Best Picture Books of 2015 for the Sense-of-Wonder Shelf

by Rob Biddulph ; illustrated by Rob Biddulph

A master-class of picture-book writing and illustrating. Full review >

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by Christopher Myers ; illustrated by Christopher Myers

Poignant, vulnerable, wise. Full review >

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by Tomie dePaola ; illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Thank you, Tomie. Full review >

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by Mordicai Gerstein ; illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein

A beautifully realized and delightful celebration of night and sunrise. Full review >

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by Kevin Henkes ; illustrated by Kevin Henkes

Waiting as a joyful activity in itself is almost never celebrated; this Zen-like meditation might win some converts. Full review >

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by Elin Kelsey ; illustrated by Soyeon Kim

Profound and entirely wonderful. Full review >

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by JonArno Lawson ; illustrated by Sydney Smith

Bracketed by beautiful endpapers, this ode to everyday beauty sings sweetly. Full review >

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by Isabel Minhós Martins ; illustrated by Bernardo P. Carvalho ; translated by Lyn Miller-Lachmann

The book’s extra-large trim is the perfect format for this mesmerizing vision of a thrillingly expansive world. Full review >

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by Neil Christopher ; illustrated by Germaine Arnaktauyok

A bilingual sampler—cold of setting but warm of spirit. Full review >

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by April Pulley Sayre ; photographed by April Pulley Sayre

Wonder-full in every way. Full review >

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by Ulf Stark ; illustrated by Eva Eriksson ; translated by Julia Marshall

Gentle humor pervades this father-son tale in the nicest way. Full review >

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by Bernard Waber ; illustrated by Suzy Lee

Sublimely satisfying. Full review >

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by Pamela Zagarenski ; illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski

Surreal, staggering mixed-media paintings make traveling across such beautifully varied and bizarre storyscapes exhilarating. Full review >

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