Dec 7: Top 10s of 2019 Part 1: Middle Grade Books, Young Adult & Adult Nonfiction, Bios of People of Asian Heritage
Top 10 Science Fiction/Fantasy Picture Books
(limited to those published in 2018-2019)
Reading Beauty by Deborah Underwood, ill. by Megan Hunt
Dragon Post by Emma Yarlett
If I Built a School (If I Built, #3) by Chris Van Dusen
There Are No Bears in This Bakery by Julian Sarcone-Roach
Linus the Little Yellow Pencil by Scott Magoon
I Don’t Want to Go to Sleep (Little Frog, #4) by Dev Petty, ill. by Mike Boldt
This Is Not That Kind of Book by Christopher Healy, ill. by Ben Mantle
Harold & Hog Pretend for Real (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading, #6) by Dan Santat & Mo Willems
Marigold Finds the Magic Words (Marigold the Cat, #2) by Mike Malbrough
A Piglet Named Mercy (Mercy Watson, #0.5) by Kate DiCamillo, ill. by Chris Van Dusen
Top 10 Contemporary Fiction/Historical Fiction Picture Books
(limited to those published in 2018-2019)
How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander, ill. by Melissa Sweet
Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
Because by Mo Willems, ill. by Amber Ren
Home in the Woods by Eliza Wheeler
The Truth about Old People by Elina Ellis
Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller, ill. by Jen Hill
Stack the Cats by Susie Gharemani
Oak Leaf by John Sandford
The Rhythm of the Rain by Grahame Baker-Smith
Islandborn by Junot Díaz, ill. by Leo Espinoza
Top 10 Lower Grade Nonfiction Books
(limited to those published in 2018-2019)
Magic Ramen: the Story of Momofuku Ando by Andrea Wang, ill. by Kana Urbanowicz
Water Land: Land and Water Forms around the World by Christy Hale
Hedy Lamarr’s Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor by Laurie Wallmark, ill. by Katy Wu
So Tall Within by Gary D. Schmidt, ill. by Daniel Minter
Lights! Camera! Alice!: the Thrilling True Adventures of the First Woman Filmmaker by Mara Rockliff, ill. by Simona Ciraolo
Just Like Beverly: a Biography of Beverly Cleary by Vicki Conrad, ill. by David Hohn
The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow, ill. by Steven Salerno
The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle: The Cool Science Behind Frank Epperson’s Famous Frozen Treat by Anne Renaud, ill. by Milan Pavlović
Sparky & Spike: Charles Schulz and the Wildest, Smartest Dog Ever by Barbara Lowell, ill. by Dan Andreasen
Helpers in Your Neighborhood (National Geographic Kids Readers) by Shira Evans
Top 10 Lower Grade Fiction Books
(limited to those published in 2018-2019)
Mighty Meg and the Magical Ring (Mighty Meg, #1) by Sammy Griffin, ill. by Micah Player
Snow Place Like Home (Diary of an Ice Princess, #1) by Christina Soontornvat, ill. by Barbara Szepesi Szucs
Big Problemas (Juana & Lucas, #2) by Juana Medina
Bad Hair Day (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist, #8) by Jim Benton
A Bite in the Night (Rabbit and Bear, #4) by Julian Gough, ill. by Jim Field
Truman the Dog (My Furry Foster Family, #1) by Debbi Michiko Florence, ill. by Melanie Demmer
The Magic Mirror (Once Upon a Fairy Tale, #1) by Anna Staniszewski, ill. by Macky Pamintuan
Thief Strikes! (Hilde Cracks the Case, #6) by Hilde Lysiak with Matthew Lysiak, ill. by Joanne Lew-Vrietthoff
Balto and the Race Against Time (Time Dogs, #1) by Helen Moss, ill. by Misa Saburi
Sand Trap! (Marvel Super Hero Adventures) by MacKenzie Cadenhead, Sean Ryan, ill. by Darío Brizuela
Top 10 Lower Grade Graphic Novels/Comics
(limited to those published in 2018-2019)
Superbad (Bad Guys, #8) by Aaron Blabey
A Bridge Too Fur (Kitten Construction Company, #2) by John Patrick Green
Kitten Trouble (Bad Kitty, #12) by Nick Bruel
