Good Children's Books: The Refugees from the Current Year

Buying beautifully written, gorgeously illustrated, and edifying books for kids is a true gift. It's hard to do in the Current Year.

We were forced (by my distraction in planning) to buy children's books at Barnes and Nobles today. I was hoping that we would be able to wade through "Bye Bye Binary" baby board books and find some books which are Good, True, and Beautiful. We were very surprised at how many of our beloved titles we found (Of course, they were stuffed in single file and didn't get the shelf space that "Antiracist Baby" got — but they were there.)

We took a big picture of the books we found that were worthwhile for a large age range.

If you find yourself last minute IRL shopping at Barnes and Nobles, you can trust the ones I've pictured to not give the kid spiritual AIDS.

(I'll also post a couple of snaps in the comments of what is given top shelf billing. May God bring justice on those who hurt our children. Amen.)