Time for more Top 10s of 2020! This week we have a guest, Ms Sarah Foit, the amazing Elementary librarian I get to work with, sharing her top reads of the year. She says her top 10s are in no special order. I like including Sarah’s Top 10s because several books that I loved and just missed making it into my Top 10s made it into hers so they still get a moment to shine. Click on the titles to see her full reviews. You might notice that sometimes Sarah and I have the same book in different target audience lists. That’s because some books are borderline between audiences or appeal to multiple audiences. Some of Sarah’s lists include YA or Adult titles that we have on the shelves for middle graders in our Elementary library.
Here’s the Top 10s of 2020s Schedule for this year:
Dec 4: Most recent fiction (Picture Books, Lower Grade, Middle Grade, YA, Adult, & Graphic Novels mostly published in 2019-2020)
Dec 11: Elementary librarian, Sarah Foit’s Top 10s
Dec 18: Nonfiction (Lower Grade, Middle Grade & YA, Adult, Christian, Graphic Novels)
Dec 24: Older fiction (More Picture Books, Lower Grade, Middle Grade, & YA mostly published 2018/2019 and older) & Asian Lit
Top 10 Fiction Picture Books
Don’t Forget to Remember by Ellie Holcomb, ill. by Kayla Harren**
I Dream of a Journey by Akiko Miyakoshi
Along the Tapajós by Fernando Vilela, trans. by Daniel Hahn
The Farmer and the Monkey (The Farmer Books, #2) by Marla Frazee
The Wildest Cowboy by Garth Jennings, ill. by Sara Olgivie
No Fuzzball! by Isabella Kung
The Scarecrow by Beth Ferry, ill. by the Fan Brothers
Sometimes You Fly by Katherine Applegate, ill. by Jennifer Black Reinhardt
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o, ill. by Vashti Harrison
In a Jar by Deborah Marcero
Top 10 Nonfiction Picture Books
Jesus and the Very Big Surprise: a True Story about Jesus, His Return, and How to Be Ready (Tales That Tell the Truth) by Randall Goodgame, ill. by Catalina Echeverri**
How to Solve a Problem: the Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion by Ashima Shiraishi, ill. by Yao Xiao*
An Unexpected Hero: a Bible story about Rahab (Called and Courageous Girls) by Rachel Spier Weaver & Anna Haggard, ill. by Eric Elwell** *
On the Internet: Our First Talk about Online Safety (The World around Us) by Dr. Jillian Roberts, ill. by Jane Heinrichs
Joey: a Baby Koala and His Mother by Nic Bishop
She Leads: the Elephant Matriarch by June Smalls, ill. by Yumi Shimokawara
Fungus Is Among Us! by Joy Keller, ill. by Eric Salcedo
Skulls! by Blair Thornburgh, ill. by Scott Campbell
Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum by Dr. Seuss, ill. by Andrew Joyner
Cubs in the Tub: the True Story of the Bronx Zoo’s First Woman Zookeeper by Candace Fleming, ill. by Julie Downing*
Top 10 Lower Grade Fiction Books
The Ember Stone (The Last Firehawk, #1) by Katrina Charman, ill. by Jeremy Norton
Express Train to Trouble (Miss Mallard Mysteries) by Robert Quackenbush
Frost Friends Forever (Diary of an Ice Princess, #2) by Christina Soontornvat, ill. by Barbara Szepesi Szucs
Big Mouth Elizabeth (Elizabeth Case, #2) by Rachel Vail, ill. by Paige Keiser
Boris Gets a Lizard (Boris, #2) by Andrew Joyner
Jasper & Scruff (Jasper & Scruff, #1) by Nicola Colton
Hendrix the Rocking Horse by Gavin Puckett, ill. by Tor Freeman
King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats (King & Kayla, #1) by Dori Hillestad Butler, ill. by Nancy Meyers
Ghosts and Goblins and Ninja, Oh my! (Rider Woofson, #4) by Walker Styles, ill. by Ben Whitehouse
Mystery on the Ostrich Express (Fabio, the World’s Greatest Flamingo Detective, #2) by Laura James, ill. by Emily Fox
Top 10 Lower Grade Nonfiction Books
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: the Poetry of Mister Rogers by Fred Rogers, ill. by Luke Flowers
The Fabled Life of Aesop by Ian Lendler, ill. by Pamela Zagarenski*
