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      Kirkus Best Books of the Year – Empowering Picture Books Winners

      Browse Kirkus Best Books of the Year Empowering Picture Books winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Kirkus Best Books of the Year history.

      Kirkus Best Books of the Year Empowering Picture Books Cross-year archive

      2025

      Kirkus Best Books of the Year Empowering Picture Books results for the 2025 award year.

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      Broken

      Fang, X.

      Standalone · General Fiction

      Oct-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Empowering Picture Books
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      Croco

      Lopez, Azul

      Standalone · General Fiction

      Nov-2025 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Empowering Picture Books

      2024

      Kirkus Best Books of the Year Empowering Picture Books results for the 2024 award year.

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      2023

      Kirkus Best Books of the Year Empowering Picture Books results for the 2023 award year.

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      2022

      Kirkus Best Books of the Year Empowering Picture Books results for the 2022 award year.

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      Gibberish

      Vo, Young

      Standalone · General Fiction

      Mar-2022 Kirkus Best Books of the Year Empowering Picture Books

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