The 10 winners of the 2025 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books have been announced. Nearly 800 books were judged purely on the basis of artistic merit. Here are the 10 winners:

Broken by X. Fang

Dragon Flower by Chen Jiang Hong; translated by Alyson Waters

Fireworks by Matthew Burgess and illustrated by Cátia Chien

The Lighthouse Keeper by Eugenio Fernández Vázquez, illustrated by Mariana Villanueva Segovia; translated by Kit Maude

Little Rebels by Yuyi Morales

Making Art by Diana Ejaita

Pencil by Hye-Eun Kim

Sunday by Marcelo Tolentino; translated by Rahul Bery

The Three-Year Tumble by Dayeon Auh; translated by Tim Mohr

Wind Watchers by Micha Archer