PARENTS Magazine Names The Best Children's Books Of 2020

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eredith Corporation's (NYSE: MDP) PARENTS released the 12th annual list of Best Children's Books, recognizing the 30 top new reads for every child in 2020.

Selected by the editors and kid-approved, the list of winners is available now on PARENTS.com/BestBooks and in the December issue of PARENTS magazine, available now.

Our editorial team—as well as our exclusive panel of librarians and voracious young readers—has been reviewing books since January to come up with this prestigious list of winners. PARENTS celebrates children's books in every issue, but there is nothing like this annual list to fill our readers' personal libraries and help raise the next generation of book lovers.

PARENTS editors, librarians, teachers and literacy experts nominated more than 250 titles published this year. A diverse group of nearly 100 kids and their parents helped determine 30 winners that deliver laughter and learning and thrills and chills, but most important, they are guaranteed to help children fall in love with reading.

The complete list of PARENTS' Best Children's Books of 2020 is presented below by category and on PARENTS.com/BestBooks.

BOARD BOOKS

Hand in Hand - Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illustrated by Sheryl Murray

Hello, Elephant! - Written and illustrated by Sam Boughton

Hooray for Little Fingers! - Written and illustrated by Tristan Mory

How Big Is Zagnodd? - Written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton

Mail Duck - Written and illustrated by Erica Sirotich

Our World - Written by Sue Lowell Gallion, illustrated by Lisk Feng

Play With Your Plate! - Written and illustrated by Judith Rossell

What Is Baby Going to Do? - Written by Laura Knowles, illustrated by Juliana Perdomo

Who Does What? - Written by Stephanie Babin, illustrated by Ilaria Falorsi

You're My Little Baby - Written and illustrated by Eric Carle

PICTURE BOOKS

The Alphabet's Alphabet - Written by Chris Harris, illustrated by Dan Santat

The Box Turtle - Written and illustrated by Vanessa Roeder

Catch That Chicken! - Written by Atinuke, illustrated by Angela Brooksbank

Exquisite The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks - Written by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera

Friday Night Wrestlefest - Written by J. F. Fox, illustrated by Micah Player

Kamala and Maya's Big Idea - Written by Meena Harris, illustrated by Ana Ramirez Gonzalez

Lift - Written by Minh Le, illustrated by Dan Santat

Old Rock (Is Not Boring) - Written and illustrated by Deb Pilutti

The Paper Kingdom - Written by Helena Ku Rhee, illustrated by Pascal Campion

Vinny Gets a Job - Written and illustrated by Terry Brodner

CHAPTER BOOKS

City Spies - Written by James Ponti

Class Act - Written and illustrated by Jerry Craft

From the Desk of Zoe Washington - Written by Janae Marks

History Smashers The Mayflower - Written by Kate Messner, illustrated by Dylan Meconis

The One and Only Bob - Written by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Patricia Castelao

Prairie Lotus - Written by Linda Sue Park

See the Cat Three Stories About a Dog - Written by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka

Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer - Written and illustrated by Gillian Goerz

Ways to Make Sunshine - Written by Renee Watson, illustrated by Nina Mata

What About Worms!? - Written and illustrated by Ryan T. Higgins

Librarians also nominated over 50 new young-adult novels, which were reviewed by 25 teens who named 10 winners to the PARENTS list of Best Books for Teens. The list is available as a digital exclusive on PARENTS.com/BestTeenBooks.

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