The Picture Book Shortlist from 2017 is below — and the WINNER, with 45.7% of the vote, was “The Grasshopper & the Ants”

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick

The Grasshopper and the Ants by Jerry Pinkney
- Author’s Website
- Reviews (Goodreads | Horn Book)

Issun Boshi by Icinori
- Author’s Website
- Reviews (Goodreads | School Library Journal)

The New Small Person by Lauren Child
- Story Hour Kit
- Interview with Lauren Child (VIDEO)
- Read-Aloud (VIDEO)
- Reviews (Goodreads | Kirkus)

Slug Needs a Hug by Jeanne Willis
- Jeanne Willis Read-Aloud (VIDEO)
- Reviews (Goodreads | Booktrust)

Snore! by Michael Rosen
- Author’s Website
- Read-aloud (VIDEO)
- Reviews (Goodreads | Books for Keeps)