Barnes & Noble Best Picture Books of 2025

Barnes & Noble have announced their Best Books lists for the year. Here are their picks for Best Picture Books:

The Bakery Dragon and the Fairy Cake by Devin Elle Kurtz

Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo by Bess Kalb, illustrated by Erin Kraan

The Day the Crayons Made Friends by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson, illustrated by Dan Santat

Elvis & Romeo by David Soman and Jacky Davis

Firefly by Robert Macfarlane, illustrated by Luke Adam Hawker

Hansel and Gretel by Stephen King, illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Hedgehogs Don’t Wear Underwear by Marissa Valdez

The Humble Pie by Jory John, illustrated by Pete Oswald

The Littlest Yak by Lu Fraser

Snow Kid by Jessie Sima

There Are No Silly Questions: More than 200 Weird and Wacky Questions, Expertly Answered! by Mike Rampton, illustrated by Guilherme Karsten

The Trouble with Giraffes by Lisa Mantchev, illustrated by Taeeun Yoo

Will the Pigeon Graduate? by Mo Willems

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