Pen America names SAFE CROSSING among Best Picture Books of 2025
Thanks to Pen America for including SAFE CROSSING on their list of Best Children’s Books 2025: 24 Top Picks From the Year’s ‘Best-Of’ Lists. According to Pen American, “You don’t need a year-end list to know the best children’s book is alwaysthe one your child wants to read.
But for those wondering where to begin, lists of the “Best Children’s Books of 2025” include titles ranging from the commercial (hello, Amazon!) to the artfully quirky (bonjour, The New York Times/New York Public Library).
“We looked at the year’s best-of lists – from NPR, the New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Good Housekeeping, Bookpage, and The New York Times/New York Public Librarybest illustrated book list – to find the titles most frequently mentioned.”
Visit pen.org to see the whole list, and also to find out how you can get involved with protecting the freedom of expression and of reading.