No Adults Allowed! Characters come to life on the pages of picture books. Kids can pick their top 5 Favorite Illustrated Characters from the images/books below.
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Aaron Slater from Aaron Slater, Illustrator, by Andrea Beaty; illus. David Roberts
Alexander from The Pocket Chaotic, by Ziggy Hanaor; illus. Daniel Gray-Barnett
Ambitious Girl from Ambitious Girl, by Meena Harris; illus. Marissa Valdez
Amos McGee from Amos McGee Misses The Bus, by Philip C Stead; illus. Erin Stead
Anjali from Bravo Anjali, by Sheetal Sheth; illus. Lucia Soto
Archie from Archie Celebrates Diwali, by Mitali Banerjee Ruths; illus. Parwinder Singh
Aria from A Sky Blue Bench, by Bahram Rahman; illus. Peggy Collins
Asta from Alley Cat Rally, by Ricky Trickartt; illus. Ricky Trickartt
Baby from Mommy, written and illustrated by Leslie Patricelli
Bailey from Bailey the Bat and the Tangled Moose, by Grant Lawrence; illus. Noémie Gionet Landry
Baldomera from Baldomera, by Ismael F. Arias and Enrique Ballesterosq; illus. Ayesha Rubio
Barbara from Barbara Throws a Wobbler, written and illustrated by Nadia Shireen
Bartholomew from Bartholomew and the Morning Monsters, by Sophie Berger; illus. Ruan Van Vliet
Bina from Bracelets for Bina’s Brothers, by Rajani LaRocca; illus. Chaaya Prabhat
Bo from Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi!, by Art Coulson; illus. Madelyn Goodnight
Bob from Chez Bob, written and illustrated by Bob Shea
Brash from Investigators: Ants in our P.A.N.T.S., written and illustrated by John Patrick Green
Calvin from Calvin, by J.R. Ford and Vanessa Ford; illus. Kayla Harren
Captain Skip from The Incredible Ship of Captain Skip, by Alicia Acosta; illus. Cecilia Moreno
Cat from Sleep, Cat, Sleep!, written and illustrated by Antje Damm
Cat Kid from Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives, written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey
Chi Chi from Chi Chi the Rescue Dog: Never Give Up, by Elizabeth Howell; illus. Blayne Fox
Cleo the Cat from Cleo’s Alphabet, by Stella Blackstone; illus. Caroline Mockford
Corey from The Boy in the Orange Cape, by Adam Ciccio; illus. Emmanuel Volant
Dad from Strollercoaster, by Matt Ringler; illus. Raul the Third and Elaine Bay
Dakota Crumb from Dakota Crumb: Tiny Treasure Hunter, by Jamie Michalak; illus. Kelly Murphy
Dex from Tell Tail, by C.K. Smouha; illus. Katie Brosnan
DJ Funkyfoot from DJ Funkyfoot: Give Cheese (DJ Funkyfoot #2), by Tom Angleberger; illus. Heather Fox
Dog Man from Dog Man: Mothering Heights, written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey
Doris from Doris’ Dear Delinquents, written and illustrated by Emma Ward
Dragonboy from Dragonboy, written and illustrated by Fabio Napoleoni
Drum from In My Neighborhood, by Oscar Loubriel; illus. Rogerio Coelho
Dulcinea from Dulcinea in the Forbidden Forest, written and illustrated by Ole Konnecke
Eisha from Many Shapes of Clay, written and illustrated by Kenesha Sneed
Elephant from The Pepperstorm, by Rafael Ordonez; illus. Marisa Morea
Ella from Pockets Full of Rocks: Daddy Talks About Depression, by Yair Engelberg; illus. MacKenzie Haley
Emmet from Charlie and Emmet – Surgery Day, by Lori Ries; illus. Thomas Bender
Eugene from Eugene the Architect, written and illustrated by Thibaut Rassat
Eva Wingdale from Owl Diaries #15 Eva’s New Pet: A Branches Book, written and illustrated by Rebecca Elliott
Fern from When I’m Big, by Ella Bailey; illus. Ella Bailey
Frankie from All Sorts, by Pippa Goodhart; illus. Emily Rand
Fred from Fred Gets Dressed, written and illustrated by Peter Brown
Gary Yorkshire AKA Batpig from Batpig: When Pigs Fly, written and illustrated by Rob Harrell
Gil the Goldfish from Too Crowded, written and illustrated by Lena Podesta
Gladys from Gladys the Magic Chicken, written and illustrated by Adam Rex
Gloria from The Princess Who Saved Herself HC, by Greg Pak and Jonathan Coulton; illus. Takeshi Miyazawa
Grandad from Grandad’s Camper, written and illustrated by Harry Woodgate
Grandpa from On The Way Home, by A.H. Benjamin; illus. Anne Vasko
Grandude from Grandude’s Green Submarine, by Paul McCartney; illus. Kathryn Durst
Grub from Are You a Cheeseburger?, by Monica Arnaldo; illus. Monica Arnaldo
Harley from Harley the Hero, written and illustrated by Peggy Collins
Holly from Holly’s Hollyhocks, by Marsha Jackson; illus. Sheena Whatcott
Jackson Moore from On the Line, by Kari-Lynn Winters; illus. Scot Ritchie
Jessa from The Toot Fairy, by Mark Huffman; illus. Dawn Davidson
Jim Panzee from Grumpy Monkey Oh, No! Christmas, by Suzanne Lang; illus. Max Lang
Jo Jo Makoons from Jo Jo Makoons and the Used-to-be Best Friends, by Dawn Quigley; illus. Tara Audibert
Kitty from Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn, by Shannon Hale; illus. LeUyen Pham
