This year marks the 60th anniversary of this annual picture book award.
Judges Chris Raschka, Bruce Handy (Vanity Fair), and Cathryn Mercier (director of the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at Simmons College) selected the following ten titles to receive the honor:
BEAR DESPAIR
Written and illustrated by Gaëtan Dorémus.
Enchanted Lion Books.
THE BEETLE BOOK written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins
beetle book
House Held Up By Trees
HOUSE HELD UP BY TREES
written by Ted Kooser; illustrated by Jon Klassen (Candlewick)
INFINITY AND ME
By Kate Hosford.
Illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska.
Carolrhoda Books.
UNSPOKEN
UNSPOKEN
A Story From the Underground Railroad.
Written and illustrated by Henry Cole.
Scholastic Press
LITTLE BIRD
By Germano Zullo.
Illustrated by Albertine. Enchanted Lion Books
THE HUEYS IN THE NEW SWEATER
Written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.
Philomel Books.
ONE TIMES SQUARE
A Century of Change at the Crossroads of the World.
Written and illustrated by Joe McKendry.
David R. Godine
STEPHEN AND THE BEETLE
By Jorge Luján.
Illustrated by Chiara Carrer.
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
RED KNIT CAP GIRL
Written and illustrated by Naoko Stoop.
Megan Tingley Books/Little, Brown & Company
