New York Times Best Children's Books of 2024

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by the New York Times books editor. These books on this list are available to be borrowed through the Sussex County Library System.

Updated December 9, 2024
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Amazing Grapes
Feiffer, Jules.
Paper Book
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer brings the fantastical to life with his signature style in this zany, whimsical adventure about a family on a quest to find their mother and save another dimension. Curly and Perlie, brother and sister, find themselves transported to the Lost...

MIDDLE GRADE

Louder than hunger /
Schu, John,
Paper Book
A Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book "Every so often a book comes along that is so brave and necessary, it extends a lifeline when it's needed most. This is one of those books." --Katherine Applegate, author of the Newbery Medal-winning, The One and Only Ivan ...
Pepper & me /
Alemagna, Bâeatrice
Paper Book
A New York Times Best Children's Book of 2024 A Kirkus Best Picture Book of the Year A Kirkus Best Picture-Book Conversation Starter of 2024 A 2024 Kids' Indie Next List pick A Society of Illustrators 2024 Gold Medal Winner From three-time NYT Best Illustrated...
Plain Jane and the mermaid
Brosgol, Vera
Paper Book
Jane is incredibly plain. Everyone says so: her parents, the villagers, and her horrible cousin who kicks her out of her own house. Determined to get some semblance of independence, Jane prepares to propose to the princely Peter, who might just say yes to get away from his father. It's a good plan...
There was a shadow /
Handy, Bruce,
Paper Book
From New York Times Best Children's Book author Bruce Handy, a luminous picture book that invites careful observation of light and shadow in the natural world, as well as in our own emotional landscape. As the sun makes its daily journey across the sky, light...
Wildful
Kurimoto, Kengo,
Paper Book
New York Times Best Children's Books of 2024 Kirkus Best Books of 2024 Shelf Awareness 2024 Best Books of the Year The Globe 100: The Best Books of 2024 Poppy's mother hasn't been the same since Gran passed away. She stays inside and watches TV, unable...

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