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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):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tayta\u2019s Secret Ingredient<\/a> by Amal Abou-Eid, illustrated by Cara King<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Garden of Broken Things<\/a><\/em> by Freya Blackwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timeless<\/a><\/em> by Kelly Canby<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dragon Folding<\/em> by Christopher Cheng and illustrated by Lucia Masciullo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every Night at Midnight<\/a><\/em> by Peter Cheong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Beehive<\/em> by Megan Daley and illustrated by Max Hamilton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Real Cowgirl<\/em> by Isabelle Duff and illustrated by Susannah Crispe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Truck Cat<\/em> by Deborah Frenkel\u00a0and illustrated by Danny Snell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Concrete Garden<\/a><\/em> by Bob Graham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over or Under<\/em>?<\/a> by Pip Harry and illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Stir With Love<\/em> by Kate Mildenhall and illustrated by Jess Racklyeft<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Words That taste Like<\/em> Home by Sandhya Parappukkaran & Michelle Pereira<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Girl at the Front of the Class <\/em>by Onjali Q. Rauf and illustrated by Pippa Curnick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afloat<\/em> by Kirli Saunders and illustrated by Freya Blackwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brave Young Eagle<\/em> by Rhonda Collard-Spratt and Jacki Ferro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the Lights Went Out<\/a><\/em> by Lian Tanner, illustrated by Jonathan Bentley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Measure the Ocean<\/em> by Inda Ahmad Zahri<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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