Best Picture Books of 2011!

Bone Dog (Hardcover)

By Eric Rohmann, Eric Rohmann
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9781596431508
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Published: Roaring Brook Press, 7/2011

Ages 4-8

Eric Rohmann's illustrations are fantastic, but it is the heartwarming story of the love between a boy and his dog, a love which lasts beyond grave, that makes this my favorite picture book of 2011! This can be used as a Halloween tale, or a tale for those dealing with the loss of a pet, but in truth it is just a great story. I should make it clear that I'm not a dog person, since having my own child I am actually scared of most dogs. Still I have nothing but respect for the bond that children and their pets share.

The Man in the Moon (Hardcover)

By William Joyce, William Joyce
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9781442430419
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 9/2011
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Ages 4-8 Fantastical illustrations accompany this lovely steam-punk tale of how the moon, the man in the moon, and the Guardians of Childhood (Santa, Mother Goose, etc) came to be.

Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake (Hardcover)

By Michael Kaplan, Stephane Jorisch
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780803734074
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Published: Dial, 5/2011
Ages 2-6 Betty Bunny is a handful, a handful who loves chocolate cake, and has to learn how to be patient so that she can eat her chocolate cake. Betty Bunny's family, particularly her siblings play a big role in her story, and the illustrations make the Bunny family look like fashion models, in a good way. Betty Bunny is one of Oscar's favorites.

Home for Christmas (Hardcover)

By Jan Brett, Jan Brett
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780399256530
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Published: Putnam Juvenile, 11/2011
Ages 2-8 This is perhaps the best Jan Brett book to come out since The Mitten in 1989. The story is of a wayward troll looking to find a home with all the animals except his own. In all honesty, Christmas comes up at the end, but it didn't have to be a Christmas book - alas I'm not Jan Brett's editor, I don't get a say. However, if you are going to have a Christmas story this is certainly one of the best out there. It is about family, it is about love, its got all the things the holiday should be about.

An Annoying ABC (Hardcover)

By Barbara Bottner, Michael Emberley
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780375867088
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 9/2011
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Ages 2-6 An alphabetical romp through mischievous pre-schoolers! I'm always on the lookout for books with fun ways to bring the alphabet into an actual story and this book certainly fits the bill!
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