The best picture books for children, 2012

At the Guardian, Kate Kellaway collected the best 2012 picture books for children.

One entry on the list:The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau
by Michelle Markel, illustrated by Amanda Hall

Rousseau’s spirit has inspired Amanda Hall: this book is a captivating homage to a lavish, playful, painterly world. We see Henri, eyes shut, on a Parisian park bench, apparently inhaling the scent of