This week is my daily listing of my Top Ten lists (in no particular
order – it’s hard enough for me to limit it to ten!) of the Best Books
I’ve Read this year in different categories.
Day four is so exciting for me because I rediscovered my love of picture books this year, especially using them in the classroom, and as such, I read many, many more than in previous years. Because of this, I was actually able to put together a Top Ten that I think represents some of the best. If you
haven’t read these, you should definitely add to your To Be Read list!
Disclaimer: I read a lot of books this year, but there are still so many picture books I didn’t get to. This is by no means an
exhaustive list of the quality picture books that came out in 2012.
EACH KINDNESS by Jacqueline Woodson
THE CLOUD SPINNER by Michael Catchpool
THIS IS NOT MY HAT by Jon Klassen (follow-up to I WANT MY HAT BACK)
A FLOWER IN THE SNOW by Tracey Corderoy
THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE by William Joyce
TOO TALL HOUSES by Gianna Marino
UNSPOKEN: A Story From the Underground Railroad by Henry Cole (wordless)
SKY COLOR by Peter H. Reynolds
THE MONSTERS’ MONSTER by Patrick McDonnell
HELLO! HELLO! by Matthew Cordell
Bonus (older book I just discovered this year)
WE ARE IN A BOOK by Mo Willems
