Award winning, best and most excellent book lists for children, kids and teens
One of my favorite bookstores, ever, is Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville,Il. I played, or should I say, worked there for six years and never found a more dedicated book of book gobblers. We loved reading and arguing about books. If you need suggestions for best books, great books, award winning books for children, kids, and young adults...this is a great resource.
Naperville Downers Grove Aurora
in Illinois
Illinois Reading Council
March 14th-17th, 2012
Looking at New Books for Children
Presenter, Becky Anderson
Grades K-3
Picture Books _____________
And Then It’s Spring Julie Fogliano, illus. Erin E. Stead
Another Brother Matthew Cordell
Chopsticks Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illus. Scott Magoon
Extra Yarn Mac Barnett, illus. Jon Klassen
Goodnight iPad, A Parody for the Next Generation Ann Droyd
Grandpa Green Lane Smith
I Don’t Want To Be a Pea! Ann Bonwill, illus Simon Rickerty
I Want My Hat back Jon Klassen
Little Treasures Jacqueline K. Ogburn, illus. Chris Raschka
The Monster Returns Peter McCarty
Moonlight Helen V. Griffith, illus. Laura Dronzek
M.O.M. Doreen Cronin and Laura Cornell
More I.C. Springman, illus. Brian Lies
No Bears Meg McKinley, illus. Leila Rudge
One Cool Friend Toni Buzzeo, illus. David Small
Otto, The Book Bear Katie Cleminson
Paul Thurlby’s Alphabet Paul Thurlby
Pete the Cat .. I Love My White Shoes and Rocking In My School Shoes Eric Litwin, illus. James Dean
Petunia Goes Wild Paul Schmid
Piggy Bunny Rachel Vail, illus. Jeremy Tankard
The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas Tony Wilson, illus. Sue deGennaro
Prudence Wants a Pet Cathleen Daly, illus. Stephan Michael King
Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit Chris Van Dusen
The Really Awful Musicians John Manders
Stuck Oliver Jeffers
Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur Judy Sierra, illus. Tim Bowers
Virginia Wolf Kyo Maclear, illus. Isabelle Arsenault
Z is for Moose Kelly Bingham, illus. Paul Zelinsky
Zero the Hero Joan Holub, illus. Tom Lichtenheld
Poetry, Language and Words________________________________________________
Book Speak! Poems about Books Laura Purdie Salas, illus. Josee Bisaillon
Edgar Allan Poe’s Pie J. Patrick Lewis, illus. Michael Slack
Grasshopper Pie and Other Poems D.J. Steinberg, illus. Adrian Sinnott
The Great Migration – Journey To The North Eloise Greenfield, illus. Jan Spivey Gilchrist
I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus Jack Prelutsky, illus. Jackie Urbanovic
A Meal Of the Stars – Poems Up and Down Dana Jensen, illus. Tricia Tusa
Out Of This World – Poems and Facts About Space Amy E. Sklansky, illus. Stacey Schuett
Poem Runs – Baseball Poems and Paintings Douglas Florian
The President’s Stuck In the Bathtub – Poems about thePresidents Susan Katz, illus. Robert Neubecker
Step Gently Out Helen Frost, illus. Rick Lieder
UnBEElievables – Honeybee poems and paintings Douglas Florian
We Are America – A Tribute From the Heart Walter Dean Myers, illus. Christopher Myers
People, Places and Things____________________________________________________
ABC’s of Baseball Peter Golenbock, illus. Dan Andreasen
Bambino and Mr. Twain P.I. Maltbie, illus. Daniel Miyares
A Boy Called Dickens Deborah Hopkinson, illus. John Hendrix
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind William Kamkwamba, illus. Elizabeth Zunon
Brothers at Bat Audrey Vernick, illus.. Steven Salerno
Escaping Titanic Marybeth Lorbiecki, illus. Kory S. Heinzen
Freedom Song Sally M. Walker, illus. Sean Qualls
Friends Catherine Thimmesh
G is For Gold Medal Brad Herzog, illus. Doug Bowles
Here Come the Girl Scouts! Shana Corey, illus. Hadley Hooper
Looking at Lincoln Maira Kalman
There Goes Ted Williams Matt Tavares
Those Rebels, John & Tom Barbara Kerley, illus. Edwin Fotheringham
We March Shane W. Evans
Women Explorers Julie Cummins, illus. Cheryl Harness
Words Set Me Free Lesa Cline-Ransome, illus. James E. Ransome
Fiction_____________________________________________________________________
The Amazing Adventures of John Smith, Jr. AKA Houdini Peter Johnson Gr. 3-7
Bad Kitty for President Nick Bruel Gr. 2-5
Listen to My Trumpet! and Happy Pig Day! Elephant and Piggie Books Mo Willems Gr. K-2
Ellray Jakes in Not a Chicken! And Ellray Jakes is a Rock Star! Sally Warner Gr. 2-4
The Flying Beaver Brothers: The Evil Penguin Plan and The Fishy Business Maxwell Eaton III Gr. 1-4
Gooney Bird on the Map Lois Lowry Gr. 2-4
Heidi Heckelbeck Casts a Spell and Has a Secret Wanda Coven Gr. 2-4
Kaspar the Titanic Cat Michael Morpurgo Illus. Michael Foreman Gr. 3-7
Kindred Souls Patricia Mac Lachlan Gr. 2-5
The Legend of Diamond Lil and The Trouble with Chickens Doreen Cronin Illus. Kevin Cornell Gr. 2-4
Magic Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last and Abraham Lincoln Fast Tracker Mary Pope Osborne
Nancy Clancy Super Sleuth Jane O’Connor Illus. Robin Preiss Glasser Gr. 2-4
Oddfellows Orphanage Emily Winfield Martin Gr. 3-6
The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate Gr. 4-8
Penguin New Young Readers: multiple titles Gr. K-3
Penny and Her Song Kevin Henkes Gr. Prek--3
Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade and Princess Posey and the Next Door Dog Stephanie Greene
Super-Sized Slugger Cal Ripken Jr. Gr. 3-7
Stella Batts Needs a New Name Courtney Sheinmel Gr. 2-4
Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk Megan McDonald Gr. 2-4
Take Your Best Shot John Coy
