Best in Rhyme Award 2015

It's that wonderful time of year when all those "best of children's literature lists" start coming out. I remember last year it was mentioned that these lists are great, but what about rhyming picture books? There were no awards or "best of" lists out there for rhyming picture books. And we all know there are certainly bad rhyming picture books which is why editors seem to say they don't want them! But thankfully there are talented and skilled authors out there who know how to effectively write a rhyming picture book. 

edI'm very thankful that I was given the opportunity to take part in a committee that will create a Best of 2015 Rhyming Picture Book list and awards!  

After reading and scoring all the nominated books, the committee narrowed it down to the top ten finalists. 

On December 4th, RHYPIBOMO Founder Angie Karcher will announced the winner and honor books in NYC on KidLit TV as well as on her blog https://angiekarcher.wordpress.com/.   This will be a very exciting event!

In the meantime, check out the top ten finalist (listed in no particular order.)