Wednesday, September 9, 2020

2020 Favorites, 2nd update - 9.09.2020

2020 Favorites











A few times a year, I will share some of my favorite books 
that were published in 2020.  Here's an update!
Want to see the books from the first 2020 update?
Click here!  Also find pictures of the books at the end of this post.


Picture Books:

Swashby and the Sea
Swashby and the Sea
written by Beth Ferry
illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

Lift
Lift
written by Minh Lê
illustrated by Dan Santat

William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad
William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad
by Don Tate

Brick by Brick
Brick by Brick
by Heidi Woodward Sheffield

Eat Your Rocks, Croc!: Dr. Glider's Advice for Troubled Animals
Eat Your Rocks, Croc!
written by Jess Keating
illustrated by Pete Oswald

Antiracist Baby
Antiracist Baby
written by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky

One Little Bag: An Amazing Journey
One Little Bag
by Henry Cole

You're Invited to a Moth Ball: A Nighttime Insect Celebration
You're Invited to a Moth Ball
written by Loree Griffin Burns
photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz

All Because You Matter
All Because You Matter
written by Tami Charles
illustrated by Bryan Collier

I Am Every Good Thing
I Am Every Good Thing
written by Derrick Barnes
illustrated by Gordon C. James

Hello, Neighbor!: The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers
Hello, Neighbor! The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers
by Matthew Cordell

Gustavo, the Shy Ghost
Gustavo, the Shy Ghost
by Flavia Z. Drago

The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America’s Presidents
The Next President
written by Kate Messner
illustrated by Adam Rex


Chapter Books:

Ways to Make Sunshine
Ways to Make Sunshine
by Renée Watson

Astrid and Apollo and the Starry Campout
Astrid and Apollo and the Starry Campout
written by V.T. Bidania
illustrated by Dara Lashia Lee

Middle Grade:

A Wish in the Dark
A Wish in the Dark
by Christina Soontornvat

The Brave
The Brave
by James Bird

Dan Unmasked
Dan Unmasked
by Chris Negron

Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)
Three Keys
by Kelly Yang

The One and Only Bob
The One and Only Bob
by Katherine Applegate

Before the Ever After
Before the Ever After
by Jacqueline Woodson


Young Adult:

Parachutes
Parachutes
by Kelly Yang

Clap When You Land
Clap When You Land
by Elizabeth Acevedo


I'll have one more update for you at the end of 2020 (seriously, cannot wait....).  In the meantime, if you haven't read these books, I highly suggest you start!

Wondering about the books from the first update?  Here they are:

Picture books:


















Chapter books:


















Middle Grade:


















Graphic Novels:


















Young Adult:



1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the recs, Michele! So behind with my reading due to moving and COVID. It will be hard to catch up this year.

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