2013 Picture Books

My motto is, one is never too old for picture books. When I worked for 10 years in a K - 8 school, I shared picture books with the upper grades as well as the lower grades. I also kept up with them better than I do now that I'm in a middle school setting. In 2012, I made a conscious effort to read more picture books. This year, I am making a separate list for them.

January (9)
1. This is Not My Hat by John Klassen
2. Life in the Ocean: the story of oceanographer Sylvia Earle by Claire A. Nivola
3. How the Gods Created the Finger People by Elizabeth Moore
4. A Full Moon is rising by Marilyn Singer
5. Did It All Start with a Snowball Fight? by Mary Kay Carson
6. Fifty Cents and a Dream by Jabari Asim. 
7.  Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane's Musical Journey by Gary Golio
8. Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds
9. Crankenstein by Samantha Berger

February (6)
10. Harlem's Little Blackbird by Renée Watson
11. Awesome Dawson by Chris Gall
12. ! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld
13. Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson 
14. Polar Bear Morning by Lauren Thompson 
15. Lucky Ducklings by Eva Moore 

March (13)
16. The Price of Freedom by Dennis and Judith Fradin
17. Puffin Peter by Petr Horacek
18. Phoebe & Digger by Tricia Springstubb
19. Survival at 120 Above by Debbie S. Miller
20. Monsieur Marceau: actor without words by Leda Schubert
21. Follow, Follow: a book of reverso poems by Marilyn Singer
22. Forest Has a Song by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
23. The Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins
24. Light in the Darkness: a story about how slaves learned in secret by Lesa Cline-Ransome
25. Look Up! Henrietta Leavitt, pioneering woman astronomer by Robert Burleigh
26. Cat Talk by Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest
27. The Boy and the Airplane by Mark Pett 
28. Brick by Brick Charles R. Smith

April (3)
29. Paul Thurlby's Wildlife 
30. Becoming Babe Ruth by Matt Tavares
31. Mommy's Little Monster by Dawn McNiff

May (2)
32. Red Hat by Lita Judge
33. Uh-oh, Dodo by Jennifer Sattler

June (3)
34. The Favorite Daughter by Allen Say
35. The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teague
36. Queenie: one elephant's story by Corinne Fenton

July (15)
37. As Fast As Words Could Fly by Pamela M. Tuck 
38. Muhammad Ali: the people's champion by Walter Dean Myers 
39. The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleischman 
40. Ball by Mary Sullivan 
41. Splish Splash Splat by Rob Scotton 
42. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems 
43. That is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems 
44. A Big Guy Took My Ball! (Elephant and Piggie) by Mo Willems 
45. Again! by Emily Gravett 
46. The Frazzle Family Finds a Way by Ann Bonwill 
47. The World is Waiting for You by Barbara Kerley
48. This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers
49. Pug and Other Animal Poems by Valerie Worth
50. Papa's Mechanical Fish by Candace Fleming
51. Night Boat to Freedom by Margot Theis Raven

August (0)

September
52. Fox Forgets by Suzanne Bloom (9/24)
53. How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton (9/24)
54. Mitchell Goes Bowling by Hallie Durand (9/24)
55. The Cart That Carried Martin by Eve Bunting (9/24)
56. See What a Seal Can Do by Chris Butterworth (9/24)
57. Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library by Barb Rosenstock (9/24)

October (11)
58. Trouper by Meg Kearney (10/2)
59. Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World by 60. Elizabeth Rusch (10/7)
61. Train by Elisha Cooper (10/23)
62. Here I am by Patti Kim (10/23)*

63. Battle Bunny by Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett (10/28)*

64. Beekle: the unimaginary friend by Dan Santat (10/31)

66. Dog Vs. Cat by Chris Gall (10/31)

67. This is a Moose by Richard T. Morris (10/31)

68. No Nap! Yes, Nap by Margie Palatini (10/31)

69. It's Okay to Make Mistakes by Todd Parr (10/31)

November (33) Happy Picture Book Month
70. A Funny Little Bird by Jennifer Yerkes (11/2)