Underground: Subway Systems around the World by Uijung Kim
The Great New York Subway Map by Emiliano Ponzi
Little Kids First Big Book of Where (National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Big Book) by Jill Esbaum
Through the Wardrobe: How C.S. Lewis Created Narnia by Lina Maslo*
The Book Rescuer by Sue Macy, ill. by Stacy Innerst*
Finding Narnia: the Story of C.S. Lewis and His Brother by Caroline McAlister, ill. by Jessica Lanan*
Nonsense! The Curious Story of Edward Gorey by Lori Mortensen, ill. by Chloe Bristol*
Fred's Big Feelings: the Life and Legacy of Mister Rogers by Laura Renauld, ill. by Brigette Barrager*
Top 10 Lower Grade Graphic Novels/Comics
Happy Narwhalidays (Narwhal & Jelly, #5) by Ben Clanton
¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat! (Little Lobo, #2) by Raúl the Third, colors by Elaine Bay
I am Hermes!: Mischief-Making Messenger of the Gods by Mordicai GersteinSuper Frozen Magic Forest (Super Happy Magic Forest, #3) by Matty Long
The Invention Hunters Discover How Machines Work (Invention Hunters) by Korwin Briggs
Let's Have a Sleepover! (Hello, Hedgehog, #2) by Norm Feuti
The Quiet Boat Ride and Other Stories (Fox & Chick, #2) by Sergio Ruzzier
Bad Kitty Joins the Team (Bad Kitty, #13) by Nick Bruel
Little Tails in the Savannah (Little Tails, #3) by Fredéric Brrémaud ; illustrated by Federico Bertolucci ; translation by Mike Kennedy
Poppy and Sam and the Mole Mystery (Poppy & Sam, #2) by Cathon, trans. by Susan Ouriou
Top 10 Middle Grade Fiction Books
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly, ill. by Lian Cho
Everlasting Nora by Marie Miranda Cruz
Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christina McKay Heidicker, ill. by Junyi Wu
Wicked Nix by Lena Coakley, ill. by Jaime Zollars
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal & Gabi, #1) by Carlos Hernandez
The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
Emily out of Focus by Miriam Spitzer Franklin
Stanley Will Probably Be Fine by Sally J. Pla, ill. by Steve Wolfhard
Top 10 Middle Grade Nonfiction Books
Martin Luther: a Man Who Changed the World by Paul L. Meier, ill. by Greg Copeland** *
Beavers (The Superpower Field Guide) by Rachel Poliquin, ill. by Nicholas John Frith
All in a Drop: How Antony von Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World by Lori Alexander, ill. by Vivien Mildenberger*
The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Greece: a Time Travelers Guide (The Thrifty Guides to History) by Jonathan W. Stokes
Ocean Anatomy: the Curious Parts and Pieces of the World under the Sea (Anatomy) by Julia Rothman
The Egg by Britta Teckentrup
Big Cats by Nic Bishop
The Incredible Yet True Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt by Volker Menhert, ill. by Claudia Lieb, trans. by Becky L. Cook*
Shadow Warrior by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, ill. by Celia Krampien
Titan and the Wild Boars: the True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team by Susan Hood & Patthana Sornhiran, ill. by Dow Phumiruk
Top 10 Middle Grade Graphic Novels/Comics
Diana: Princess of the Amazons by Shannon & Dean Hale, ill. by Victoria Ying
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed*
The Missing Dragon (Student Ambassador, #1) by Ryan Estrada, ill. by Axur Eneas
The Roanoke Colony: America's First Mystery (History Comics) by Chris Schweizer
Wallace the Brave (Wallace the Brave, #1) by Will Henry
Hilda and the Mountain King (Hilda, #6) by Luke Pearson
InvestiGators (InvestiGators, #1) by John Patrick Green
Logan Likes Mary Anne! (Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels, #8) based on the novel by Ann M. Martin, adapted by Gale Galligan
The Big Break by Mark Tatulli
Nico Bravo and the Cellar Dwellers (Nico Bravo, #2) by Mike Cavallaro
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