Best Debut Picture Books of 2016 (41 books)

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A diverse list of picture books coming out in 2016 by new authors and/or illustrators

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1	Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) by Julie Falatko (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 2,582 ratings score: 1,251, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	There's a Giraffe in My Soup: A Playful Picture Book About Restaurant Surprises for Kids (Ages 4-8) by Ross Burach 3.84 avg rating — 982 ratings score: 1,168, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Quackers by Liz Wong (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 971 ratings score: 664, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	A Friend for Mole by Nancy Armo really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 338 ratings score: 663, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game by Nancy Churnin (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 612 ratings score: 655, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Morning with Grandpa by Sylvia Liu (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 521 ratings score: 654, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Night Gardener by Terry Fan 4.16 avg rating — 7,137 ratings score: 596, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Ella and Penguin Stick Together: A Picture Book About Friendship, Courage, and Glow-in-the-Dark Stickers for Kids (Ages 4-8) by Megan Maynor (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 332 ratings score: 559, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Salad Pie by Wendy BooydeGraaff (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 558, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Hildie Bitterpickles Needs Her Sleep by Robin Newman (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 557, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian 4.05 avg rating — 2,506 ratings score: 543, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Green Umbrella by Jackie Azúa Kramer (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 434 ratings score: 542, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Lorenzo, the Pizza-Loving Lobster by Claire Lordon 3.45 avg rating — 223 ratings score: 469, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Let Me Finish! by Minh Lê 3.88 avg rating — 1,160 ratings score: 463, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Mr. Particular: The World’s Choosiest Champion! by Jason Kirschner (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 143 ratings score: 455, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Wolf Camp by Andrea Zuill 3.83 avg rating — 742 ratings score: 371, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Dario and the Whale by Cheryl Lawton Malone (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 171 ratings score: 370, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	This Is the Earth: A Rhyming Picture Book About How Kids Can Protect the Planet (Ages 4-8) by Diane Z. Shore 3.91 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 369, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Punk Skunks by Trisha Speed Shaskan (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 211 ratings score: 364, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Where's the Party?: A Picture Book by Ruth Chan 3.79 avg rating — 278 ratings score: 361, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Wolf Camp by Andrea Zuill 3.83 avg rating — 742 ratings score: 357, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	City Shapes by Diana Murray (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 732 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Old MacDonald Had a Truck: (Preschool Read Aloud Books, Books for Kids, Kids Construction Books) by Steve Goetz (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 995 ratings score: 276, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run!: An Alphabet Caper by Mike Twohy (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 907 ratings score: 269, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	How to Put Your Parents to Bed by Mylisa Larsen (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 341 ratings score: 267, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Dill & Bizzy: An Odd Duck and a Strange Bird by Nora Ericson 3.40 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	What This Story Needs Is a Hush and a Shush: A Charming Bedtime Picture Book About a Pig Seeking Quiet for Kids (Ages 4-8) (A Pig in a Wig Book, 3) by Emma J. Virjan 3.69 avg rating — 321 ratings score: 263, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Pug Meets Pig by Sue Lowell Gallion (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 557 ratings score: 250, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	A Hop Is Up by Kristy Dempsey (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 318 ratings score: 247, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	How to Eat an Airplane: An Absurdly Funny Picture Book for Kids (Ages 4-8) About Jet Facts and Dinner Manners (Bad Idea Book Club) by Peter Pearson 3.40 avg rating — 174 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals by Lucy Ruth Cummins 4.11 avg rating — 1,812 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Miles of Smiles by Karen Kaufman Orloff 3.99 avg rating — 170 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Builder Mouse by Sofia Eldarova 3.53 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Mr. McGinty's Monarchs by Linda Vander Heyden 3.87 avg rating — 134 ratings score: 158, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Emerson Barks by Liza Woodruff 3.57 avg rating — 162 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Grimelda: The Very Messy Witch by Diana Murray (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 342 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	A Fun ABC by Sade Fadipe (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	1 Big Salad: A Delicious Counting Book by Juana Medina 3.61 avg rating — 576 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Groggle's Monster Valentine (Groggle's Monster Books) by Diana Murray (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Midnight Madness at the Zoo by Sherryn Craig 3.36 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Captain Sneer The Buccaneer by Penny Morrison (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars