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The Best Picture Books of 2024, chosen by Multcolib Staff

Recommendations from Multnomah County Library staff for kids of all ages. Click on a title to find all available formats. For more 2024 Best Books lists for all ages, use the link at the end.

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  • Gorgeously illustrated picture book featuring Dragon and Phoenix about taking care of yourself when you aren't at 100%. We could all use a gentle reminder to exercise self-care. - Dan J. [SF/Fantasy]
    Book, 2024New York : Rocky Pond Books, 2024. — jE CHENG 2024
  • Beautifully illustrated and a joy to read with lots of action words that are big and bold on the page. - Alisa W. [Black & Indigenous & People of Color]
    Book, 2024New York : Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024 — jE PINKNEY 2024
  • The author and illustrator made it a point to use the intersectional pride flag with the BIPOC and trans flag. I've never seen a book like this before in my lifetime. - Isabel S. [Black & Indigenous & People of Color, LGBTQ+]
    Book, 2024New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2024. — jE WELLS 2024
  • Friends communicate by sharing drawings across a clothesline in this cute picture book about friendship and closeness of neighbors. When the clothesline breaks, they head down to the street and start a mural with other new friends! - Martha L.…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — jE MORRIS 2024
  • Flap Your Hands

    a Celebration of Stimming

    Asbell, Steve, 1983-
    Energetic colors dance across the page in this embrace of all the different ways we can move our bodies. - Katie P. & Ekatrina S. [People with Disabilities]
    Book, 2024New York : Lee & Low Books Inc., [2024] — jE Parenting ASBELL 2024
  • Este es un libro dulce y bellamente ilustrado sobre cómo procesar la pérdida de una mascota con las tradiciones de Dia de los muertos/Dia de los angelitos | This is a sweet and beautifully illustrated book about how to process the loss of a pet with…
    Book, 2024New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024. — SPANISH jE GONZALEZ 2024
  • Lovers of solitude will also find themselves dreaming of what life inside of a whale could be like. A charming read for children and adults alike about the power of imagination and finding one's voice in a world bombarded with external stimuli. -…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group, 2024. — jE LI 2024
  • Hilarious and heartwarming, this story of a community that comes together to help mysterious visitors get back to "Europe" is a winner. - Kady F. [Black & Indigenous & People of Color, Humor, SF/Fantasy]
    Book, 2024Toronto : Tundra Books, [2024] — jE FANG 2024
  • The beautiful (and at times, frustrating) moments of being a cat owner are on full display here. I fell in love with the gorgeous illustrations, and the sweet and curious kitty! - Casey L.
    Book, 2024Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2024. — jE LUNDBERG 2024
  • Being ‘perfect’ isn’t all it’s cracked up to be! But this book IS perfect for preschoolers who can use some help seeing the perfectly imperfect person inside themselves. - Amy F.
    Book, 2024New York : Holiday House, [2024] — jE MYERS 2024
  • Phenomenally illustrated picture book about the value of relationships that last and the need to rebuild when things break. The real friendships are ones that are tested and still rise from the pile of rubble from the latest mishap. - Dan J. [Black…
    Book, 2024New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2024] — jE LE 2024
  • Perfect for animal-loving kids with a topsy-turvy sense of humor and anyone looking for a change in perspective. - Natasha FC. [Humor]
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — jE TABOR 2024
  • Rocks

    What Are They Doing?

    Sajecki, Christine,
    This book is so fun and great for a read aloud or storytime. Every page is a delight and kids and parents alike are sure to have a great time reading this! - Jem J.
    Book, 2024Westport, NY : Publishing Genius Press, [2024] — jE SAJECKI 2024
  • Takes you into a child’s mind and through his journey around spring time as he engages with his grandpa, birds, animals and objects. Sweet! - Carla D. [Science/Nature]
    Book, 2024New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2024. — jE ARCHER 2024
  • Big laughs, a lot of spirit, a tiny unicorn, and a gruff roadster-driving gnome - what more could you want? - Erika B. [Humor, SF/Fantasy]
    Book, 2024New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2024] — jE HARRIS 2024
  • This is a hysterical read aloud for school-age kids, allowing for a lot of expressiveness and fun surprises for listeners. -Martha L. [Humor]
    Book, 2024New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2024. — jE JOHN 2024
  • Too Much

    My Great Big Native Family

    Goodluck, Laurel,
    Are you feeling like your Native family is a bit too much? I love this picture book that is perfect for kids. - Anastasia M. [Humor, Black & Indigenous & People of Color]
    Book, 2024New York, New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2024] — jE GOODLUCK 2024
  • Te va a encantar esta historia de una pequeña niña, en un pueblito mágico, que espera por su papá mientras las mariposas lo guían por todo su recorrido, hasta llegar de regreso con su pequeña. ¿No quieres conocer más? - Mara B. [Immigrant Stories,…
    Book, 2024New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024. — SPANISH jE HARMONY 2024
  • A silly cumulative story meant to be read out loud - great for new readers too! - Rebecca C. [Humor]
    Book, 2024Lincoln, MA : Nosy Crow Inc., [2024] — jE LYNAS 2024
  • One by one, kids keep disappearing even though the monster claims innocence until a brave Black girl says I EAT LIARS. - Aislyn B. [Humor]
    Book, 2024New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — jE CUTLER 2024