The Stars So Fars: Spring 2024 Edition

Ever since Jen J’s incredible starred review spreadsheet went dormant in 2021, I’ve been looking for a place to see which books have received the most starred reviews (from the established review journals: Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, Horn Book) in any given year. Donalyn Miller and Jennifer LaGarde are taking a crack at it, and for that I salute them.

What I want to do here is occasionally highlight the books (for grades K-6) that have received the most starred reviews up to this point in the year. It’s meant to be a snapshot of the cream of the crop (I know, starred reviews aren’t everything, and I agree – but I’m curious about which books are getting lots of critical praise – sue me).

This post is NOT meant to be an exhaustive, comprehensive, authoritative, or any other -ive you’ve got – just a look at the K-6th grade books with the very most stars to far.

To find my information, I’m doing an advanced search in Follett Titlewave, filtering by starred reviews.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Four Stars (So Far):

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Three Stars (So Far):

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