From a book about the ultimate middle child (the 11th of 21 children? Only in the world of bunnies), to a nature story with illustrations painted on wood, these books offer a little something for everyone. I'd like to read The Boy Who Cried Ninja with my daughter asap — because a certain little someone in our house is beginning to tell some very tall tales of her own.
- Chloe, illustrated by Peter McCarty
- The Boy Who Cried Ninja, illustrated by Alex Latimer
- The Opposite, illustrated by Elena Odriozola
- Squid and Octopus: Friends for Always, illustrated by Tao Nyeu
- Red Knit Cap Girl, illustrated by Naoko Stoop
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Not just in a family of bunnies. I know a person who has 15 siblings, AND is not on any kind of tv reality show...
When I'm in a bookstore, the first racks I check out are always the children's books (even if I don't have any kids), I just love the illustrations. Adult books should have more illustrations as well.
We enjoyed Chloe (as well as Henry in Love). But we really like Peter McCarty in general. Hondo and Fabian is my favorite.
Oh how exciting to see Tao Nyeu on this list. I went to art school undergrad with Tao, and I always thought her "doodles on napkins" were sheer genius. She thought I was nuts at the time, or maybe she was just very humble. :-)
I bought Red Knit Cap Girl for my daughter (but kind of for me) purely for the illustrations. She does really cute prints that would be great for a nursery as well.
Also guilty.
< a href="http://32pages.ca/2012/04/11/held-up-by-trees/">House Held Up by Trees, illustrated by Jon Klassen, is beyond beautiful but makes my five-year-old cry (she's very sensitive and it's a somewhat *stark* story), so we don't get it out of the library any more. And, of course, I Want My Hat Back by John Klassen is gorgeous and hilarious.
Another favourite is Little Bird by Germano Zullo and Albertine. I got it out of the library because it looked cute, but the simple words and images had me tearing up they were so profoundly sweet.
There aren't many things better than snuggling up with a beautiful book, a little one and a blanket at bed time.
I do too! But sometimes my daughter has unexpected preferences! http://homeofbambou.blogspot.com/2012/11/kids-books-richard-scarry.html?m=1