Books Written by Some of My Picture Book Friends

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Friday, December 16—Books Written by Some of My Picture Book Friends

I can’t share lists of the best picture books of the year without sharing the books written by friends who have been featured on Picture This! this year. I’ll only list their latest releases, but please search out other titles by these fabulous authors.

Leonard S. Marcus

The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth

Written by Norman Juster

Illustrated by Jules Feiffer

Noted by Leonard S. Marcus

Janeen Mason

Gift of the Magpie

Written and Illustrated by Janeen Mason

Ocean Commotion: Life on the Reef

Written and Illustrated by Janeen Mason

Diane Muldrow

Where Do Giggles Come From?

By Diane Muldrow

Illustrated by Anne Kennedy

We Planted A Tree

By Diane Muldrow

Illustrated by Bob Staake

Margie Palatini

Hogg, Hogg, & Hog

Written and Illustrated by Margie Palatini

Goldie and the Three Hares

By Margie Palatini

Illustrated by Jack E. Davis

Jean Reidy

Light Up the Night

By Jean Reidy
Illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine

Tammi Sauer

Mostly Monsterly

By Tammi Sauer

Illustrated by Scott Magoon

Mr. Duck Means Business

By Tammi Sauer

Illustrated by Jeff Mack

Lisa Wheeler

Dino-Basketball

By Lisa Wheeler

Illustrated by Barry Gott

Spinster Goose: Twisted Rhymes for Naughty Children

By Lisa Wheeler

Illustrated by Sophie Blackall