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Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year

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The Ugly Princess and the Wise Fool

Margaret Gray, illustrations by Randy Cecil Henry Holt and Co.

Can a seafaring fairy godmother, a wise fool, and an enchanted hairstyle keep Princess Rose out of trouble? "A very long time ago, when all the countries...

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Sweet Dreams

How Animals Sleep

Kimiko Kajikawa; Illustrated by the author Henry Holt and Co.

In rhythmic words and affecting pictures, this inviting picture book introduces young children to a world of sleeping creatures. Some animals, like bats, sleep...

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What Charlie Heard

Mordicai Gerstein; Illustrated by the author Frances Foster Books

"Gerstein creates a rousing visual cacophony that echos Ives's compositions in this inspired picture-book biography." --Starred, Publishers Weekly

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Junebug in Trouble

Alice Mead Farrar, Straus and Giroux

"This book will ring true to many young readers and expose others to the challenges faced by children today. An excellent choice, particularly for reluctant...

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Madlenka's Dog

Peter Sís; Illustrated by the author Frances Foster Books

"Inspiring memories in the old and imagination in the young, the dog is a noble beast indeed, and Madlenka's Dog's resonant intergenerational connections make...

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The 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle

Solving a Mystery of Ancient Egypt

Claudia Logan; Pictures by Melissa Sweet Melanie Kroupa Books

Search for the secrets of a hidden tomb It is 1924, two years after the discovery of King Tut’s tomb. Readers are invited to join a young boy, Will Hunt, as...

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The Animal ABC

Leslie Baker Henry Holt and Co.

A refreshingly straightforward alphabet book featuring a playful bunch of animal friends. It’s time to learn the ABCs! This delightfully simple...

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Big Day on the River

Sarah Wilson illustrated by Randy Cecil Henry Holt and Co.

A little girl looks forward to her first solo raft ride on the river, but her well-meaning relatives don’t want to leave her alone. At dawn, Willie...

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Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile

retold by Won-Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert, illustrated by Julie Paschkis Henry Holt and Co.

Mrs. Chicken has to think fast to outwit hungry Crocodile, who wants to eat her for dinner. One morning Mrs. Chicken took her bath in a puddle. “Cluck,...

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Cold in Summer

Tracy Barrett Henry Holt and Co.

The new girl in town meets a mysterious old-fashioned girl who can’t seem to find her way home. The girl didn’t say anything. Her face held no...

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The Ghost Behind the Wall

Melvin Burgess Henry Holt and Co.

Award-winning author Melvin Burgess’s thrilling new ghost story for younger readers. David screamed and the ghostly boy opened his mouth and screamed...

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Cat Count

Betsy Lewin Henry Holt and Co.

A rhyming, cat-counting extravaganza, ending with a big surprise! "I have one cat, A fat cat, a fun cat. I have one cat . . . My sister has...

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Rosie to the Rescue

Bethany Roberts; illustrated by Kay Chorao Henry Holt and Co.

A brave little squirrel transforms her fears into a reassuring, heroic adventure. “What if . . . what if . . . a tiger ate them?” Aunt...

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Blockhead

The Life of Fibonacci

Joseph D'Agnese; illustrations by John O'Brien Henry Holt and Co.

As a young boy in medieval Italy, Leonardo Fibonacci thought about numbers day and night. He was such a daydreamer that people called him a blockhead. When...

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Ralphie and the Swamp Baby

Vicky Rubin Henry Holt and Co.

Ralphie hurried home from school, happily clutching his mud-wrestling trophy. Mom and Dad would be so proud! Getting a new sibling is never easy-especially...

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Thanksgiving in the White House

Gary Hines; illustrated by Alexandra Wallner Henry Holt and Co.

President Abraham Lincoln's youngest son, Tad, is very fond of Jack the turkey. He has tamed him and taught him tricks, and the bird follows him all around the...

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Antarctic Ice

Jim Mastro; photographs by Norbert Wu Henry Holt and Co.

Antarctica is the coldest place on earth. Ice covers the mountains, the valleys, and even the sea. In this frozen winter world, every creature is waiting for...

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Arnie, the Doughnut

Laurie Keller; illustrations by Laurie Keller Henry Holt and Co.

A deliciously imaginative story about friendship—from the author / illustrator of The Scrambled States of America. Arnie was fascinated as he watched the...

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At Grandma's

Rhonda Gowler Greene; illustrated by Karla Firehammer Henry Holt and Co.

This warmhearted picture book is a wonderful choice for Grandparents’ Day—which is celebrated on September 8th "Squirrels to feed Bluebirds...

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Please, Malese!

A Trickster Tale from Haiti

Amy MacDonald; Pictures by Emily Lisker Melanie Kroupa Books

"Tom Sawyer looks like a small-time operator compared to the haitian trickster Malese . . . This well-paced, funny folktale will supplement social studies...

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Dahlia

Barbara McClintock Frances Foster Books

Looks can be deceiving! When Charlotte gets a delicate doll from her aunt Edme, she is not too happy. She tells the doll that she and Bruno, her bear, "like...

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Alphaboat

Michael Chesworth; Illustrated by the author Farrar, Straus and Giroux

An alphabet adventure One day i chanced to stop for t and listen to sweet Mellow D, in her old H beside the sea, sing of her long-lost Mister E. She...

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Close Your Eyes

Kate Banks; Pictures by Georg Hallensleben Frances Foster Books

A little tiger takes an imaginative journey The little tiger lay on his back in the tall grass. "Close your eyes, little tiger," said his mother, "and go...

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The Adventurous Chef: Alexis Soyer

Ann Arnold; Illustrated by the author Frances Foster Books

In 1837, when Alexis Soyer was just twenty-five years old, he became head chef at the exclusive Reform Club in London on the condition that he be allowed to...

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