Best Picture Books of 2025 from a Collection Development Librarian
Posted on December 5, 2025
by Amy H
Collection Development librarians spend significant amounts of their workdays exhaustively poring over book reviews and publisher advertising for all kinds of new titles when selecting materials for the Library to acquire. So we see a lot (and I mean A LOT) of books. Youth materials selection specialist Cindy V also has 25+ years of experience working with kiddos and picture books in particular, so when we get the chance to share her suggestions for best picture books of the year, you can pretty much guarantee these are sure-fire winners — both for kid readers and for the adult variety. Here are her favorites for 2025.
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