The New York Times Book Review Unveils 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books for 2013
This year’s honored titles are:
- My Brother’s Book, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak (Michael de Capua Books/HarperCollins Publishers)
- Ballad, written and illustrated by Blexbolex, translated by Claudia Z. Bedrick (Enchanted Lion Books)
- Jemmy Button, written and illustrated by Jennifer Uman and Valerio Vidali (Templar Publishing/Candlewick Press)
- The Dark, written by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Jon Klassen (Little, Brown and Company)
- Holland, written and illustrated by Charlotte Dematons (Lemniscaat)
- Journey, written and illustrated by Aaron Becker (Candlewick Press)
- Fog Island, written and illustrated by Tomi Ungerer (Phaidon Press)
- Jane, The Fox and Me, written by Fanny Britt, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, translated by Christelle Morelli and Susan Ouriou (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press)
- Locomotive, written and illustrated by Brian Floca (Richard Jackson/Atheneum)
- Nelson Mandela, written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Publishers)
Read More at the New York Times ▸▸
View a gallery of covers and interior spreads from the selected titles at School Library Journal. ▸▸
Past winners of the Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award can be found on NYTimes.com/Books ▸▸
