I predicted three out of twenty (highlighted in yellow)! And I have read a total of five  that made the list (the blue ones that I did nor predict). I am currently reading The Last Mapmaker and I have Invisible checked out. Not an excuse but Gladys and Beatryce were both published in 2021 so I didn't even consider them. I did give both of them five stars on Goodreads, though. And Leave it to Plum is very cute - I am glad it made the list! And so happy that The First Cat in Space and Blue were selected. My local library does not own five of the titles. 

But they will be purchasing them soon! 

Hooray for another great list of books.

 

1.  Black Boy Joy edited by Kwame Mbalia
2. Blue by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond. Illustrated by Daniel Minter
3. Gladys the Magic Chicken by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Adam Rex
4. Haven: A Small Cat’s Big Adventure by Megan Wagner Lloyd
5. Indelible Ann by Meghan P. Browne. Illustrated by Carlynn Whitt
6. Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez. Illustrated by Gabriela Epstein
7. Leave it to Plum! by Matt Phelan
8. Once Upon a Tim by Stuart Gibbs. Illustrated by Stacy Curtis
9. Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Muñoz Ryan
10. Tales to Keep You Up At Night by Dan Poblocki. Illustrated by Marie Bergeron
11. The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
12. The Dirt Book: Poems About Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet by David L. Harrison. Illustrated by Kate Cosgrove
13. The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett. Illustrated by Shawn Harris
14. The Last Beekeeper by Pablo Cartaya. Illustrated by C. Vélez Aguilera
15. The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat
16. The Legend of Gravity by Charly Palmer
17. The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
18. The Polter-Ghost Problem by Betsy Uhrig
19. Thirst by Varsha Bajaj
20. Unbound: The Life + Art of Judith Scott by Joyce Scott with Brie Spangler, illustrated by Melissa Sweet