The New York Times Book Review has announced its Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2014, which will run in the November 19 issue. The honorees are:
Draw! by Raúl Colón (S&S/Wiseman)
Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill (Flying Eye)
Haiti, My Country by Haitian Schoolchildren, illus. by Rogé (Fifth House)
Harlem Hellfighters by J. Patrick Lewis, illus. by Gary Kelley (Creative Editions)
Time for Bed, Fred! by Yasmeen Ismail (Walker Books
Here Is the Baby by Polly Kanevsky, illus. by Taeeun Yoo (Random House/Schwartz & Wade)
Where’s Mommy by Beverly Donofrio. illus. by Barbara McClintock (Random House/Schwartz & Wade)
The Promise by Nicola Davies, illus. by Laura Carlin (Candlewick)
The Baby Tree by Sophie Blackall (Penguin/Paulsen)
The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry by Peter Sís (FSG/ Foster)
This year’s judges were Jennifer M. Brown, Brian Floca and Jerry Pinkney. To see a slideshow featuring interior art, click here.
