It’s that time of year again -- and you’re frantically trying to finish your holiday shopping. You’ve got the toys, but now you want something more substantial, something that doesn’t need batteries and won’t break in a week. You need books.
HuffPost blogger Devon Corneal presents a fantastic list of stories from the past year, with something to capture every child’s imagination. It was a year of wonder in children’s publishing -- so sit back with your kids and enjoy.
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Up & Down by Britta Teckentrup
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Before After by Anne-Margot Ramstein & Matthias Arégui
3
Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall
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4
Kid Sheriff And The Terrible Toads by Bob Shea, Illustrated by Lane Smith
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Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton
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I Wanna Go Home by Karen Kaufman Orloff, Illustrated by David Catrow
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7
My Teacher is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.) by Peter Brown
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Bedtime Math 2: This Time It’s Personal by Laura Overdeck
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Animalium, Curated by Katie Scott and Jenny Broom
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10
Aviary Wonders Inc. Spring Catalog and Instruction Manual by Kate Samworth
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Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies
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Information Graphics: Animal Kingdom by Nicholas Blechman
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Information Graphics: Human Body by Peter Grundy
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Illustrated by Mike Lemanski
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Lizzy Bennet’s Diary by Marcia Williams
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16
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander