SUPERSTAR READS OF 2025 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOKS OF 2025 [book cover] WAKE THE WILD CREATURES [book cover] HELLO SUNSHINE

Best Teen Fiction
✨ WAKE THE WILD CREATURES by @novarensuma.bsky.social

Best Teen Graphic Novels
✨ HELLO SUNSHINE by @keezyyoung.bsky.social

4/4 #CPLBest

SUPERSTAR READS OF 2025 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOKS OF 2025 [book cover] THE UNDEAD FOX OF DEADWOOD FOREST [book cover] HOW THE WORD IS PASSED

Best Fiction for Older Readers
✨ THE UNDEAD FOX OF DEADWOOD FOREST by Aubrey Hartman

Best Informational Books for Older Readers
✨ HOW THE WORD IS PASSED: ADAPTED FOR YOUNG READERS by @clintsmithiii.bsky.social and @sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social

3/4 #CPLBest

SUPERSTAR READS OF 2025 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOKS OF 2025 [book cover] ROCK PAPER INCISORS [book cover] WILL'S RACE FOR HOME [book cover] THE INK WITCH

Best Fiction for Younger Readers
✨ ROCK PAPER INCISORS by Amy Timberlake and Jon Klassen

Best Fiction for Older Readers
✨ WILL'S RACE FOR HOME by @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social
✨ THE INK WITCH by @stephcherrywell.com

2/4 #CPLBest

SUPERSTAR READS OF 2025 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOKS OF 2025 [book cover] BIG KIDS [book cover] NO MORE CHAIRS

Congratulations to the books included in Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books 2025!

Best Picture Books:
✨ BIG KIDS by K. L. Going and @reggiebrownart.bsky.social
✨ NO MORE CHAIRS by Dan Gill and Susan Gal

1/4 #CPLBest

Cover of the picture book TODAY that features a child reclining in a flower-filled field

Thrilled to share that TODAY was selected for the BEST BOARD BOOK & PICTURE BOOKS OF 2024 list from the Chicago Public Library!
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I am 🤩 that the Chicago Public Library included UNA OFRENDA PARA PERRO as one of the Best Picture Books of 2024! “Best Board and Picture Books” and “Los mejores libros en español.” 💛

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#BestoftheBest #CPLBest #PictureBooks #LibrosInfantiles #AnOfrendaforPerro #littlebeebooks

Always love to see this list and add to my TBR pile! Some familiar titles included: THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES, HOW TO BECOME THE DARK LORD AND DIE TRYING (how good is that title?), TIAS AND PRIMAS, PILLARS OF CREATION, and ORDINARY HUMAN FAILINGS. #CPLBest

CPL Best of the Best Books 2024 View our annual suggestions for book lovers in Chicago and beyond. Happy reading!

Need some holiday gift ideas? Personally I think there's no better list than the Chicago Public Library's annual Best of the Best picks to give you some inspiration. Check out these picks curated by the hardworking library staff chipublib.org/BestoftheBest #CPLBest

CPL Best of the Best Books 2024 View our annual suggestions for book lovers in Chicago and beyond. Happy reading!

So proud of our whole team for their work here.

What are your favorite books of 2024?

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