2018 BAHL

2018 lists by librarians to guide parents and caregivers interested in assembling an at-home library for kids in their lives.

 
“More More More,” Said the Baby

“More More More,” Said the Baby

By: Vera B. Williams
Illustrated by:
Vera B. Williams
ISBN: 9780688147365
Fiction, 0-3
 
A Book of Sleep

A Book of Sleep

By: Il Sung Na
ISBN: 9780375866180
Fiction, 0-3
 
All About Me!

All About Me!

By: DK
ISBN: 9780756634384
Nonfiction, 0-3
 
Baby Goes to Market

Baby Goes to Market

By: Atinuke
Illustrated by:
Angela Brooksbank
ISBN: 9780763695705
Fiction, 0-3, Math
 
Baby’s First Words

Baby’s First Words

By: Stella Blackstone and Sunny Scribens
Illustrated by:
Christiane Engel
ISBN: 9781782858720
Fiction, 0-3, How-to / Activity
 
Clive and his Babies

Clive and his Babies

By: Jessica Spanyol
Illustrated by:
Jessica Spanyol
ISBN: 9781846438820
Fiction, 0-3, Series
 
Every Color Soup

Every Color Soup

By: Jorey Hurley
Illustrated by:
Jorey Hurley
ISBN: 9781481469999
Fiction, 0-3
 
Five Cars Stuck and One Big Truck: A Pop-Up Road Trip

Five Cars Stuck and One Big Truck

By: David A. Carter
Illustrated by:
David A. Carter
ISBN: 9781481471190
Fiction, O-3
 
Freight Train

Freight Train

By: Donald Crews
Illustrated by:
Donald Crews
ISBN: 9780688801656
Fiction, 0-3
 
Giraffes Can’t Dance

Giraffes Can’t Dance

By: Giles Andreae
Illustrated by:
Guy Parker-Rees
ISBN: 9780439287197
Fiction, 0-3
 
Little Owl Lost

Little Owl Lost

By: Chris Haughton
Illustrated by:
Chris Haughton
ISBN: 9780763667504
Fiction, 0-3
 
Little You

Little You

By: Richard Van Camp
Illustrated by:
Julie Flett
ISBN: 9781459802483
Fiction, 0-3, Poetry
 
Lola Reads to Leo

Lola Reads to Leo

By: Anna McQuinn
Illustrated by:
Rosalind Beardshaw
ISBN: 9781580894036
Fiction, 0-3, Series
 
Marta!: Big & Small

Marta!

By: Jen Arena
Illustrated by:
Angela Dominguez
ISBN: 9781626722439
Fiction, 0-3
 
My Heart Fills with Happiness

My Heart Fills with Happiness

By: Monique Gray Smith
Illustrated by:
Julie Flett
ISBN: 9781459809574
Fiction, 0-3
 
Old Dog Baby Baby

Old Dog Baby Baby

By: Julie Fogliano
Illustrated by:
Chris Raschka
ISBN: 9781596438538
Fiction, 0-3
 
Pat-A-Cake

Pat-A-Cake

By: Annie Kubler
Illustrated by:
Annie Kubler
ISBN: 9781846433382
Fiction, 0-3, How-to / Activity
 
Peekaboo Morning

Peekaboo Morning

By: Rachel Isadora
Illustrated by:
Rachel Isadora
ISBN: 9780399251535
Fiction, 0-3
 
Rescue Squad No. 9

Rescue Squad No. 9

By: Mike Austin
ISBN: 9781101936658
Fiction, 0-3
 
Rhymoceros: A Grammar Zoo Book

Rhymoceros

By: Janik Coat
ISBN: 9781419715143
Nonfiction, 0-3, How-to / Activity
 
Sing With Me!: Action Songs Every Child Should Know

Sing With Me!

By: Naoko Stoop
Illustrated by:
Naoko Stoop
ISBN: 9780805099041
Fiction, 0-3, How-to / Activity
 
Stack the Cats

Stack the Cats

By: Susie Ghahremani
ISBN: 9781419727061
Fiction, 0-3, Math
 
Tinyville Town: Gets to Work!

Tinyville Town

By: Brian Biggs
ISBN: 9781419721335
Fiction, 0-3, Science
 
Up & Down

Up & Down

By: Britta Teckentrup
Illustrated by:
Britta Teckentrup
ISBN: 9780763671297
Nonfiction, 0-3
 
Whose Knees Are These?

Whose Knees Are These?

By: Jabari Asim
Illustrated by:
LeUyen Pham
ISBN: 9780316454292
Nonfiction, 0-3
 
A Piece of Home

A Piece of Home

By: Jeri Watts
Illustrated by:
Hyewon Yum
ISBN: 9780763669713
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
 
Alma and How She Got Her Name

Alma and How She Got Her Name

By: Juana Martinez-Neal
Illustrated by:
Juana Martinez-Neal
ISBN: 9780763693558
Fiction, 4-6
 
Before She Was Harriet

Before She Was Harriet

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by:
James E. Ransome
ISBN: 9780823420476
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
 
Bob, Not Bob!: To Be Read as Though You Have the Worst Cold Ever

Bob, Not Bob!

By: Audrey Vernick and Liz Garton Scanlon
Illustrated by:
Matthew Cordell
ISBN: 9781484723029
Fiction, 4-6
 
Dory Fantasmagory

Dory Fantasmagory

By: Abby Hanlon
ISBN: 9780147510679
Fiction, 4-6, Series
 
Du Iz Tak?

Du Iz Tak?

By: Carson Ellis
Illustrated by:
Carson Ellis
ISBN: 9780763665302
Fiction, 4-6
 
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn

Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn

By: Kenard Pak
Illustrated by:
Kenard Pak
ISBN: 9781627794152
Fiction, 4-6, Science
 
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat

Hip Hop Speaks to Children

By: Ed. by Nikki Giovanni
Illustrated by:
Alicia Vergel de Dios, Damian Ward, Kristen Balouch, Jeremy Tugeau, Michele Noiset
ISBN: 9781402210488
Nonfiction, 4-6, Poetry
 
Horrible Bear!

Horrible Bear!

By: Ame Dyckman
Illustrated by:
Zachariah OHora
ISBN: 9780316282833
Fiction, 4-6
 
How to Code a Sandcastle

How to Code a Sandcastle

By: Josh Funk
Illustrated by:
Sara Palacios
ISBN: 9780425291986
Fiction, 4-6
 
If Sharks Disappeared

If Sharks Disappeared

By: Lily Williams
Illustrated by:
Lily Williams
ISBN: 9781626724136
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
Jabari Jumps

Jabari Jumps

By: Gaia Cornwall
Illustrated by:
Gaia Cornwall
ISBN: 9780763678388
Fiction, 4-6
 
La Princesa and the Pea

La Princesa and the Pea

By: Susan Middleton Elya
Illustrated by:
Juana Martinez-Neal
ISBN: 9780399251566
Fiction, 4-6
 
Leave Me Alone!

Leave Me Alone!

By: Vera Brosgol
Illustrated by:
Vera Brosgol
ISBN: 9781626724419
Fiction, 4-6
 
Malala’s Magic Pencil

Malala’s Magic Pencil

By: Malala Yousafzai
Illustrated by:
Kerascoët
ISBN: 9780316319577
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography
 
One Big Pair of Underwear

One Big Pair of Underwear

By: Laura Gehl
Illustrated by:
Tom Lichtenheld
ISBN: 9781442453364
Fiction, 4-6
 
Rosie Revere, Engineer

Rosie Revere, Engineer

By: Andrea Beaty
Illustrated by:
David Roberts
ISBN: 9781419708459
Fiction, 4-6, Science
 
Song of the Wild: A First Book of Animals

Song of the Wild

By: Nicola Davies
Illustrated by:
Petr Horáček
ISBN: 9780763691608
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
Strictly No Elephants

Strictly No Elephants

By: Lisa Mantchev
Illustrated by:
Taeeun Yoo
ISBN: 9781481416474
Fiction, 4-6
 
Swap!

