Acevedo, Linda J. Breaking to the Beat! BL 5/1/23, K 6/1/23
Agostini, Alliah L. Big Tune: Rise of the Dancehall Prince. K 1/1/23, PW 2/6/23
Aguilera, Claudio. 9 Kilometers. K 11/15/22, PW 12/19/22
Alexander, Kwame. An American Story. BL 11/1-15/22, PW 12/19/22
Alexander, Rilla. You Rule! K 2/1/23
Allen, Savannah. The Nature Journal: A Backyard Adventure. K 3/1/23
Alvarez, David with David Bowles. Ancient Night. K 1/15/23, PW 1/30/23
Armand, Glenda. All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration. K 11/15/22, BL 12/1-15/22, PW 12/19/22
Arnaldo, Monica. Mr. S. BL 4/15/23, SLJ 5/23
Aronson, Katelyn. When PB Met J. K 11/1/22
Asterplume, A.B. Sometimes, a Tiger. SLJ 5/23
Avant-garde, Zaila. Words of Wonder From Z to A. K 5/1/23
Bagley, Jessixa. Maurice. PW 3/20/23
Barnes, Derrick. Like Lava in My Veins. K 6/1/23
Barnett, Mac. Twenty Questions. BL 2/15/23
Barrows, Annie. Like. HB Jan/Feb 23
Becker, Aaron. The Tree and the River. K 12/1/122, PW 1/30/23, HB 3-4/23
Becker, Shelly. One, Two, Grandpa Loves You. SLJ 2/23
Bentley, Tadgh. One Chicken Nugget. K 1/1/23
Berger, Carin. In the Night Garden. K 4/15/23
Bernstein, Ariel. You Go First. K 4/1/23
Blair, Landis. The Night Tent. BL 3/15/23
Boss, Shira. The City Tree. SLJ 2/23
Bowles, David. Ancient Night. SLJ 1/23
Boyton, Sandra. Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great! K 1/15/23
Brown, Lisa. The Hospital Book. K 1/1/23, BL 2/15/23, HB 3-4/23
Brown, Tameka Fryer. That Flag. SLJ 12/22
Brun-Cosme, Nadine. Rabbit, Duck, And Big Bear. K 12/15/22, BL 1/1-15/23, BCCB 1/23
Buitrago, Jairo. Afterward, Everything Was Different: A Tale from the Pleistocene. K 4/15/23
Burgess, Matthew. The Red Tin Box. K 2/15/23
Calvert, Howard. The Fastest Tortoise in Town. BCCB 2/23
Carzoo, Breanna Greenlight. K 5/1/23
Chang, Vivienne & Eugenia Yoh. This Is Not My Home. BL 1/1-15/23, BCCB 12/22
Charles, Tami. We Are Here. K 12/1/22, PW 12/19/22, HB 3-4/23
Charlton-Trujillo, A Girl Can Build Anything. SLJ 5/23
Cohen, Tziporah. Afikomen. HB 3-4/23
Cordell, Matthew. Evergreen. PW 12/12/22, SLJ 1/23, BL 1/1-15/23
Cummins, Lucy Ruth. Our Pool. K 4/1/23
Dabarera, Dinalie. Quiet Time With My Seeya. K 12/15/22
David, Arihhonni. Who Will Win? BL 4/15/23
DiPucchio, Kelly. Becoming Charley. K 3/15/23
Doerrfeld, Cori. Beneath. K 12/1/22
Donaldson, Julia. Welcome to the World. BL 12/1-15/22. SLJ 2/23
Downing, Julie. Night in the City. PW 1/23/23, HB 3-4/23
Ehlert, Molli Jackson. Everybody Has a Body. K 6/1/23
Evans, Gabriel. A Human for Kingsley. SLJ 4/23
Figueroa, Raissa. What My Daddy Loves. K 3/15/23
Fisher, Lalena. Friends Beyond Measure. PW 12/12/22, SLJ 1/23
Fleming, Candace. Penny & Pip. K 5/1/23
Fogliano, Julie. All the Beating Hearts. K 11/15/22
Fontenaille, Elise. At the Drop of a Cat. K 10/15/22
Franklin, Ashley. The Masjid Kamal Loves. K 5/1/23
Frazee, Marla. In Every Life. K 11/15/22, PW 12/19/22, SLJ 1/23
Freitas, Bethany V. Ready for Kindergarten. SLJ 5/23
Genhart, Michael. Spanish is the Language of My Family. K 5/15/23
Goodale, E.B. The Moon Remembers. K 3/1/23
Hammond, Tiffany. A Day with No Words. BL 5/1/23
Hansson, Julia Billie and Bean at the Beach. K 4/1/23
Hansson, Julia. Billie and Bean in the City. K 4/1/23
Harjo, Joy. Remember. PW 1/23/23, BL 2/15/23, BCCB 3/23
Harrison, Vashti. Big. BL 4/15/23
Hartman, Brooke. Watch Out for the Lion! SLJ 12/22
