Here are 10 kids' books we loved this year

By Beth Novey

Published December 20, 2023 at 2:00 PM EST

If you've found yourself reading the same picture book over and over (and over and over) to a small but determined audience we see you and salute you! Perhaps you'd like to add a few new titles to the mix? Every year we ask our staff and book critics for recommendations for Books We Love — NPR's annual, year-end books guide. Here are some of the 2023 picture books they selected — to see the full list, including books for older kids — head over to Books We Love.

This is just a sampling of the titles in the Kids' Books section of Books We Love. Check out all of this year's selections, and stick around to browse picks from the last 11 years.

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