Thursday, July 12, 2012

Top Ten Picture Books for the First Half of 2012

I was inspired by Hannah of My 100 Adventures Blog to come up with my current top 10 picture books for 2012.  We have just moved beyond the half-way mark in the year and here are my favorite picture books so far.


Squid and Octopus Friends for Always by Tao Nyeu (Penguin)


No Bears by Meg McKinlay; Illustrated by Leila Rudge (Candlewick)


Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook Press)


Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett; Illustrated by Adam Rex (Hyperion)


Scribbles & Ink by Ethan Long (Blue Apple Books)


Little Bird by Germano Zullo; Illustrated by Albertine (Enchanted Lion Books)


The Cloud Spinner by Michael Catchpool; Illustrated by Alison Jay (Random House)


Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett; Illustrated by Jon Klassen (Balzer & Bray)


And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano; Illustrated by Erin Stead (Roaring Brook Press)


When Blue Met Egg by Lindsay Ward (Penguin)

So what is in your top 10 picture books for the first half of 2012?