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Bank Street Best Childrens Books of 2024

last updated 16 May 2024

We are proud to present a collection of Bright artists whose books have been selected for 2024’s Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year.
“In choosing books for the annual list, committee members consider literary quality and excellence of presentation as well as the potential emotional impact of the books on young readers. Other criteria include credibility of characterization and plot, authenticity of time and place, age suitability, positive treatment of ethnic and religious differences, and the absence of stereotypes.” Full list of winners can be found here.

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Illustrator: Gordy Wright

Author: Jessica Stremer

Agent: Susan Penny

Publisher: Holiday House


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Illustrator: Vivien Mildenberger

Author: Megan Hoyt
Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong
Publisher: Quill Tree Books / Harper Collins


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Illustrator: Sarah Green
Author: Kate Hannigan
Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong
Publisher: Calkins Creek / Astra Publishing House


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Illustrator: Ashley Evans
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
Agent: James Burns
Publisher: Random House Children's Books


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Illustrator: Sofia Moore
Author: Geri Kolesar
Agent: Robbin Brosterman
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing / Lerner Books


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Illustrator: Debby Rahmalia
Author: Saadia Faruqi
Agent: Emily Fernandez
Publisher: Picture Window Books / Capstone


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Illustrator: Andrés Landazabál
Author: Emma Otheguy
Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong
Publisher: Harper / HarperCollins


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Illustrator: Charlie Alder
Author: Katherine Applegate
Agent: Alex Gehringer
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends / Macmillan


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Illustrator: Florence Weiser
Author: Sara Levine
Agent: Alex Gehringer
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group


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Illustrator: Hatem Aly
Author: Jamilah Thompkins - Bigelow
Agent: James Burns
Publisher: Random House Studio


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Illustrator: Aaron Cushley
Author: Leisa Stewart - Sharpe
Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald
Publisher: Charlesbridge


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Illustrators: Benji Davies
Author: Neil Gaiman
Agent: Susan Penny
Publisher: Quill Tree Books \ Harper Collins


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Illustrators: Richard Jones
Author: Neil Gaiman
Agent: Susan Penny
Publisher: Quill Tree Books \ Harper Collins


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Illustrator: Matt Hunt
Author: Lou Peacock
Agent: Freddie Dawson & Nicky Lander
Publisher: Nosy Crow


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Illustrator: Becca Stadtlander
Author: Leslie Bulion
Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong
Publisher: Peachtree Publishing


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Illustrator: Junyi Wu
Author: M.T. Anderson
Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong
Publisher: Candlewick Press


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Illustrator: Kristina Kister
Author: David Farr
Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald
Publisher: Simon & Schuster


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Illustrator: Violet Tobacco
Author: Phil Stamper
Agent: Alex Gehringer
Publisher: Harper / HarperCollins


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Illustrator: Steffi Walthall
Edited by: Karen Strong
Agent: Alex Gehringer
Publisher: Viking / Penguin Random House


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