It has been another fantastic year in the picture book world! So many of these books touched our hearts and so many have already been read a zillion times in our home. We are so appreciative of all the hard working authors, illustrators and publishers who bring such beautiful stories to our home. Below are our favorites from this year organized under different categories. We hope you see a few of your favorites as well as discover a new treasure or two.
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All-Around Top 11
“Mice Skating” by Annie Silvestro and Teagan White
“Hooray for Books!” by Brian Won
“The Bad Mood and the Stick” by Lemony Snicket and Matthew Forsythe
“Hortense and The Shadow” by Natalia O’Hara and Lauren O’Hara
“Niko Draws a Feeling” by Bob Raczka and Simone Shin
“Under The Umbrella” by Catherine Buquet and Marion Arbona
“Life” by Cynthia Rylant and Brendan Wenzel
“The Book of Mistakes” by Corinna Luyken
“Edmond, The Thing” by Astrid Desbordes and Marc Boutavant
“Ivy And the Lonely Raincloud” by Katie Harnett
“Windows” by Julia Denos and E.B. Goodale
Top 3 Board Books
“Main Street Magic” by Ingela Arrenhius
“Tiny Town” by Suzy Ultman
“One Lonely Fish” by Andy Mansfield and Thomas Flintham
Top 3 Laugh Out Loud
“Creepy Pair of Underwear” by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown
“The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse” by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
“Pete With No Pants” by Rowboat Watkins
Top 3 Interactive Books
“Deep in The Forest: A Seek-And-Find Adventure” by Josef Antòn and Lucie Brunellière
“Tacos!: An Interactive Recipe Book (Cook In a Book)” by Lotta Nieminen
“I Want To Be In a Scary Story” by Sean Taylor and Jean Jullien
Top 3 For Innovation/Format
“All Aboard! Let’s Ride a Train” by Nichole Mara and Andrew Kolb
“A Moment In Time: A Perpetual Picture Atlas” by Thomas Hegbrook
“Mary Poppins: Up, Up and Away” by Hélène Druvert
Top 3 Nonfiction
“She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World” by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger
“This Is How We Do It” by Matt Lamothe
“Botanicum: Welcome to the Museum” by Kathy Willis and Katie Scott
Top 3 Motivational/Inspirational
“Malala’s Magic Pencil” by Malala Yousafzai and Kerascoët
“After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)” by Dan Santat
“The Bad Seed” by Jory John and Pete Oswald
Top 3 Bedtime Stories
“If Your Monster Won’t Go To Bed” by Denise Vega and Zachariah OHora
“Noisy Night” by Mac Barnett and Brian Biggs
“My Fabulous Fairy Tale Collection” by Silver Dolphin Books, Editors of
Top 3 Seasonal/Holiday
“Pick a Pine Tree” by Patricia Toht and Jarvis
“The Scariest Book Ever” by Bob Shea
“How To Make Friends With a Ghost” by Rebecca Green
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