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Favorite Children’s Books of 2019

As 2020 begins, I thought I’d share some of my favorite titles read in the past 12 months. Each entry includes a link to my original post about the book on Library Lady’s Kid Lit and an Amazon link if you’d like to purchase the book (and support this blog).

This list is of my favorite children’s books.

Behrens, Rebecca. The Last Grand Adventure. New York: AladdinBooks, 2018. Available on Amazon

Carlson, Melody. Meet the MisfitsNP: WhiteSpark Publishing, 2019. Available on Amazon

Carlson, Melody. Odd Girl Out.NP: WhiteSpark Publishing, 2019. Available on Amazon

Coats, J. Anderson. The Many Reflections of Miss Jane Deming. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2017. Available on Amazon

Cummins, K.A. Snow Globe Travelers: Samuel’s Legacy.  NP: Eleonora Press, 2019. Available on Amazon

Fisher, Julane. Sour Lemon Strikes OutNP: TouchPoint Press, 2019. Available on Amazon

Giff, Patricia Reilly. A Slip of a GirlNew York: Holiday House, 2019. Available on Amazon

Grady, Cynthia. Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian they Left Behind. Illustrated by Amiko Hirao. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc., 2018. Available on Amazon

Kacer, Kathy. Masters of Silence. Berkley: Annick Press (U.S.) Ltd., 2019. Available on Amazon

Kingsbury, Karen and Tyler Russell. Best Family EverSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019. Available on Amazon

Morris, Chad and Shelly Brown Morris. Squint. Utah: Shadow Mountain Publishing, 2018. Available on Amazon

Oppel, Kenneth. Inkling. Illustrated by Sydney Smith. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. Available on Amazon

Ventkatraman, Padma. The Bridge HomeNew York: Nancy Paulsen Books, 2019. Available on Amazon