It’s the Final Countdown (of Picture Books 2010-19)

Some of you may recall that a number of years ago I was inspired to produce a Top 100 Picture Book poll. The rules were simple. People would send me their top 10 picture books, ranked, and I would ascribe a point system to their answers. People responded in droves and the end results were produced here and, later, here for children’s novels.

Nice enough, but if you look at these lists I think you’ll instantly see the problem. Famous were the books, yes. Particularly diverse? Not so much. ...