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2020 Children’s Book Committee’s Best Book Lists and Awards Updates

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee sadly canceled its Annual Awards Ceremony, scheduled for April 2, 2020. Happily, our esteemed recipients accepted their awards via video. Please use this link to enjoy their comments and read the thoughtful observations of young reviewers.

 

View and access a downloadable pdf of the Children’s Book Committee’s Best Children’s Books of the Year 2020 list for books published in 2019.

 

 

 

Para hispanoparlantes

The Children’s Book Committee hosted its inaugural biennial Best Spanish Language Picture Book Award ceremony. On this page, you can learn more about the award and watch KidLit TV’s livestream of the event as well as the keynote speech by award-winning author/illustrator Yuyi Morales. You can also read the news article about the ceremony by Bank Street College.

 

View and access a downloadable pdf of the Children’s Book Committee’s Best Spanish Language Picture Books of the Year 2020/Los Mejores Libros Infantiles del Año 2020 (pdf) para libros publicados en 2019.