Hassani, Mojdeh. Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar. BCCB 2/23
Henderson, Leah. The Courage of the Little Hummingbird: A Tale Told Around the World. K 2/15/23
Herreros, Ana Cristina. The Amazing and True Story of Tooth Mouse Perez. K 1/1/23
Hest, Amy. Sometimes It's Nice to Be Alone. K 11/1/22, BCCB 12/22, SLJ 1/23
Higgins, Carter. Some of These Things Are Snails. BL 5/1/23
Higuera, Donna Barba. The Yellow Handkerchief. K 4/15/23
Hillenbrand, Will. The Voice in the Hollow. K 11/1/22, SLJ 2/23
Ho, Joanna. One Day. K 1/15/23
Holt, Bob. The Red Jacket. BL 5/1/23
Howes, Katey. Woven of the World. PW 12/19/22, SLJ 3/23
Irving, A.J., The Wishing Flower. SLJ 4/23, K /15/23
James, Alison. Maple and Rosemary. BCCB 2/23
Johnson, Kevin. Cape. K 4/15/23
Joy, Mackenzie. Wallflowers. K 11/15/22
Kemp, Laeken Zea. A Crown for Corina. SLJ 1/23
Khalil, Aya. The Night Before Eid. A Muslim Family Story. K 1/1/23
Kim, Anna. Danbi's Favorite Day. K 2/1/23
Kim, Dan-ah. The Train Home. SLJ 3/23
Kirwan, Wednesday. Big Kids No Everything. PW 2/13/23
Klassen, Jon. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale. BL 1/1-15/23
Krans, Angela Pham. Finding Papa. SLJ 1/23, BL 2/1/23
Lam, Maple. Dim Sum, Here We Come! K 12/1/22, PW 2/27/23
Lam, Thao. Happy Birthday to Me. K 2/15/23
LaRocca, Rajani. Summer is for Cousins. K 3/1/23, BL 4/15/23
Lawrence, Patrice. Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush. K 4/15/23
Lin, Grace & Kate Messner. Once Upon a Book. K 11/15/22, HB Jan/Feb 23
Lindstrom, Carole. My Powerful Hair. HB 3-4/23, BL 3/15/23, K 5/15/23
Liu, Linda. Hidden Gem. K 5/1/23
Lobel, Anita. Good Morning, Good Night. PW 12/5/22
Love, Jessica. A Bed of Stars. PW 2/6/23, BCCB 2/23
Lukoff, Kyle. Awake, Asleep. K 5/1/23, BL 5/15/23
Martin Jr., Bill. Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep! K 4/1/23
Marshall, Albert D. & Louise Zimanyi. Walking Together. BL 5/1/23
Martinez-Neal, Juana. Alma, Head to Toe: Alma, de pies a cabeza. BL 5/15/23
Mattsson, Jens. We Are Lions! K 5/1/23
Messier, Mireille. The Magic Cap. BL 5/15/23
Meza, Erika. To The Other Side. K 1/1/23, PW 1/30/23
Molesso, Ashley & Chess Needham. ABC-Deconstructing Gender. BL 5/15/23
Montanari, Eva. What Does Little Crocodile Say at the Beach? K 1/1/23
Muhammad, Ibtihaj. The Kindest Red: A Story of Hijab and Friendship. K 1/1/23
Muth, Jon J. Stillwater and Koo Save the World. PW 12/19/22, K 1/1/23, BL 2/1/23
Namir, Hasan. Banana Dream. K 6/1/23
Newman, Leslea. The Fairest in the Land. K 4/1/23
Obuobi, Laura. Black Gold. HB 1-2/23
O'Hara, Mo. Hush, Little Rocket. K 1/1/23
Otheguy, Emma. Martina Has Too Many Tias. K 4/15/23
Otis, Chad. The Bright Side. K 4/1/23
Parappukkaran, Sandhya. The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name. BCCB1/23
Park, Hyunmin. So Much Snow. HB 3-4/23
Paul, Baptiste. Patchwork Prince. SLJ 5/23
Peoples, Daria. Hello, Mister Blue. K 3/15/23
Peterson, Isaac. Gray in the Moonlight. SLJ 1/23
Petrus, Junauda. Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers? K 2/1/23, SLJ 4/23
Pintadera, Fran. Why Are We Afraid? K 4/1/23
Piven, Hanoch. Dream Big, Laugh Often And More Great Advice From the Bible. K 1/15/23
Pizzoli, Greg. Mister Kitty Is Lost! BL 1/1-15/23
Provensen, Alice. The Truth About Max. K 11/1/22
Raczka, Bob. You Are a Story. BL 2/15/23
