The New York Public Library recently released a selection of their favorite kids books of the year. They call every book on this list “outstanding.” Five of the books included on their extensive list were written or illustrated by one of Painted Words’s authors or artists!
- If You Were the Moon by Laura Purdie Salas and illustrated by Jaime Kim
- Noah Webster’s Fighting Words by Tracy Nelson Maurer and illustrated by Mircea Catusanu
- Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere by Elise Gravel
- One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance written by Nikki Grimes with illustrations contributed by Shadra Strickland, Frank Morrison, and Liz Zunon
- Thunder Underground by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Josée Masse
Congratulations to all our talented artists! Check out the full list of the NYPL’s recommended books here.
