Tuesday, November 22, 2022

The New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Picture Books of 2022

Every year since 1952 the New York Times has put together a panel of judges to look at all the illustrated children's books to celebrate the ten best. This year, in conjunction with the New York Public Library, the judges were were children's book author Emily Jenkins; New York Public Library Children's Librarian Maggie Craig; and illustrator Raúl Colón, who has won this award twice.

The 2022 winners are:

FARMHOUSE

Written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall



YELLOW DOG BLUES

Written by Alice Faye Duncan. Illustrated by Chris Raschka


NIGHT LUNCH

Written by Eric Fan. Illustrated by Dena Seiferling


TELLING STORIES WRONG

Written by Gianni Rodari. Illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna. Translated from the Italian by Antony Shugaar


BEDTIME FOR BO

Written by Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold. Illustrated by Mari Kanstad Johnsen. Translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson


THE UPSIDE DOWN HAT

Written by Stephen Barr. Illustrated by Gracey Zhang


THE NEW ROOSTER

Written and illustrated by Rilla Alexander


THE WRITER

Written by Davide Cali. Illustrated by Monica Barengo


WHERE BUTTERFLIES FILL THE SKY

Written and illustrated by Zahra Marwan


STILL THIS LOVE GOES ON

Written by Buffy Sainte-Marie. Illustrated by Julie Flett


See more images from the winning titles here in the New York Times announcement.

Congratulations to all the winners - it certainly makes a great reading list for those of us who create illustrated works for children!

Illustrate, Translate, and Write On,
Lee

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