Best Children's Books of 2017

School Library Journal released its Best Books of 2017 in its December issue.  These are books geared toward children and young adult but would also be great reads for the young at heart.

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Some of the titles mentioned are:

Picture Books

Egg by Kevin Henkes, illus. by author

In Your Hands by Carole Boston Weatherford, illus. by Brian Pinkney

Walk with Me by Jairo Buitrago, illus. by Rafael Yockteng, tr. from Spanish by Elisa Amado

Chapter Books

Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk

Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly, illus. by Isabel Roxas
Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce, illus. by Levi Pinfold

Young Adult

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore

Nonfiction
Children:
Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers, illus. by Shawn Harris
Impact!: Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World. (Scientists in the Field) by Elizabeth Rusch, photos by Karin Anderson
Real Friends by Shannon Hale, illus. by LeUyen Pham

Young Adult:
The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World by Kelly Jensen, ed, illus. by Laura Palese
The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found by Martin W. Sandler