The New York Times has released their picks for the Ten Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the year.  They are:

  

Ballad by Blexbolex

The Dark by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Jon Klassen (my review)

Fog Island by Tomi Ungerer (my review)

  

Holland by Charlotte Dematons

Jane, the Fox and Me by Fanny Britt, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

Jemmy Button by Jennifer Uman and Valerio Vidali

 

Journey by Aaron Becker (my review)

Locomotive by Brian Floca

 

My Brother’s Book by Maurice Sendak

Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson (my review)