Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jim (56 Lists)



The Radio Red Killer by Richard A. Lupoff
Berkeley, California
171 books — 21 voters
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsA Pocketful of Cricket by Rebecca CaudillHide and Seek Fog by Alvin TresseltAlways Room for One More by Sorche Nic LeodhasRain Makes Applesauce by Julian Scheer
Newberry Winners and Honors of the 1960s
32 books — 5 voters

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaIn the Land of Milk and Honey by Joyce Carol ThomasThe Balloon Boy of San Francisco by Dorothy Kupcha LelandThe Wild Girls by Pat Murphy
Children's Historical Fiction set in California
194 books — 37 voters
Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle28 Days by Charles R. Smith Jr.Breakthrough! by Jim MurphyWinnie by Sally M. Walker
NEW Children's Nonfiction 2015
68 books — 19 voters

Bone by Jeff SmithLeonard Starr's Mary Perkins On Stage Volume 1 by Leonard StarrX-Men by Chris ClaremontSwamp Thing, Vol. 1 by Alan MooreAstro City, Vol. 1 by Kurt Busiek
NPR's 100 Favorite Graphic Novels and Comics
100 books — 59 voters
Tuesday by David WiesnerThe Lion and the Mouse by Jerry PinkneyNoah's Ark by Jacobus ReviusWave by Suzy LeeYou Can't Take a Balloon into the National Gallery by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman
Best Wordless Picture Books
141 books — 62 voters

White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin TresseltAn Elephant is Not a Cat by Alvin TresseltBonnie Bess, the Weathervane Horse by Alvin TresseltHow Far is Far? by Alvin Tresselt
Best of Alvin Tresselt
35 books — 3 voters
Watchmen by Alan MoorePersepolis by Marjane SatrapiV for Vendetta by Alan MooreY by Brian K. VaughanThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman
Most Popular Graphic Novels on goodreads with over 25 thousand ratings
267 books — 165 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsAnne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
The Most Popular Young Adult Books on Goodreads
392 books — 112 voters
St. Jerome and the Lion by Margaret HodgesThe Boy Who Drew Cats by Margaret HodgesSaint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
Best of Margaret Hodges
49 books — 2 voters

Two Bear Cubs by Robert D. San SouciSukey And The Mermaid by Robert D. San SouciA Weave of Words by Robert D. San SouciN.C. Wyeth's Pilgrims by N.C. WyethYoung Merlin by Robert D. San Souci
Best of Robert D. San Souci
80 books — 4 voters
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. KimmelJoseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms TabackGolem by David WisniewskiToday is the Birthday of the World by Linda HellerPapa's Latkes by Michelle Edwards
Great Jewish Picture Books
128 books — 60 voters

A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan RabinowitzKnots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin Jr.The Black Book of Colors by Menena CottinThe Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock
Best Children's Books with Disability/Accessibility Themes
120 books — 75 voters
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd MossDrum Dream Girl by Margarita EngleGershwin's Rhapsody in Blue by Anna Harwell CelenzaMole Music by David McPhailThe Bat Boy & His Violin by Gavin Curtis
Picture Books About the Art of Music
237 books — 33 voters

Ben's Trumpet by Rachel IsadoraElla Fitzgerald by Andrea Davis PinkneyDuke Ellington by Andrea Davis PinkneyJazz Age Josephine by Jonah Winter
Picture Books of JAZZ!
40 books — 12 voters
Tales from OZ by Joe BrushaGrimm Fairy Tales by Joe BrushaRobyn Hood Vol. 2 by Pat ShandThe Jungle Book, Vol. One by Mark L. MillerGrimm Fairy Tales Presents by Joe Brusha
Grimm Fairy Tales Comics
66 books — 4 voters

Wanda Gág by Deborah Kogan RayYours for Justice, Ida B. Wells by Philip DrayLibrarian on the Roof! A True Story by M.G. KingJosephine by Patricia Hruby PowellWhat to Do About Alice? by Barbara Kerley
Picture Books About Outstanding Women
701 books — 169 voters
The Iridescence of Birds by Patricia MacLachlanThe Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau by Michelle MarkelYou Can't Take a Balloon into the National Gallery by Jacqueline Preiss WeitzmanYou Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum by Jacqueline Preiss WeitzmanLinnea in Monet's Garden by Christina Björk
Picture Books About Museums
74 books — 26 voters

Tangles by Sarah LeavittMarbles by Ellen Forney
Graphic Novels about Mental Illness
86 books — 41 voters
One Grain of Rice by DemiKing Stork by Howard PyleLittle Red Riding Hood by Trina Schart HymanThe Rough-Face Girl by Rafe MartinThe Odious Ogre by Norton Juster
Illustrated Fairy and Folk Tales
298 books — 37 voters

The Plot by Will EisnerThe Story of the Jews by Stan MackAnne Frank by Sid JacobsonIsadora Duncan by Sabrina JonesComic Book History of Comics by Fred Van Lente
Nonfiction Sequential Art & Graphic Novels
194 books — 30 voters
Wenceslas by Geraldine McCaughreanThe Twelve Days of Christmas by Jan Brett
Christmas Carol Picture Books
92 books — 15 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
2,247 books — 2,284 voters
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace LinMillions of Cats by Wanda GágA Long Way from Chicago by Richard PeckA Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle
Newbery Medal Honor Books
340 books — 444 voters

The P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adaptations, Vol. 1 by P. Craig RussellThe P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adaptations, Vol. 3 by P. Craig RussellFagin the Jew by Will EisnerAnne Frank by Sid Jacobson
Graphic Novels, Comics and Manga adaptations
354 books — 92 voters
Green Arrow by Mike GrellJustice League of America Hereby Elects... by Gardner Francis Fox
DC's Most Underrated Comics
147 books — 28 voters

Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person by Miriam EngelbergCancer Vixen by Marisa Acocella MarchettoMom's Cancer by Fies Brian
Graphic Pathographies
64 books — 43 voters
The Complete Concrete by Paul Chadwick
Best Independent Comics & Graphic Novels
344 books — 286 voters


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