The Deerfield Public Library youth librarians are happy to present our favorite books from 2022!
Books are mostly listed by author’s last name.
Baby’s Firsts
Nancy Raines Day ; illustrated by Michael Emberley.
Baby Book (E BABY BOOKS GROWING UP D)
Yes! No! A first conversation about consent
words by Megan Madison & Jessica Ralli ; art by Isabel Roxas.
Baby Book (E BABY BOOKS OUR WORLD M)
Little Pups in Big Trucks
by Bob Shea & Brian Won.
Baby Book (E BABY BOOKS THINGS THAT GO S)
I Love my Body Because
Shelly Anand ; Nomi Ellenson ; illustrated by Erika Rodriguez Medina.
Juvenile Picture Book (E ANAND)
Poo-dunit? : a forest floor mystery
Katelyn Aronson ; illustrated by Stephanie Laberis.
Juvenile Picture Book (E ARONSON)
The White House Cat
written by Cylin Busby ; illustrated by Neely Daggett.
Juvenile Picture Book (E BUSBY)
The More You Give
Marcy Campbell, Francesca Sanna.
New Juvenile Picture Book (E CAMPBELL)
Where is Bina Bear?
Mike Curato.
Juvenile Picture Book (E CURATO)
To Make
words by Danielle Davis ; pictures by Mags DeRoma.
Juvenile Picture Book (E DAVIS)
Hurry, Little Tortoise, Time for School!
Carrie Finison ; illustrated by Erin Kraan.
Juvenile Picture Book (E FINISON)
Berry Song
Michaela Goade.
Juvenile Picture Book (E GOADE)
Dress-up Day
Blanca Gómez.
Juvenile Picture Book (E GOMEZ)
The Boy with Flowers in His Hair
Jarvis.
Juvenile Picture Book (E JARVIS)
Hope at Sea
Daniel Miyares.
Juvenile Picture Book (E MIYARES)
The Mouse Who Carried His House on the Back
Jonathan Stutzman ; illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault.
New Juvenile Picture Book (E STUTZMAN)
Riley Reynolds Crushes Costume Day
created by Jay Albee.
New Early Chapter Book (J ALBEE)
Simon and Chester: Super family!
Cale Atkinson.
New Juvenile Comic Book (J ATKINSON)
Unicorn and Yeti: Together
written by Heather Ayris Burnell ; art by Hazel Quintanilla.
Early Reader (GREEN EARLY READER BURNELL)
Gigi and Ojiji
Melissa Iwai.
Early Reader (BROWN EARLY READER IWAI)
April & Mae and the Tea Party : the Sunday book
Megan Dowd Lambert ; illustrated by Briana Dengoue.
New Early Reader (BROWN EARLY READER LAMBERT)
Ty’s Travels : Lab Magic
by Kelly Starling Lyons ; pictures by Nina Mata.
Early Reader (BLUE EARLY READER LYONS)
Katie Woo and Pedro Mysteries: The Birthday Party Mystery
by Fran Manushkin ; illustrated by Tammie Lyon
Early Reader (GREEN EARLY READER MANUSHKIN)
Astrid the Astronaut: The astronomically grand plan
by Rie Neal ; illustrated by Talitha Shipman.
Early Chapter Book (J NEAL)
Leave it to Plum!
Matt Phelan.
New Early Chapter Book (J PHELAN)
The frustrating book!
by Mo Willems
New Early Reader (BLUE EARLY READER WILLEMS)
The Door of No Return
Kwame Alexander.
New Juvenile Fiction (J ALEXANDER)
Scout is Not a Band Kid
Jade Armstrong.
Juvenile Comic Book (J ARMSTRONG)
The Ogress and the Orphans
Kelly Barnhill.
Juvenile Fiction (J BARNHILL)
Isla to Island
Alexis Castellanos.
Juvenile Comic Book (J CASTELLANOS)
The Marvellers
Dhonielle Clayton.
Juvenile Fiction (J CLAYTON)
Star Knights
Kay Davault.
Juvenile Comic Book (J DAVAULT)
Invisible
written by Christina Diaz Gonzalez ; illustrated by Gabriela Epstein ; with color by Lark Pien.
New Juvenile Comic Book (J GONZALEZ)
Jennifer Chan is Not Alone
Tae Keller.
Juvenile Fiction (J KELLER)
Frizzy
written by Claribel A. Ortega ; art by Rose Bousamra.
New Juvenile Comic Book (J ORTEGA)
Nikhil Out Loud
Maulik Pancholy.
New Juvenile Fiction (J PANCHOLY)
A Seed in the Sun
Aida Salazar.
