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NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts

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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

Brown Bear and Friends

Bill Martin Jr; Illustrated by Eric Carle Henry Holt and Co.

What will you hear when you read this book to a preschool child? Lots of noise! Children will chant the rhythmic words. They'll make the sounds the...

IRA-CBC Children's Choices
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Catholic Library Association, Regina Medal
NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Colorado Children's Book Award

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Horn Book
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Arctic Memories

Normee Ekoomiak; Illustrated by the author Henry Holt and Co.

Text in both Inuktitut and English describes a now vanished way of life for the Inuit.

NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Orbis Pictus
NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
Horn Book
Kirkus Reviews
Wilson Library Bulletin

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Cactus Hotel

Brenda Z. Guiberson; Illustrated by Megan Lloyd Henry Holt and Co.

It is another hot day in the desert. Birds and other animals scurry about looking for food. When they get tired, they stop to rest at a giant cactus. It is...

American Library Association Notable Children's Books
IRA Teachers' Choices
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Parents' Choice Award Winner
National Science Teacher's Association-CBC, Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children

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Parents' Choice
Publishers Weekly
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Wilson Library Bulletin

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Old Black Fly

Jim Aylesworth; Illustrated by Stephen Gammell Henry Holt and Co.

Nothing drives a family crazy faster than an old black fly on a hot summer day, especially when the family's a little crazy already. And this fly is as bad as...

American Library Association Notable Children's Books
IRA-CBC Children's Choices
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Parents' Choice Award Winner
Booklist Editors' Choice
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year

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Horn Book
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Publishers Weekly
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In the Tall, Tall Grass

Denise Fleming; illustrations by Denise Fleming Henry Holt and Co.

If you were a fuzzy caterpillar crawling through the tall, tall grass on a sunny afternoon, what would you see? Beginning as the sun is high in the sky and...

American Library Association Notable Children's Books
IRA-CBC Children's Choices
Boston Globe – Horn Book Award, Honor Books
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Booklist Editors' Choice
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year

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Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal

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Who Said That?

Famous Americans Speak

Robert Burleigh; Illustrated by David Catrow Henry Holt and Co.

Have you ever stumbled upon a famous quote and thought, "Who said that?" Well, now you can find out in this amusing and informative introduction to quotes and...

American Library Association Quick Picks for Young Adults
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts

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School Library Journal
Wilson Library Bulletin

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Unbeatable Beaks

Stephen Swinburne Henry Holt and Co.

A beak is a spoon, a beak is a slicer. A beak is a scraper, stabber, and spiker. Have you ever wondered why birds have different shaped beaks? Many beaks...

NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts

Horn Book
School Library Journal

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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

Brown Bear and Friends

Bill Martin Jr; Illustrated by Eric Carle Henry Holt and Co.

What will you hear when you read this book to a preschool child? Lots of noise! Children will chant the rhythmic words. They'll make the sounds the...

IRA-CBC Children's Choices
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year

American Bookseller
Booklist
Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
Horn Book
Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal

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My Son John

Jim Aylesworth; Woodcuts by David Frampton Henry Holt and Co.

An NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts.

NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts

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Coyote School News

Joan Sandin Henry Holt and Co.

A blending of rich Mexican and American cultural traditions "My name is Ramón Ernesto Ramírez, but everybody calls me Monchi. I live on a...

NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List

Kirkus Reviews

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Tadpole

Ruth White Farrar, Straus and Giroux

A funny and moving story set in Kentucky It’s the beginning of summer 1955, and though her family is struggling financially, Carolina’s mama still indulges...

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Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Iowa Children's Choice Award Master List

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Horn Book
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Boxes for Katje

Candace Fleming; Pictures by Stacey Dressen-McQueen Melanie Kroupa Books

Simple seeds of friendship grow into something extraordinary After World War II there is little left in Katje's town of Olst in Holland. Her family, like...

IRA Notable Books for a Global Society
IRA Teachers' Choices
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
Children’s Crown Collection (National Christian Schools Association)
NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master List - Grades K-3
California Young Reader Medal
Illinois Monarch Award: K-3 Children's Choice Award Master List
Indiana Young Hoosier Award Master List

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Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
Chicago Tribune
Horn Book
Kirkus Reviews
Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal

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Going North

Janice N. Harrington; Pictures by Jerome Lagarrigue Melanie Kroupa Books

An African American family becomes a new kind of pioneer Leaving behind Big Mama, loving relatives, and the familiar red soil and cotton fields of Alabama,...

NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Ezra Jack Keats New Author Award
NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
Booklist Editors' Choice
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Award
Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice
Georgia Children’s Book Award Master List (University of GA)

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Chicago Tribune
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New York Times
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Jitterbug Jam

Barbara Jean Hicks; Pictures by Alexis Deacon Farrar, Straus and Giroux

What does this monster have under his bed? Bobo is a young monster who's afraid to sleep in his own bed. He is sure there is a boy hiding beneath it - a boy...

American Library Association Notable Children's Books
Child Magazine Best Books of the Year
New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Books of the Year
Nick, Jr. Family Magazine Best Books of the Year
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
Georgia Children’s Book Award Master List (University of GA)

Booklist
Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
Chicago Tribune
Kirkus Reviews
New York Times
Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal

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Max's Words

Kate Banks; Pictures by Boris Kulikov Frances Foster Books

Max’s brothers have grand collections that everyone makes a big fuss over. Benjamin collects stamps and Karl collects coins, and neither one will share with...

NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
Book Sense Children's Pick
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Alabama Children's Choice Book Award Master List
Arizona Grand Canyon Young Readers Master List
Delaware Blue Hen Book Master List
Florida Reading Association Children’s Book Award Master List
Georgia Children’s Book Award Master List (University of GA)
Illinois Monarch Award: K-3 Children's Choice Award Master List
Kentucky Blue Grass Award Master List
Maine Lupine Award Master List
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award Maser List
North Carolina Children's Book Award Master List
Wyoming Buckaroo Book Award Master List (Wyoming Library Association)

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Publishers Weekly
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A True and Faithful Narrative

Katherine Sturtevant Farrar, Straus and Giroux

In Restoration London, sixteen-year-old Meg Moore is something of an anomaly. Unlike other girls her age, Meg pores over books. She spends long hours...

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NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year

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Washington Post Book World

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Dillon Dillon

Kate Banks Sunburst Paperbacks

What kind of parents would name their child Dillon Dillon? For his tenth birthday, Dillon's parents give him a red rowboat with his name painted on the...

Parenting Magazine, Best Children’s Award
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts

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The Braid

Helen Frost Frances Foster Books

Two sisters, Jeannie and Sarah, tell their separate yet tightly interwoven stories in alternating narrative poems. Each sister – Jeannie, who leaves Scotland...

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American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults
Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry Honor Book
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)
Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book
NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Master List
Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List

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Booklist
Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
Horn Book
International Reading Association
Kirkus Reviews
Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

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In Search of Mockingbird

Loretta Ellsworth Henry Holt and Co.

A runaway seeks Harper Lee for answers Sometimes the things that need to be discovered aren’t so easily found at home. Erin is certain that this is true in...

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IRA Children's Book Award Notable Book
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library
New York Charlotte Award Master List
Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List

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Robot Dreams

Sara Varon, illustrated by the author First Second

This moving, charming graphic novel about a dog and a robot shows us in poignant detail how powerful and fragile relationships are. After a Labor Day jaunt to...

ALSC Notable Children's Book
YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library
NYPL Book for Reading and Sharing
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Award
Kirkus Best Book of the Year
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year

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Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella

Paul Fleischman; illustrations by Julie Paschkis Henry Holt and Co.

Once upon a time, in Mexico . . . in Ireland . . . in Zimbabwe . . . there lived a girl who worked all day in the rice fields . . . then spent the night by the...

IRA Notable Books for a Global Society
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
NYPL Book for Reading and Sharing
Kirkus Best Book of the Year
Arizona Grand Canyon Young Readers Master List
California Children’s Media Award, Silver Medals

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New York Times
Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal

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Bob

Tracey Campbell Pearson Square Fish

A rooster learns his sound(s) Inspired by a pep talk from a cat, a rooster named Bob who's been spending his days merely clucking and never crowing flies...

NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master List - Grades K-3

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Kirkus Reviews
Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal

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Buttermilk Hill

Ruth White Sunburst Paperbacks

Finding a way to cope through poetry The days seem carefree for Piper Berry in her hometown of Buttermilk Hill, North Carolina -- days filled with fishing...

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Arizona Young Readers' Award Master List
Iowa Children's Choice Award Master List
Rhode Island Children's Book Award Master List
South Carolina Children's Book Award Master List

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Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
Horn Book
International Reading Association
Kirkus Reviews
Publishers Weekly
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

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Make Lemonade

Virginia Euwer Wolff Square Fish

An award-winning novel about growing up and making choices Viginia Euwer Wolff’s groundbreaking novel, written in free verse, tells the story of...

American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults
American Library Association Notable Children's Books
American Library Association Quick Picks for Young Adults
IRA Teachers' Choices
Parenting Magazine, Best Children’s Award
NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library
Parents' Choice Honor Books
Golden Kite Award
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Award
Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Michigan Best Book for Young Adults
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader’s Choice Award

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