Gallery: NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2019
This year I went 2 for 10 in my New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books predictions. Same as last year. Same as the year before that! Looks like I’m a 2 for 10 guy when it comes to this list.
But you know what? I’m going to call it 2.5 this year, because I did have Isabelle Arsenault on my predictions list, just with the wrong book.
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Which books made the cut? I share them below. Click here to see them on the New York Times website.



















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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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