Sheryl McFarlane

NEW YORK — The New York Times Book Review has announced its annual 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2013. The books will be featured in the November 10 Sunday Times Book Review in a special Children’s Book section.

The Book Review’s 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books for 2013 are:

• “My Brother’s Book,” written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak (Michael de Capua Books/HarperCollins Publishers)
• “Ballad,” written and illustrated by Blexbolex, translated by Claudia Z. Bedrick (Enchanted Lion Books)
• “Jemmy Button,” written and illustrated by Jennifer Uman and Valerio Vidali (Templar Publishing/Candlewick Press)
• “The Dark,” written by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Jon Klassen (Little, Brown and Company)
• “Holland,” written and illustrated by Charlotte Dematons (Lemniscaat)
• “Journey,” written and illustrated by Aaron Becker (Candlewick Press)
• “Fog Island,” written and illustrated by Tomi Ungerer (Phaidon Press)
• “Jane, The Fox and Me,” written by Fanny Britt, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, translated by Christelle Morelli and Susan Ouriou (Groundwood Books/
• House of Anansi Press)
• “Locomotive,” written and illustrated by Brian Floca (Richard Jackson/Atheneum)
• “Nelson Mandela,” written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Publishers)

Interestingly, there are several titles which break the 32 page picture book rule…

Any comments?