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Picture BooksWalk with MeJairo Buitrago, illus. by Rafael Yockteng, tr. from Spanish by Elisa AmadoGROUNDWOOD

Big Cat, Little CatElisha Cooper, illus. by authorROARING BROOK

Wolf in the SnowMatthew Cordell, illus. by authorFEIWEL & FRIENDS

The Legend of Rock Paper ScissorsDrew Daywalt, illus. by Adam RexHARPERCOLLINS/BALZER + BRAY

The Rooster Who Would Not Be QuietCarmen Agra Deedy, illus. by Eugene YelchinSCHOLASTIC

When’s My Birthday?Julie Fogliano, illus. by Christian RobinsonROARING BROOK/NEAL PORTER BKS

EggKevin Henkes, illus. by authorHARPERCOLLINS/GREENWILLOW

The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC’s (the Hard Way)Patrick McDonnell, illus. by authorLITTLE, BROWN

The Big List

School Library Journal’s

1 School Library Journal | BEST BOOKS • DECEMBER 2017

2 School Library Journal | BEST BOOKS • DECEMBER 2017

Hey Black ChildUseni Eugene Perkins, illus. by Bryan CollierLITTLE, BROWN

A Different PondBao Phi, illus. by Thi BuiCAPSTONE

The Three Billy Goats GruffJerry Pinkney, adapt., illus. by adapterLITTLE, BROWN

Town Is by the SeaJoanne Schwartz, illus. by Sydney SmithGROUNDWOOD

RoundJoyce Sidman, illus. by Taeeun YooHMH

In Your HandsCarole Boston Weatherford, illus. by Brian PinkneyS. & S./ATHENEUM

Middle Grade and Chapter BooksSuper Narwhal and Jelly Jolt. (Narwhal and Jelly: Bk. 2)Ben Clanton, illus. by authorTUNDRA

The Summer of Owen ToddTony AbbottFARRAR

Rise of the JumbiesTracey BaptisteALGONQUIN

Sputnik’s Guide to Life on EarthFrank Cottrell Boyce, illus. by Levi PinfoldHARPERCOLLINS/WALDEN POND

Ashes to AshevilleSarah DooleyPUTNAM

It All Comes Down to ThisKaren EnglishCLARION

The Song from Somewhere ElseA.F. Harrold, illus. by Levi PinfoldBLOOMSBURY

Hello, UniverseErin Entrada Kelly, illus. by Isabel RoxasHARPERCOLLINS/GREENWILLOW

Flying Lessons & Other StoriesEllen Oh, edCROWN

The First Rule of PunkCelia C. PérezVIKING

3 School Library Journal | BEST BOOKS • DECEMBER 2017

Patina. (Track: Bk. 2)Jason ReynoldsATHENEUM/CAITLYN DLOUHY BKS.

The Purloining of Prince OleomargarineMark Twain & Philip C. Stead, illus. by Erin SteadDOUBLEDAY

Clayton Byrd Goes UndergroundRita Williams-Garcia, illus. by Frank MorrisonHARPERCOLLINS/AMISTAD

Beyond the Bright SeaLauren WolkDUTTON

YALandscape with Invisible HandM.T. AndersonCANDLEWICK

What Girls Are Made OfElana K. ArnoldCAROLRHODA LAB

Crossing Ebenezer CreekTonya BoldenBLOOMSBURY

Jane, UnlimitedKristin CashorePENGUIN/KATHY DAWSON BKS.

The Marrow ThievesCherie DimalineDANCING CAT BKS.

Turtles All the Way DownJohn GreenDUTTON

A Skinful of ShadowsFrances HardingeABRAMS/AMULET

AllegedlyTiffany D. JacksonHARPERCOLLINS/KATHERINE TEGEN BKS.

Wild BeautyAnna-Marie McLemoreFEIWEL & FRIENDS

When Dimple Met RishiSandhya MenonS. & S./SIMON PULSE

You Bring the Distant NearMitali PerkinsFARRAR

The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage. (Book of Dust: Vol. 1)Philip PullmanKNOPF

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Long Way DownJason ReynoldsATHENEUM/CAITLYN DLOUHY BKS.

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican DaughterErika L. SánchezKNOPF

They Both Die at the EndAdam SilveraHARPERCOLLINS/HARPERTEEN

The Hate U GiveAngie ThomasHARPERCOLLINS/BALZER + BRAY

Piecing Me TogetherRenée WatsonBLOOMSBURY

American StreetIbi ZoboiHARPERCOLLINS/BALZER + BRAY

Nonfi ctionBecoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the CourtKareem Abdul-Jabbar & Raymond ObstfeldLITTLE, BROWN

Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern PhotojournalismMarc Aronson & Marina BudhosHOLT

Pathfi nders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black SoulsTonya BoldenABRAMS

Life on Surtsey: Iceland’s Upstart Island. (Scientists in the Field)Loree Griffi n BurnsHMH

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American WomenLisa Charleyboy & Mary Beth Leatherdale, edsANNICK

Grand CanyonJason Chin, illus. by authorROARING BROOK/NEAL PORTER BKS.

Before She Was HarrietLesa Cline-Ransome, illus. by James E. RansomeHOLIDAY HOUSE

A Time To Act: John F. Kennedy’s Big SpeechShana Corey, illus. by R. Gregory ChristieNORTHSOUTH

Her Right FootDave Eggers, illus. by Shawn HarrisCHRONICLE

Bravo!: Poems About Amazing HispanicsMargarita Engle, illus. by Rafael LópezHOLT

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One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem RenaissanceNikki Grimes, illus. by variousBLOOMSBURY

Real FriendsShannon Hale, illus. by LeUyen PhamFIRST SECOND

I’m Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-UpsChris Harris, illus. by Lane SmithLITTLE, BROWN

Vincent and Theo: The van Gogh BrothersDeborah HeiligmanHOLT

Here We Are: Feminism for the Real WorldKelly Jensen, ed, illus. by Laura PaleseALGONQUIN

Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us TodayCynthia Levinson & Sanford LevinsonPEACHTREE

Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal’dMary LosureCANDLEWICK

Let’s Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!: Games, Songs & Stories from an African American Childhood.Patricia McKissack, illus. by Brian PinkneyRANDOM/SCHWARTZ & WADE

Martí’s Song for Freedom/Martí y sus versos por la libertadEmma Otheguy, illus. by Beatriz VidalCHILDREN’S PR./LEE & LOW

How To Be an ElephantKatherine Roy, illus. by authorROARING BROOK/DAVID MACAULAY STUDIO

The Quilts of Gee’s BendSusan Goldman RubinABRAMS

Impact!: Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World. (Scientists in the Field)Elizabeth Rusch, photos by Karin AndersonHMH

The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and FoundMartin W. SandlerCANDLEWICK

The 57 BusDashka SlaterFARRAR

Schomburg: The Man Who Built a LibraryCarole Boston Weatherford, illus. by Eric VelasquezCANDLEWICK

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