31 Days, 31 Lists: Day Twenty-Five – 2017 Transcendent Holiday Picture Books

The holiday picture book is a fascinating object in terms of artistic quality. Most public libraries, due to space issues, will create separate “Holiday” book sections where these books are sequestered away for all time. They are pigeonholed to a particular time of the year, sometimes to the good and sometimes to their detriment. And every year publishers see they as sure-fire moneymakers and release a whole slew of the puppies in one fell swoop. Most of these are so forgettable that your br...