Who doesn't love a booklist? SLJ's got 'em. From Best Books and Refreshing the Canon—our joint effort with NCTE—to Spanish-language picture books and titles on non-apparent disabilities, our most popular booklists of 2023.
 

1. Best Books 2023
   By SLJ staff Nov 20 2023
   School Library Journal has selected 169 titles as the Best Books of 2023. See what poetry, transitional, picture books, YA, middle grade, graphic novels, and nonfiction books we’ve honored this year.
    
2. Refreshing the Canon Booklist
   By NCTE & SLJ Reviews May 11, 2023
   SLJ asked librarians and educators to weigh in on which classics should remain on summer reading lists. Inspired by the most popular titles that emerged, SLJ editors and members of NCTE’s Build Your Stack® Committee have curated this year’s round of “Refreshing the Canon” suggestions.
    
3. The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2023
   By Travis Jonker November 21, 2023
   Here’s to keeping it interesting. Pushing the envelope. Pushing boundaries. Pushing buttons. Here’s to children’s books that expand our assumptions of what a children’s book can be.
    
4. 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Picture Book Read-alouds
   By Betsy Bird December 2, 2023
   A truly great readaloud can work just as well for 400 kids as it can for one. It just has to have something about it that engages and interacts with its audience. Today we celebrate some great ones.
    
5. 22 Bilingual and Spanish Picture Books Perfect for Storytime, Read-Alouds, and More
   By SLJ Reviews, Jul 06, 2023
   Rebellious veggies, family stories, bath time fun, and more are featured in this roundup of bilingual and Spanish-language picture books.
    
6. 16 Middle Grade and YA Books Featuring Non-Apparent Disabilities for Disability Pride Month
   By SLJ Reviews, Jul 05, 2023
   Non-apparent disabilities are those that aren't visible from the outside, such as chronic or mental illness. These 16 titles include a diverse range of stories about young people living with non-apparent disabilities.