The New York Times Book Review judges picture books published in the past year and chooses the best ones based only on the illustrations. The covers of this year’s ten winners are shown below.
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- The Cat from Hunger Mountain, written and illustrated by Ed Young
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- The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by christian Robinson
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- Freedom in congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
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- Little Red, written and illustrated by Bethan Woolvin
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- The Polar Bear, written and illustrated by Jenni Desmond
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- Preaching to the chickens by Jubrai Asim, illustrated by E. B. Lewis
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- The Princess and the Warrior, written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh
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- The Tree in the Courtyard by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by Peter mcCarty
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- A Voyage in the Clouds by Matthew Olshan, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
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- The White Cat and the Monk by Jo Ellen Bogart, illustrated by Sydney Smith
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