane Jorisch. My Father Knows the Names of Things 

Z