Here are the best selling Picture Books for 2012 as reported by the New York Times that have been on the list for more than 1 week. We have added reading information where it is available.
A BALL FOR DAISYby Chris Raschka
**2012 Randolph Caldecott Medal Winner**
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** Horn Book
**Starred Review** Kirkus
Poor Daisy. Her favorite ball is destroyed by a larger dog, but don't worry. It all works out.
Reading Level: Wordless
Page Count: 32 pages
AMELIA BEDELIA'S FIRST VALENTINEby Herman Parish
illustrated by Lynne Avri
Hearts abound, even on French fries.
Word Count: 1,164
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 134575
Lexile: AD600L
AND THEN IT’S SPRINGby Julie Fogliano
illustrated by Erin Stead
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
Planting a garden and the anticipation of things to come.
Accelerated Reading Info: not available
Page Count: 32
by Philip Christian Stead
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
Bear found his friend Mouse, but Mouse was busy gathering seeds and didn't have time to listen to a story. Then Bear saw his friend Duck, but Duck was getting ready to fly south. What about his friend Toad? He was busy looking for a warm place to sleep. By the time Bear was through helping his friends get ready for winter, would anyone still be awake to hear his story?
Word Count: 559
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 2.7 / points: 0.5
Accelerated Reading level: 2.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 152745
by Karma Wilson
Bear has come up with the perfect way to say thanks—a nice big dinner! When Bear decides to throw a feast, his friends show up one by one with different platters of delicious food to share. There’s just one problem: Bear’s cupboards are bare! What is he to do?
This Bear book is told in rhyme and is a good read-aloud
Page Count: 340
Accelerated Reading level: 2.3 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 153727
BIPPOLO SEED AND OTHER LOST STORIES by Dr. Seuss
**Starred Review** Publisher's Weekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
Seven madcap tales, published between 1950 and 1951.
Word Count: 5283
Page Count: 72
Accelerated Reading level: 3.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 146336
BLACKOUTby John Rocco
**2012 Randolph Caldecott Medal Winner**
A power failure turns into family time.
Lexile: BR
Page Count: 40
BUMBLE-ARDYby Maurice Sendak
A mischievous pig throws a birthday party for himself.
Word Count: 310
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 2.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 146423
by Ree Drummond
Illustrated by Diane deGroat
Charlie the Ranch dog is back! and you'll never guess what he is getting for Christmas.
no reading information yet
Page Count: 40
Caldecott Honors!!!
CREEPY CARROTS!by Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (illus.)
**Starred Review** Publisher's Weekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around. Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.
Word Count: 435
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 2.3 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 151429
**Starred Review** Publisher's Weekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around. Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.
Word Count: 435
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 2.3 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 151429
DINOSAUR PET (includes CD)by Marc (Neil's son) and Neil Sedaka
New lyrics to the tune of Neil Sedaka's song "Calendar Girl," in which a dinosaur hatches in January and then grows bigger every month of the year.
Word Count: 311
Page Count: 28
Accelerated Reading level: 2.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 150934
DRAGONS LOVE TACOSby Adam Rubin
If you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos.
Word Count: 501
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 3.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 152991
Caldecott Honors!!!
EXTRA YARNby Mac Barnett
illustrated by Jon Klassen
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** Publisher's Weekly
**Starred Review** Booklist
**Starred Review** Shan from GoodBooksforKids
A monochrome town gets a change of color and attitude with the help of a box of yarn and a girl named Annabelle.
Word Count: 566
Page Count: 40Word Count: 566
Accelerated Reading level: 3.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 148457
Lexile: AD620L
FANCY NANCY AND THE MERMAID BALLET by Jane O'Connor
illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
Fancy Nancy and her best friend, Bree, couldn't be more excited about the upcoming dance show--but that may change when Nancy gets cast as a tree.
Word Count: 835
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 150764
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE DINOSAURS
by Mo Willems
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** ALA BookList
This humorous new take on the story of the three bears has a trio of hungry dinosaurs just possibly setting up a trap for an unsuspecting Goldilocks.
Word Count: 720
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 4.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 153629
illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
Fancy Nancy and her best friend, Bree, couldn't be more excited about the upcoming dance show--but that may change when Nancy gets cast as a tree.
Word Count: 835
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 150764
by Mo Willems
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** ALA BookList
This humorous new take on the story of the three bears has a trio of hungry dinosaurs just possibly setting up a trap for an unsuspecting Goldilocks.
Word Count: 720
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 4.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 153629
GOODNIGHT, GOODNIGHT, CONSTRUCTION SITEby Sherri Duskey Rinker
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** Booklist
As the sun sets, hard-working trucks get ready to say good night.
Word Count: 526
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 148143
GRANDPA GREENby Lane Smith
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** Publisher'sWeekly
Grandpa Green wasn't always a gardener. He was a farmboy and a kid with chickenpox and a soldier and, most of all, an artist.
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading Level: 2.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 145730
HEAVEN IS FOR REAL FOR KIDS: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo
A boy’s encounter with Jesus and the angels, retold for children.
