Staff Favorites 2012 - Picture Books
These books aren't just for little kids. Read one if you don't believe me. And look to the blog on Monday, January 28, 2013 to see if any of the titles from this series of posts won an ALA Youth Media Award, such as the Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, or Sibert Medals.
1. 1-2-3 Peas by Keith Baker
2. A Is for Musk Ox by Erin Cabatingan
3. All for Me and None for All by Helen Lester
4. Another Brother by Matthew Cordell
5. Arthur's Dream Boat by Polly Dunbar
6. Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff
7. Beep and Bah by James Burks
8. Boot and Shoe by Marla Frazee
9. Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman
10. The Chicken Problem by Jennifer Oxley
11. Chloe by Peter McCarty
12. Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
13. Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds
14. Dini-Dinosaur by Karen Beaumont
15. Dino-Football by Lisa Wheeler
16. The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems
17. The Easter Bunny's Assistant by Jan Thomas
18. Every Little Thing by Cedella Marley
19. Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
20. A Few Bites by Cybèle Young
21. Fire! ¡Fuego! Brave Bomberos by Susan Middleton Elya
22. Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody by Rick Walton
23. Frisky Brisky Hippity Hop by Alexina B. White
24. Frog and Fly: Six Slurpy Stories by Jeff Mack
25. Go, Go, Grapes!: A Fruit Chant by April Pulley Sayre
26. The Grizzly Bear with the Frizzly Hair by Sean Taylor
27. Huff & Puff by Claudia Rueda
28. I Don't Want to Be a Pea! by Ann Bonwill
29. I Know a Librarian Who Chewed on a Word by Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton
30. I Like Old Clothes by Mary Ann Hoberman
31. Introducing Limelight Larry by Leigh Hodgkinson
32. It's a Tiger! by David LaRochelle
33. Laundry Day by Maurie J. Manning
34. A Leaf Can Be . . . by Laura Purdie Salas
35. Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money by Emily Jenkins
36. Let's Go for a Drive! by Mo Willems
37. Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas
38. Me Want Pet! by Tammi Sauer
39. Mousetronaut: Based on a (Partially) True Story by Mark Kelly
40. Nighttime Ninja by Barbara DaCosta
41. Oh, No! by Candace Fleming
42. Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton
43. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
44. Pig Has a Plan by Ethan Long
45. Piggy Bunny by Rachel Vail
46. Pugs in a Bug by Carolyn Crimi
47. Randy Riley's Really Big Hit by Chris Van Dusen
48. Red and Yellow's Noisy Night by Josh Selig
49. Robot Zombie Frankenstein by Annette Simon
50. Silly Goose's Big Story by Keiko Kasza
51. Snowmen at Work by Caralyn Buehner
52. Sophie's Fish by A. E. Cannon
53. Squid and Octopus: Friends for Always by Tao Nyeu
54. There Was a Tree by Rachel Isadora
55. Three Little Dinosaurs by Charles Fuge
56. Too Tall Houses by Gianna Marino
57. Up, Tall and High! by Ethan Long
58. When Dads Don't Grow Up by Marjorie Blain Parker
59. Wolf Won't Bite! by Emily Gravett
60. Z Is for Moose by Kelly Bingham
61. Zero the Hero by Joan Holub