Narwhal’s Otter Friend (A Narwhal and Jelly Book, #4) by Ben Clanton
Sparkly New Friends (Unicorn & Yeti, #1) by Heather Ayris Burnell, ill. by Hazel Quintanilla
Wake Up, Crabby (Crabby Book, #3) by Jonathan Fenske
Kai and the Monkey King (Brownstone’s Mythical Collection, #3) by Joe Todd-Stanton
Much Too Much Birthday (Maud the Koala) by J.E. Morris
The Traveling Dustball (Big Words, Small Stories) by Judith Henderson, ill. by T.L. McBeth
Noodleheads Find Something Fishy (Noodleheads, #3) by Tedd Arnold, Martha Hamilton, and Mitch Weiss, ill. by Tedd Arnold
Top 10 Characters (or Character Pairs) of Asian Heritage
(limited to books published in 2018-2019)
Somewhere Only We Know by Maureen Goo
*Lucky & Jack
Korean American
City of Ink (Li Du, #3) by Elsa Hart
*Li Du & Hamza
Chinese
Sea Sirens (A Trot & Cap’n Bill Adventure, #1) by Amy Chu, ill. by Janet K. Lee
*Trot & Grandpa
Vietnamese American
Death by Dumpling (A Noodle Shop Mystery, #1) by Vivien Chien
*Lana Lee
Taiwanese American
Teenage Wasteland (Ms Marvel, Vol. 9) by G. Willow Wilson, ill. by Nico Leon
*Kamala (aka Ms Marvel) & Red Dagger
Pakistani American & Pakistani
Aru Shah and the Song of Death (The Pandava Quartet, #2) by Roshani Chokshi
*Aru Shah
Indian American
Newcomer (Detective Kaga, #2) by Keigo Higashino, trans. by Giles Murray
*Detective Kaga
Japanese
Tamamo the Fox Maiden and Other Stories edited by Kel McDonald
*Mu Waan in “Ghost Pepper”
Lao
Klawde, Evil Alien Warlord Cat (Klawde, Evil Alien Warlord Cat, #1) by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth, ill. by Robb Mommaerts
*Raj
Indian American
Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
* Korean
Top 10 Asian Settings
(limited to books published in 2018-2019)
Somewhere Only We Know by Maureen Goo
*Modern Hong Kong
Tamamo the Fox Maiden and Other Stories edited by Kel McDonald
*Fantasy/Mythical China, Japan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Tibet,
The Yin-Yang Sisters and the Dragon Frightful by Nancy Tupper Ling, ill. by Andrea Offermann
*Fantasy China
I Do Not Trust You by Laura J. Burns & Melinda Metz
*Significant part in Thailand
The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
*Modern India
City of Ink (Li Du, #3) by Elsa Hart
*18th century China
Laid-Back Camp 1 (Laid-Back Camp, #1) by Afro
*Modern Japan
In the Shadow of the Sun by Anne Sibley O’Brien
*Modern North Korea
Magic Ramen: the Story of Momofuku Ando by Andrea Wang, ill. by Kana Urbanowicz
*20th century Taiwan/Japan
Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean: Remembering Chinese Scientist Pu Zhelong’s Work for Sustainable Farming by Sigrid Schmalzer, ill. by Melanie Linden Chan
*Historic China
Top 10 Creators (or Creator Pairs) of Asian Heritage
(limited to those published in English in 2018-2019)
Sea Sirens (A Trot & Cap’n Bill Adventure, #1) by Amy Chu, ill. by Janet K. Lee
*Author & Illustrator
Beneath the Waves by Lily Murray, ill. by Helen Ahnpornsiri
*Illustrator
Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen
*Author/Illustrator
Magic Ramen: the Story of Momofuku Ando by Andrea Wang, ill. by Kana Urbanowicz
*Author & Illustrator
Aru Shah and the Song of Death (The Pandava Quartet, #2) by Roshani Chokshi
*Author
Chirri & Chirra, Underground by Kaya Doi, trans. by David Boyd
*Author/Illustrator
Somewhere Only We Know by Maureen Goo
*Author
Snow Place Like Home (Diary of an Ice Princess, #1) by Christina Soontornvat, ill. by Barbara Szepesi Szucs
*Author
Newcomer (Detective Kaga, #2) by Keigo Higashino, trans. by Giles Murray
*Author
Cats Are Liquid by Rebecca Donnelly, ill. by Misa Saburi
*Illustrator (also illustrated in the Top 10s of 2019: Balto and the Race Against Time)
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