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Kirkus Best Books of the Year – Picture Books Celebrating Family Winners

Browse Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Kirkus Best Books of the Year history.

Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family Cross-year archive

2025

Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family results for the 2025 award year.

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And They Walk On

Maillard, Kevin

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Anything

Stead, Rebecca

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Big Family Beach Day

Crews, Nina

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Everyday Bean

Graegin, Stephanie

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Fish Fry Friday

Bingham, Winsome

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Home Is a Wish

Kuo, Julia

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

The Interpreter

Abtahi, Olivia

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Island Storm

Floca, Brian

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Midnight Motorbike

Tajsar, Maureen Shay

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Night Light

Emberley, Michael

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Our Lake

Kang, Angie

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Popo the Xolo

Lopez, Paloma Angelina

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Tios and Primos

Alcantara, Jacqueline

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

When Alexander Graced the Table

Smalls, Alexander

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

2024

Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family results for the 2024 award year.

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Ahoy!

Blackall, Sophie

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Big Bear and Little Bear Go Fishing

Hest, Amy

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Bunny Should Be Sleeping

Hest, Amy

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Chooch Helped

Rogers, Andrea L.

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Desert Song

Kemp, Laekan Zea

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

The Gale

Yan, Mo

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

How We Share Cake

Hyo-eun, Kim

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Joyful Song

Newman, Leslea

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

My Daddy Is a Cowboy

Seales, Stephanie

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Next Level

Doyon, Samara Cole

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Rising

Ludwig, Sidura

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

A Star Shines Through

Desnitskaya, Anna

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

The Table

Bingham, Winsome

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Terrible Horses

Antrobus, Raymond

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

There's a Ghost in the Garden

Maclear, Kyo

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

When Love Is More Than Words

Chung, Jocelyn

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2024 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

2023

Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family results for the 2023 award year.

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At the Drop of a Cat

Fontenaille, Elise

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Do You Remember?

Smith, Sydney

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

A Letter for Bob

Rogers, Kim

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Martina Has Too Many Tias

Otheguy, Emma

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

My Baba's Garden

Scott, Jordan

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

My Strange Shrinking Parents

Sworder, Zeno

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Oh No, the Aunts Are Here

Rex, Adam

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Papa's Home

Soman, David

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Papa's Magical Water-Jug Clock

Trejo, Jesus

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Spanish Is the Language of My Family

Genhart, Michael

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Summer Is for Cousins

LaRocca, Rajani

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Together We Swim

Bolling, Valerie

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

We Are Lions!

Mattsson, Jens

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Zora, the Story Keeper

Wilkins, Ebony Joy

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2023 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

2022

Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family results for the 2022 award year.

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A Day for Sandcastles

Lawson, JonArno

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Farmhouse

Blackall, Sophie

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Jigsaw

Graham, Bob

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Mama's Home

Youngblood, Shay

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Playtime for Restless Rascals

Grimes, Nikki

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

The Rainbow Parade

Neilson, Emily

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

See You Someday Soon

Miller, Pat Zietlow

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Tia Fortuna's New Home

Behar, Ruth

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

2021

Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family results for the 2021 award year.

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Dad Bakes

Yamasaki, Katie

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

The Electric Slide and Kai

Baptist, Kelly J.

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

I See You See

Jackson, Richard

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Milo Imagines the World

De La Pena, Matt

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

The Night Walk

Dorleans, Marie

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

On the Trapline

Robertson, David A.

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Strollercoaster

Ringler, Matt

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Watercress

Wang, Andrea

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

2020

Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family results for the 2020 award year.

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The Blue House

Wahl, Phoebe

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2020 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

I Talk Like a River

Scott, Jordan

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2020 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

The Most Beautiful Thing

Yang, Kao Kalia

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2020 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

My Day with Gong Gong

Yee, Sennah

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2020 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Nana Akua Goes to School

Walker, Patricia Elam

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2020 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Ohana Means Family

Loomis, Ilima

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2020 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

The Old Truck

Pumphrey, Jarrett; Pumphrey, Jerome

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2020 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

The Paper Kingdom

Rhee, Helena Ku

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2020 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Ritu Weds Chandni

Narvankar, Ameya

Standalone · General Fiction

Dec-2020 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Saturdays Are For Stella

Wellins, Candy

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2020 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

A Stopwatch from Grampa

Garbutt, Loretta

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2020 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Uncle Bobby's Wedding

Brannen, Sarah S.

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2008 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

Weekend Dad

Hrab, Naseem

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2020 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books Celebrating Family *

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