Best of 2024: Kids' fiction, comics, and more

There have been so many fantastic children's books published in 2024, and this is our chance to share our top picks for the year with you.

As an extra, we've thrown in a few books that weren't published in 2024, but were read and enjoyed by our librarians in 2024.

Updated December 29, 2024
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Wellington City Libraries Children's team at Wellington City Libraries
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School For Puppies
Kitamura, Satoshi.
Grotti
Lord, Leonie
Paper Book
Inch and Grub : a story about cavemen
Chisholm, Alastair (Children's author)
Paper Book
The tree and the river
Becker, Aaron
Paper Book
One fox : a counting book thriller
Read, Kate
Paper Book
A stunning counting book and farmyard thriller from the brilliantly talented debut author and illustrator, Kate Read.One famished fox with two sly eyes is on the prowl . . . three plump hens had better watch out!The rich, close-up illustrations take the reader to the heart of the drama in this...

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