My lists of favorite picture books and novels-in-verse are always growing and changing. Stop by again soon!
Picture Books
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A HOUSE THAT ONCE WAS by Julie Fogliano and Lane Smith
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ARNIE THE DOUGHNUT by Laurie Keller
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A WALK IN THE WOODS by Nikki Grimes, Jerry Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
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BE KIND by Pat Zietlow Miller and Jen Hill
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BERRY SONG by Michaela Goade
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BIG by Vashti Harrison
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BLUE: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and Daniel Minter
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BOATS FOR PAPA by Jessixa Bagley
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BOB NOT BOB! by Audrey Vernick & Liz Garton Scanlon and Matthew Cordell
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BUTT OR FACE by Kari Lavelle
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DO YOU REMEMBER? by Sydney Smith
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DRAWN TOGETHER by Minh Lê and Dan Santat
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DUCKWORTH THE DIFFICULT CHILD by Michael Sussman and Júlia Sardà
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ESCARGOT by Dashka Slater and Sydney Hanson
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FLAT CAT by Tara Lazar and Pete Oswald
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GIBBERISH by Young Vo
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GLITTER EVERWHERE! by Chris Barton and Chaaya Prabhat
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GUSTAVO THE SHY GHOST by Flavia Z. Drago
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HAT TRILOGY by Jon Klassen
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I AM EVERY GOOD THING by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
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I DON'T WANT TO BE A FROG by Dev Petty and Mike Boldt
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I TALK LIKE A RIVER by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith
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LAYLA'S HAPPINESS by Mariahadessa Ekere Talle and Ashleigh Corrin
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LITTLE BLUE COTTAGE by Kelly Jordan and Jessica Courtney-Tickle
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LUBNA AND PEBBLE by Wendy Meddour and Daniel Egnéus
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MEL FELL by Corey R. Tabor
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MY BABA'S GARDEN by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith
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MY BEST FRIEND by Julie Fogliano and Jillian Tamaki
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NIGEL AND THE MOON by Antwan Eady and Gracey Zhang
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PAPÁ'S MAGICAL WATER-JUG CLOCK by Jesús Trejo and Eliza Kinkz
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SAM AND DAVE DIG A HOLE by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
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STICK AND STONE by Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld
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STUCK by Oliver Jeffers
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TEN BEAUTIFUL THINGS by Molly Beth Griffin and Maribel Lechu
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THE ANTLERED SHIP by Dashka Slater and The Fan Brothers
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THE BLUE HOUSE by Phoebe Wahl
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THE BOY WITH FLOWERS IN HIS HAIR by Jarvis
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THE DAY YOU BEGIN by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López
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THE LITTLE WOODEN ROBOT AND THE LOG PRINCESS by Tom Gauld
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THE LONGEST LETSGOBOY by Derick Wilder and Cátia Chien
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING by Kao Kalia Yang and Khoa Le
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THE NIGHT GARDENER by The Fan Brothers
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THE OLDEST STUDENT by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora
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THE OLD TRUCK by The Pumphrey Brothers
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THE RABBIT LISTENED by Cori Doerrfeld
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THE REMEMBER BALLOONS by Jessie Oliveros and Dana Wulfekotte
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THERE MIGHT BE LOBSTERS by Carolyn Crimini and Laurel Molk
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THE UNCORKER OF OCEAN BOTTLES by Michelle Cuevas
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THE WALK by Winsome Bingham and E. B. Lewis
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THIS IS NOT A VALENTINE by Carter Higgins and Lucy Ruth Cummins
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TRUMAN by Jean Reidy and Lucy Ruth Cummins
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VERY GOOD HATS by Emma Straub and Blanca Gomez
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WATERCRESS by Andrea Wang and Jason Chin
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WOLFIE THE BUNNIE by Ame Dyckman and Zachariah OHora
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YOUR MAMA by NoNiequa Ramos and Jacqueline Alcántara
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YOUR NAME IS A SONG by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Luisa Uribe
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ZOMBIE IN LOVE by Kelly DiPucchio and Scott Campbell
MG Novels-in-Verse for ages 8-12 (Some YA for ages 13-17 as noted)
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THE CROSSOVER by Kwame Alexander
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REBOUND by Kwame Alexander
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ALL OF ME by Chris Baron
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THE CANYON'S EDGE by Dusti Bowling
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WORST-CASE COLLIN by Rebecca Caprara
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THIS JOURNAL BELONGS TO RATCHET by Nancy J. Cavanaugh
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VOICES: THE FINAL HOURS OF JOAN OF ARC by David Elliott (YA)
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GOLDEN GIRL by Reem Faruqi
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STARFISH by Lisa Fipps
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TWO GIRLS STARING AT THE CEILING by Lucy Frank (YA)
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ALONE by Megan E. Freeman
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HIDDEN by Helen Frost
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THE SONG OF US by Kate Fussner
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KNOCK OUT by K.A. Holt
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RHYME SCHEMER by K.A. Holt
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ALIAS ANNA by Susan Hood with Greg Dawson
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LIFEBOAT 12 by Susan Hood
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GAME CHANGER by Tommy Greenwald
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GARVEY'S CHOICE by Nikki Grimes
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INSIDE OUT & BACK AGAIN by Thanhha Lai
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RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE by Rajani LaRocca
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AFRICAN TOWN by Irene Latham and Charles Waters
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A WORK IN PROGRESS by Jarrett Lerner
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EMMY IN THE KEY OF CODE by Aimee Lucido
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ME (MOTH) by Amber McBride (YA)
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IT RAINED WARM BREAD by Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet and Hope Anita Smith
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AIN'T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHT by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin (YA)
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LONG WAY DOWN by Jason Reynolds (YA)
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EVERYWHERE BLUE by Joanne Rossmassler Fritz
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FORGET ME NOT by Ellie Terry