2013 Notable Children's Books

"This is Not My Hat" by Jon Klassen won this year's
Caldecott Medal for outstanding illustration. 

Each year, a committee made up of members for the American Library Association's Association for Library Service to Children (or ALSC) pulls together a list of Notable Children's Books.

Here we've highlighted some of the notable books that we have in our library collection. Stop in or order these online or over the phone today!

For Young Readers:
Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip C. Stead, illustrations by Erin E. Stead.
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs retold by Mo Willems
Let's Go For a Drive (an Elephant and Piggie book) by Mo Willems
Penny and Her Doll by Kevin Henkes
This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

"The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
won this year's Newbery Medal for outstanding
writing in children's literature.

For Middle Readers:
Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin (on CD)
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles (on CD)
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz
Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage (on CD)
Unspoken: a Story From the Underground Railroad by Henry Cole
Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature's Undead by Rebecca L. Johnson

Stay tuned next week for more notable books, including those for older juvenile readers and young adult readers!