
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