Best Of

Must-have new titles for library collections, reviewed in our February issue.

These works for children and teens—from the latest picture book offering by Antoinette Portis to the hilariously poignant debut by Ben Philippe—have been selected by SLJ editors as the top titles featured in our Winter 2018 issue.

Before we tune in to the Youth Media Awards on January 28, we’d like to focus on a handful of outliers that perhaps lack the broad consensus-building qualities of previously highlighted titles but are just as impressive.

From the latest middle grade offering by Anne Ursu to the much-anticipated Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson & Ellen Hagan, check out the works that SLJ reviews editors are most excited about this month.

Could there be a repeat of 2017? The children’s literature scholar thinks two nonfiction titles about race in the United States could take the medal.

We rounded up our reviews of the five titles on YALSA’s 2019 Excellence in Nonfiction Award Shortlist.

Check out our reviews—all starred—for the recently announced Morris finalists, including two SLJ Best Books.

These 10 audiobooks represent the best of November 2017 to October 2018 releases, with selections for all age groups and interests.

This was an outstanding year for children’s music, with an unusual depth of solid entries across a wide variety of musical genres.