Best of the Year Part 2: Picture books and Informational Books

So these two categories are a little tricky.  I read a bunch of books this year that are both picture books and informational books.  So I am kind of going to do my best to put appropriate books into appropriate categories (but know that when it comes to categories and books, the best books are category-elusive. Anyway,  here we go:

Top Seven Picture Books I read in 2013

Ringgold, Faith (1991)  Tar Beach  (reviewed in March)




Crew, Gary; Tan, Shaun (2004)  Memorial (reviewed in March)




Hill, Laban Carrick; Collier, Bryan (2010) Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave  (Also reviewed in March, I think)





Willems, Mo. (2012) Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs  (reviewed in August)







Bernasconi, Pablo (2005)  Captain Arsenio:  Inventions and misadventures in flight.  Reviewed in September












Nelson, Kadir  (2011)  Heart and Soul:  The Story of America and African-Americans







Say. Alan (2011)  Drawing from Memory  Reviewed in November











Top Three Informational Books I Read this Year:

Murphy, Jim.  (2012) The Giant and Ho w He Humbugged America  Reviewed in November





Berger, Lee R.; Aronson, Marc (2012)  The Skull in the Rock:  How a scientist, a boy, and Google Earth opened a new window on human origins.






Sheinkin, Steve  (2013)  Bomb:  The Race to Build -- and Steal -- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon.  (reviewed in June)