Kobee Manatee from Kobee Manatee Climate Change and The Great Blue Hole Hazard, by Robert Scott Thayer; illus. Lauren Gallegos
Lambie from Time for Jammies, Lambie, by Carrie Turley; illus. Summer Parico
Larry from Elephants Do Not Belong in Trees, written and illustrated by Russ Willms
Lars from Poe and Lars, by Kashelle Gourley; illus. Skylar Hogan
Leilong from Leilong the Library Bus, by Julia Liu; illus. Bei Lynn
Leopold from Leopold’s Leotard, by Rhiannon Wallace; illus. Risa Hugo
Little Chicken from Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for Breakfast, written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein
Mango from Investigators: Ants in our P.A.N.T.S., written and illustrated by John Patrick Green
Milo from Milo Imagines the World, by Matt de la Peña; illus. Christian Robinson
Mister Fairy from Mister Fairy, by Morgane de Cadier; illus. Florian Pigé
Misty from Misty the Cloud: A Very Stormy Day, by Dylan Dreyer; illus. Rosie Butcher
Monsters from The Ugliest Monster in the World, by Luis Amavisca; illus. Erica Salcedo
Moofy from My Monster Moofy, by Annie Wilson; illus. Eric Zelz
Mother from A Mother is a House, written and illustrated by Aurore Petit
Musa from Halal Hot Dogs, by Susannah Aziz; illus. Parwinder Singh
Musqon from The First Blade of Sweetgrass, by Suzanne Greenlaw and Gabriel Frey; illus. Nancy Baker
Nell from Skimmer & Birdy – Let’s Help Nell, by Carrie Turley; illus. Ryan Law
Neverwoof from Neverwoof, written and illustrated by Gabe Jensen
Nye from Nye, Sand and Stones, by Bree Galbraith; illus. Marion Arbona
Oona from Oona, by Kelly DiPucchio; illus. Raissa Figueroa
Oppy from Good night, Oppy!, by James McGowan; illus. Graham Carter
Pierre from The Problem with Pierre, by C.K. Smouha; illus. Suzanna Hubbard
Pig the Pug from Pig the Monster, written and illustrated by Aaron Blabey
Piggie Bear from The Power of Piggie Bear, by Mara James; illus. Matthew Mew
Poe from Poe and Lars, by Kashelle Gourley; illus. Skylar Hogan
Robin from First Day of School, written and illustrated by Esther Van den Berg
Robin from Robin Robin, by Dan Ojari; illus. Mikey Please
Rose Honey from The Tasty Adventures of Rose Honey: Chocolate Avocado Pudding, by Bobby Parrish and Dessi Parrish; illus. Kaloyan Nachev and Boril Nachev
Sam from A Cat Named Sam, by M.J. Fievre; illus. Thomas B. Logan
Sasha from Covered in Adventures, written and illustrated by Gillian Hibbs
Snow from POMP, SNOW & CIRQUEumstance, by Neil Goldberg and Niko Nickolaou; illus. John Kelly
Sonny from Sonny Says Mine!, by Caryl Hart; illus. Zachariah O’Hora
Sophie from Sophie and the Tiny Dognapping (Chicken Soup for the Soul KIDS), by Jamie Michalak; illus. Lorian Tu
Squirrel from The Leaf Thief, by Alice Hemming; illus. Nicola Slater
Stick & Stone from Stick and Stone: Best Friends Forever!, by Beth Ferry; illus. Tom Lichtenheld
Tag from Mona Lisa in New York, written and illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg
Tamen from Skywatcher, written and illustrated by Jamie Hogan
Tater Tot from Tater Tot is My Fat Cat, by Lori Ries; illus. Lara Law
The Christmas Witch from The Legend of the Christmas Witch, by Dan Murphy and Aubrey Plaza; illus. Julia Iredale
The Creature from The Creature of Habit, by Jennifer E. Smith; illus. Leo Espinosa
The Pout-Pout Fish from The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up The Ocean, by Deb Diesen; illus. Dan Hanna
The Puppy from Pride Puppy!, by Robin Stevenson; illus. Julie McLaughlin
The Shadow King from Prince & Knight: Tale of the Shadow King, by Daniel Haack; illus. Stevie Lewis
The Smart Cookie from The Smart Cookie, by Jory John; illus. Pete Oswald
The Very Impatient Caterpillar from The Little Butterfly That Could, written and illustrated by Ross Burach
Three sisters from Wildflowers, written and illustrated by Liniers
Tiny Woman from The Tiny Woman’s Coat, by Joy Cowley; illus. Giselle Clarkson
Turtle from Except Antarctica, written and illustrated by Todd Sturgell
Underwear Dragon from Return of the Underwear Dragon, by Scott Rothman; illus. Pete Oswald
Unicorn from Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn, by Shannon Hale; illus. LeUyen Pham
Unnamed from When I See Red, written and illustrated by Britta Teckentrup
Usha from Usha and the Big Digger, by Amitha Jagannath Knight; illus. Sandhya Prabhat
Vincent from The Roller Coaster Ride, written and illustrated by David Broadbent
Wisteria from The Sprite and the Gardener, by Joe Whitt; illus. Rii Abrego
Wolfboy from Wolfboy, by Andy Harkness; illus. Andy Harkness
Young Boy from Inside the Suitcase, written and illustrated by Clotilde Perrin
Young Girl from Sand Between My Toes, by Caroline Cross; illus. Jenny Duke
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