The best way to close out the year? By checking out all the best books of the year! We’ve rounded up a number of publications’ selections for Best Books of the Year for young readers.
Publishers Weekly’s Best Children’s and YA Books of 2023
The New York Times Best Children’s Books of 2023
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth 2023.
School Library Journal Best Books of 2023.
Kirkus's Best Picture Books of 2023.
Kirkus’s Best Middle Grade Books of 2023.
Wall Street Journal Best Books of 2023: Books for Children.
Boston Globe Best Books of 2023.
The New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award for 2023.
NYPL Best Books for Kids 2023.
NYPL Best Books of 2023 for Teens.
Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books 2023.
Bank Street’s Best Children’s Books of the Year.
The Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature Best Books 2023.
American Indians in Children’s Literature Best Books of 2023.
Amazon’s Best Children’s Books of 2023.
Barnes & Noble's Best Teens & YA Books of 2023.
Book Riot's Best Books of 2023.
CrimeReads’ Best YA Mysteries of the Year.
The Globe and Mail’s Top 10 Kids’ Books.
The Guardian's Best Children's Books of 2023.
Quill & Quire’s 2023 Books of the Year: Books for Young People.
Waterstones’ Best Children's Fiction.
Waterstones’ Best Teenage & Young Adult Books.
Tor.com Reviewers' Choice: The Best Books of 2023.
Brightly’s Best Picture Books of 2023.
Brightly’s Best Middle Grade & Chapter Books of 2023.
Brightly’s Best YA Books of 2023.
The National Science Teaching Association's Best STEM books for Young Readers.
