Still, the tendency to reach for classic books from one’s own childhood leads many parents to skip over worthy new work. This is why Fatherly wanted to draw attention to 50 of the greatest children’s books of the past decade (from 2009 to 2019). With the help of librarians, teachers, bookstore owners, and children’s book aficionados, we’ve rounded up 50 modern classics that will help parents expand their view of the world, why helping kids to laugh, learn, think, imagine, dream, see, and embrace the world around them in new ways.