Rayner, Jacqueline K. Lost Cat! K 1/1/23
Reidy, Jean. A Book About You and All the World Too. SLJ 5/23
Rex, Adam. Oh No, The Aunts are Here. PW 3/20/23, K 4/1/23, BL 4/15/23
Rinker, Sherri Duskey. Roto and Roy: To the Rescue! BL 2/15/23
Robertson, David A. The Song That Called Them Home. K 3/1/23
Rogers, Kim. Just like Grandma. BL 12/1-15/22
Ruttan, Molly. Something Wild. K 12/1/22
Salmon, Caspar. How to Count to One: (And Don't Even THINK about Bigger Numbers!). BL 3/1/23
Santamaria, Sendy. Yenebi's Drive to School. K 5/1/23
Savage, Chloe. The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish. K 4/15/23
Sayre, April Pulley. In Between. K 1/1/23
Scanlon, Liz Garton. The World's Best Class Plant. K 3/15/23
Scharer, Kathrin. How Do You Feel? K 4/1/23
Schu, John. This is a Story. SLJ 3/23
Scott, Jordan. My Baba's Garden. PW 1/30/23, K 2/1/23, HB 3-4/23, SLJ 3/23, BL 3/15/23
Shatokhin, Oleksandr. Yellow Butterfly: A Story from Ukraine. K 11/1/22, BL 1/1-15/23
Shute, Linda. Remind Me. K 4/15/23
Silvestro, Annie. Bravo, Little Bird! K 12/1/22
Simpson, Tonya. Forever Our Home/kakike kikinaw (bilingual edition) SLJ 5/23
Siqueira, Ana. Abuela's Super Capa. SLJ 1/23
Smith, Danna. Peek-A-Boo Haiku: A Lift-the-Flap Book. SLJ 3/23
Smith, Lane. Stickler Loves the World. K 6/1/23
Soloy, Lauren. The Hidden World of Gnomes. BL 5/15/23
Sriram, Meera. A Garden in My Hands. K 2/1/23
Sterlilng, Michelle. Maribel's Year. K 4/1/23
Stith, Shaunna & John Stith. Black Beach: A Community, an Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day. BL 12/1-15/22.
Straub, Emma. Very Good Hats. K 10/15/22, PW 11/28/22
Strickland, Shadra. Jump In! PW 11/28/22, K 12/1/22
Stutzman, Jonathan. Soon, Your Hands. PW 1/9/23, BL 2/1/23
Sudyka, Diana. Little Land. BL 3/1/23
Sullivan, John. Stanley's Secret. PW 10/31/22
Sworder, Zeno. My Strange Shrinking Parents. K 1/1/23
Tabor, Corey R. Simon and the Better Bone. K 4/15/23
Theule, Larissa. Mouseboat. BCCB 2/23, BL 3/1/23
Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah. Salat in Secret. K 4/15/23
Tillotson, Carrie. B is for Bananas. SLJ 5/23
Tonatiuh, Duncan. Dia de Muertos: Numeros: A Day of the Dead Counting Book. K 4/1/23
Trejo, Jesus. Papa's Magical Water-Jug Clock. K 5/1/23
Trimmer, Christian. The Good Hair Day. K 3/1/23
Tullet, Herve. Tap! Tap! Tap! Dance! Dance! Dance!. PW 3/20/23
Van, Muqn Thi. The Shape of You. K 4/1/23
Vere, Ed. The Artist. K 2/1/23
Verhoeff, Nelleke. Bruno Builder Bakes Bread: A Mix-and-Match Book. SLJ 3/23
Volker, Sven. Are We There Yet? K 5/1/23
Wallmark, Laurie. Rivka's Presents. BL 5/15/23
Weaver, Jo. Bibi. K 4/1/23, BL 5/1/23
Wechterowicz, Przemyslaw. When Little Owl Met Little Rabbit. BL 2/15/23
Wen, Lenny. Spicy Spicy Hot!. K 3/1/23
Wesolowska, Monica. Elbert in the Air. SLJ 2/23
White, Dianne. Dark on Light. HB Jan/Feb 23
Wilson, Anna. Grandpa and the Kingfisher. K 6/1/23
Windness, Kaz. Bitsy Bat, School Star. K 5/1/23
Wong, Jack. When You Can Swim. K 5/15/23
Woodgate, Harry. Grandad's Pride. K 2/1/23
Wynter, Anne. Nell Plants a Tree. BL 12/1-15/22, K 1/1/23, HB 1-2/ 23
Yaccarino, Dan. City Under the City. HB Jan/Feb 23
Yang. James. Go, Sled! Go! HB Jan/Feb 23
Yumoto, Kazumi. The Bear and the Wildcat. K 11/1/22, PW 3/20/23
ZO-O. Corner. PW 1/16/23, K 3/1/23
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.