Here is a list of my favourite picture books for kids released in the year 2019. Go through this list and tell me if you agree with me. Which one is your favourite?
1. Another by Christian Robinson
A wordless picture book, this book plays with perspective and imagination through its brilliant illustrations. It takes readers on a playful, fanciful journey and throws them into another world.
2. Spend It! (Moneybunny) by Cinders McLeod
This is one of my favourite books this year. It is such a fun and simple way of explaining money to children. Sonny gets three carrots a week for his allowance and learns that he can't buy everything with it! His mom tells him that he will need to choose what to buy from the allowance that he has. That doesn't sound like much fun to Sonny, especially when he learns that the bouncy castle he's been eyeing goes for ONE HUNDRED carrots. Ridiculous! But eventually, after a little math and a little more thinking, he has a blast discovering what's really important to him and worth spending his carrots on.
3. Ten Rules of the Birthday Wish by Beth Ferry, Tom Lichtenheld
This is such a fun book to read for a child’s birthday or any other day of the year that is spent in anticipation of their birthday!
4. When Sadness Is at Your Door by Eva Eland
I would say this is one of the important books of its time for readers young and old. A wonderful book that walks around emotional literacy and mindfulness. When sadness visits us, we tend to push it away. Is that why it tends to cling to us evermore? What if we accept it and give it a seat at the table like a guest. Don’t be scared of it, it is only visiting.
5. The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach
What happens when caterpillars transform into butterflies? How do they do it? And how can it be so much to learn about it? Read this book and find out!
6. Mary Wears What She Wants by Keith Negley
This is a book inspired by the true story of Mary Edwards Walker, a trailblazing doctor who was arrested many times for wearing pants. She bucked the gender expectations of her time challenging gender and societal norms.