Parents, guardians, babysitters, teachers, or anyone else in the company of wee ones: we’ve got a few fantastic recs for your storytime sessions. More than a few, in fact! We put together a list of 20 kids’ picture books with awesome illustrations that’ll equally please creative kiddos and their art-loving parents.
These picture books are way above par—beautiful, smart, inclusive, and full of arty parental appeal, with words by seriously inspiring folks like Sonia Sotomayor and Ibram X. Kendi, and illustrations from an array of talented artists (including a number of 20x200 artists!). Flip through a few below. There’s even more team 20x200-recommended kid lit in our Bookshop list!
With art for everyone,
Team 20x200
 Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor + Rafael López |
 You Matter by Christian Robinson |
 Tokyo Digs a Garden by Jon-Erik Lappano + Kellen Hatanaka |
 Ocean Anatomy by Julia Rothman |
 An Artist's Alphabet by Norman Messenger |
 Shy by Deborah Freedman |
 Whatever You Are, Be a Good One by Lisa Congdon |
 Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi + Ashley Lukashevsky |
 Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love |
 The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds |
 A Different Pond by Bao Phi + Thi Bui |
 Dreamers by Yuyi Morales |
 All Hail the Queen by Jennifer Orkin Lewis + Shweta Jha |
 The Littlest Family's Big Day by Emily Winfield Martin |
 This Is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe |
 Drawn Together by Minh Lê + Dan Santat |
 Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer |
 Listening with My Heart by Gabi Garcia + Ying Hui Tan |
 Bear and Wolf by Daniel Salmieri |
 Teacup by Rebecca Young + Matt Ottley |
