Favorite Picture Books from 2008

Here is a list of my favorite picture books that I read in 2008. Again, they are in no particular order. Also, just because I read them in 2008, doesn't mean they were all published in 2008.

1. A Family for Old Mill Farm - Shutta Crum
2. Gallop - Rufus Butler Seeder
3. Swing - Rufus Butler Seeder
4. Peanut - Linas Alsenas
5. Iggy Peck, Architect - Andrea Beaty
6. Smitten - David Gordon
7. The Secret Life of Walter Kitty - Barbara Jean Hicks
8. Not a Stick - Antoinette Portis
9. 365 Penguins - Jean-Luc Fromental
10. The Girl in the Castle in the Museum - Kate Bernheimer
11. Duck Soup - Jackie Urbanovic
12. Waking Beauty - Leah Wilcox
13. Night of the Veggie Monster - George McClements
14. Baby Brains and Robo Mom - Simon James
15. My First . . . - Eva Montanari
16. Never Take a Shark to the Dentist - Judi Barrett
17. Pet of the Met - Lydia and Don Freeman
18. Ridin' Dinos with Buck Bronco - George McClements
19. The Eyes of the Unicorn - Teresa Bateman
20. The Retired Kid - Jon Agee
21. The Rubber-Legged Duck - John G. Keller
22. Jumpy Jack and Googily - Meg Rosoff
23. Fartiste - Kathleen Krull
24. The Black Book of Color - Menena Cottin
25. No No Yes Yes - Leslie Patricelli
26. M is for Mischief - Linda Ashman
27. The Sea Serpent and Me - Dashka Slater
28. Twelve Terrible Things - Marty Kelley
29. Ghosts in the House! - Kazuno Kohara
30. Scary Godmother - Jill Thompson
31. Turk & Runt - Lisa Wheeler
32. When Dinosaurs Came with Everything - Elisa Broach
33. A Pirate's Quest - Laura Sams
34. Those Darn Squirrels! - Adam Rubin
35. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever - Marla Frazee

I know that is a long list, but considering I read 624 pictures books in 2008, I think I did a pretty good job narrowing it down to 35! I also re-read all the Dr. Seuss, Mercer Mayer, David Shannon and Jane Yolen's "How do Dinosaurs..." series. These are all books that will always be on my favorites list.