30 Top July Children's Books

by Keith Baker & illustrated by Keith Baker

Whether they’re counting scores of peas, enjoying the rhymes and puns or relishing the funny visual quirks, families are... Full review >

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illustrated by Christine Davenier

The original song with its three-part counterpoint is deliciously imagined on these pages. Full review >

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by Tad Hills & illustrated by Tad Hills

A perfect choice to inspire new readers and writers. Full review >

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by Jim Murphy & Alison Blank

Who knew the biography of a germ could be so fascinating? (acknowledgments, picture credits, index [not seen]) (Nonfiction.... Full review >

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by Colin Stimpson & illustrated by Colin Stimpson

Stimpson’s money-can’t-buy-happiness moral goes down easily with the help of his wonderfully atmospheric artwork. Full review >

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by Susan Gal & illustrated by Susan Gal

A luminous celebration of family, food and home. Full review >

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by Hyewon Yum & illustrated by Hyewon Yum

Yum has perfectly captured the emotional ups and downs of both parent and child in a visually expressive work that will... Full review >

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by R.A. Spratt & illustrated by Dan Santat

Feisty, funny Nanny Piggins and her adoring charges will charm readers and listeners stateside, who'll be overjoyed there... Full review >

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by Candace Fleming

Light on explicit grue but well endowed with macabre detail and leavening dashes of humor. Full review >

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by Natalie Dias Lorenzi

A quiet, beautifully moving portrayal of a multicultural family. Full review >

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by Donna M. Bateman & illustrated by Susan Swan

Another outstanding appreciation of the natural world for young readers and listeners both. Full review >

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by Darrin Lunde & illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne

Simple and effective, a charming early reader about variety in the natural world. Full review >

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by Phillip Hoose

B95 is a 4-ounce, robin-sized shorebird, a red knot of the subspecies rufa. Each February he joins a flock that lifts off... Full review >

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by Gene Barretta & illustrated by Gene Barretta

A glowing tribute to the inventor who continues to influence modern life. Full review >

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by Marc Tyler Nobleman & illustrated by Ty Templeton

Though Finger has been a known commodity to comics cognoscenti for years, this salute in his own format will make the... Full review >

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by Marilyn Singer & illustrated by Noah Z. Jones

When budgets or problems aren’t quite right for the likes of Spider-Man or the Dark Knight, here’s a reasonably priced... Full review >

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by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent & photographed by William Muñoz

Very well done; an important resource. (Nonfiction. 8-12) Full review >

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by Alma Flor Ada & Gabriel M. Zubizarreta

A charming story, especially for children facing the loss of grandparents. Full review >

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by M.L. Welsh

The Mistress, they discover, was as merciless to her own family as to humans. Providing the background, Welsh inserts a tale... Full review >

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by Emily Jenkins & illustrated by Harry Bliss

Appealing any time of the year. Full review >

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by Doug Cushman ; illustrated by Doug Cushman

Likely to inspire more giggles than gasps; these hammy horrors are sure to please. Full review >

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by Suzanne Slade & illustrated by Rebecca Bond

Sure to see—and worthy of—plenty of use, and not just in election years. Full review >

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by Émile Jadoul & illustrated by Émile Jadoul

Little readers, future readers and exhausted parental readers will appreciate the charming presentation of tidy art and the... Full review >

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by Mary Newell DePalma & illustrated by Mary Newell DePalma

Full of energy and zip, this is a good example of onomatopoeia, well complemented by the engaging pictures and heartfelt... Full review >

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by Shelby Bach

This fast-paced combination of middle school realism and fairy-tale fantasy will appeal particularly to imaginative readers... Full review >

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by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

Let’s just hope there are no h8trs. Full review >

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by Lia Kvatum & photographed by Liya Pokrovskaya

An affectionate picture of bears and bear scientists, capped with a page of moon bear facts and an afterword. Full review >

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by Henry Beston & illustrated by Nan Parson Rossiter & retold by Nan Parson Rossiter

The language and visuals both will put budding naturalists in a meditative mood. Full review >

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retold by Tom Lathrop illustrated by Jack Davis

Cramped page design aside, an appealing first exposure for younger readers that highlights the story’s comedy over its... Full review >

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by Guido van Genechten & illustrated by Guido van Genechten

Simple and sweet. Full review >

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