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Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites – Picture Books Winners

Browse Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites history.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books Cross-year archive

2025

Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books results for the 2025 award year.

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The Bakery Dragon and the Fairy Cake

Kurtz, Devin Elle

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo

Kalb, Bess

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The Day the Crayons Made Friends

Daywalt, Drew

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Don't Trust Fish!

Sharpson, Neil

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Elvis & Romeo

Soman, David; Davis, Jacky

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Hansel and Gretel

Sendak, Maurice

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Hedgehogs Don't Wear Underwear

Valdez, Marissa

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The Humble Pie

John, Jory

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The Littlest Yak

Fraser, Lu

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Night Creatures: Firefly

Macfarlane, Robert

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Snow Kid

Sima, Jessie

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The Trouble with Giraffes

Mantchev, Lisa

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Will the Pigeon Graduate?

Willems, Mo

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2025 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

2023

Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books results for the 2023 award year.

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Begin Again: The Story of How We Got Here and Where We Might Go

Jeffers, Oliver

Standalone · Graphic Novel

Oct-2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Big

Harrison, Vashti

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The Big Cheese

John, Jory; Oswald, Pete

Food Group Series · Book 7 · General Fiction

Nov-2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!

Willems, Mo

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Down the Hole

Slater, Scott

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Gustav Is Missing!

Zuill, Andrea

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Noticing

Yamada, Kobi

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Something, Someday

Gorman, Amanda

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left

Colagiovanni, Marc

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2023 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

2022

Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books results for the 2022 award year.

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Don't Eat Bees

Petty, Dev

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2022 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

I'm Not Scared, You're Scared

Meyers, Seth

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2022 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Knight Owl

Denise, Christopher

Standalone · Fantasy

Mar-2022 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Lizzy and the Cloud

Fan, Terry; Fan, Eric

Standalone · Fantasy

May-2022 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Nigel and the Moon

Eady, Antwan

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2022 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Ozzie and Prince Zebedee

Kalaitzidis, Gela

Standalone · Fantasy

Oct-2022 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster!

Willems, Mo

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2022 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

A Spoonful of Frogs

Lyall, Casey

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2022 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Barnett, Mac

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2022 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The Year We Learned to Fly

Woodson, Jacqueline

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2022 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

2021

Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books results for the 2021 award year.

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Born on the Water

Hannah-Jones, Nikole

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2021 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Dragonboy

Napoleoni, Fabio

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2021 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Eyes That Kiss in the Corners

Ho, Joanna

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2021 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

It Could Be Worse

Tsarfati, Einat

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2021 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Mel Fell

Tabor, Corey R.

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2021 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Milo Imagines the World

De La Pena, Matt

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2021 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Oddbird

Desierto, Derek

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2021 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The Rock from the Sky

Klassen, Jon

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2021 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Room for Everyone

Khan, Naaz

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2021 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

What the Road Said

Wade, Cleo

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2021 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

2020

Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books results for the 2020 award year.

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All Because You Matter

Charles, Tami

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

And the People Stayed Home

O'Meara, Kitty

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

I Promise

James, LeBron

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

If You Come to Earth

Blackall, Sophie

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Lights on Wonder Rock

Litchfield, David

Standalone · Fantasy

Sep-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The People

Bell, Kristen

The World Needs More Purple Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Jun-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Playing Possum

Reinhardt, Jennifer Black

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

We Will Rock Our Classmates

Higgins, Ryan T.

Penelope Rex Series · Book 2 · General Fiction

Jul-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

What We'll Build

Jeffers, Oliver

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

You Matter

Robinson, Christian

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

2019

Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books results for the 2019 award year.

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The Cool Bean

John, Jory; Oswald, Pete

Food Group Series · Book 3 · General Fiction

Dec-2019 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The Crayons' Christmas

Daywalt, Drew

The Crayons Series · Book 3 · General Fiction

Oct-2019 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Grumpy Monkey Party Time!

Lang, Suzanne

Grumpy Monkey Series · Book 2 · General Fiction

Oct-2019 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The Kindness Book

Parr, Todd

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2019 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

My Book With No Pictures

Novak, B.J.

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2019 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The Serious Goose

Kimmel, Jimmy

Standalone · General Fiction

Dec-2019 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Sisters First

Hager, Jenna Bush

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2019 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Sofia Valdez, Future Prez

Beaty, Andrea

The Questioneers Series · Book 4 · General Fiction

Nov-2019 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

This Is Baby

Fallon, Jimmy

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2019 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

2018

Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books results for the 2018 award year.

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Be Kind

Miller, Pat Zietlow

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Big Plans

Scott, Drew; Scott, Jonathan

Builder Brothers Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Oct-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

The Day You Begin

Woodson, Jacqueline

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Dear Girl

Rosenthal, Amy Krouse

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Elbow Grease

Cena, John

Elbow Grease Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Oct-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Fiona the Hippo

Cowdrey, Richard

A Fiona the Hippo Book Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Aug-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Grumpy Monkey

Lang, Suzanne

Grumpy Monkey Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

May-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

I Lost My Tooth!

Willems, Mo

Unlimited Squirrels Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Oct-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

I've Loved You Since Forever

Kotb, Hoda

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Little Blue Truck's Springtime

Schertle, Alice

Little Blue Truck Series · Book 6 · General Fiction

Jan-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Mary Poppins

Travers, P.L.

Mary Poppins Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

1934 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

Princesses Save the World

Guthrie, Savannah; Oppenheim, Allison

Princess Penelope Pineapple Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

Sep-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

She Persisted Around the World

Clinton, Chelsea

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

She's Got This

Hernandez, Laurie

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

We Don't Eat Our Classmates!

Higgins, Ryan T.

Penelope Rex Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Jun-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

What Do You Do with a Chance

Yamada, Kobi

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2018 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites Picture Books *

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