Caldecott winners – attractively itemized by the Toronto Public Library
Goodreads Choice Awards, best picture books of 2018
The Kate Greenaway Medal shortlist and winner
The New York Times/New York Public Library best illustrated books of the year
Pinterest (images) best best picture books for 2018
Publishers’ Weekly: Children’s publishers choose their favorite reads of 2018
School Library Journal slide show of all best children’s books 2018
Smithsonian Magazine’s Ten Best Children’s Books of 2018
Washington Post reviewers share their favorites
Matthew Winner’s Children’s Book Podcast: Brown Bookshelf ‘s Don’t Miss Books of 2018, Part 1
As for the new year…
Peering ahead, my first discovery for 2019. An insane hit already with the second graders, I understand, and now me, I urge you to pick up Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild by Dav Pilkey, with color by Jose Garibaldi, edited by Ken Geist, book design by Dav Pilkey and Phil Falco, Creative director David Saylor (graphix, an imprint of Scholastic. 2019.) From the creator of the Captain Underpants and Dumb Bunnies series, it’s no. 6 in the Dog Man series that features a team of crime-fighting superheroes to finally really care about. Hilarious, creative near-perfection. Like many other Pilkey titles, it boasts Flip-O-Rama.
Ready to draw your own? Try this:
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