Publisher’s Weekly announced recently their picks for top 50 Children’s Books published in 2013.
Many of these are in circulation at our
library. Here are just a handful that we hope will intrigue you.
Picture Books:
Bluebird by Bob Staake This wordless story, written in comic strip style, shows the touching tale of a boy who befriends a bird.
TheDark by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Jon Klassen Laszlo is afraid of the dark, who lives in the basement. But happens when it creeps into his room? Will Laszlo quit being afraid of the dark?
Chapter Books:
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo Told with comic strip ensembles, illustrations and full-on "chapter book" text, this funny book tells the story of a cynical girl and a squirrel who narrowly escapes death. Get in line and put your hold on this book.
TheThing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata Set in Kansas, this book tells the story of Summer who feels like her family has absolutely no "kouun " which means "good luck" in Japanese. Left in the care of her retired grandparents, Obaachan and Jiichan, Summer feels that she's created her own bad luck mess and the only way out of it, may be to further disappoint her grandmother.
P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia Sequel to her book, One Crazy Summer, we meet up with Delphine and gain insight to her family situation and growing up with responsibilities and worries of a twelve year old girl.
Non-Fiction:
Stardines Swim High Across the Sky: and other poems by Jack Prelutsky Here is a beautiful collection of silly poems based on animals. Full of rhyme and word play. Adults, you just may enjoy this more than your kids.
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