Monday, January 19, 2015

Best Picture Books of 2014

There were a lot of picture books published in 2014.  Here are my picks for the best . . .

Amy's Top Ten

Brother Hugo and the Bear by Katy Beebe
Brother Hugo has to protect his previous replacement copy of a library book from a hungry bear.

Go! Go! Go! Stop! by Charise Mericle Harper
Little Green only knows one word -- Go!  Which is great to get things moving, but how do they stop?

Here Comes the Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood
Cat wants to replace the Easter Bunny -- until he learns it wouldn't allow him to take naps.

Love Monster by Rachel Bright
A googily-eyed misfit tries to find someone to love him just the way he is.

Mix It Up! by Herve Tullet
A continuation of Press Here, this book teaches kids how to mix colors following simple directions and interactions with pages.

Naked! by Michael Ian Black
A child discovers that the only thing more fun than being naked is wearing nothing but a cape.  My favorite book of the year is by one of my all-time favorite authors -- Michael Ian Black.

The Nuts: Bedtime at the Nut House by Eric Litwin
Mama Nut says it's bedtime, but Hazel Nut and Wally Nut just aren't quite ready to stop the fun and go to bed.  The new series from original Pete the Cat writer Eric Litwin.

The Queen & Mr. Brown: A Day for Dinosaurs by James Francis Wilkins
The Queen is excited to spend the day at the museum with her dog.

This Is a Moose by Richard T. Morris
A director tries to film a moose in its natural habitat but keeps getting interrupted by the moose who has a different dream for his life.

Weasels by Elys Dolan
What is better than a book filled with weasels?  A book filled with weasels bent on complete world domination.

More Favorites --
Alone Together by Suzanne Bloom
As an Oak Tree Grow by G. Brian Karas
Big Bug by Henry Cole
Buddy and the Bunnies in Don't Play with Your Food by Bob Shea
Count on the Subway by Paul Dubois Jacobs
Dragon's Extraordinary Egg by Debi Gliori
Flashlight by Liz Boyd
The Flat Rabbit by Barour Oskarsson
Here Comes Destructosaurus! by Aaron Reynolds
How to Lose a Lemur by Frann Preston-Gannon
I'm Brave! by Kate McMullan
The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara
My Bus by Barton Byron
My Grandfather's Coat by Jim Aylesworth
Ninja! by Arree Chung
Number One Sam by Greg Pizzoli
Penguin in Peril by Helen Hancocks
The Scraps Book by  Lois Ehlert
Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton
Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi
Sparky by Jenny Offill
Telephone by Mac Barnett
Those Magnificent Sheep in Their Flying Machine by Peter Bently
Wazdot? by Michael Slack
The Whispering Town by Jennifer Elvgren


These books and more picture book favorites from 2014 are currently on display at the Arnold Branch through February 6, 2015.

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