The following books are my favourite picture books of 2024. I shared all of these memorable titles with various classes in library lessons. Each book captivated the children and led to fascinating conversations. Please click on the titles below that are hyperlinked to see my review which I shared on the Reading Opens Doors blog (some titles I still have to write a review for and will update this post to ensure all books included in this collection are linked to my reviews):

Tayta’s Secret Ingredient by Amal Abou-Eid, illustrated by Cara King

The Garden of Broken Things by Freya Blackwood

Timeless by Kelly Canby

Dragon Folding by Christopher Cheng and illustrated by Lucia Masciullo

Every Night at Midnight by Peter Cheong

The Beehive by Megan Daley and illustrated by Max Hamilton

The Real Cowgirl by Isabelle Duff and illustrated by Susannah Crispe

The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel and illustrated by Danny Snell

The Concrete Garden by Bob Graham

Over or Under? by Pip Harry and illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper

To Stir With Love by Kate Mildenhall and illustrated by Jess Racklyeft

Words That taste Like Home by Sandhya Parappukkaran & Michelle Pereira

The Girl at the Front of the Class by Onjali Q. Rauf and illustrated by Pippa Curnick

Afloat by Kirli Saunders and illustrated by Freya Blackwood

Brave Young Eagle by Rhonda Collard-Spratt and Jacki Ferro

When the Lights Went Out by Lian Tanner, illustrated by Jonathan Bentley

How to Measure the Ocean by Inda Ahmad Zahri

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