I read a whole lot of books to end the year. Most of them were released in the past five years. Here are 13 more of my favorites.

• TRICKY VIC by Greg Pizzoli
• MEET THE DULLARDS by Sarah Pennypacker and Daniel Salmieri
• EACH KINDNESS by Jacqueline Woodson
• I DON’T LIKE KOALA by Sean Ferrell and Charles Santoso
• IT’S A BOOK by Lane Smith
• A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
• LENNY AND LUCY by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
• FLOTSAM by David Wiesman
• MR. TIGER GOES WILD by Peter Brown
• SUPERTRUCK by Stephen Savage
• CHLOE AND THE LION by Mac Barnett and Adam Rex
• KID SHERIFF AND THE TERRIBLE TOADS by Bob Shea and Lane Smith
• JACKRABBIT MCCABE AND THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH by Lucy Margaret Razier and Leo Espinosa