Under The Great Plum Tree, by Sufiya Ahmed (Author), Reza Dalvand (Illustrator) “The story of the monkey and the crocodile is a fable from the Panchatantra, an ancient Indian collection of animal fables dated to 300 BCE.”

Best Children’s Books 2021

Well, I certainly have a lot of reading to do ahead of me! Here are links to some best of book lists of 2021.

The New York Times list: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/books/review/best-illustrated-childrens-books.html

The Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature Best Books of 2021 edition: https://educate.bankstreet.edu/ccl/15/?_ga=2.267852936.767423651.1638732334-1183868386.1638732334

Amazon’s “The Bump” list: https://www.thebump.com/news/amazon-top-childrens-books

Tiny Beans List: https://tinybeans.com/best-childrens-books-2021/slide/2

New York Public Library List: https://www.nypl.org/books-more/recommendations/best-books/kids

The Washington Post list: https://www.washingtonpost.com/kidspost/2021/11/17/best-childrens-books-2021/

NPR List: https://www.npr.org/2020/08/31/905804301/welcome-to-story-hour-100-favorite-books-for-young-readers

Parents Magazine list: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/parents-names-the-best-childrens-books-of-2021-301416713.html

https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2021/12/26/the-2021-nerdies-fiction-picture-books-announced-by-john-schu/