2022 Mitten Award Top Ten Titles

Listed in random order:

Areli is a Dreamer
By Areli Morales, Illustrated by Luisa Uribe 

The Midnight Fair 
By Gideon Sterer, Illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio 

Best Day Ever! 
By Marilyn Singer, Illustrated by Leah Nixon 

Dad Bakes 
By Katie Yamasaki, Illustrated by Katie Yamasaki 

Out of Nowhere 
By Chris Naylor- Ballesteros, Illustrated by Chris Naylor- Ballesteros 

Dumplings for Lili 
By Melissa Iwai, Illustrated by Melissa Iwai 

Time for Bed, Old House
By Janet Costa Bates, Illustrated by A.G. Ford 

Looking for a Jumbie 
By Tracey Baptiste, Illustrated by Amber Ren 

We All Play 
By Julie Flett, Illustrated by Julie Flett 

Milo Imagines the World
By Matt de la Peña, Illustrated by Christian Robinson 

2022 YouPer Award Top Ten Titles

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
Edited By Cynthia Leitich Smith

Ophie’s Ghosts 
By Justina Ireland 

Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna  
By Alda P. Dobbs 

Playing the Cards You’re Dealt
By Varian Johnson 

Cece Rios and the Desert of Lost Souls
By Kaela Rivera 

Starfish 
By Lisa Fipps 

The Comeback 
By E. L. Shen 

Maya and the Robot
By Eve L. Ewing 

The Swag is in the Socks
By Kelly J. Baptist 

World in Between 
By Kenan Trebincevic and Susan Shapiro  

2022 Thumbs Up Award Top Ten Titles

All of Us Villains
By Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman

Concrete Rose
By Angie Thomas

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry 
By Joya Goffney

Firekeeper’s Daughter
By Angeline Boulley

The Girls I’ve Been 
By Tess Sharpe

Instructions for Dancing 
By Nicola Yoon

In the Wild Light
By Jeff Zenter

Last Night at the Telegraph Club
By Malinda Lo 

Muted
By Tami Charles

You’d Be Home Now
By Kathleen Glasgow