The New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Awards

This year’s honored titles include Broken by X. Fang, Dragon Flower by Chen Jiang Hong, Fireworks by Matthew Burgess, Sunday by Marcelo Tolentino, The Three-Year Tumble by Dayeon Auh, along with The Lighthouse Keeper by Eugenio Fernández Vázquez, Little Rebels by Yuyi Morales, Making Art by Diana Ejaita, Pencil by Hye-Eun Kim, and Wind Watchers by Micha Archer.

Below are the 2025 NYT/NYPL Best Illustrated Children’s Books currently available, selected from this year’s award-winning list.