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Pool by JiHyeon LeeTime Flies by Eric Rohmann
Wordless Picture Books
417 books — 380 voters
Knuffle Bunny Free by Mo Willems
2011 Caldecott Hopefuls
76 books — 143 voters

The Thing Lou Couldn't Do by Ashley Spires
Picture Books of 2017
408 books — 126 voters
Pool by JiHyeon LeeMarvelous Cornelius by Phil BildnerFinding Winnie by Lindsay MattickIt's Only Stanley by Jon AgeeMax at Night by Ed Vere
Picture Books of 2015
289 books — 159 voters

Narwhal by Ben ClantonThe Branch by Mireille MessierBaby Bear's Not Hibernating by Lynn PlourdeLila and the Crow by Gabrielle GrimardCounting with Barefoot Critters by Teagan White
Picture Books of 2016
306 books — 144 voters
Madeline by Ludwig BemelmansClick, Clack, Moo by Doreen CroninKnuffle Bunny by Mo WillemsFrog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Caldecott Honor Books
289 books — 232 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Adventures of Beekle by Dan SantatMadeline's Rescue by Ludwig BemelmansHello Lighthouse by Sophie BlackallThis Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Caldecott Medal Winners
88 books — 454 voters
Pool by JiHyeon LeeMarvelous Cornelius by Phil BildnerFinding Winnie by Lindsay MattickIt's Only Stanley by Jon AgeeWinnie by Sally M. Walker
2016 Mock Caldecott
93 books — 182 voters

Baby Bear's Not Hibernating by Lynn PlourdeLeave Me Alone! by Vera BrosgolThey All Saw A Cat by Brendan WenzelBe a Friend by Salina YoonNarwhal by Ben Clanton
2017 Mock Caldecott
98 books — 220 voters
I Want My Hat Back by Jon KlassenStuck by Oliver Jeffers
2012 Mock Caldecott
86 books — 193 voters

And Then It's Spring by Julie FoglianoThis Is Not My Hat by Jon KlassenThe Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen Schwartz
2013 Mock Caldecott
97 books — 247 voters
That Is Not a Good Idea! by Mo Willems
2014 Mock Caldecott
81 books — 237 voters

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora GossThe Olympian Affair by Jim ButcherCity of Miracles by Robert Jackson BennettThe Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinPhantom Pains by Mishell Baker
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2017
328 books — 1,380 voters
Blackout by Connie Willis
2011 Sci-Fi Award Nominees
41 books — 12 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
2006 Sci-Fi Award Nominees
42 books — 12 voters
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
2014 Sci-Fi Award Nominees
50 books — 46 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2007 Sci-Fi Award Nominees
44 books — 10 voters
The Magician's Land by Lev GrossmanCity of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
2015 Sci-Fi Award Nominees
58 books — 96 voters

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Buried Giant by Kazuo IshiguroThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
728 books — 467 voters
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Fantasy Novels by Women of Color
258 books — 186 voters

Imagine Me Gone by Adam HaslettA Green and Ancient Light by Frederic S. DurbinEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireBorderline by Mishell BakerEvicted by Matthew Desmond
Best Books of 2016
1,844 books — 2,785 voters
A Green and Ancient Light by Frederic S. DurbinSleeping Giants by Sylvain NeuvelAge of Myth by Michael J. SullivanThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
Best Picks: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2016
167 books — 325 voters

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward AlbeeTwelve Angry Men by Reginald RoseCompany by Stephen SondheimDeath of a Salesman by Arthur MillerOne Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest by Dale Wasserman
Best American Plays
249 books — 367 voters
Guardians by Josi RussellA Green and Ancient Light by Frederic S. DurbinA Gathering of Shadows by V.E. SchwabDeath's End by Liu CixinAll the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
B&N Sci Fi Blog 42 SF/F Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2016
26 books — 22 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. RowlingThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon ScieszkaThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,784 books — 9,159 voters
The Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandWords of Radiance by Brandon SandersonJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Thickest Books Ever
890 books — 2,494 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessThe Chocolate War by Robert CormierThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Experimental Books Ever
1,104 books — 1,738 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroWicked by Gregory Maguire
Feel Guilty That I Haven't Read
227 books — 157 voters

The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim ButcherJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Best Hugo Award Winners and Nominees
294 books — 164 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
124 books — 217 voters