Elementary

Creators are never so ambitious than when they want to get the facts into the hands of young readers. Here is our list of outstanding nonfiction books from the first part of 2024.

These diverse offerings include stories featuring STEM, mythology, gentle lessons, and more.

In these two picture books, a couple of different illustrators have shared their creative vision for Emily Dickinson’s famous poem, “Hope Is the Thing with Feathers.”

Two picture books take on the magic of trees springing up from mere seeds in stories with redemptive themes as well as teaching moments.

New readers can feed their minds as they read these books about feeding their bellies.

The New York Times best-selling author and Caldecott Honor-awarded picture book illustrator talks with School Library Journal about creating the Mo Willems Workshop channel and how librarians can use it with their students.

As reading instruction swings toward phonics, librarians need to stay in the game with decodables. These suggestions, plus a sampling of publishers' offerings, will help.

These titles take a look at two traditions around the Muslim holiday that commemorates the story of Ibrahim (Abraham).

National Book Award winner A First Time For Everything by Dan Santat and  Sunshine by Jarrett J. Krosoczka are among the many children's literature titles nominated for the 2024 Eisner Awards.