Top Children’s and Teen Books of 2024: Barabooka’s Ranking

The BaraBooka Children's Reading Lab has identified the best children's and young adult publications for 2024. The shortlist includes 25 books of various genres and themes suitable for readers of different ages.

The winners for 2024 from BaraBooka are:

• “Illustrated Book of the Year”: Grasya Oliiko. “And these are not just tales!” (A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA);

• “Illustrated Book of the Year”: Kateryna Lazirko. “Josephine Gorishok. The Detective Squirrel” / Illustrations by Aliona Potyomkina (Black Sheep);

• “Poetic Book of the Year”: Halyna Kyrypa. “And this is called summer!” / Illustrations by Nataliia Oliinyk (Old Lion Publishing House);

• “Fiction for Younger School Age”: Vasyl Karpiuk. “A Strange Carpathian Story” / Illustrations by Olesia Sekeres (Brusturi);

• “Fiction for Younger School Age”: Inna Danyliuk. “Diving into the Kyiv Sea” / Illustrations by Albina Kolesnichenko (Old Lion Publishing House);

• “Fiction for Younger School Age”: Olena Skulovatova. “How to Earn During the Holidays” / Illustrations by Yuliia Markhishud (Black Sheep);

• “Informative Book of the Year”: Myroslav Koshyk. “History of Ukraine for the Youngest” (Mahura);

• “Informative Book of the Year”: Yevheniya Zavalij. “Politics for Kids” / Illustrations by Albina Kolesnichenko (Educational Book — Bohdan);

• “Informative Book of the Year”: Olha Birzul. “Your Book About Movies” / Illustrations by Katia Slonova (Old Lion Publishing House);

• “Family Reading”: Khrystya Vengryniuk. “My Mom is a Mountain” / Illustrations by Marta Koshulynska (Vivat);

• “Family Reading”: Svitlana Roiz. “The Laughing Thing” / Illustrations by Mariia Chayka (Old Lion Publishing House);

• “Young Adult Book of the Year”: Olha Savytska. “Complete Zero” / Illustrations by Iryna Husyuk (Teza);

• “Fantasy of the Year”: Mia Marchenko, Kateryna Pekur. “Children of the Fire Time” (Readberry);

• “Debut of the Year”: Kateryna Korniienko. “Wonderbloods” (Old Lion Publishing House);

• “Reader's Choice”: Kateryna Holtzberg. “I’m Going to the Psychologist” (Vivat).

“BaraBooka. The Space of Ukrainian Children's Books” is a project dedicated to supporting children's reading. Each year, the portal's authors and experts highlight remarkable debuts and publications across various genres and formats: artistic and informative books, new releases for children and teenagers of different ages, as well as for family reading.