2021 BAHL

2021 lists by librarians to guide parents and caregivers interested in assembling an at-home library for kids in their lives.

 
Another

Another

By: Christian Robinson
ISBN: 9781534421677
Fiction, 0-3, Diversity
 
Babymoon

Babymoon

By: Hayley Barrett
Illustrated by:
 Juana Martinez-Neal
ISBN: 9780763688523
Fiction, 0-3, Picture Book
 
Bear’s Scare

Bear’s Scare

By: Jacob Grant
ISBN: 9781681197203
Fiction, 0-3, Picture Book
 
Be Kind

Be Kind

By: Pat Zeitlow Miller
Illustrated by:
 Jen Hill
ISBN: 9781626723214
Fiction, 0-3, cOntemporary
 
Besos for Baby: A Little Book of Kisses

Besos for Baby

By: Jen Arena
Illustrated by:
 Blanca Gómez
ISBN: 9780316230377
Fiction, 0-3, Spanish
 
Big Little / Grande pequeño

Big Little / Grande pequeño

By: Leslie Patricelli
ISBN: 9780763699666
Nonfiction, 0-3, Spanish
 
B Is for Baby

B Is for Baby

By: Atinuke
Illustrated by:
 Angela Brooksbank
ISBN: 9781536201666
Fiction, 0-3, Diversity
 
Blue / Azul

Blue / Azul

By: Meritxell Martí
Illustrated by:
 Xavier Salomó
ISBN: 9781423651475
Nonfiction, 0-3, Spanish
 
Car, Car, Truck, Jeep

Car, Car, Truck, Jeep

By: Katrina Charman
Illustrated by:
 Nick Sharratt
ISBN: 9781681198958
Fiction, 0-3, Board Book
 
Counting Ovejas

Counting Ovejas

By: Sarah Weeks
Illustrated by:
 David Diaz
ISBN: 9780689867507
Nonfiction, 0-3, Math
 
Everybody Says Meow

Everybody Says Meow

By: Constance Lombardo
ISBN: 9780062689887
Nonfiction, 0-3, Diversity
 
The Family Book

The Family Book

By: Todd Parr
ISBN: 9780316442541
Fiction, 0-3, Board Book
 
Hiking Day

Hiking Day

By: Anne Rockwell
Illustrated by:
 Lizzy Rockwell
ISBN: 9781481427371
Fiction, 0-3, Diversity
 
Indestructibles: Baby, Let’s Eat!

Indestructibles

By: Stephan Lomp, Created by Amy Pixton
ISBN: 9781523502073
Nonfiction, 0-3, Spanish
 
Julián is a Mermaid

Julián is a Mermaid

By: Jessica Love
ISBN: 9780763690458
Fiction, 0-3, Diversity
 
Little Poems for Tiny Ears

Little Poems for Tiny Ears

By: Lin Oliver
Illustrated by:
 Tomie dePaola
ISBN: 9781524737962
Fiction, 0-3, Poetry
 
Monster Boogie

Monster Boogie

By: Laurie Berkner
Illustrated by:
 Ben Clanton
ISBN: 9781481464659
Fiction, 0-3, Poetry
 
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment

Parker Looks Up

By: Parker Curry and Jessica Curry
Illustrated by:
 Brittany Jackson
ISBN: 9781534451865
Fiction, 0-3, History
 
Pride Colors

Pride Colors

By: Robin Stevenson
ISBN: 9781459820708
Nonfiction, 0-3, Diversity
 
SHARE This Book

SHARE This Book

By: John Hutton
Illustrated by:
 Christina Brown
ISBN: 9781936669677
Nonfiction, 0-3, Board Book
 
So Many Sounds

So Many Sounds

By: Tim McCanna
Illustrated by:
 Andy J. Miller
ISBN: 9781419731563
Fiction, 0-3, Poetry
 
Stanley’s Train

Stanley’s Train

By: William Bee
ISBN: 9781682631089
Fiction, 0-3, Picture Book
 
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Jane Cabrera’s Story Time)

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Jane Cabrera’s Story Time)

By: Jane Cabrera
ISBN: 9780823444687
Fiction, 0-3, Poetry
 
Will Ladybug Hug?

Will Ladybug Hug?

By: Hilary Leung
ISBN: 9781338215601
Fiction, 0-3, Contemporary
 
You Are Light

You Are Light

By: Aaron Becker
ISBN: 9781536201154
Nonfiction, 0-3, Novelty
 
A Big Mooncake for Little Star

A Big Mooncake for Little Star

By: Grace Lin
ISBN: 9780316404488
Fiction, 4-6, Science
 
Charlie & Mouse

Charlie & Mouse

By: Laurel Snyder
Illustrated by:
 Emily Hughes
ISBN: 9781452172637
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
Dreamers

Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales
ISBN: 9780823440559
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
 
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

Fry Bread

By: Kevin Noble Maillard
Illustrated by:
 Juana Martinez-Neal
ISBN: 9781626727465
Fiction, 4-6, History
 
Hey, Water!

