Ages 3-8: Favorite Illustrated Character

These children’s book characters have enchanted and captivated us with their lives and adventures! As part of the 2021 Kids’ Book Choice Awards, kids choose thier top 5 Favorite Illustrated Characters among these charming ones. No Adults Allowed!

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Kids Vote for Favorite Illustrated Character

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Amy Wu from Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon, by Kat Zhang; illus. Charlene Chua
Arlo from Arlo The Lion Who Couldn’t Sleep, by Catherine Rayner; illus. Catherine Rayner

Angelina from Angelina Ballerina: Big Dreams!, by Katharine Holabird; illus. Helen Craig
Asterix & Obelix from Asterix Omnibus Volume 1, by Rene Goscinny; illus. Albert Uderzo

Marco from The Animals Would Not Sleep, by Sara Levine; illus. Marta Alvarez Miguens
Bad Kitty from Bad Kitty Joins the Team, by Nick Bruel

Ballerhino from Ballerhino, by Anne Schneider; illus. Anne Schneider
Bear from Bear’s Book of Emotions, by Tyler Beckstrand; illus. Tyler Beckstrand

Nini from Balletball, by Erin Dionne; illus. Gillian Flint
child (unnamed) from Bedtime for Sweet Creatures, by Nikki Grimes; illus. Elizabeth Zunon 

Krabbit from Baloney and Friends, by Greg Pizzoli; illus. Greg Pizzoli
Bentley Bee from Bee Heartful, by Frank J. Sileo; illus. Claire Keay

Benny from Benny Wants a Haircut, by Judith Koppens; illus. Marja Meijer
Bernard from Bird Hugs, by Ged Adamson; illus. Ged Adamson

Clifford from The Big Island Race (Clifford the Big Red Dog Storybook), by Norman Bridwell & Meredith Rusu; illus. Jennifer Oxley
Escargot from A Book for Escargot, by Dashka Slater; illus. Sydney Hanson

Binkle from Binkle’s Time to Fly, by Sharmila Collins; illus. Carolina Rabei 
Brina the Cat from Brina The Cat Volume 1, by Christian Cornia; illus. Giorgio Salati 

Arthur from Brownstone’s Mythical Collection 1: Arthur and the Golden Rope, by Joe Todd-Stanton; illus. Joe Todd-Stanton
Chicken Little from Chicken Little: The Real and Totally True Tale, by Sam Wedelich; illus. Sam Wedelich

Marcy from Brownstone’s Mythical Collection 2: Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx, by Joe Todd-Stanton; illus. Joe Todd-Stanton
Turkey from The Christmas Feast, by Nathalie Dargent; illus. Magali Le Huche

Penguin from Bye, Penguin!, by Seou Lee; illus. Seou Lee 
Duck and Farmer from Click Clack Goodnight, by Doreen Cronin; illus. Betsy Lewin

Couch Potato from The Couch Potato, by Jory John; illus. Pete Oswald 
Edna from Edna, the Almost Inch Worm, by Mandy Antoon; illus. Mandy Antoon

Greg Heffley from Diary of a Wimpy Kid #15: The Deep End, by Jeff Kinney 
Elbow Grease from Elbow Grease: Fast Friends, by John Cena; illus. Howard McWilliam

Dog Man from Dog Man: Grime & Punishment, by Dav Pilkey; illus. Dav Pilkey
Elephant from Elephants’ Guide to Hide-and-Seek, by Kjersten Hayes; illus. Gladys Jose

Buddy the Elf from Elf, based on the film written by David Berenbaum; illus. Kim Smith
Albery D. J. Cashier from The Fighting Infantryman, by Rob Sanders; illus. Nabi H. Alli

Elmore and Pinky from Elmore and Pinky, by Holly Hobbie 
Jeremiah from For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World, by Michael W. Waters; illus. Keisha Morris

Louie from A Family for Louie, by Alexandra ThompsonGarfield from Garfield: Garzilla, by Scott Nickel, Lee Gatlin; illus. Antonio Alfaro and Lee Gatlin 

