I was inspired by Hannah of My 100 Adventures Blog to come up with my current top 10 picture books for 2012. We have just moved beyond the half-way mark in the year and here are my favorite picture books so far.
Squid and Octopus Friends for Always by Tao Nyeu (Penguin)
No Bears by Meg McKinlay; Illustrated by Leila Rudge (Candlewick)
Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook Press)
Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett; Illustrated by Adam Rex (Hyperion)
Scribbles & Ink by Ethan Long (Blue Apple Books)
Little Bird by Germano Zullo; Illustrated by Albertine (Enchanted Lion Books)
The Cloud Spinner by Michael Catchpool; Illustrated by Alison Jay (Random House)
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett; Illustrated by Jon Klassen (Balzer & Bray)
And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano; Illustrated by Erin Stead (Roaring Brook Press)
When Blue Met Egg by Lindsay Ward (Penguin)
So what is in your top 10 picture books for the first half of 2012?
Squid and Octopus Friends for Always by Tao Nyeu (Penguin)
No Bears by Meg McKinlay; Illustrated by Leila Rudge (Candlewick)
Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Roaring Brook Press)
Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett; Illustrated by Adam Rex (Hyperion)
Scribbles & Ink by Ethan Long (Blue Apple Books)
Little Bird by Germano Zullo; Illustrated by Albertine (Enchanted Lion Books)
The Cloud Spinner by Michael Catchpool; Illustrated by Alison Jay (Random House)
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett; Illustrated by Jon Klassen (Balzer & Bray)
And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano; Illustrated by Erin Stead (Roaring Brook Press)
When Blue Met Egg by Lindsay Ward (Penguin)
So what is in your top 10 picture books for the first half of 2012?