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CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best

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Buster Goes to Cowboy Camp

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

Brown Shoes is going on vacation. Betty is staying with Mrs. Pink Slippers, but Mrs. Pink Slippers does not like dogs. So Buster will be going to . . . Cowboy...

American Library Association Notable Children's Books
CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)
CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best
South Dakota Prairie Bud Award Master List
Virginia Young Readers Award Master List

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Keeping the Night Watch

Hope Anita Smith; illustrated by E. B. Lewis Henry Holt and Co.

So many unanswered questions weigh down thirteen-year-old C.J. as he struggles to understand why his father walked out. His father is back now, though C.J. is...

American Library Association Notable Children's Books
Coretta Scott King Honor, Author
IRA Children's Book Award Notable Book
Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)
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No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row

Susan Kuklin Henry Holt and Co.

No Choirboy takes readers inside America’s prisons, and allows inmates sentenced to death as teenagers to speak for themselves. In their own voices—raw and...

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My Preschool

Anne Rockwell; illustrations by Anne Rockwell Henry Holt and Co.

Join a happy little boy during a day at preschool, from cheerful hellos in circle time, to painting colorful pictures and playing at the water table before...

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Before John Was a Jazz Giant

A Song of John Coltrane

Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrations by Sean Qualls Henry Holt and Co.

Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot to hear growing up in the South in the 1930s: preachers praying, music on the radio, the bustling of the...

American Library Association Notable Children's Books
Coretta Scott King Honor, Illustrator
Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)
NCSS-CBC: Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Golden Kite Honor Book for Picture Book Text
CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best
Michigan Great Lakes Great Books Award Master List

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Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy

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

Baby animals are going to sleep one by one, but the tiny human baby is the most special of all. Denise Fleming's knack for understanding the preschool set...

CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)
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The Hat That Wore Clara B.

Melanie Turner-Denstaedt; Pictures by Frank Morrison Farrar, Straus and Giroux

On Mother’s Sunday at church, Clara B.’s grandma has the most beautiful hat of all the ladies. When people compliment her on it, she says, “Honey, I’m not...

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Clemente!

Willie Perdomo; illustrations by Bryan Collier Henry Holt and Co.

A little boy named Clemente learns about his namesake, the great baseball player Roberto Clemente, in this joyful picture book biography. Born in Puerto...

Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
NYPL Book for Reading and Sharing
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Illinois Monarch Award: K-3 Children's Choice Award Master List

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Mother Poems

Written and illustrated by Hope Anita Smith Henry Holt / Christy Ottaviano Books

Ayoung girl thinks of her mom as a superhero, a doctor, her North Star. She feels loved in her mother’s arms and capable of conquering the world. But when her...

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Little Dump Truck, The

Margery Cuyler; illustrations by Bob Kolar Henry Holt / Christy Ottaviano Books

Meet Hard Hat Pete and his little dump truck as they haul stones and rocks, carry debris, and unload at the landfill. It’s hard work, but the little dump truck...

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School!

Adventures at the Harvey N. Trouble Elementary School

Written by Kate McMullan; Inspired and Illustrated by George Booth Feiwel & Friends

The genius of New Yorker cartoonist George Booth’s illustrations and Kate McMullan’s storytelling comes together for a classic back-to-school gem....

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Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
Chicago Tribune
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USA Today

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For Good Measure

The Ways We Say How Much, How Far, How Heavy, How Big, How Old

Ken Robbins Flash Point

A bushel of facts and fabulous photographs make this 24 Karat informational book shine. The mile gets its name from the term mille passus, whichmeans “a...

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Watch Out, World--Rosy Cole is Going Green

Rosy Cole

Sheila Greenwald Melanie Kroupa Books

Rosy Cole is thrilled when Mrs. Oliphant selects her idea, “Nature’s Gifts,” as one of the themes for the school’s fall fair. Rosy’s team will be gathering...

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CA Green Prize Award Youth Winner
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Jeremy Draws a Monster

Peter McCarty; Illustrations by Peter McCarty Henry Holt and Co.

Alone in his room, Jeremy draws amonster. But then themonster wants lunch! As his creation takes over, Jeremy begins to wonder how he will ever get rid of...

Butler Center - Kinship Project Winner
Colorado Children's Book Award Master List
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Is It Night or Day?

Fern Schumer Chapman Melanie Kroupa Books

It’s 1938, and twelve-year-old Edith is about to move from the tiny German village she’s lived in all her life to a place that seems as foreign as the moon:...

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American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults
Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best
Maine Student Book Award Master List
TN YA Volunteer State Book Award ML

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A Sick Day for Amos McGee

written by Philip C. Stead; Illustrated by Erin E. Stead A Neal Porter Book

THE BEST SICK DAY EVER and the animals in the zoo feature in this striking picture book debut. Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In Amos...

ALSC Notable Children's Book
Caldecott Medal Winner
Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
NYPL Book for Reading and Sharing
Charlotte Zolotow Award / Honor Book
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens
CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best
Illinois Monarch Award: K-3 Children's Choice Award Master List
Wisconsin Educational Media Association Golden Archer Award Master List

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The Goodbye Season

Marian Hale Henry Holt and Co.

Mercy Kaplan doesn’t want to be like her mother, saddled with crying kids and failing crops for the rest of her life. Mercy longs to be on her own—until her...

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Chicken Little

written & illustrated by Rebecca and Ed Emberley Roaring Brook Press

BONK! An award-winning father-daughter team make the sky fall an entirely new way. You may already know the tale of a not-quite-so-bright little chicken whose...

CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI)
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Master List
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Black Jack

The Ballad of Jack Johnson

by Charles R. Smith Jr., illustrated by Shane W. Evans A Neal Porter Book

Born as Arthur John Johnson in the southern state of Texas, Jack Johnson was one of the most renowned boxers of the twentieth century. Through hard work and...

IRA Notable Books for a Global Society
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Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me

Nan Marino Roaring Brook Press

"Muscle Man McGinty is a squirrelly runt, a lying snake, and a pitiful excuse for a ten-year old......the problem is that no one knows it but me. In the entire...

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Arizona Grand Canyon Young Readers Master List
CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best
New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award
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Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Master List

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Clean Air

Sally Ride Science

Andrew Bridges Flash Point

Learn how to live green in this series from noted astronaut and environmentalist, Sally Ride that is dedicated to 3 of the Earth's main resources--air, energy,...

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Clean Water

Sally Ride Science

Beth Geiger Flash Point

Learn how to live green in this series from noted astronaut and environmentalist, Sally Ride that is dedicated to 3 of the Earth's main resources--air, energy,...

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