Swap!

By: Steve Light
Illustrated by:
Steve Light
ISBN: 9780763679903
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
The Journey

The Journey

By: Francesca Sanna
ISBN: 9781909263994
Fiction, 4-6, Historical Fiction
 
The Princess in Black

The Princess in Black

By: Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
Illustrated by:
LeUyen Pham
ISBN: 9780763678883
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
 
The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!

The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!

By: Carmen Agra Deedy
Illustrated by:
Eugene Yelchin
ISBN: 9780545722889
Fiction, 4-6
 
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse

The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse

By: Mac Barnett
Illustrated by:
Jon Klassen
ISBN: 9780763677541
Fiction, 4-6
 
Written and Drawn by Henrietta: A TOON Book

Written and Drawn by Henrietta

By: Liniers
Illustrated by:
Liniers
ISBN: 9781935179900
Fiction, 4-6
 
A Boy Called Bat

A Boy Called Bat

By: Elana K. Arnold
Illustrated by:
Charles Santoso
ISBN: 9780062445834
Fiction, 7-12
 
Amal Unbound

Amal Unbound

By: Aisha Saeed
ISBN: 9780399544699
Fiction, 7-12
 
Amina’s Voice

Amina’s Voice

By: Hena Khan
ISBN: 9781481492072
Fiction, 7-12
 
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground

Clayton Byrd Goes Underground

By: Rita Williams-Garcia
Illustrated by:
Frank Morrison
ISBN: 9780062215932
Fiction, 7-12
 
Cry, Heart, But Never Break

Cry, Heart, But Never Break

By: Glenn Ringtved
Illustrated by:
Charlotte Pardi
ISBN: 9781592701872
Fiction, 7-12
 
Fish in a Tree

Fish in a Tree

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt
ISBN: 9780399162596
Fiction, 7-12
 
Flying Lessons & Other Stories

Flying Lessons & Other Stories

By: Ed. by Ellen Oh
ISBN: 9781101934593
Fiction, 7-12
 
Front Desk

Front Desk

By: Kelly Yang
ISBN: 9781338157796
Fiction, 7-12
 
Ghost Boys

Ghost Boys

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes
ISBN: 9780316262286
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
 
Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible

Hamster Princess

By: Ursula Vernon
ISBN: 9780142427019
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
How to Be an Elephant

How to Be an Elephant

By: Katherine Roy
ISBN: 9781626721784
Nonfiction, 7-12
 
I’m Just No Good At Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups

I’m Just No Good At Rhyming

By: Chris Harris
Illustrated by:
Lane Smith
ISBN: 9780316266574
Fiction, 7-12, Poetry
 
Lincoln’s Grave Robbers

Lincoln’s Grave Robbers

By: Steve Sheinkin
ISBN: 9780545405720
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
 
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Little Leaders

By: Vashti Harrison
ISBN: 9780316475112
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography
 
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11

Moonshot

By: Brian Floca
Illustrated by:
Brian Floca
ISBN: 9781534440302
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
 
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets

Out of Wonder

By: Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, and Marjory Wentworth
Illustrated by:
Ekua Holmes
ISBN: 9780763680947
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry
 
Refugee

Refugee

By: Alan Gratz
ISBN: 9780545880831
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Save Me a Seat

Save Me a Seat

By: Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
ISBN: 9780545846608
Fiction, 7-12
 
Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen

Strongheart

By: Candace Fleming
Illustrated by:
Eric Rohmann
ISBN: 9781101934104
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
 
