NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2025
Resources for a selection of the titles recognized by this award since 1952 -- recognizing illustrated children’s books with artistic merit
- 4,516 Resources including
- 485 Videos
- 241 Book Readings
- 514 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 487 book results
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Selection, 2021)
65+ Resources22 Awards
Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
(Selection, 2016)
40+ Resources13 Awards
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
by Monica Brown and John Parra
(Selection, 2017)
35+ Resources7 Awards
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
(Selection, 2010)
35+ Resources6 Awards
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
by Kadir Nelson
(Selection, 2008)
35+ Resources11 Awards
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
(Selection, 2001)
35+ Resources6 Awards
Bink & Gollie
by Kate DiCamillo, Alison McGhee, and Tony Fucile
(Selection, 2010)
30+ Resources5 Awards
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
by Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
(Selection, 1985)
30+ Resources4 Awards
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett
(Selection, 1978)
25+ Resources1 Awards
Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters
by Michael Mahin and Evan Turk
(Selection, 2017)
25+ Resources7 Awards
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
by Katherine Paterson, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
(Selection, 1990)
25+ Resources2 Awards
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
(Selection, 2008)
25+ Resources8 Awards
A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
by Matt de la Peña and Kadir Nelson
(Selection, 2011)
25+ Resources5 Awards
The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupery
by Peter Sís
(Selection, 2014)
25+ Resources6 Awards
A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat
by Emily Jenkins and Sophie Blackall
(Selection, 2015)
25+ Resources2 Awards
The People Could Fly: The Picture Book
by Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
(Selection, 2004)
25+ Resources5 Awards