New Juvenile Fiction (J SALAZAR)
Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms
Rey Terciero, Megan Kearney ; colors by Meaghan Carter.
Juvenile Comic Book (J TERCIERO)
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
Wendy Wan-Long Shang.
Juvenile Fiction (J SHANG)
The Tryout
written by Christina Soontornvat ; illustrated by Joanna Cacao ; colors by Amanda Lafrenais.
New Juvenile Comic Book (J SOONTORNVAT)
My Aunt is a Monster
by Reimena Yee.
New Juvenile Comic Book (J YEE)
Thieves
Lucie Bryon.
New Teen Graphic Novel (BRYON, L.)
The Epic Story of Every Living Thing
Deb Caletti.
Teen Fiction (CALETTI, D.)
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet
Jenny Ferguson.
Teen Fiction (FERGUSON, J.)
We Deserve Monuments
Jas Hammonds.
New Teen Fiction (HAMMONDS, J.)
As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow
Zoulfa Katouh.
Teen Fiction (KATOUH, Z.)
When The Angels Left the Old Country
Sacha Lamb.
New Teen Fiction (LAMB, S.)
I Kissed Shara Wheeler
Casey McQuiston.
Teen Fiction (MCQUISTON, C.)
Ain’t Burned All the Bright
Jason Reynolds.
Teen Fiction (REYNOLDS, J.)
All My Rage
Sabaa Tahir.
Teen Fiction (SABAA, T.)
Squire
Sara Alfageeh.
Teen Graphic Novel (SHAMMAS, N.)
The Sunbearer Trials
Aiden Thomas.
New Teen Fiction (THOMAS, A.)
This Place is Still Beautiful
XiXi Tian.
Teen Fiction (TIAN, X.)
Hell Followed With Us
Andrew Joseph White.
Teen Fiction (WHITE,A.)
Mamo
Sas Milledge
Teen Graphic Novel (MILLEDGE, S.)
The Well
Jake Wyatt
Teen Graphic Novel (WYATT, J.)
For Kids:
The Antiracist Kid : a Book about Identity, Justice, and Activism
by Tiffany Jewell ; illustrated by Nicole Miles.
New Juvenile Nonfiction (305.8 JEW)
Luminous: Living Things that Light Up the Night
by Julia Kuo.
New Juvenile Nonfiction (572.4358 KUO)
Listen to the Language of the Trees
words by Tera Kelley ; pictures by Marie Hermansson.
Juvenile Book Nonfiction (582.16 KEL)
Bugs: what do Bees, Ants, and Dragonflies get up to All Day?
author, Dr. Jessica L. Ware ; illustrator, Chaaya Prabhat.
Juvenile Book Nonfiction (595.7 WAR)
Am I A Frog?
by Lizzy Rockwell.
New Juvenile Nonfiction (597.89 ROC)
Seen and unseen : what Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake and Ansel Adams’s photographs reveal about the Japanese American incarceration
Elizabeth Partridge, Lauren Tamaki.
New Juvenile Nonfiction (940.53 PAR)
Maya’s song
written by Renée Watson ; illustrated by Bryan Collier.
New Juvenile Nonfiction (JB ANGELOU)
A Perfect Fit : How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion
Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal.
Juvenile Biography (JB BRYANT)
Star child : a biographical constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
by Ibi Zoboi.
Juvenile Biography (JB BUTLER)
If You’re a Kid Like Gavin
words by Gavin Grimm and Kyle Lukoff ; illustrations by J Yang.
Juvenile Book Nonfiction (JB GRIMM)
Shapes, Lines, and Light: My Grandfather’s American Journey
by Katie Yamasaki.
Juvenile Book Nonfiction (JB YAMASAKI)
For Teens:
Better Than We Found It : Conversations to Help Save the World
Frederick Joseph and Porsche Joseph.
New Teen Nonfiction (303.484 JOS)
Queer Ducks (and Other Animals) : the Natural World of Animal Sexuality
Eliot Schrefer ; illustrations by Jules Zuckerberg.
Teen Nonfiction (591.562 SCH)
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee : Life in Native America
David Treuer ; adapted by Sheila Keenan.
New Teen Nonfiction (970.00497 TRE)
Victory. Stand! : Raising my Fist for Justice
Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, Dawud Anyabwile.
New Teen Graphic Novel (B SMITH)
Abuela, Don’t Forget Me
Rex Ogle.
New Teen Nonfiction (306.8745 OGL)
Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American
Laura Gao; with Weiwei Xu
Teen Graphic Novel (B GAO)
