2020 Nerdies – Picture Books

The 10th Annual Nerdies kick off today with the announcement of the Picture Book Awards. If you’re unfamiliar with the Nerdies, they are announced every year by a group of librarians, teachers, and kid lit lovers. What I love most about awards like these is celebrating the books I discovered this year and finding even more titles to add to my TBR. The 2020 Nerdies – picture books are pretty epic!

2020 Nerdies – Picture Books

• A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India by Meera Sriram, illustrated by Mariona Cabassa
• All Because You Matter by Tami Charles, illustrated by Bryan Collier
• Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
• Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez
• I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James
• I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott, illustrated by Sydney Smith
• In A Jar by Deborah Marcero
• Lift by Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat
• My Best Friend by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
• Nana Akua Goes to School by Tricia Elam Walker, illustrated by April Harrison
• On Account of the Gum by Adam Rex
• Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
• The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil, illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan
• The Little Mermaid by Jerry Pinkney
• The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee, illustrated by Pascal Campion
• Two Dogs on a Trike by Gabi Snyder, illustrated by Robin Rosenthal
• ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat by Raúl the Third
• We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Michaela Goade
• You Matter by Christian Robinson
• Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Luisa Uribe

If you want to learn more about these books, check out the interviews available on The Nerdy Book Club’s website. And don’t forget to stop by The Nerdy Book Club’s website every day this week for the announcement of even more great books!