Word Count: 1,326
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 14890
IF YOU GIVE A DOG A DONUTby Laura Numeroff
Another book in the 'If Give a Moose a Muffin..." family.
Word Count: 234
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 2.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 147099
Lexile: AD430L
ISABELLA: GIRL ON THE GOby Jennifer Fosberry
Mike Litwin (Illustrator)
A day in the backyard takes Isabella around the world.
Word Count: 430
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 2.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 150665
IT'S A BIG WORLD, LITTLE PIG! by Kristi Yamaguchi
Tim Bowers (Illustrator)
Poppy has a new adventure where she meets all sorts of new friends which leads her to conclude that every smiles in the same language.
Word Count: 903
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 3.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 150469
I WANT MY HAT BACKby Jon Klassen
A bear’s missing hat is a mystery with a mischievous twist.
Accelerated Reading Info: not available
Lexile: 90L
Page Count: 32
LADYBUG GIRL AND BINGOby Jacky Davis
Another book in this fun series. Lulu and Bingo the dog go camping.
Word Count: 944
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 3.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 151575
LADYBUG GIRL AND THE BUG SQUADby Jacky Davis
Lulu invites the Bug Squad gang to come over for a play date. She wants everything to go perfect, and when it doesn't....
Word Count: 946
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 3.3 / points: 0.5
AR quiz:143719
by Mo Willems
Elephant Gerald and Piggie want to go for a drive, but as Gerald thinks of one thing after another that they will have to take along, they come to realize that they lack the most important thing of all.
Accelerated Reading Info: not available
Page Count: 64
LISTEN TO MY TRUMPET!by Mo Willems
Piggie plays her new instrument for Gerald!
Accelerated Reading Info: not available
Page Count: 64
LLAMA LLAMA HOME WITH MAMA
by Anna Dewdney
Mama has just the thing for Llama Llama, who isn’t feeling well.
Word Count: 243
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 1.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 146101
by Anna Dewdney
**Starred Review** Publisher'sWeekly
Llama has a sharing drama when Nelly Gnu and her mama stop by for a play date. Little Llama's not so sure it's time to share all his toys. Maybe just his blocks...
Build a tower. Make a moat.Word Count: 330
Nelly's dolly sails a boat.
What can Llama Llama add?
Maybe sharing's not so bad.
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 1.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 154191
LOVE, SPLATby Rob Scotton
Splat likes Kitten but Kitten does not seem to like Splat all that much. Will a heartfelt Valentine's card help?
Word Count: 647
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 3.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 127426
Lexile: AD700L
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON:Things About Me by Jenny Slate
The online star shares his odd world.
Word Count: 351
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 2.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 147779
2012 Caldecott Honor Book!!
Me . . . Janeby Patrick McDonnell
A young Jane Goodall dreams of life as a naturalist.A Charlotte Zolotow Award WinnerA Horn Book Fanfare BookA New York Times Best Illustrated Children's BookA New York Times Notable Children's BookA Booklist Editor's Choice BookA Kirkus Reviews Best BookA Kids' Indie Next List Book
A Parents' Choice Silver Honor BookA National Parenting Publications Awards Gold WinnerA Booklinks Lasting Connections Book
Word Count: 218
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 3.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 143202
Lexile: AD740L
by Jan Brett
Mossy, a turtle with a garden growing on her shell, is taken from her home and new friend to become an exhibit in a museum, until the director's niece, Tory, notices how sad Mossy is and helps arrange for her to go home.
Word Count: 863
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 154033
by Mark Kelly
Astronaut Mark Kelly flew with “mice-tronauts” on his first spaceflight aboard space shuttle Endeavour in 2001. Mousetronaut tells the story of a small mouse that wants nothing more than to travel to outer space.
Word Count: 1,809
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 5.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz:154908
Lexile: AD670L
by Jamie Lee Curtis
Celebrates the bravery of experiencing and trying new things for the first time, in rhyming verse.
Word Count: 801
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 3.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 155163
by Ian Falconer
Olivia is having an identity crisis! There are too many ruffly, sparkly princesses around these days, and Olivia has had quite enough. She needs to stand out! She has to be special! She wants to do more than just fit in! So what will she be?
Word Count: 459
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 2.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 153270
Lexile: AD630L
Caldecott Honors!!!
ONE COOL FRIENDby Toni Buzzeo
David Small (Illustrator)
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** Publisher's Weekly
"May I please have a penguin?" When Elliot's dad say's YES, he thought they were talking about a stuffed pet. Caldecott Medallist David Small & Toni Buzzeo have tons of fun with this mischievous tale.
Word Count: 591
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 148133
Lexile: AD620L
PENNY AND HER SONGby Kevin Kenkes
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** Kirkus
Penny wants to sing her song, but her parents worry she’ll wake the babies.
Word Count: 483
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 2.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 149383
PETE THE CAT AND HIS FOUR GROOVY BUTTONSby Eric Litwin
Pete loves the buttons on his shirt so much that he makes up a song about them... and even as the buttons pop off.
