We hope you find this curated “best of” list useful for your winter holiday reading and gift-giving, your classroom planning, and/or your library purchases.
Celebrating Creativity and Childhood: The Patchwork Bike
June 17, 2019 by
In this Boston Globe-Horn Book award-winning picturebook, a young girl celebrates one of the most simple, yet powerful, facets of childhood—creativity.
2019 Schneider Family Book Award Winner: Rescue & Jessica
March 11, 2019 by
Winner of the 2019 Schneider Family Award, the story of Jessica Kensky’s road to healing after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing robbed her of the use of legs is offered in a heartwarming picture book autobiography.
2019 Coretta Scott King Honor Book: The Parker Inheritance
February 11, 2019 by
Winner of a 2019 Coretta Scott King Author Honor, The Parker Inheritance is a part historical fiction novel, part puzzle mystery full of masterful plot twists and clever riddles. Set in three distinct and alternating time periods, Author Varian Johnson weaves a mystery across time, place, and generations that captivates with every chapter.
2018-2019 Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards
January 28, 2019 by
Celebrating the 2019 ALA Youth Media Awards, along with other notable children’s and young adult book awards, we’ve curated links to the recipients we’ve blogged about over the past 2 years.
NCTE Conference and Charlotte Huck and Orbis Pictus Book Awards
November 19, 2018 by
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children and the Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction! Mary Ann and Erika have just returned from the annual conference, having served as chairs of the two committees. The past five days have been filled with great conversations, wonderful books, […]
2018 Pura Belpre Illustrator Award: La Princesa and the Pea
March 12, 2018 by
2018 Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Winner La Princesa and the Pea Written by Susan Middleton Elya and Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in 2017 ISBN 978-0-399-25156-6 Grades PK – 4 Book Review This retelling of the classic tale “The Princess and the Pea” has South American flair and a unique […]
2018 Newbery Award winner: Hello, Universe
February 26, 2018 by
2018 Newbery Award Winner: Hello, Universe Written by Erin Entrada Kelly Published by Greenwillow Books, 2017 ISBN #978-0-06-241415-1 Book Review The start of summer vacation should be the bright spot in 11-year old Virgil Salinas’s year. But shy, insecure, and misunderstood, he only sees it as the official notice of his Grand Failure […]
Orbis Pictus Honor Book – Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect Us Today
February 19, 2018 by
Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights, and the Flaws That Affect us Today By Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson Published by Peachtree Publishers, 2017, ISBN 978-1-56145-945-2 Grades 6-Up Book Review On this President’s Day, it is important to note that “not one of our first eight presidents had any real power” (p. […]
2017-2018 Children’s & Young Adult Book Awards
February 12, 2018 by
The start of the calendar year is always an exciting time for children’s and young adult literature, as the American Library Association (ALA) announces its Youth Media Awards. Below you will find not only links to the 2018 ALA award-winning and honor books that we blogged about, but links to the many books we blogged […]
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