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Award category archive
Kirkus Best Books of the Year – Picture Books Winners
Browse Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Kirkus Best Books of the Year history.
2025
Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books results for the 2025 award year.
2023
Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books results for the 2023 award year.
2022
Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books results for the 2022 award year.
2020
Kirkus Best Books of the Year Picture Books results for the 2020 award year.
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Browse Award Categories
YA Fiction
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Middle-Grade Fiction
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Debut Fiction
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YA Fantasy and SF
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Picture Books Celebrating Family
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Book Club Fiction
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Short Fiction
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Middle-Grade Fantasy and SF
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Middle-Grade Graphic Fiction
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Mysteries and Thrillers
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Historical Fiction
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Romance
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