Accelerated Reading Info: not available
Lexile: AD350L
PETE THE CAT: I LOVE MY WHITE SHOESby Eric Litwin
Pete discovers the library, the lunchroom and other cool places.
Accelerated Reading Info: not available
Lexile level: 240L
PETE THE CAT: ROCKING IN MY SCHOOL SHOESby Eric Litwin
Well-shod Pete has rainbows on his feet.
Word Count: 319
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 2.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 154850
by Eric Litwin
In this rockin' new spin on the traditional tale The Night Before Christmas.
'Twas the day before Christmas and Santa was ill.Accelerated Reading Info: not available
In the cold winter wind he had caught a bad chill.
Will Christmas be canceled? Will it come to that?
"Never!" cried Santa.
"Let's call Pete the Cat!"
Page Count: 40
PLANT A KISSby Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Little Miss planted a kiss . . .
Accelerated Reading Info: not available
Page Count: 40
PRESS HEREby Hervé Tullet
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** Publisher's Weekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
A whimsical dance of color and motion, at the touch of a finger.
Accelerated Reading Info: not available
Page Count: 56
ROCKET WRITES A STORYby Tad Hills
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** Publisher's Weekly
**Starred Review** Kirkus
Rocket loves books, and now he wants to write one. But how?
Word Count: 1,125
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 3.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 152714
by Dan Kainen and Carol Kaufmann
You are not going to believe this. So cool.
From the publishers of GALLOP! and STAR WARS: a scanimation book, a new book featuring movement.
CLICK through and see the video at Amazon!
no reading information
Page Count: 14
by Judy Schachner
Skippyjon Jones' newest adventure sees him donning his disguise as Skippito the Strong and joining his buddies, the Chimichango Gang, as they perform daring feats for the Cirque de Ole.
Word Count:1293
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 154669
STARSby Mary Lyn Ray and Marla Frazee (illus.)
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** Publisher's Weekly
**Starred Review** Booklist
Here, a star takes many forms — in the night, as a snowflake or in the wilds of a young imagination.
Lexile: AD560L
Page Count: 40
STUCKby Oliver Jeffers
Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree and he tries all sorts of things to dislodge it.
Word Count: 493
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 150403
THE ARTIST WHO PAINTED A BLUE HORSEby Eric Carle
Eric Carle brings us a child joyfully creates animals in unexpected colors.
Accelerated Reading Info: not available
Page Count: 32
THE DUCKLING GETS A COOKIE!?by Mo Willems
Pigeon is very angry when the duckling gets a cookie just by asking politely.
Word Count: 241
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 1.0 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 152017
THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMOREby William Joyce
**Starred Review** Kirkus
Morris Lessmore loves words, stories, and books, and after a tornado carries him to another land, dreary and colorless, he finds a single book in color that leads him to an amazing library, where he learns the books need him as much as he needs them.
Word Count: 728
Page Count: 56
Accelerated Reading level: 3.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 152402
THE LORAXby Dr. Seuss
Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty.
Word Count: 1,815
Page Count: 72
Accelerated Reading level: 3.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 9034
Lexile: 560L
THE LORAX POP-UP!
THE MAN IN THE MOONby William Joyce
Tells the tale of the Man in the Moon, who guards the hopes and dreams of Earth's children.
Word Count: 1,676
Page Count: 56
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 146425
Lexile: AD830L
by Todd Parr
This delightful little book encourages every one to find something to be thankful for, every day. From simple things, like having underwear that fits just right, to birthday cakes!
I am thankful for music because it makes me want to dance.
I am thankful for my feet because they help me run and play.
I am thankful for kisses because they make me feel loved.
no reading information yet
Page Count: 32
THE VERY FAIRY PRINCESS: HERE COMES THE FLOWER GIRLby Julie Andrews and others
Even disaster strikes on the big Wedding Day, Gerry finds a way to bring sunshine to the party
Word Count: 802
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 151601
by Jon Klassen
**Starred Review** School Library Journal
**Starred Review** ALA BookList
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** Horn Book
When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. So it's a good thing that enormous fish won't wake up. And even if he does, it's not like he'll ever know what happened.
Page Count: 40
WE ARE IN A BOOK!by Mo Willems
Piggie and Gerald realize they are in a book. Piggie makes the reader say a funny word, and Gerald worries about the book ending soon.
Accelerated Reading Info: not available
Lexile: BR
WHAT COLOR IS MY WORLD? The Lost History of African-American Inventors
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld, Ben Boos and A.G. Ford.
Did you know that James West invented the microphone in your cell phone? That Fred Jones invented the refrigerated truck that makes supermarkets possible? Or that Dr. Percy Julian synthesized cortisone from soy, easing untold people's pain?
Word Count: 12,993
Page Count: 56
Accelerated Reading level: 6.1 / points: 2.0
AR quiz: 148988
WIZARD OF OZ SCANIMATIONby Rufus Butler Seder
Ten classic scenes, from the twister to Dorothy’s ruby slippers.
Accelerated Reading Info: unknown
Page Count: 11
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