2024 Round Up: Favourite Picture Books

Snuggle up and read! Here are our top picks from 2024 for reading aloud.

Updated January 6, 2025
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The big squeeze
Harris, Molly
Paper Book
A hardworking sponge makes its debut in this delightful and relatable picture book perfect for fans of Lou by Breanna Carzoo and The Creature of Habit by Jennifer E. Smith! The little sponge has a BIG job. She washes and mops and scrubs away all the messes in the kitchen. ...
Bookie & Cookie
Go?mez, Blanca
Paper Book
Even the best friendships have rough moments, but a true friend will always find a way to compromise (especially when cookies are involved!) - a scrumptious and clever read-aloud by the illustrator of Very Good Hats and Besos for Baby. Bookie and Cookie are best...
Cranky
Tran, Phuc
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Food Group series, Pete Oswald, and debut picture book author Phuc Tran, this is a hilarious picture book about big trucks, big feelings, and even bigger friendships! It's the last day at the...
Dog vs. Strawberry
Buchet, Nelly
Paper Book
A dog and a strawberry find themselves nose to stem in this hilarious picture book that's perfect for dog lovers. An epic battle ensues-who will come out on top? A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Welcome to the Greatest Race of All Time! ...
Honk honk, beep beep, putter putt!
Khan, Rukhsana
Paper Book
From the author of Big Red Lollipop comes a vibrant picture book about a boy who joins his father on a rollicking rickshaw delivery. Richard Scarry fans will delight in this joyful read-aloud with a message of sharing and respect. Ibraheem and his cat, Mitu, join Baba on a...
How to Pee Your Pants : The Right Way
Wilson, Rachel Michelle
Paper Book
Don't miss this humorous and heartwarming picture book by debut creator Rachel Michelle Wilson about that embarrassing moment in life when you (gasp) pee your pants. Well, it happened. You peed your pants.You probably regret that second (okay, third) lemonade.We've all been there.This book has some...
The Little Witch who lost her broom!
Bickell, Elaine
Paper Book
The perfect Halloween read-aloud! From the New York Times bestselling duo who brought you The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo! comes another not-so-spooky Halloween romp about a little witch who goes on a ghostly hunt to find her lost broom!  Perfect for fans of...
Lost
Staake, Bob
Paper Book
In this paneled picture book, join a small girl on her hilarious and surprising search for her lost cat--and watch as she helps her neighbors, who have also lost their pets, along the way! Where, oh where is Kitty? She's not upstairs... not in her litter box... not...
Luigi, the spider who wanted to be a kitten
Knudsen, Michelle
Paper Book
From the New York Times best-selling creators of Library Lion comes a warm (and delightfully fuzzy) storybook about learning to be--and be loved for--exactly who you are. On a street of old houses, a big hairy spider is searching for a home with dark corners to hide...
The man who didn't like animals
Underwood, Deborah
Paper Book
*A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year!* *An Amazon Top 20 Children's Book of the Year!* Who was Old MacDonald before he had a farm A New York Times bestselling duo brings us this freshly imagined origin story about the...
A pinecone!
Yoon, Helen
Paper Book
While Daddy is busy wrangling a mud-happy dog, someone else is collecting lots and lots of pinecones. Helen Yoon brings back the parent-child duo from Off-Limits in a droll celebration of high enthusiasm. Daddy is a bit distracted on their autumn walk, while...
Roar-choo!
Cheng, Charlotte
Paper Book
Patient, peaceful Phoenix tries to take care of rambunctious and cold-ridden Dragon, which leads to hilarious and sweet results (with vibrant illustrations by the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Beekle). Everyone knows that dragons are fierce, capable of taking on the...
The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn
Harris, Shawn
Paper Book
Meet this pint-sized unicorn in this funny, modern fairy tale about perception and self-confidence from a Caldecott-Honor winning creator. Once upon a time, in a land where horses were mythical beasts, there lived a unicorn--a Teeny-Weeny Unicorn. He lived with his family in a...
Towed by Toad
Awan, Jashar
Paper Book
An American Library Association Geisel Honor book * An American Library Association Notable Children's Book Hop on a tow-truck ride with Toad as he learns that everyone needs help sometimes, even the helpers! The first in a new series for fans of Frog and Toad and Little...

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