Geronimo Stilton from Geronimo Stilton Reporter Volume 6, by Geronimo Stilton; illus. Geronimo Stilton
Yeh-Yeh from Grandpa Grumps, by Katrina Moore; illus. Xindi Yan

Gillbert from Gillbert Volume 3: The Flaming Carats Evolution, by Art Baltazar; illus. Art Baltazar 
Kiko from Grow Kind, by Jon Lasser and Sage Foster-Lasser; illus. Christopher Lyles 

Goldilocks, the name-fame-dame from Goldilocks, by Darcy Pattison; illus. Soraya Bartolomé
Trudy from The Hair Fairies Tangled Trouble, by Amy Despain; illus. Savannah Whetten 

Mister Rogers from Hello, Neighbor! The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers, by Matthew Cordell; illus. Matthew Cordell 
Eee-ahh from I Am an Outer Space Alien, by Lois Wickstrom; illus. Nicolás Milano 

Mason from How Long is Forever, by Kelly Carey; illus. Qing Zhuang
Girl from I Got the School Spirit, by Connie Schofield-Morrison; illus. Frank Morrison

Dot and Duck from How Selfish, by Clare Helen Welsh; illus. Olivier Tallec 
Zoom Squirrel from I Want to Sleep Under the Stars!, by Mo Willems; illus. Mo Willems 

Izzy Gizmo from Izzy Gizmo and the Invention Convention, by Pip Jones; illus. Sara Ogilvie
Julián from Julián at the Wedding, by Jessica Love; illus. Jessica Love 

Jabari from Jabari Tries, by Gaia Cornwall; illus. Gaia Cornwall 
Kat from Kat and Juju, by Kataneh Vahdani; illus. Kataneh Vahdani 

Jasper & Ollie from Jasper & Ollie Build a Fort, by Alex Willan 
Juju from Kat and Juju, by Kataneh Vahdani; illus. Kataneh Vahdani 

Keith from Keith Among the Pigeons, by Katie Brosnan; illus. Katie Brosnan 
Yoomi from Let’s Go To Taekwondo!: A Story About Persistence, Bravery, and Breaking Boards, by Aram Kim; illus. Aram Kim 

Lali from Lali’s Feather, by Farhana Zia; illus. Stephanie Fizer Coleman 
Lia from Lia & Luis, by Ana Crespo; illus. Giovana Medeiros 

Layla from Layla and the Bots #1: Happy Paws, by Vicky Fang; illus. Christine Nishiyama 
Little Blue Truck from Little Blue Truck’s Valentine, by Alice Schertle; illus. Jill McElmurry 

Little Fox from Little Fox, by Edward van de Vendel; illus. Marije Tolman 
Lulu Lovington from Lulu the One and Only, by Lynnette Mawhinney; illus. Jennie Poh 

Llama Llama from Llama Llama Loose Tooth Drama, by Anna Dewdney; illus. JT Morrow 
Baby from Mad, Mad, MAD, by Leslie Patricelli; illus. Leslie Patricelli 

Llama from Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse, by Jonathan Stutzman; illus. Heather Fox 
Trezzie from Maia’s Mermaid Friend, by Lois Wickstrom; illus. Ada Konewki 

Mars from Mars’ First Friends, by Susanna Leonard Hill; illus. Elisa Paganelli 
Mootilda from Mootilda’s Bad Mood, by Corey Rosen Schwartz, Kirsti Call; illus. Claudia Ranucci 

Max & Ruby from Max & Ruby and the Babysitting Squad, by Rosemary Wells; illus. Rosemary Wells 
Mr. Mountain Lion from The Mountain Lion at Crab Lake, by David Mulford; illus. Christine Cathers Donahue 

Miss Mingo from Miss Mingo and the 100th Day of School, by Jamie Harper; illus. Jamie Harper 
Elephant (no name) from Mrs. Bibi’s Elephant, by Reza Dalvand; illus. Reza Dalvand 

