Minnesota State Reading Lists
2023 Wanda Gag Read Aloud Award
Mina
Five starred reviews! Named Best Picture Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and Shelf Awareness “Marvelous mouse-sized mischief for all ages.” —Boo...
2023 Wanda Gag Read Aloud Honor Book
Acorn Was a Little Wild
Jory John’s Bad Seed series meets After the Fall by Dan Santat in this charming picture book about a young acorn’s grand adventure and the incredib...
I Can't Draw
The Idea Jar meets When I Draw a Panda in this hilarious picture book following a boy who recruits his talented friend to teach him how to draw!Max...
2023 Maud Hart Lovelace Award
City Spies
A New York Times bestseller! A GMA3 Summer Reading Squad Selection! “Ingeniously plotted, and a grin-inducing delight.” —People “Will keep young re...
2022 Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominee
Blended
Eleven-year-old Isabella’s blended family is more divided than ever in this thoughtful story about divorce and racial identity from the award-winni...
Blended
Eleven-year-old Isabella’s blended family is more divided than ever in this thoughtful story about divorce and racial identity from the award-winni...
A World Below
“A swift-paced survival tale that’s a cool blend of Lord of the Flies and Journey to the Center of the Earth.” —School Library Journal “A sharp med...
The Rhino in Right Field
“Laugh-out-loud fun…A winner in every way.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Funny and good-hearted.” —Publishers Weekly A boy who loves baseball ...
2021 Minnesota Book Award finalist
Where We Are
From New York Times bestselling author Alison McGhee comes a stunning and heartbreaking story of two teens who fight to reunite when one of them is...
2021 Minnesota Book Award
What If a Fish
A whimsical and unflinchingly honest generational story of family and identity where hats turn into leeches, ghosts blow kisses from lemon trees, a...
2020 Star of the North Picture Book Award Nominee
The Honeybee
Buzz from flower to flower with a sweet honeybee in this timely, clever, and breathtakingly gorgeous picture book from critically acclaimed author ...
2020 Comstock Read Aloud Book Award
Sulwe
A New York Times bestseller! Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices! Recipient of a Coretta S...