2020 Favorites
While 2020 was a year most of us would like to put behind us, there were some books published that I absolutely loved! Here's the final roundup of my favorite 2020 titles! All of these books were published in 2020. Pictures from the first two posts are at the bottom, or you can view them here:
Picture Books:
Evelyn DelRey is Moving Away
written by Meg Medina
illustrated by Sonia Sanchez
Fern and Otto: A Story About Two Best Friends
by Stephanie Graegin
I Talk Like a River
written by Jordan Scott
illustrated by Sydney Smith
Nana Akua Goes to School
written by Tricia Elam Walker
illustrated by April Harrison
The Boy and the Gorilla
by Jackie Azúa Kramer
Unicorns Are the Worst
by Alex Willan
Ten Ways to Hear Snow
written by Cathy Camper
illustrated by Kenard Pak
The Teachers March
written by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace
illustrated by Charley Palmer
The Polio Pioneer: Dr. Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine
written by Linda Elovitz Marshall
illustrated by Lisa Anchin
Small Matters: The Hidden Power of the Unseen
by Heather Kinser
No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History
edited by Lindsay Metcalf, Keila Dawson, Jeanette Bradley
illustrated by Jeanette Bradley
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
written by Jen Bryant
illustrated by Frank Morrison
Packs: Strength in Numbers
by Hannah Salyer
Swish: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters
written by Suzanne Slade
illustrated by Don Tate
See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog
written by David LaRouchelle
Illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka
Middle Grade:
Fighting Words
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
A Thousand Questions
by Saadia Faruqi
American as Paneer Pie
by Supriya Kelkar
King and the Dragonflies
by Kacen Callender
Echo Mountain
by Lauren Wolk
Graphic Novels:
Flamer
by Mike Curato
Class Act
by Jerry Craft
Twins
written by Varian Johnson
illustrated by Shannon Wright
Lightfall: The Girl and the Galdurian
by Tim Probert
Donut Feed the Squirrels
by Mika Song
Young Adult:
Punching the Air
by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Dear Justyce
by Nic Stone
Favorites from earlier 2020 posts:
Picture books:
Middle Grade:
Transitional Chapter Books:
Graphic Novels:
Young Adult:
I am really looking forward to 2021 books. I already have one that will go on my favorite list: The Great Peach Experiment: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie by Erin Downing. Be sure to look for it in April! Happy 2021 reading!
