The New York Times and New York Public Library have announced their picks for the best illustrated books of the year. The winners are selected solely based on artistic merit. The New York Times also has a slide show of the winning artist’s at work. Here are the books on the list:

Another by Christian Robinson

The Boring Book by Shinsuke Yoshitake

Child of Glass by Beatrice Alemagna

The Farmer by Ximo Abadia

I Miss My Grandpa by Jin Xiaojing

Just Because by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

The Lost Cousins by B.B. Cronin

A Million Dots by Sven Volker

Monkey on the Run by Leo Timmers

Small in the City by Sydney Smith