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Literati’s First Annual Kids’ Favorite Book Awards

Literati, a company offering personalized kids book clubs and school book fairs, has named the winners of its first annual Kids’ Favorite Books Awards. The try-before-you-buy model of its book clubs grants Literati unique insights into the books kids love most, making this the only list of favorite books chosen by kids. 

Using five million data points—gathered from questionnaires, reading experts, book reviews, and parental feedback—Literati combines human expertise and innovative technology to curate the best books for kids. Every month, readers receive a box of five books aligned to their interests and reading level, and parents only purchase the books their child loves. 

Literati strives to ensure every book selection is an exciting, perfectly challenging adventure, allowing every child to fall in love with books and excel at reading. Below are this year’s favorites from across eight categories.

Literati’s Kids’ Favorite Books of 2022

Three board books in a row, with number one callout on the largest first place book.

Board Books

  1. The ABCs of Love by Rose Rossner; illustrated by AndoTwin
  2. Wild Animals by Ingela P. Arrhenius
  3. My Magical Dragon by Yujin Shin
Three Girl Power books in a row, with number one callout on the largest first place book.

Girl Power Books

  1. Marie Curie: My First Marie Curie by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara; illustrated by Frau Isa
  2. Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist by Linda Skeers; illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns
  3. Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels by Linda Skeers; illustrated by Livi Gosling
Three dinosaur books in a row, with number one callout on the largest first place book.

Dinosaur Books

  1. Play Felt Roarsome Dinosaurs! by Amber Lily & Dan Crisp
  2. Bizzy Bear: Dinosaur Safari from Nosy Crow; illustrated by Benji Davies
  3. Illumisaurus: Explore the World of Dinosaurs with Your Magic Three Color Lens by Lucy Brownridge
Three social-emotional books in a row, with number one callout on the largest first place book.

Social-Emotional Learning Books

  1. The Cool Bean by Jory John; illustrated by Pete Oswald
  2. Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave by Jessica Hische
  3. Learn to Go to School by Margot Channing; illustrated by Ilana Excelby
Three STEM books in a row, with number one callout on the largest first place book.

STEM Books

  1. Weird But True 10 from National Geographic Kids
  2. Our Weather from Little Hippo Books
  3. Good Night to Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak & Terrence Deak; illustrated by Neely Daggett
Three activity books in a row, with number one callout on the largest first place book.

Activity Books

  1. Puzzle Masters Dot to Dot by Sarah Wade
  2. Write and Draw Your Own Comics by Howard Hughes
  3. What’s So Funny Diary from Peaceable Kingdom
Three chapter books in a row, with number one callout on the largest first place book.

Chapter Books

  1. A Collection of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories
  2. Stairway to Doom: A Miss Mallard Mystery by Robert Quackenbush
  3. Stick Dog by Tom Watson
Three fiction books in a row, with number one callout on the largest first place book.

Fiction Books

  1. A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry; illustrated by Mónica Armiño
  2. Nine by Zach Hines
  3. The Terrible Two by Jory John; illustrated by Mac Barnett

List of Winners Includes Most Kept by Kids Book Club Customers in 2022

Authored by Charlie DeTar
December 9, 2022

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