30 Top July Children's Books

by Keith Baker & illustrated by Keith Baker

Whether they’re counting scores of peas, enjoying the rhymes and puns or relishing the funny visual quirks, families are... Full review >

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illustrated by Christine Davenier

The original song with its three-part counterpoint is deliciously imagined on these pages. Full review >

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by Tad Hills & illustrated by Tad Hills

A perfect choice to inspire new readers and writers. Full review >

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by Jim Murphy & Alison Blank

Who knew the biography of a germ could be so fascinating? (acknowledgments, picture credits, index [not seen]) (Nonfiction.... Full review >

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by Colin Stimpson & illustrated by Colin Stimpson

Stimpson’s money-can’t-buy-happiness moral goes down easily with the help of his wonderfully atmospheric artwork. Full review >

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by Susan Gal & illustrated by Susan Gal

A luminous celebration of family, food and home. Full review >

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by Hyewon Yum & illustrated by Hyewon Yum

Yum has perfectly captured the emotional ups and downs of both parent and child in a visually expressive work that will... Full review >

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by R.A. Spratt & illustrated by Dan Santat

Feisty, funny Nanny Piggins and her adoring charges will charm readers and listeners stateside, who'll be overjoyed there... Full review >

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by Candace Fleming

Light on explicit grue but well endowed with macabre detail and leavening dashes of humor. Full review >

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by Natalie Dias Lorenzi

A quiet, beautifully moving portrayal of a multicultural family. Full review >

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by Donna M. Bateman & illustrated by Susan Swan

Another outstanding appreciation of the natural world for young readers and listeners both. Full review >

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by Darrin Lunde & illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne

Simple and effective, a charming early reader about variety in the natural world. Full review >

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by Phillip Hoose

B95 is a 4-ounce, robin-sized shorebird, a red knot of the subspecies rufa. Each February he joins a flock that lifts off... Full review >

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by Gene Barretta & illustrated by Gene Barretta

A glowing tribute to the inventor who continues to influence modern life. Full review >

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by Marc Tyler Nobleman & illustrated by Ty Templeton

Though Finger has been a known commodity to comics cognoscenti for years, this salute in his own format will make the... Full review >

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