Best of Lists
A List of Lists! 52 Best Children’s Book Lists for 2021
Whether you’re at the library or the bookstore, or shopping online from the comfort of your own home, pull up The Classroom Bookshelf to peruse these "Best of" lists, as well as our entries from throughout the year, to find some of the most amazing 2021 book titles for children.
Books as Bright Spots in 2020
We don't know what next year holds. We don't know where books will take us. But as we do each year, we’ve curated “best of” lists from a range of publications and organizations that review children’s and middle grade books. We hope you find these lists useful. You may be in search of winter holiday hibernation reads. You may be trying to find just the right book for a child or tween in your life, or new books for your classroom collections or school library.
Saying Goodbye to 2019 with the Best in Children’s Books
We hope you find this curated "best of" list useful for your winter holiday reading and gift-giving, your classroom planning, and/or your library purchases.
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