Best Of

Board books just keep getting better, and we've rounded up all our favorites. These are the starred board books of 2024.

Get your purchase list out and make sure you include these picture books; we've found dozens of contenders for this year's Best Books collection.

These diverse offerings include stories featuring STEM, mythology, gentle lessons, and more.

This year has gone above and beyond with its middle grade offerings! From powerful historical fiction to hilarious magical mayhem, this list features our top titles so far.

A new thriller from Joelle Wellington, a nonfiction title from Paula Yoo, and an illustrated poem from Ada Limón are of note among this month's stars. Along with poetry, board books and audio are also featured this month.

Conservation, intergenerational bonds, joy, concepts of home, and other standout themes in this year’s standout titles.

Poetry from Naomi Shihab Nye, historical fiction from Jennifer A. Nielsen, a YA novel from Joseph Coelho, and more round out this month's starred reviews.

This month, Arihhonni David shines with a new early reader based on an Indigenous tale, Rex Ogle delivers with both graphic novel and literary memoirs, and more.

Since 2004, Flashlight Press has published picture books that explore and illuminate different social and family situations. The Brooklyn-based publisher’s in-demand books are available in hardcover, eBook, and paperback, and have appeared 73 times on 33 state award lists and been translated into 19 languages.