Bank Street College of Education has just released their Best Children’s Books of the Year list for 2021.
The under 5 category includes:
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky) by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
Federico and the Wolf (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) by Rebecca J. Gomez, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri
Friday Night Wrestlefest (Roaring Brook) by J. F. Fox, illustrated by Micah Player
Welcome to Your World (Candlewick) by Smriti Prasadam-Halls, illustrated by Jaime Kim
5-9
Just Like Me (Knopf BFYR) by Vanessa Brantley Newton
9-12
Above the Rim (Abrams) by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Sharuko (Lee & Low) by Monica Brown, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri
Congratulations Everyone!
You can see the full list here