Yes, 2016. You read that right. I never posted last year on what we did and I'm going to pretend it was on purpose so I could inspire ...

Rocks in His Head by Carol Otis Hurst, pictures by James Stevenson Based on the true story of the author's father, this book is a fan...

Elizabeti's Doll , Mama Elizabeti , and Elizabeti's School by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, and all illustrated by Christy Hale We...

How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots   retold and illustrated by Barbara Knutson In this book, a Swahili story explains why a guinea fowl ...

For the past few years, I've implemented what I call our Picture Book Basket. Each week, I load the basket with a handful of selected ...

The Big Book of Slumber by Giovanna Zoboli, illustrated by Simona Mulazzani, translated by Anthony Shugaar I should qualify my post by s...

Hot Dog Cold Dog by Frann Prestion-Gannon I read about this book over at The Bleeding Pelican and immediately decided it was the perfec...

Brinton Turkle is one of my favorite illustrators. I was reminded earlier this year of his near perfection when we were reading Anna and th...

The Umbrella by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert This wordless picture book is pure delight from the inside front cover to the inside back cove...

Somehow, I have managed to miss all the fantastic Robert McCloskey books in my favorite picture books posts. I suppose it's probably har...

The Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader The animals of the forest are getting ready for winter as the geese fly south. Deer, raccoons, mice...

On My Way to Buy Eggs by Chih-Yuan Chen We've read this book a few times over the years when we've been reading around the world ...

It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale by Margot Zemach This book is a Yiddish folk tale retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach. ...

Float by Daniel Miyares In this wordless picture book, a young boy floats a newspaper boat outside in the rain. Inevitably, it's wash...

My Name is Gabriela/Me llamo Gabriela: The Life of Gabriela Mistral/la vida de Gabriela Mistral by Monica Brown, illustrated by John Parra ...

Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown, illustrations by John Patra I first found this book when looking for titles to read in 2012 ...

Winter Is Coming by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Jim LaMarche If you're looking for a book to read to encourage quiet contemplation ...

Miss Twiggley's Tree by Dorothea Warren Fox I'm almost certain I first read about this book at Afterthoughts , though I can't...

Anna Hibiscus' Song by Atinuke illustrated by Lauren Tobia I have recommended Anna Hibiscus books before . Our library has a few cha...

The Girl and the Bicycle illustrated by Mark Pett This adorable wordless picture book shows a young girl who works steadily to earn enoug...