Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Resources for a selection of the titles recognized by this award since 1952 -- recognizing illustrated children’s books with artistic merit
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- 232 Book Readings
- 468 Lesson Plans
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Selection, 2021)
69 Resources23 Awards
Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
(Selection, 2016)
39 Resources13 Awards
Bink & Gollie
by Kate DiCamillo, Alison McGhee, and Tony Fucile
(Selection, 2010)
36 Resources5 Awards
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
by Kadir Nelson
(Selection, 2008)
34 Resources11 Awards
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
(Selection, 2010)
32 Resources6 Awards
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
(Selection, 2001)
31 Resources6 Awards
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
by Monica Brown and John Parra
(Selection, 2017)
30 Resources7 Awards
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
by Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
(Selection, 1985)
28 Resources4 Awards
Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters
by Michael Mahin and Evan Turk
(Selection, 2017)
28 Resources7 Awards
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
by Katherine Paterson, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
(Selection, 1990)
27 Resources2 Awards
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Selection, 2008)
27 Resources8 Awards
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett
(Selection, 1978)
26 Resources1 Awards
A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat
by Emily Jenkins and Sophie Blackall
(Selection, 2015)
26 Resources2 Awards
The People Could Fly: The Picture Book
by Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
(Selection, 2004)
24 Resources5 Awards
The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupery
by Peter Sís
(Selection, 2014)
24 Resources6 Awards
How to Write a Poem
by Kwame Alexander, Melissa Sweet, and Deanna Nikaido
(Selection, 2023)
24 Resources4 Awards
