ICPL Staff Top Picks for 2016: Children's

"There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book." — Frank Serafini

If your child is searching for their favorite book, or looking for a new title to add to a growing list of beloved stories, check out our favorite children's books of 2016.

ICPL's BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2016

• Thunder Boy Jr by Sherman Alexie
• The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
• Have You Seen Elephant by David Barrow
• Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
• Eek! Halloween! by Sandra Boynton
• The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
• The Goblin's Puzzle by Andrew S. Chilton
• Spot, the Cat by Henry Cole
• Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo
• Dragon Was Terrible by Kelly DiPucchio
• Together by Emma Dodd
• The Night Gardener by Terry and Eric Fan
• Bear & Hare -- Where’s Bear? By Emily Gravett
• The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield
• Hotel Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
• Flora and the Peacocks by Molly Idle
• We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen
• I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy
• The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield
• Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
• Grumpy Pants by Claire Messer
• Pax by Sara Pennypacker
• They All Saw a Cat by Brenden Wenzel
• Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
• Little Red by Bethan Woollvin