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2023 - 2024 Virginia Reader's Choice Award List

It Fell from the Sky

Illustrated by Terry Fan and Eric Fan
This edition: Hardcover, 56 pages
Publication date: September 28, 2021
Ages: 4 - 8

From the creators of the critically acclaimed The Night Gardener and Ocean Meets Sky comes a whimsical and elegantly illustrated picture book about...

The Library Fish Learns to Read

Illustrated by Gladys Jose
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: February 07, 2023
Ages: 4 - 8

Library Fish returns in this charming picture book about the unusually literary fish learning to do what everyone around her loves—read!Library Fis...

2021 - 2022 Virginia Reader's Choice Award List

Inky's Amazing Escape

How a Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home
Illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: September 25, 2018
Ages: 4 - 8

“Montgomery’s expertise and the gorgeous illustrations make this a fine purchase for libraries serving early elementary students.” —School Library ...

2021 - 2022 Virginia Readers' Choice Award List

Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao

(Part of Amy Wu)
Illustrated by Charlene Chua
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: October 01, 2019

A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019 Meet the funny, fierce, and fearless Amy Wu, who is determined to make a perfect bao bun today. Can she ...

2021 - 2022 Virginia Readers' Choice Reading List

Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows

(Book #1 of Charlie Hernández)
This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: October 23, 2018
Ages: 10 - 14

“This is a perfect pick for kids who love Rick Riordan’s many series, particularly for those eager for mythologies beyond Greek and Roman stories.”...

Maybe He Just Likes You

This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: October 01, 2019
Ages: 9 - 13

A 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee explores the subject of #MeToo for the middle grade a...