My Top Read-Aloud Picture Books of 2014

Hi, friends! In case you missed it (and if you did, see Colby Sharp’s post right here), the authors and illustrators of the 2015 E. B. White Read-Aloud Picture Book Award & Honor books are all dudes. I read some excellently awesome Read-Aloud Picture Books last year myself, and I’d like to add some of those to the mix (in no particular order):

Josh Funk’s Top Read-Aloud Picture Books of 2014

Backhoe Joe written by Lori Alexander & illustrated by Craig Cameron
Baking Day at Grandma’s written by Anika Denise & illustrated by Christopher Denise
Cock-a-Doodle Oops! written by Lori Degman & illustrated by Deborah Zemke
Crankenstein written by Samantha Berger & illustrated by Dan Santat
Duck, Duck, Moose written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen & illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
Edgar’s Second Word written by Audrey Vernick & illustrated by Priscilla Burris
Found written & illustrated by Salina Yoon
Frances Dean Who Loved to Dance and Dance written & illustrated by Birgita Sif
Froodle written & illustrated by Antoinette Portis
Gaston by written by Kelly DiPucchio & illustrated by Christian Robinson
Happy Birthday, Madame Chapeau written by Andrea Beaty & illustrated by David Roberts
I Am Cow, Hear Me Moo written by Jill Esbaum & illustrated by Gus Gordon
The Jacket written by Kristen Hall & illustrated by Dasha Tolstikova
Louise Loves Art written & illustrated by Kelly Light
Maple written & illustrated by Lori Nichols
Nana in the City written & illustrated by Lauren Castillo
Ninja Red Riding Hood written by Corey Rosen Schwartz & illustrated by Dan Santat
One Big Pair of Underwear by Laura Gehl & illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Orangutangled written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen & illustrated by Aaron Zenz
A Piece of Cake written & illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Sparky written by Jenny Offil & illustrated by Chris Applehans
Tap Tap Boom Boom written by Elizabeth Bluemle & illustrated by G. Brian Karas
There Was a Wee Lassie Who Swallowed a Midgie written by Rebecca Colby & illustrated by Kate McLelland
This Orq. (He Cave Boy.) written by David Elliott & illustrated by Lori Nichols
Uni the Unicorn written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & illustrated by Brigette Barrager
Very Little Red Riding Hood written by Teresa Heapy & illustrated by Sue Heap
Viva Frida written & illustrated by Yuyi Morales
You Are (Not) Small written by Anna Kang & illustrated by Christopher Weyant

What are your favorite Read-Aloud Picture Books published in 2014?