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best books of 2013

What were the best picture books of 2013?

Stacie Lewis

posted: 22 December, 2013, 9:06

in: Baby, Big Kid, Preschooler, Toddler, You and Your Family, Learning & Development, News, Life & Home


Here’s what I look for in a picture book: 1) fun, 2) colourful pictures and 3) a great story.

Here’s what the children’s book reviewer in The Telegraph looks for, “While I was very impressed by the illustrations (which pack a remarkable depth of information and emotion into some stylish, calming colours) I was bothered by the boundary-blurring of fact and fiction. However, my son kept peeling back layers of ideas which engaged him. He addressed the concept of loneliness in a crowd… considered mankind’s dominion over animals, and learnt to look for constellations in the stars. We even touched briefly on communism and capitalism.”

Hmmm. Okay…

As a contrast, last night when I read a book to my son, he ran in a tight circle around his chair for ten minutes shouting out random words from the book, giggling hysterically and throwing himself to the ground. To my despair, we failed to discuss any major political movements.

With that in mind, I bring you our favourite picture books of 2013. There is bound to be one here worth stuffing in your child’s stocking, but be warned: my choices lean towards fun, not philosophy.

What was your favourite picture book of 2013?

You can read more from Stacie at Mama Lewis and the Amazing Adventures of the Half-Brained Baby. You can also follow her on Twitter @MamaLewisBlog.

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  • http://www.tinnedtomatoes.com Jacqueline

    A few there for me to try and some I know well. What a load of drivel from Telegraph book reviewer. Children are interested in common themes, colours, good illustrations and rhyme.

    • http://www.mamalewis.com/ Stacie Lewis

      Exactly. The best part of this post was testing out the books I didn’t know on my son. Strangely, we didn’t get into a lengthy conversation about mankind’s dominion over animals. (Unless you count him stalking me and roaring like a lion. Thank you How to hide a lion.)

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