There are so many amazing picture books out there. Here is another group that I think are just about perfect. I look at books and evaluate them on the writing, the illustrations, the idea, and the overall impact. The titles on this list get everything right.

• JANE, THE FOX & ME Fanny Britt/Isabelle Arsenault
• MCTOAD MOWS TINY ISLAND Tom Angleberger/John Hendrix
• KEL GILLIGAN’S DAREDEVIL STUNT SHOW Michael Buckley/Dan Santat
• SUN AND MOON Lindsey Yankey
• LADY PANCAKE & SIR FRENCH TOAST Josh Funk/Brendan Kearney
• YOUR ALIEN Tammi Sauer/Goro Fujita
• THE NUMBERLYS William Joyce/Christina Ellis
• MOTHER BRUCE Ryan T. Higgins
• FRIENDSHAPE Amy Krouse Rosenthal/Tom Lichtenheld
• A RECIPE FOR BEDTIME Peter Bently/Sarah Massini
• THE KING AND THE SEA Heinz Janisch/Wolf Erlbruch
• WHAT TO DO IF AN ELEPHANT STANDS ON YOUR FOOT Michelle Robinson/Peter H. Reynolds
• I WANT MY HAT BACK Jon Klassen
• I NEED MY MONSTER Amanda Noll/Howard McWilliam
• I DARE YOU NOT TO YAWN Helene Boudreau/Serge Bloch
• KNIT TOGETHER Angela Dominguez
• THE BOOK ITCH Vaunda Micheaux Nelson/R. Gregory Christie