Hey, Water!

By: Antoinette Portis
ISBN: 9780823441556
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
The Honeybee

The Honeybee

By: Kirsten Hall
Illustrated by:
 Isabelle Arsenault
ISBN: 9781481469975
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
How to Read a Book

How to Read a Book

By: Kwame Alexander
Illustrated by:
 Melissa Sweet
ISBN: 9780062307811
Fiction, 4-6, Poetry
 
In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More than 500 Million Years

In the Past

By: David Elliott
Illustrated by:
 Matthew Trueman
ISBN: 9780763660734
Nonfiction, 4-6, Poetry
 
I Want a Dog

I Want a Dog

By: Jon Agee
ISBN: 9780525555469
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
 
Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet

Just Right

By: Curtis Manley
Illustrated by:
 Jessica Lanan
ISBN: 9781250155337
Fiction, 4-6, Poetry
 
King & Kayla and the Case of Found Fred

King & Kayla and the Case of Found Fred

By: Dori Hillestad Butler
Illustrated by:
 Nancy Meyers
ISBN: 9781682630532
Fiction, 4-6, Mystery / Thriller
 
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors

The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors

By: Drew Daywalt
Illustrated by:
 Adam Rex
ISBN: 9780062438898
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando

Magic Ramen

By: Andrea Wang
Illustrated by:
 Kana Urbanowicz
ISBN: 9781499807035
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
Meet Yasmin!

Meet Yasmin!

By: Saadia Faruqi
Illustrated by:
 Hatem Aly
ISBN: 9781684360222
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
 
My Papi Has a Motorcycle

My Papi Has a Motorcycle

By: Isabel Quintero
Illustrated by:
 Zeke Peña
ISBN: 9780525553410
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
 
Not Quite Narwhal

Not Quite Narwhal

By: Jessie Sima
ISBN: 9781481469098
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
Not Quite Snow White

Not Quite Snow White

By: Ashley Franklin
Illustrated by:
 Ebony Glenn
ISBN: 9780062798602
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

Planting Stories

By: Anika Aldamuy Denise
Illustrated by:
 Paola Escobar
ISBN: 9780062748683
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
 
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family

The Proudest Blue

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad with S. K. Ali
Illustrated by:
 Hatem Aly
ISBN: 9780316519007
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
 
Saturday

Saturday

By: Oge Mora
ISBN: 9780316431279
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
Seeing into Tomorrow: Haiku by Richard Wright

Seeing into Tomorrow

By: Richard Wright and Nina Crews
Illustrated by:
 Nina Crews
ISBN: 9781512418651
Nonfiction, 4-6, Poetry
 
Small in the City

Small in the City

By: Sydney Smith
ISBN: 9780823442614
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
Triangle

Triangle

By: Mac Barnett
Illustrated by:
 Jon Klassen
ISBN: 9781406378368
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book
 
¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market

¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market

By: Raúl the Third
ISBN: 9781328557261
Fiction, 4-6, Spanish
 
The Very Impatient Caterpillar

The Very Impatient Caterpillar

By: Ross Burach
ISBN: 9781338289411
Fiction, 4-6, Science
 
The Afterwards

The Afterwards

By: A.F. Harrold
Illustrated by:
 Emily Gravett
ISBN: 9781547600441
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Amal Unbound

Amal Unbound

By: Aisha Saeed
ISBN: 9780399544699
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
 
America’s National Parks

America’s National Parks

By: Alexa Ward
Illustrated by:
 Mike Lowery
ISBN: 9781788681155
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
As Brave as You

As Brave as You

By: Jason Reynolds
ISBN: 9781481415910
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
 
The Cardboard Kingdom

The Cardboard Kingdom

By: Chad Sell
ISBN: 9781524719388
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Click

Click

By: Kayla Miller
ISBN: 9781328911124
Fiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel
 
The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster

The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster

By: Cary Fagan
ISBN: 9780735266216
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
 
Each Tiny Spark

Each Tiny Spark

By: Pablo Cartaya
ISBN: 9780451479747
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
 
Feathers

Feathers

By: Jacqueline Woodson
ISBN: 9780142415504
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
 
Guts

Guts

By: Raina Telgemeier
ISBN: 9780545852500
Fiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel
 
Invisible Emmie

Invisible Emmie

By: Terri Libenson
ISBN: 9780062484932
Fiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel
 
The Jumbies

The Jumbies

By: Tracey Baptiste
ISBN: 9781616205928
Fiction, 7-12, Diversity
 
Merci Suárez Changes Gears

Merci Suárez Changes Gears

By: Meg Medina
ISBN: 9781536212587
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
 
