The editors of BookPage put their heads together and came up with our choices for the Best Children's Books of 2010—10 picks in each age range (picture books, middle grade and teen). Our picks include humor, historical fiction, fantasy and much more:
PICTURE BOOKS
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Written by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin Stead
Bridget's Beret
Written and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Chester's Masterpiece
Written and illustrated by Melanie Watt
Chicken Big
Written and illustrated by Keith Graves
Written by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin Stead
Bridget's Beret
Written and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Chester's Masterpiece
Written and illustrated by Melanie Watt
Chicken Big
Written and illustrated by Keith Graves
City Dog, Country Frog
Written by Mo Willems, illustrated by Jon J Muth
Written by Mo Willems, illustrated by Jon J Muth
Flora's Very Windy Day
Written by Jeanne Birdsall, illustrated by Matt Phelan
Written by Jeanne Birdsall, illustrated by Matt Phelan
So Many Days
Written by Alison McGhee, illustrated by Taeeun Yoo
Written by Alison McGhee, illustrated by Taeeun Yoo
The Boss Baby
Written and illustrated by Marla Frazee
Written and illustrated by Marla Frazee
The Quiet Book
Written by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Renata Liwska
Written by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Renata Liwska
MIDDLE GRADE
A Long Walk to Water
By Linda Sue Park
Bamboo People
By Mitali Perkins
By Mitali Perkins
Bink & Gollie
By Kate DiCamillo & Alison McGhee
By Kate DiCamillo & Alison McGhee
Countdown
By Deborah Wiles
By Deborah Wiles
Finding Family
By Tonya Bolden
By Tonya Bolden
Keeper
By Kathi Appelt
By Kathi Appelt
By Kathryn Erskine
By Rita Williams-Garcia
By Aaron Hawkins
Touch Blue
By Cynthia Lord
By Cynthia Lord
TEEN
By Lynne Rae Perkins
By Neal Shusterman
By Melina Marchetta
By Chris Lynch
By Suzanne Collins
By Jennifer Donnelly
By Paolo Bacigalupi
By Francisco X. Stork
By Sarah Smith
By David Levithan & John Green
