Abed, Omar. The Book That Almost Rhymed. BL 12/1-15/23
Acabado, Hana. My Mama is a Work of Art. SLJ 3/24
Adefris, Fasika & Sara Holly Ackerman. The Gabi That Girma Wore. SLJ 12/23
Adusei, Denise. Cesaria Feels the Beat. K 4/15/24
Aguila, Maria Dolores. Barrio Rising: The Protest That Built Chicano Park. K 3/1/23
Ahlberg, Allan. Under the Table. BL 3/1/24
Ali, Marzieh A. A Ramadan to Remember. SLJ 12/23
Anganuzzi, Clara. The Ocean Organizer. SLJ 1/24
Antrobus, Raymond. Terrible Horses. PW 1/29/24, K 2/1/24
Archer, Micha. What's New, Daniel? K 1/1/24, BL 2/15/24
Arnold, Elana K. The Fish of Small Wishes. BL 12/1-15/23
Barr-Green, Craig. Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf. K 2/1/24
Becker, Aaron. The Last Zookeeper. PW 12/4/23, K 1/1/24
Behar, Ruth. Across So Many Seas. PW 11/6/23, K 12/1/23
Bell, Cece. Animal Albums from A to Z. PW 12/11/23, BL 2/15/24
Best, Cari. This Baby. That Baby. PW 11/13/24, K 12/1/23
Blackall, Sophie. Ahoy! K 2/15/24, HB 3/24, BL 4/1/24
Blackman, Nailah. Love, Lah Lah. SLJ 12/23
Bonilla, Lindsay. The Storyteller. K 2/1/24
Brown-Wood, JaNay. Jam, Too? K 12/15/23, PW 2/5/24
Buchet, Nelly. Big Sister, Long Coat. SLJ 2/14
Callendar, Kacen. Infinity Alchemist. PW 11/6/23
Carzoo, Breanna. The Squish. PW 2/19/24
Castillo, Lauren. Just Like Millie. BL 1/1-15/24
Catchpole, James. You're SO Amazing! SLJ 12/23
Cecil, Randy. The Spaceman. BL 2/15/24, K 3/1/24
Conklin, Melanie. When You Have to Wait. K 11/15/23
Coppo, Marianna. The Book That Can Read Your Mind. BL 1/1-15/24
Cronin, Doreen. Mama in the Moon. PW 1/22/24
de la Pena, Matt. The Perfect Place. PW 2/12/24
DiCamillo, Kate. Orris and Timble: The Beginning. BL 1/1-15/24
Downing, Julie. Hello, Sun. K 2/15/24
Doyle, Ruth. You Are Part of the Wonder. K 12/1/23
Dubuc, Marianne. Everyone Gets a Turn. PW 12/4/23, K 1/1/24
Eady, Antwan. The Last Stand. PW 10/9/23, K 12/1/23, BL 1/1-15/24
Eagleton, Ian. Nen and the Lonely Fisherman. K 2/1/24
Eggers, Dave. Soren's Seventh Song. BL 2/1/12024
Emenanjo, Bunmi. I'll See You in Ijebu. K 3/1/24
Emmons, Lauren. No Cats in the Library. SLJ 1/24
Fay, Sandra. The Three Little Tardigrades. PW 12/4/23
Ferry, Beth. Solar Bear. BL 3/1/24
Finck, Liana. You Broke It! K 11/1/23
Fissher, Tiny. Bird is Dead. K 4/1/24
Fujimoto-Johnson, Sharon. The Mochi Makers. K 2/1/24
George, Kaylin Melia. Aloha Everything. K 2/14/24
Gibb, David. Two Wheels. K 2/15/24
Good Marable, Karen. Yaya and the Sea. K 2/1/24
Grant, Shauntay. When I Wrap My Hair. K 11/15/23
Ha, Ann Kim. A Friend for Eddy. HB 3/24
Ham, Jo. Oops! Rabbit. SLJ 2/24
Handy, Bruce. There Was a Shadow. K 3/15/24
Hannigan, Jess. Spider in the Well. K 1/15/24
Harmony, Cynthia. A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration. K 12/15/23, PW 1/22/24
Harper, Janelle. My Block Looks Like. PW 10/30/23, K 11/15/23
Harris, Shawn. The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn. BL 1/1-15/24
Hartman, Brooke. All Aboard the Alaska Train. BL 12/1-15/23
Havrelock, Deidre. Why We Dance: A Story of Hope and Healing. K 2/15/24
Heikkila, Cecilia. Finding the Way to Faraway Valley. BL 2/1/12024
Henkes, Kevin. Finding Things. PW 2/12/24
Hest, Amy. Bunny Should Be Sleeping. PW 12/11/23, K 1/15/24
Hest, Amy. Big Bear and Little Bear Go Fishing. PW 2/19/24, K 3/15/24
Hilderman, Tasha. Metis Like Me. SLJ 3/24
Ho, Joanna & Liz Kleinrock. Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders. SLJ 12/23
Hopkinson, Deborah. On a Summer Night. PW 2/19/24
Howard, Amalie. Bumps in the Night. PW 11/6/23
Impala. Come Closer, Tatita. K 1/1/24
