Welcome to the time of year when Best Books lists start popping up left and right. In order to have all the lists in one place, I will update this blog entry with Best Books lists from October 30 until early February 2018.

Welcome to the time of year when Best Books lists start popping up left and right. In order to have all the lists in one place, I will update this blog entry with Best Books lists from October 30 until early February 2018. 

We kick off the BEST OF season with PW's picks. 

*Picture Books

*Middle Grade

*Young Adult 

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The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2017. 

Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters by Michael Mahin; illustrated by Evan Turk

Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by Monica Brown; illustrated by John Parra

On a Magical Do-Nothing Day by Beatrice Alemagna 

Plume by Isabelle Simler 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality by Jonah Winter; illustrated by Stacy Innerst

The Way Home in the Night by Akiko Miyakoshi 

Town Is By the Sea by Joanne Schwartz; illustrated by Sydney Smith 

A River by Marc Martin 

King of the Sky by Nicola Davies; illustrated by Laura Carlin 

Feather by Rémi Courgeon

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Updated on 11/2/17