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Best Picture Books of May!

Submitted by lpeugh on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:00pm

 

Short and sweet this month, these are the picture books I can't get enough of!

Minette's Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat (Hardcover)

By Susanna Reich, Amy Bates
$16.95
ISBN-13: 9781419701771
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harry N. Abrams, 5/2012
What a delicious way for kids to become acquainted with Julia Child: with her cat! A sweet story with even sweeter pictures, this would make a lovely gift!

Revenge of the Dinotrux (Hardcover)

By Chris Gall
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780316132886
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 5/2012
I can think of nothing more perfectly suited to a little boy (or girl!) than a book about trucks and dinosaurs combined! The Dinotrux are back and they are not happy - what horrible revenge will they enact? Toddlers will love the bright pictures and hilarious story!

Show Me a Story!: Why Picture Books Matter: Conversations with 21 of the World's Most Celebrated Illustrators (Hardcover)

By Leonard S. Marcus
$22.99
ISBN-13: 9780763635060
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Candlewick, 4/2012
Other Editions of this Title
Filled with interviews with famous illustrators (including the grumpy dear Maurice Sendak) and wonderful pictures, this is really more a book for adults - the ones who never grew up all the way. Don't miss out on this lovely collection!