The 2016 edition of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books list was announced today, so let’s see how I did on my predictions.

Oh.

Well, better luck next time!

Here are the beautiful books that made the list.

The Cat from Hunger Mountain by Ed Young

The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Christian Robinson

Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford, R. Gregory Christie

Little Red by Bethan Woollvin

The Polar Bear by Jenni Desmond

Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis by Jabari Asim, illustrated by E. B. Lewis

The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanos by Duncan Tonatiuh

The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank’s Window by Jeff Gottesfeld, illustrated by Peter McCarty

Voyage in the Clouds: The (Mostly) True Story of the First International Flight by Balloon in 1785 by Matthew Olshan, illustrated by Sophie Blackall

The White Cat and the Monk by Jo Ellen Bogart, illustrated by Sydney Smith