Minnesota State Reading Lists
2017 - 2018 Star of the North Picture Book Award
The Night Gardener
In the spirit of Goodnight Moon and The Curious Garden comes a stunning debut picture book filled with whimsy and creativity from brothers Terry an...
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 ...
2018 - 2019 Maurd Hart Lovelace Award Honor Title
2020 Maud Hart Lovelace Award Honor Title
Framed!
Get to know the only kid on the FBI Director’s speed dial and several international criminals’ most wanted lists all because of his Theory of All S...
Cyclone
Nora’s whole world plummets faster than the Cyclone roller coaster when her cousin Riley falls into a coma that Nora thinks is her fault in this wa...
2020 Maud Hart Lovelace Award Nominee
Amina's Voice
A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2017 “For inspiring empathy in young readers, you can’t get better than this book.” —R. J. Palacio, autho...
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...