We don’t know what next year holds. We don’t know where books will take us. But as we do each year, we’ve curated “best of” lists from a range of publications and organizations that review children’s and middle grade books. We hope you find these lists useful. You may be in search of winter holiday hibernation reads. You may be trying to find just the right book for a child or tween in your life, or new books for your classroom collections or school library.
Saying Goodbye to 2019 with the Best in Children’s Books
December 16, 2019 by
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.
Curated Best Children’s Book Lists of 2018!
December 17, 2018 by
Looking for books for the children, teachers, or librarians in your life? Use these year-end “best of” lists to guide your selections!
The Best of 2017
December 18, 2017 by
It has been a hard year. In the United States and around the world, there is important work to be done to advance social justice. We realize now more than ever how much words matter. Words can inflict harm. But words can also transform lives. Words can shape the future and can give us a […]
Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer, Orbis Pictus Recommended Title
January 16, 2017 by
Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer Written by Diane Stanley, Illustrated by Jessie Hartland Published by Simon and Schuster ISBN: 978-1-4814-5249-6 Book Review “She was perfect for the job. She understood how the engine worked. She was a good writer. And she had the vision to see, better even than Babbage himself, […]
Best Books 2015, Happy New Year 2016
December 21, 2015 by
Photo by Mary Ann Cappiello We wish all of you a peaceful and joyous holiday season. On January 4th, we’ll be back with a regular posting. In the meantime, we wanted to share a collection of “Best of 2015” lists. Please feel free to add to our collection of links by submitting a favorite “best […]
Happy Holidays and “Best Of” Book Lists for 2014
December 22, 2014 by
We wish all of you a peaceful and joyous holiday season. On January 5th, we’ll be back with a regular posting. In the meantime, we wanted to share a collection of “Best of 2014” lists. Please feel free to add to our collection of links by submitting a favorite “best of” listing of your own […]
Happy Holidays and “Best of 2013”
December 15, 2013 by
We’re wishing you all a peaceful and joyous holiday season. We’ll be back with a regular posting on January 6, but in the meantime we wanted to share a collection of “Best of 2013” lists. Please feel free to add to our collection of links by submitting a favorite “best of” listing of your own […]
Happy Holidays from the Classroom Bookshelf
December 19, 2011 by
We’re wishing you all a peaceful and joyous holiday season. We’ll be back with a regular posting on January 3, but in the meantime we wanted to share a collection of ‘best of 2011’ lists. Please feel free to add to our collection of links by submitting a favorite ‘best of’ listing of your own […]
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