Best Picture Books of 2013

I've read 130+ books from 2013 so far, but I haven't been able to get my hands on every last book I want to read, so the honorable mentions could change, but I highly doubt the top ten will. 

1. Journey by Aaron Becker

2. Battle Bunny by Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett

3. The Animal Book by Steve Jenkins

4. Again! by Emily Gravett

5. Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow, illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf

6. The Mighty Lalouche by Matthew Olshan, illustrated by Sophie Blackall

7. Mary Wrightly So Politely by Shirin Yim Bridges, illustrated by Maria Monescillo

8. The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

9. Dream Animals by Emily Winfield Martin

10. Take Me to the Yakyu by Aaron Meshon

Honorable Mention:

Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown
The Boy Who Loved Math by Deborah Heiligman, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
This is the Rope by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by James Ransom
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

That is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems

Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Kevin Cornell 
The Bear's Song by Benjamin Chaud
Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard by Annette LeBlanc Cate