I picked this image from the beautiful books list because Cecilia and I recently checked it out from our local ibrary and thoroughly loved it!
Click below for a list of beautifully illustrated picture books - each one guaranteed to make you stop, gasp, and use one of the adjectives I listed above. Or perhaps you'll make up a word of your own.
Visit the other link to browse a list of the top 100 picture books, according to a poll at School Library Journal Website.
Aren't kids books just about the coolest things ever!? But actually, calling these masterpieces merely "kid's books" is almost an insult. Perhaps "works of literary art, intended for the young at heart" is more accurate!
20 Beautifully Illustrated Children's Books
Top 100 Picture Books