Big Red Monster from My Big Red Monster, by Lois Wickstrom; illus. Nicolás Milano 
Ms. Johnson from The Noisy Classroom, by Angela Shanté; illus. Alison Hawkins 

Charlie from A New School for Charlie, by Courtney Dicmas; illus. Courtney Dicmas 
Mac from Noodleheads Lucky Day, by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss; illus. Tedd Arnold 

Nibbles the Book Monster from Nibbles: Colors, by Emma Yarlett; illus. Emma Yarlett 
Odin from Odin, Dog Hero of the Fires, by Emma Bland Smith; illus. Carrie Salazar 

Pig the Pug from Pig the Tourist, by Aaron Blabey; illus. Aaron Blabey 
Pizza and Taco from Pizza and Taco: Who’s the Best?, by Stephen Shaskan 

Piglette from Piglette, by Katelyn Aronson; illus. Eva Byrne 
Horse from Plant a Seed!, by Ethan Long; illus. Ethan Long 

Pirate Nell from Pirate Nell’s Tale to Tell, by Helen Docherty; illus. Thomas Docherty 
Simon from Poo Bum, by Stephanie Blake; illus. Stephanie Blake 

Pooka and Bunni from Pooka and Bunni, by Jennifer Zivoin; illus. Jennifer Zivoin 
Sunny from A Ray of Love, by Nancy Harrison; illus. John Joseph 

bThe Princess in Black from The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem, by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale; illus. LeUyen Pham 
Rocket from Rocket Says Clean Up!, by Nathan Bryon; illus. Dapo Adeola 

Selena Quintanilla from Queen of Tejano Music: Selena, by Silvia Lopez; illus. Paola Escobar 
Rosa from Rosa’s Big Pizza Experiment, by Jessica Spanyol; illus. Jessica Spanyol 

Rosie from Rosie the Dragon and Charlie Say Good Night, by Lauren H. Kerstein; illus. Nate Wragg 
Octopus (no name) from Shy Ones, by Simona Ciraolo; illus. Simona Ciraolo 

Rosie from Rosie: Stronger than Steel, by Lindsay Ward; illus. Lindsay Ward 
Sloth from Sloth Went, by Adam Lehrhaupt; illus. Benson Shum 

Rowley Jefferson from Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure, by Jeff Kinney 
Walt from Small Walt Spots Dot, by Elizabeth Verdick; illus. Marc Rosenthal 

Slumby from Smile, Breathe, and Go Slowly: Slumby the Sloth Goes to School, by Chiara Carminati; illus. Robert Angaramo 
Stanley from Stanley’s Fire Engine, by William Bee; illus. William Bee 

Sofia Valdez from Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote, by Andrea Beaty; illus. David Roberts 
Stella Diaz from Stella Diaz Never Gives Up, by Angela Dominguez 

Space Bear from Space Bear, by Ethan Young; illus. Ethan Young 
Dairy Godmother from Tales of the Dairy Godmother: Chuck’s Ice Cream Wish, by Viola Butler; illus. Ward Jenkins 

Old Dog from This Old Dog, by Martha Brockenbrough; illus. Gabriel Alborozo 
Parker from Uniquely You!, by Randa Canter; illus. Amanda Kriese 

Tiny Chef from The Tiny Chef, by Rachel Larsen, Adam Reid and Ozi Akturk 
Paper Boat from The Wanderer, by Peter van de Ende; illus. Peter van de Ende 

Sparkle from A Unicorn Named Sparkle and the Pumpkin Monster, by Amy Young 
Penelope Rex from We Will Rock Our Classmates, by Ryan T. Higgins; illus. Ryan T. Higgins 

Elijah the Kitten from Welcoming Elijah, by Leslea Newman; illus. Susan Gal 
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Kevin the Unicorn from Why Can’t We Be Bestie-Corns?, by Jessika von Innerebner 
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