71. A Long Way Away by Frank Viva (11/2)

72. Stick by Andy Pritchett (11/2)

73. Downpour by Emily Martin (11/2)

74. Ah Ha! by Jeff Mack (11/2)

75. I am Cat by Jackie Morris (11/2)

76. Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett (11/2)

77. Picture Day Perfection by Deborah Diesen (11/2)

78. A Bad Kitty Christmas by Nick Bruel (11/2)

79. Merry Christmas Splat by Rob Scotton (11/2)

80. An Otis Christmas by Loren Long (11/2)

81. Digby Differs by Miriam Koch (11/2)
82. The Race for the Chinese Zodiac by Gabrielle Wang (11/12)

83. Journey by Aaron Becker (11/12)
84. Bobo the Sailor Man! by Eileen Rosenthal (11/15)

85. The Tortoise and the Hare by Jerry Pinkney (11/15)

86. This is the Rope: a story from the Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson (11/15)

87. Daisy Gets Lost by Chris Raschka (11/15)

88. Hello, My Name is Ruby by Philip C. Stead (11/15)
89. Eight Dolphins of Katrina by Janet Wyman Coleman (11/16)
90. Is It Big or Is It Little? by Claudia Rueda (11/17)
91. Paul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb (11/21)
92. And the Cars Go... by William Bee (11/21)
93. Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes (11/23)
94. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt (11/24)

95. Moonday by Adam Rex (11/24)

96. Red Knit Cap Girl to the Rescue by Naoko Stoop (11/24)

97. The Nowhere Box by Sam Zuppardi (11/24)

98. Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills (11/24)

99. When Lions Roar by Robie Harris (11/24)
100. Lifetime: the amazing numbers in animal lives by Lola M. Schaefer (11/28)
101. How to Hide a Lion by Helen Stephens (11/28)
102. Once Upon a Northern Light by Jean E. Pendziwol (11/28)

December (30)
103. Sydney, Stella and the Moon by Emma Yarlet (12/6)

104. Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten by Nosy Crow (12/6)

105. A Splash of Red by Jen Bryant (12/6)

106. Puss in Boots by Jerry Pinkney (12/6)
107. Spike: Ugliest Dog in the Universe by Debra Frasier (12/20)
108. Friends by Eric Carle (12/26)

109. Santiago Stays by Angela Dominguez (12/ 26)

110. Little Owl's Orange Scarf by Tatyana Feeney (12/26)

111. The Mischievians by William Joyce (12/ 26)

112. It's about a Little Bird by Jessica Lange (12/26)

113. Too Much Glue by Jason Lefebvre (12/26)

114. Bluebird by Bob Staake (12/ 26)

115. Super Hair-o and the Barber of Doom by John Rocco (12/ 26)

116. Carnivore by Aaron Reynolds (12/26)

117. A Pirate's Guide to Recess by James Preller (12/26)
118. God Got a Dog by Cynthia Rylant (12/29)

119. Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow & Anne Wilsdorf (12/ 29)

120. Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner (12/29)

121. Don't Push the Button by Bill Cotter (12/29)

122. Flight of the Honey Bee by Raymond Huber (12/29)

123. Wild Animal Neighbors: sharing our urban world by Ann Downer (12/29)

124. Fossil by Bill Thomson (12/29)
125. Tree Lady: The true story of how one tree-lovinb woman changed a city forever by H. Joseph Hopkins (12/30)
126. Little Naomi, Little Chick by Avirama Golan (12/30)
127. A Single Pebble: a story of the Silk Road by Bonnie Christensen (12/30)
128. Splat and the Cool School Trip by Rob Scotton (12/30)
129. The Message of the Birds by Kate Westerlund (12/30)
130. Off We Go! A Bear and Mole Story by Will Hellenbrand (12/30)
131. Martin & Mahalia: his words/ her song by Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney (12/30)

132. What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms and Blessings by Joyce Sidman (12/31)
133. Stardines Swim High across the Sky and Other Poems by Jack Prelutsky (12/31)