SHELF LANDINGS (a roundup of all 19 previously unreviewed books from Jan to June 2014)

2014 BEST OF THE REST

2013 BEST OF THE REST (books that I could not get to in 2013)

2012 BEST PICTURE BOOKS of the Year

2011 BEST PICTURE BOOKS of the Year

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS BOOKS LIST (updated each year)

2013-THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS BOOKS LIST

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HALLOWEEN BOOKS LIST (updated each year)

And now…seasonally flavoured picture books~

SNOW

• Snowmen at Night by Caralyn and Mark Buehner
• The Snow Day by Komako Sakai
• Waiting for Winter by Sebastian Meschenmoser
• Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
• The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

CANADA (appropriately following the SNOW section) ~ a roundup of Canadian reviews to July 1, 2013

SPACE

• A Long Way Away by Frank Viva
• Mousetronaut by Mark Kelly, illustrations by C.F. Payne
• The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers

CHRISTMAS

• The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen
• Little King December by Axel Hacke (OK, so it’s not hugely Christmassy, but it is December!)
• The Santa Trap by Jonathan Emmett
• So many books, so many sprinkly sugar cookies to eat! Here is a list of all of my Christmas books to date, including a few snowmen selections and other assorted wintery delectables. Longer reviews to follow…
• MOST Beautiful Christmas Books (incl. all previous Christmas reviews)

AUTUMN

• Autumn Bear by Diane Culling
• South by Patrick McDonnell
• Waiting for Winter by Sebastian Meschenmoser
• Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip Stead, illustrations by Erin Stead
• Fall Ball by Peter McCarty (part of a roundup of 2013 books)
• Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear by N.M. Bodecker, illust. by Erik Blegvad

HALLOWEEN

A round-up of Halloween books~

• Halloween by Harry Behn, with bootiful illustrations by Greg Couch
• The Widow’s Broom by Chris Van Allsburg
• Spooky ABC by Eve Merriam, illustrated by Lane Smith
• What Was I Scared Of? by Dr Seuss
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
• Dillweed’s Revenge by Florence Parry Heide, illustrated by Carson Ellis
• Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown
• The Monsters’ Monster by Patrick McDonnell
• The Dead Family Diaz by P.J. Bracegirdle, illustrated by Poly Bernatene
• Here Be Monsters by Jonathan Emmett & Poly Bernatene
•  Ghosts by Sonia Goldie, illustrated by Marc Boutavant
• NEW for 2014-What There is Before There is Anything There by Liniers
• THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HALLOWEEN LIST (updated each year)

VALENTINE’S DAY

Nothing mushy here…just conventional love stories between animals and fruit.

• Peach & Blue – Sarah Kilborne, illustrations by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
• Henry in Love – Peter McCarty
• Hug Time – Patrick McDonnell

ST PATRICK’S DAY

I have nothing…but I didn’t let that stop me from writing a review.

• O Leprechaun, Where Thou Art?

EASTER

Please note: These books may or may not have anything directly to do with Easter, but what they lack in seasonal relevance they more than make up for in the number and quality of rabbits…

• Esterhazy – Michael Sowa
• The Rabbits – by John Marsden, illustrated by Shaun Tan
• The Rabbit Problem– Emily Gravett
• Big Rabbit’s Bad Mood– Ramona Badescu
• Harris Finds His Feet-Catherine Rayner
• Wolves  –Emily Gravett

GARDENING

• Plantpet – Elise Primavera
• The Curious Garden – Peter Brown

BOOKS ABOUT PAINTING (AND ART)

• Art & Max-David Wiesner
• I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More-Karen Beaumont, illustrated by David Catrow
• Micawber-John Lithgow, illustrated by C.F. Payne
• Willy’s Pictures-Anthony Browne
• My Dog Thinks I’m a Genius–Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Barroux
• Coppernickel Goes Mondrian by Wouter Van Reek
• On Tumbledown Hill by Tim Wynne-Jones and Dušan Petričić
• Young Frank Architect by Frank Viva

BUGS!

• Crickwing by Janell Cannon
• The Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins
• UnBEElievables by Douglas Florian
• The Honeybee by Kirsten Hall, illustrations by Isabelle Arsenault
• Leaf Men & the Brave Good Bugs by William Joyce

DOGS!

• DOGS A roundup of all the dog-related picture book reviews (to April 2015)

Or…you can read them individually:

• Smelly Louie by Catherine Rayner
• Plumdog by Emma Chichester Clark
• Homer Henry Hudson’s Curio Museum by Zack Rock
• Dream Dog by David Catrow
• Time For Bed, Fred! by Yasmin Ismail
• Mister Bud Wears the Cone by Carter Goodrich
• Zorro Gets an Outfit by Carter Goodrich
• Say Hello to Zorro! by Carter Goodrich
• Thing-Thing by Cary Fagan/Nicholas Debon
• Homer by Elisha Cooper
• My Dog Thinks I’m a Genius by Harriet Ziefert/ Barroux
• Old Coyote by Nancy Wood/Max Grafe
• The Ralph Steadman Book of Dogs by Ralph Steadman
• Big Wolf and Little Wolf Such a Big Orange Nadine by Brun-Cosme/Olivier Tallec
• Big Wolf and Little Wolf the Little Leaf That Wouldn’t Fall Brun-Cosme/Tallec
• City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems/Jon Muth
• Guardians of Being by Eckhart Tolle/Patrick McDonnell