Jackson, Brentom. Elijah's Easter Suit. BL 11/1-11/15/23, K 12/15/23
Jaleel, Aaliya . EidTale: An Eld al-Fitr Adventure. SLJ 3/24
John, Jory. You're Going to Love This Book! SLJ 2/24
Kadi, Marion. Harriet's Reflections. K 12/1/23, BL 2/1/12024
Kane, Karen. Monster Hands. K 3/15/24
Keller, Shana. Do You Know Them? Families Lost and Found after the Civil War. BL 12/1-15/23, K 11/15/23
Kemp, Laekan Zea. Desert Song. K 4/1/24
Krishnaswami, Umi. Look! Look! K 2/1/24
LaRochelle, David. Go and Get with Rex. BL 2/15/24
Lee, Jessica. A Garden Called Home. SLJ 2/24
Levington, Rebecca Gardyn. Afikoman, Where'd You Go/ A Passover Hide-and-Seek Adventure. SLJ 3/24
Lindstrom, Eva. I Do Not Like Water. K 4/1/24
Liu, Dane. Laolao's Dumplings. HB 1/24
Lucianovic, Stephanie. Touch the Sky. K 4/15/24
Maijala, Marika. Rosie Runs. K 11/15/23
Manley, Curtis. Climbing the Volcano: A Journey in Haiku. BL 1/1-15/24
Massio, Lina. Threads: Zlata's Ukrainian Shirt. K 11/1/23
Matias, Carlos. Emergency Quarters. PW 2/26/2024, K 3/15/24
McDonald, Megan. Is This a House for Hermit Crab? K 12/15/23
Meganck, Margaux. Speck: An Itty-Bitty Epic. K 2/1/24
Miura, Tomo. LIttle Sisters. K 12/15/23
Moreira, Henrique Coser. The First Day of May. HB 1/24, BL 2/1/12024, SLJ 3/24
Mylie, Charlie. Hello Day: A Child's Eye View of the World. PW 2/5/24
Newman, Leslea. Joyful Song: A Naming Story. PW 2/26/2024, K 3/1/24
Noel, Melvina. Mama's Library Summers. K 3/15/24
Nguyen, Viet Thanh. Simone. K 3/1/24
Ofelia, Jamie. Miguel Must Fight! K 2/1/24
Poll, Willie. My Little Ogichidaa: An Indigenous Lullaby. SLJ 2/24
Raschka, Chris. Tomorrow's Lily. PW 12/18/23
Redniss, Lauren. Heatwave. K 3/1/24
Retener, Joelle. Marley's Pride. K 3/1/24
Robert, Nadine. The Walk of the Field Mouse. PW 12/11/23, K 2/1/24
Sala, Felicita. If You Run Out of Words. 2/15/24
Salazar, Aida. When Moon Blooms. PW 11/13/24
Scanlon, Liz Garton. Everyone Starts Small. K 1/15/24
Scott, Jordan. Angela's Glacier. BL 1/1-15/24, SLJ 2/24
Seales, Stephanie. My Daddy is a Cowboy. K 4/15/24
Sedaris, David. Pretty Ugly. K 1/1/24
Sendak, Maurice. Ten Little Rabbits. SLJ 10/23, PW 10/23/23, HB 3/24
Sobel, June. The Goodnight Train Easter. SLJ 12/23
Soo, Phillipa. Piper Chen Sings. K 2/1/24, PW 2/5/24
Sorell, Traci. Being Home. PW 2/12/24, K 3/1/24
Spencer, Rene. Bye Land, Bye Sea. K 2/15/24
Sterer, Gideon. Treehouse Town. BL 1/1-15/24
Talkhani, Zeba. The Most Exciting Eld. SLJ 3/24
Tanaka, Saki. Between Words: A Friendship Tale. K 4/1/24
Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah. Sister Friend. K 4/1/24
Thurman, Brittany. Forever and Always. K 11/15/23, SLJ 1/24
Tripplett, Natasha. The Blue Pickup. K 12/1/23
Valasse, Bruno. Shine. K 2/15/24
Vere, Ed. The Elephant and the Sea. PW 2/26/2024, K 4/1/24
Wang, Ann Suk. The House Before Falling into the Sea. HB 1/24, K 1/15/24
Watson, Renee. Summer is Here. PW 2/12/24, K 4/1/24
Weber, Frank. More Dung! A Beetle Tale. K 3/15/24
Wenzel, Brendan. Two Together. PW 1/29/24, K 2/1/24
White, Dianne. Finding Grateful. K 3/1/24
Wiley, DeAnn. Homegrown. SLJ 3/24
Willems, Mo. Are You Big? PW 10/30/23, HB 1/24, K 1/1/24
Wong, Jack. All That Grows. K 2/15/24, SLJ 3/24
Yoon, Helen. Is This Easter? K 11/15/23
Young, Jessica. Two Homes, One Heart. K 2/1/24
Yuksel, M.O. Ramadan Kareem. SLJ 12/23, BL 2/1/12024
Yuksel, M.O. Sami's Special Gift. SLJ 3/24
Yuly, Toni. The Pelican Can! K 4/15/24
Note: The committee should keep in mind that the award is for distinguished illustrations in a picture book and for excellence of pictorial presentation for children. The award is not for didactic intent or for popularity.