Favorite Picture Books of 2025

2025 was another banner year for picture book design! Here are my fifteen favorite picture books, from the undies to the endies to the interiors!

I have a special surprise coming on Friday, and then I'll catch you in the new year!

Aggie and the Ghost by Matthew Forsythe (Paula Wiseman Books)

View my full interview with Matthew here.

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Astro by Manuel Marsol, translated by Lizzie Davis (Transit Children's Editions)

View my full interview with Manuel here.

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Big Enough by Regina Linke (Little, Brown Young Readers)

View my full interview with Regina here.

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Buzz! Boom! Bang! by Benjamin Gottwald (NorthSouth Books)

View my full interview with Benjamin here.

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Croco by Azul López (English and Spanish, Tapioca Stories)

View my full interview with Azul here.

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The Expedition by Tuvalisa Rangström and Klara Bartilsson, translated by Saskia Vogel (Transit Children's Editions)

View my full interview with Klara here.

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The Koala and the Little Tree by Alissa Malnati and Aleksandra Szmidt (Little Steps Publishing)

View my full interview with Aleksandra here.

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Late Today by Jungyoon Huh and Myungae Lee (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)

View my full interview with Myungae here.

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The Lighthouse Keeper by Eugenio Fernández Vázquez and Mariana Villanueva Segovia (Tapioca Stories!)

View my full interview with Mariana here.

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Our Lake by Angie Kang (Kokila)

View my full interview with Angie here.

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A Pond, a Poet, and Three Pests by Caroline Adderson and Lauren Tamaki (Groundwood Books)

View my full interview with Lauren here.

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Safe Crossing by Kari Percival (Chronicle Books)

View my full interview with Kari here.

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The Three-Year Tumble: Based on a Korean Folktale by Dayeon Auh, translated by Tim Mohr (NorthSouth Books)

View my full interview with Dayeon here.

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Unnaturally Blue by Dorson Plourde and Byron Eggenschwiler (Kids Can Press)

View my full interview with Byron here.

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The Vase with the Golden Cracks by Fran Nuño and Zuzanna Celej (Cuento de Luz)

View my full interview with Zuzanna here.

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