The New York Times just released its list of the best illustrated children’s books for 2011. Of course I took time out from reading for Cybils to see which books were chosen.
(Linked titles go to Amazon)
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A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka |
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Along a Long Road by Frank Viva |
You can get a good sense of the flavor in this book trailer for Along a Long Road.
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Katherine Paterson and illustrated by Pamela Dalton |
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Grandpa Green by Lane Smith |
The Grandpa Green book trailer is fun:
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Ice (Stories Without Words) by Arthur Geisert |
I couldn’t resist sharing this sweet video about Arthur Geisert and his work.
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Me . . . Jane by Patrick McDonnell |
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I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen |
I can’t wait to find out who has the hat, which may or may not be revealed in this trailer:
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Migrant by Maxine Trottier and illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault |
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A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis by Matt de la Peña and illustrated by Kadir Nelson |
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New Year’s Reunion by Yu Li-Qiong and illustrated by Zhu Cheng-Liang |