NYTimes 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2011

Yay! The results are out from the New York Times Book Review people. And here are the 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books for this year. As usual we have looked for reading level information and have posted it where it is available.

Along a Long Road
by Frank Viva

Hit a bump?
Get back on track!
Reach the end?
Start again!

Hardcover: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 0316129259

A Ball for Daisy
by Chris Raschka

**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** Horn Book

Hardcover: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 037585861X

Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures
by Katherine Paterson
illustrated by Pamela Dalton

**Starred Review** School Library Journal

This is a beautiful book. The illustrations are gorgeous, as is the message. We wouldn't suggest this as a read-aloud though for very young children.

Hardcover: 36 pages
ISBN-10: 0811877345

Grandpa Green
by Lane Smith

**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** Publisher's Weekly

If you haven't seen it yet, check out Lane's book... It's a Book! Hilarious.

Word Count: 160
Accelerated Reading Level: 2.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 145730

Hardcover: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 1596436077

Ice (Stories Without Words)
by Arthur Geisert

Hardcover: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 1592700985

I Want My Hat Back
by Jon Klassen

Hardcover: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 0763655988

Me... Jane
by Patrick McDonnell

**Starred Review** Horn Book
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** Booklist
**Starred Review** GoodBooksforKids

Don reviewed Me... Jane back in March and we gave it a Starred Review then.

Don's review

Word Count: 218
Accelerated Reading Level: 3.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 143202
Lexile: AD740L

Hardcover: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 0316045462

Migrant
by Maxine Trottier
illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

Word Count: 509
Accelerated Reading Level: 3.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 142578
Lexile: AD880L

Hardcover: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 0888999755

A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
by Matt de la Peña
illustrated by Kadir Nelson

**Starred Review** Booklist

Word Count: 776
Accelerated Reading Level: 4.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 142513
Lexile: NP