The Great Greene Heist

The Great Greene Heist

By: Varian Johnson
ISBN: 9780545525527
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
The Red Pencil

The Red Pencil

By: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrated by:
Shane W. Evans
ISBN: 9780316247825
Fiction, 7-12
 
The Seventh Most Important Thing

The Seventh Most Important Thing

By: Shelley Pearsall
ISBN: 9780553497311
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
 
The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot

By: Peter Brown
ISBN: 9780316381994
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Two Naomis

Two Naomis

By: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick
ISBN: 9780062414250
Fiction, 7-12
 
Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems

Wet Cement

By: Bob Raczka
ISBN: 9781626722361
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry
 
A Problematic Paradox

A Problematic Paradox

By: Eliot Sappingfield
ISBN: 9781524738471
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
As Brave as You

As Brave as You

By: Jason Reynolds
ISBN: 9781481415910
Fiction, Teen
 
Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court

Becoming Kareem

By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld
ISBN: 9780316555388
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
 
Beyond the Bright Sea

Beyond the Bright Sea

By: Lauren Wolk
ISBN: 9781101994870
Fiction, Teen, Historical Fiction
 
Bone’s Gift

Bone’s Gift

By: Angie Smibert
ISBN: 9781629798509
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
Drum Roll, Please

Drum Roll, Please

By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow
ISBN: 9780062791153
Fiction, Teen
 
Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws that Affect Us Today

Fault Lines in the Constitution

By: Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson
ISBN: 9781561459452
Nonfiction, Teen, History
 
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse

In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse

By: Joseph Marshall III
Illustrated by:
Jim Yellowhawk
ISBN: 9781419707858
Fiction, Teen, Historical Fiction
 
Lucky Broken Girl

Lucky Broken Girl

By: Ruth Behar
ISBN: 9780399546457
Fiction, Teen
 
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

Most Dangerous

By: Steve Sheinkin
ISBN: 9781250180834
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
 
My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope

My Family Divided

By: Diane Guerrero and Erica Moroz
ISBN: 9781250308788
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
 
Piecing Me Together

Piecing Me Together

By: Renée Watson
ISBN: 9781681191072
Fiction, Teen
 
Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story of How American Women Won the Right to Vote

Roses and Radicals

By: Susan Zimet and Todd Hasak-Lowy
ISBN: 9780425291467
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
 
The Bitter Side of Sweet

The Bitter Side of Sweet

By: Tara Sullivan
ISBN: 9780147515094
Fiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
 
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

The Boys Who Challenged Hitler

By: Phillip Hoose
ISBN: 9780374300227
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
 
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

By: Pablo Cartaya
ISBN: 9781101997253
Fiction, Teen
 
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, & the Fall of Imperial Russia

The Family Romanov

By: Candace Fleming
ISBN: 9780375867828
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
 
The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

The Inquisitor’s Tale

By: Adam Gidwitz
Illustrated by:
Hatem Aly
ISBN: 9780142427378
Fiction, Teen, Historical Fiction
 
The Only Road

The Only Road

By: Alexandra Diaz
ISBN: 9781481457507
Fiction, Teen
 
The Ostrich and Other Lost Things

The Ostrich and Other Lost Things

By: Beth Hautala
ISBN: 9780399546068
Fiction, Teen
 
The Reader

The Reader

By: Traci Chee
ISBN: 9780147518057
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
 
The Stars Beneath Our Feet

The Stars Beneath Our Feet

By: David Barclay Moore
ISBN: 9781524701277
Fiction, Teen
 
Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961

Twelve Days in May

By: Larry Dane Brimner
ISBN: 9781629795867
Nonfiction, Teen, History
 
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

Vincent and Theo

By: Deborah Heiligman
ISBN: 9781250211064
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography
 
When Dimple Met Rishi

When Dimple Met Rishi

By: Sandhya Menon
ISBN: 9781481478687
Fiction, Teen, Romance
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