We are absolutely thrilled to reveal the winners of the Read With River book club’s Best Picture Books of 2019.
We have been working tirelessly for months working with authors and publishers to get submissions and review an incredible group of picture books. We have had so many insightful and stimulating discussions debating the choices, and finally we began a voting process to decide the absolute winners.
Each of our judges brought a different view point to the process. We have a Doctor, a Lawyer, Teachers, a Speech Language Pathologist, Parents, A former Literary Agent, and more!
Through all of this we held judgement wondering if this list would be truly inclusive and diverse. We are beyond thrilled that this list has turned out to be quite diverse.
Without further delay… here is the list!
First off we have Best Board Books
Shubh Raatri Dost/Good Night Friend – Animal World – My Mama is a Mechanic – Nothing is Scary with Harry
Next is Best Read Aloud Books
When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree – Layla’s Happiness – Bilal Cooks Daal – There are No Bears In This Bakery
Then we are onto Future Classics
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao – A Boy Like You – A Mouse Called Julian – Fry Bread
Then we had one of our toughest categories: Non-Fiction
Little People Big Dreams Music Stars – Moon’s First Friends – The Brave Cyclist – Fanatical About Frogs
Then there is some truly beautiful books – Best Illustration
Little Tigers – Pokko and the Drum – The Grizzly Mother – Another
And our final category is Most Inspiring
Little People Big Dreams Zaha Hadid – Noodlephant – The Boy Who Grew a Forest – Miep and the Most Famous Diary
It has been such a pleasure working with all of the judges on this project and I cannot wait to see what is in store for the Read with River Book Club in 2020!
We hope that you enjoy these picks as much as we do! We will be back with a list of our our personal favourite diverse books for 2019 before the year is out!
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