I’ve decided to do a retrospective this year.  I found that I have to take it in easily digestible pieces, so here are my picks for top picture book listed by the month of the year that I reviewed them.  The links are to my original reviews.

January

Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri

Previously by Allan Ahlberg

February

Nature’s Paintbox by Patricia Thomas

Jazzmatazz by Stephanie Calmenson

March

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee

A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker

Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton

April

My Friend the Starfinder by George Ella Lyon

Ladybug Girl by David Soman

May

Skunkdog by Emily Jenkins

Planting the Trees of Kenya by Claire A. Nivola

June

The Apple-Pip Princess by Jane Ray

Manfish by Jennifer Berne

Trout Are Made of Trees by April Pulley Sayre

July

In a Blue Room by Jim Averbeck

Beware of the Frog by William Bee

Jumpy Jack and Googily by Meg Rosoff

August

The Pencil by Allan Ahlberg

Winter Trees by Carole Gerber

September

The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin

Wonder Bear by Tao Nyeu

October

Wave by Suzy Lee

Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein

Dinosaur vs Bedtime by Bob Shea

November

Lincoln and Douglass by Nikki Giovanni

December

Snow by Cynthia Rylant

Peter and the Wolf by Chris Raschka

 

So what did I miss?  What picture books were your favorites this year?