Best of 2012: Children's Picture Book Roundup

I read a LOT of children's picture books with my daughter Magda this year, but generally the only ones that I reviewed were ones that were sent to me by the publisher (usually in digital format). As such, some of these titles won't actually be published until 2013. And, of course, this list is by no means indicative of all of the wonderful children's books that I read last year and simply didn't review. But of the ones I reviewed in 2012, here are my Top 12:

1.  Lester's Dreadful Sweaters, by K.G. Campbell

   

2.  How the Dinosaur Got to the Museum, by Jessie Hartland

3.  The Wonderland Alphabet: Alice's Adventures Through the ABCs and What She Found There, by Alethea Kontis (illustrated by Janet K. Lee) (based on the books by Lewis Carroll)

4.  Shadows on My Wall, by Timothy Young

5.  Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira (illustrations by Poly Bernatene)

6.  Dinosaur Countdown, by Nicholas Oldland

7.  Up Cat, by Hazel Hutchins (illustrated by Fanny)

8. Drummer Boy of John John, by Mark Greenwood (illustrated by Frane Lessac)

9.  The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn

10. There Were Dinosaurs Everywhere! A Rhyming Romp Through Dinosaur History, by Howard Temperley (illustrated by Michael Kline)

11. A Tale of Two Daddies, by Vanita Oelschlager (illustrated by Kristin Blackwood and Mike Blanc)

12. Alphabet Everywhere, by Elliott Kaufman