I say this and I mean it – if I can predict just one of the books on the New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books list, I am satisfied.
With so many books being eligible, it’s incredibly tough to predict. The list was just announced. How did I do with my 2021 predictions?
Two! I got two out of ten. Time is a Flower and Unspeakable. I’ll take it. If you include my additional “just for kicks” list (which Colby Sharp has unjustifiably made fun of me for (side note: how dare he?)) I got two more. But I don’t count those, because they were just for kicks.
Congratulations to the creators of the 2021 list. It’s a wonderful group of books.
Here’s the list. Click images to enlarge.
¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge
Written and illustrated by Raúl the Third
Colors by Elaine Bay
The Night Walk
Written and illustrated by Marie Dorléans
The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess
Written and illustrated by Tom Gauld
Time Is a Flower
Written and illustrated by Julie Morstad
While You’re Sleeping
Written by Mick Jackson
Illustrated by John Broadley
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
Written by Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Keeping the City Going
Written and illustrated by Brian Floca
I Am the Subway
Written and illustrated by Kim Hyo-eun
Translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith
On the Other Side of the Forest
Written by Nadine Robert
Illustrated by Gérard DuBois
It Fell From the Sky
Written and illustrated by Terry Fan and Eric Fan
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