My Favorite Fifteen Fiction Picture Books I Reviewed in 2017

I’ve read so many wonderful picture books this year that it was impossible for me to shorten the list of favorites any further than fifteen. Click on the title to go to the review.

If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson. – profound
Elephants by Rebecca Heller. Illustrated by Suzie Mason. – tender
Ah Ha! by Jeff Mack – clever
Jump! By Guy Porfirio. – charmingly funny
Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton. – hilarious
Bossy Flossy written and illustrated by Paulette Bogan. – endearingly funny
The Three Grasshoppers by Francesca Bosca. Illustrated by Giuliano Ferri. – astute
The Three Billy Goats Fluff by Rachel Mortimer. Illustrated by Liz Pichon. – empathetic
Is There Really a Human Race? By Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. – insightful
The Girl Who Saved Yesterday by Julius Lester. Illustrated by Carl Angel. – beautiful
The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Rebecca Cobb. – charming
Just the Two of Us by Will Smith. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. – touching
To Know the Sea by Frances Gilbert. Illustrated by Rhett Ransom Pennell. – enchanting
When Grandma Climbed the Magic Ladder by Priya Narayanan. – spiritual
Bear Hockey by Jessica Boyd. Illustrated by Maurizio Curto. – adorable