2016 has been an AMAZING year in the picture book world! Every time I think a book can’t be any better a new one is released that blows my mind. Here I’m sharing our “Top Ten” list of picture books released this year. I really took quite a bit of time compiling this list, there were just so many great ones. In fact, I also shared our top 3 books in several other categories such as “laugh out loud” and interactive books. I hope you see some you love and find a few new gems to discover.
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All-Around Top 10
“Swatch” by Julia Denos
“Hooray For Today!” by Brian Won
“A Fairy Friend” by Sue Fleiss and Claire Keane
“There is a Tribe of Kids” by Lane Smith
“Poppy Pickle” by Emma Yarlett
“If I had a Gryphon” by Vikki VanSickle and Cale Atkinson
“Secret Tree Fort” by Brianne Farley
“Penguin Problems” by Jory John and Lane Smith
“All my Treasures” by Jo Witek and Christine Roussey
“Old MacDonald Had a Truck” by Steve Goetz and Eda Kaban
Top 3 Board Books
“Flyaway” by Lesley Barnes
“The NosyHood” by Tim Lahan
“Fairy Friends” Series by Merrilee Liddiard
Top 3 Laugh Out Loud
“This is My Book” by Mark Pett
“A Beginner’s Guide to Bear Spotting” by Michelle Robinson and David Roberts
“The Bear Who Wasn’t There” by LeUyen Pham
Top 3 Interactive Books
“Pancakes!” by Lotta Nieminen
“Don’t Wake Tiger” by Britta Teckentrup
“Midnight Creatures” by Helen Friel
Top 3 for Innovation
“Du Is Tak?” by Carson Ellis
“Apples and Robins” by Lucie Félix
“The Story Orchestra” by Jessica Courtney-Tickle
Top 3 Nonfiction
“The Big Book of Bugs” by Yuval Zommer
“Illuminature” by Rachel Williams and Carnovsky
“Under Water Under Earth” by Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski
Top 3 Motivational/Inspirational Books
“Beyond the Pond” by Joseph Kuefler
“The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade” by Justin Roberts and Christian Robinson
“Toto’s Apple” by Mathieu Lavoie
Top 3 Bedtime Stories
“The Moon Inside” by Sandra V. Feder and Aimée Sicuro
“Before I wake Up” by Britta Teckentrup
“Goodnight Everyone” by Chris Haughton
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