A special thank you to Eileen Robinson for sharing this great list of books!
Science
- Counting Birds: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends, by Heidi E.Y. Stemple and illustrated by Clover Robin
- The Snail with the Right Heart: A True Story, by Maria Popova and illustrated by Ping Zhu
- Footprints Across the Planet, by Jennifer Swanson and illustrated with photographs
- Moth (An Evolution Story), by Isabel Thomas and illustrated by Daniel Egneu
- Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma, by Joanna Ho and illustrated by Teresa Martinez
- Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks, by Suzanne Slade and illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera
- Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist, by Julie Leung and illustrated by Chris Sasaki
- It Jes' Happened: When Bill Taylor Started to Draw, by Don Tate and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
- Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, by Jeff Gottesfeld and illustrated by Matt Tavares
- Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement, by Angela Joy and illustrated by Janelle Washington
- Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky, by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and illustrated by Daniel Minter
- Action! How Movies Began, written and illustrated by Meghan McCarthy