The New York Times Book Review has announced its list of the 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2011.

Along a Long Road written and illustrated by Frank Viva

A Ball for Daisy written and illustrated by Chris Raschka

Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures written by Katherine Paterson, illustrated by Pamela Dalton

Grandpa Green written and illustrated by Lane Smith

Ice written and illustrated by Arthur Geisert

I Want My Hat Back written and illustrated by Jon Klassen

Me … Jane written and illustrated by Patrick McDonnell

Migrant written by Maxine Trottier, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis written by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

A New Year’s Reunion written by Yu Li-Qiong, illustrated by Zhu Cheng-Liang