8 Must-Read Picture Books in 2016

Welcome to the last week of December! This is the week during which many of us start setting reading goals for the next year. Some of us will try reading more nonfiction and graphic novels. Others will vow to read more early readers and chapter books. Some may even take on the Caldecott, Geisel, Newbery, or Sibert challenge. Whatever you decide to focus on during 2016, I hope you'll read the eight fabulous picture books featured in the following vine. 

1. Where's the Party? by Ruth Chan | Publication Date: April 5

2.  Horrible Bear by Ame Dyckman; illustrated by Zachariah OHora | Publication Date: April 5

3. Daniel Finds a Poem by Micha Archer | Publication Date: February 16 

4. Before I Leave by Jessixa Bagley | Publication Date: February 16 

5. The Secret Subway by Shana Corey and Red Nose Studio | Publication Date: March 8 

6. Twenty Yawns by Jane Smiley; illustrated by Lauren Castillo | Publication Date: April 1 

7. Puddle by Hyewon Yum | Publication Date: March 8 

8. Chicken Lily by Lori Mortensen; illustrated by Nina Victor Crittenden | Publication Date: March 29 

Happy reading!