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away

Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge

By: Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve
ISBN: 9781534416185
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
 
New Kid

New Kid

By: Jerry Craft
ISBN: 9780062691194
Fiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel
 
Nowhere Boy

Nowhere Boy

By: Katherine Marsh
ISBN: 9781250307576
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
 
The Parker Inheritance

The Parker Inheritance

By: Varian Johnson
ISBN: 9780545946179
Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller
 
Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

By: Remy Lai
ISBN: 9781250314109
Fiction, 7-12, Diversity
 
Queen of the Sea

Queen of the Sea

By: Dylan Meconis
ISBN: 9781536215175
Fiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel
 
Rick

Rick

By: Alex Gino
ISBN: 9781338048100
Fiction, 7-12, Diversity
 
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

Sweep

By: Jonathan Auxier
ISBN: 9781419737022
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
 
Thanku: Poems of Gratitude

Thanku

By: Edited by Miranda Paul
Illustrated by:
 Marlena Myles
ISBN: 9781541523630
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry
 
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle

By: Leslie Connor
ISBN: 9780062491459
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
 
When Stars are Scattered

When Stars are Scattered

By: Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
Illustrated by:
 Iman Geddy
ISBN: 9780525553908
Fiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel
 
White Bird: A Wonder Story

White Bird

By: R. J. Palacio
ISBN: 9780525645535
Fiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel
 
Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City

Attucks!

By: Phillip Hoose
ISBN: 9780374306120
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir,
 
Because They Marched: The People’s Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America

Because They Marched

By: Russell Freedman
ISBN: 9780823435685
Nonfiction, Teen, History
 
Born to Fly: The First Women’s Air Race Across America

Born to Fly

By: Steve Sheinkin
Illustrated by:
 Bijou Karman
ISBN: 9781626721302
Nonfiction, Teen, History
 
The Crossover (Graphic Novel)

The Crossover (Graphic Novel)

By: Kwame Alexander
Illustrated by:
 Dawud Anyabwile
ISBN: 9781328575494
Fiction, Teen, Poetry
 
Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

By: Adib Khorram
ISBN: 9780525552970
Fiction, Teen, Health
 
The Flight of Swans

The Flight of Swans

By: Sarah McGuire
ISBN: 9781512440270
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi / Fantasy
 
Genesis Begins Again

Genesis Begins Again

By: Alicia D. Williams
ISBN: 9781481465816
Fiction, Teen, Diversity
 
Ghost Boys

Ghost Boys

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes
ISBN: 9780316262262
Fiction, Teen, History
 
House of Salt and Sorrows

House of Salt and Sorrows

By: Erin A. Craig
ISBN: 9781984831958
Fiction, Teen, Mystery / Thriller
 
I Can Make This Promise

I Can Make This Promise

By: Christine Day
ISBN: 9780062871992
Fiction, Teen, Diversity
 
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

Look Both Ways

By: Jason Reynolds
ISBN: 9781481438292
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
Maker Comics: Bake like a Pro!

Maker Comics

By: Falynn Koch
ISBN: 9781250150066
Nonfiction, Teen, Health
 
Monstrous: The Lore, Gore, and Science behind Your Favorite Monsters

Monstrous

By: Carlyn Beccia
ISBN: 9781512449167
Fiction, Teen, Picture Book
 
The Moon Within

The Moon Within

By: Aida Salazar
ISBN: 9781338283389
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
The Night Diary

The Night Diary

By: Veera Hiranandani
ISBN: 9780735228528
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
Other Words for Home

Other Words for Home

By: Jasmine Warga
ISBN: 9780062747808
Fiction, Teen, Poetry
 
Peasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and Sword

Peasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and Sword

By: Henry Lien
ISBN: 9781250294364
Fiction, Teen, Series
 
The Poison Eaters: Fighting Danger and Fraud in Our Food and Drugs

The Poison Eaters

By: Gail Jarrow
ISBN: 9781629794389
Nonfiction, Teen, History
 
The Prince and the Dressmaker

The Prince and the Dressmaker

By: Jen Wang
ISBN: 9781626723634
Fiction, Teen, Diversity
 
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

By: Carlos Hernandez
ISBN: 9781368023627
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi / Fantasy
 
Shouting at the Rain

Shouting at the Rain

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt
ISBN: 9780147516770
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems

They Call Me Güero

By: David Bowles
ISBN: 9781947627079
Fiction, Teen, Diversity
 
This Was Our Pact

This Was Our Pact

By: Ryan Andrews
ISBN: 9781626720534
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

By: Kwame Mbalia
ISBN: 9781368042413
Fiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
 
Us, in Progress: Short Stories about Young Latinos

Us, in Progress

By: Lulu Delacre
ISBN: 9780062392152
Fiction, Teen, Diversity
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