The season of picks begins as the New York Times Book Review names their selections for 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books for 2013: My Brother’s Book, by Maurice Sendak Ballad, written and illustrated by Blexbolex, translated by Claudia Z. Bedrick Jemmy Button, by Jennifer Uman and Valerio Vidali The Dark, written by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Jon Klassen Holland, by Charlotte Dematons Journey, by Aaron Becker Fog Island, by Tomi Ungerer Jane, The Fox and Me, written by Fanny Britt, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, translated by Christelle Morelli and Susan Ouriou Locomotive, by Brian Floca Nelson Mandela, by Kadir Nelson