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The PB, MG, and YA flowcharts were so popular last year we decided to do them again! Thanks to designer Phyllis Sa for the great layout. This is the Picture Book listings broken down by categories.

Looking for a diverse Picture Book?

Poetry
Poems in the Attic by Nikki Grimes & Elizabeth Zunon
Call Me Tree (Llamame arbol) by Maya Christina Gonzalez
In the Canyon by Ashley Wolff

Folktales/animal stories/traditions
Little Red Gliding Hood by Tara Lazar and Troy Cummings
A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz and Catia Chien
Firebird by Misty Copeland and Christopher Myers
Sona and the Wedding Game by Kashmira Sheth

Non-fiction/nature
Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass by
Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
We All Count by Julie Flett
Colors of the Wind by George Mendoza
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul and Elizabeth Zunon

Friendship/siblings
Juna’s Jar by Jane Bahk
My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay by Cari Best & Vanessa Brantley-Newton
My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer Brown

Contemporary
My Pen by Christopher Myers
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
Pool by Jil Iyeon Lee

Bedtime/music
Arrorro, Mi Niño by Lulu Delacre
Girls Dance, Boys Fiddle by Carole Lindstrom
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown

Historical
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses by Don Tate
28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World by Charles R. Smith
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker by Robbie Robertson and David Shannon
Sitting Bull by S.D. Nelson

Humor
One Word from Sophia by Jim Averbeck & Yasmeen Ismail
The Purim Superhero by Elisabeth Kushner and Mike Byrne

Also check out these picks selected by WNDB
Beautiful Moon: A Child’s Prayer by Tonya Bolden
The Twins’ Blanket by Hyewon Yum
Tutus Aren’t My Style by Linda Skeers & Anne Wilsdorf
Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall

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