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Best Kids Books of the Year 2022

There were so many wonderful books for young readers published in 2022. Here are the ones that our staff selected as the best of the year. Click on each title or book cover to read our staff recommendation. Don't miss our other Best Books of the Year lists here.

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Chirri & Chirra, In the Night By Kaya Doi (Created by), David Boyd (Translated by) Cover Image
By Kaya Doi (Created by), David Boyd (Translated by)
$16.95
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ISBN: 9781592703845
Published: Enchanted Lion - December 27th, 2022

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Dear Wild Child: You Carry Your Home Inside You By Wallace J. Nichols, Wallace Grayce Nichols, Drew Beckmeyer (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781951836467
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Cameron Kids - August 9th, 2022

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Patchwork By Matt de la Peña, Corinna Luyken (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Matt de la Peña, Corinna Luyken (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781984813961
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - August 30th, 2022

Farmhouse By Sophie Blackall Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316528948
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 13th, 2022

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The World Belonged to Us By Jacqueline Woodson, Leo Espinosa (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jacqueline Woodson, Leo Espinosa (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780399545498
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - May 10th, 2022

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Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle By Nina LaCour, Kaylani Juanita (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Nina LaCour, Kaylani Juanita (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781536211511
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Candlewick - March 29th, 2022

Hot Dog: (Winner of the 2023 Caldecott Medal) By Doug Salati Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593308431
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - May 24th, 2022

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Luli and the Language of Tea By Andrea Wang, Hyewon Yum (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Andrea Wang, Hyewon Yum (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823446148
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Neal Porter Books - May 24th, 2022

Bathe the Cat By Alice B. McGinty, David Roberts (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Alice B. McGinty, David Roberts (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781452142708
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Chronicle Books - February 8th, 2022

A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters By Duncan Tonatiuh Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781419749421
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - November 15th, 2022

Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky By Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Daniel Minter (Illustrator) Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781984894366
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - February 15th, 2022

Listen to the Language of the Trees: A story of how forests communicate underground By Tera Kelley, Marie Hermansson (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Tera Kelley, Marie Hermansson (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9781728232171
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Dawn Publications - March 1st, 2022

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Fish and Wave (I Can Read Comics Level 1) By Sergio Ruzzier, Sergio Ruzzier (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Sergio Ruzzier, Sergio Ruzzier (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780063076662
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: HarperAlley - May 17th, 2022

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Sir Ladybug By Corey R. Tabor, Corey R. Tabor (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Corey R. Tabor, Corey R. Tabor (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9780063069060
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Balzer + Bray - March 29th, 2022

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Oh, Sal (A Miller Family Story) By Kevin Henkes Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780063244924
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Greenwillow Books - September 27th, 2022

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The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return series #1) By Kwame Alexander Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316441865
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 27th, 2022

Maizy Chen's Last Chance: (Newbery Honor Award Winner) By Lisa Yee Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781984830258
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - February 1st, 2022

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Those Kids from Fawn Creek By Erin Entrada Kelly Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780062970350
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Greenwillow Books - March 8th, 2022

New from Here By Kelly Yang Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781534488304
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - March 1st, 2022

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The Ogress and the Orphans By Kelly Barnhill Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781643750743
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Algonquin Young Readers - March 8th, 2022

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Moonflower By Kacen Callender Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781338636598
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Published: Scholastic Press - September 6th, 2022

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Three Strike Summer By Skyler Schrempp Cover Image
$17.99
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ISBN: 9781534499140
Published: Margaret K. McElderry Books - August 30th, 2022

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Attack of the Black Rectangles By A. S. King Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781338680522
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scholastic Press - September 6th, 2022

Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler By Ibi Zoboi Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780399187384
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - January 25th, 2022

The Golden Hour By Niki Smith Cover Image
$12.99
ISBN: 9780316540339
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Published: Little, Brown Ink - November 23rd, 2021

Swim Team: A Graphic Novel By Johnnie Christmas, Johnnie Christmas (Illustrator) Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9780063056763
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Published: HarperAlley - May 17th, 2022

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Mamo By Sas Milledge Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9781684158171
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: BOOM! Box - April 19th, 2022

The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza By Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780063084087
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Katherine Tegen Books - May 10th, 2022

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How to Excavate a Heart By Jake Maia Arlow Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063078727
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: HarperTeen - November 1st, 2022

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Ain't Burned All the Bright By Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jason Reynolds, Jason Griffin (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781534439467
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - January 11th, 2022

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Loveless By Alice Oseman Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781338751932
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Published: Scholastic Press - March 1st, 2022

All My Rage: A Novel By Sabaa Tahir Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780593202340
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Razorbill - March 1st, 2022

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Abuela, Don't Forget Me By Rex Ogle Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9781324019954
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Norton Young Readers - September 6th, 2022

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Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American By Laura Gao, Laura Gao (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Laura Gao, Laura Gao (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063067769
Availability: Not On Our Shelves, But Available from Warehouse - Usually Delivers in 3-14 Days
Published: Balzer + Bray - March 8th, 2022

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The Well By Jake Wyatt, Choo (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jake Wyatt, Choo (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781626724143
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: First Second - May 24th, 2022

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Squire By Nadia Shammas, Sara Alfageeh (Illustrator), Sara Alfageeh Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062945846
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Published: Quill Tree Books - March 8th, 2022