Voting opens online March 14 for the 5th annual Children’s Choice Book Awards. Some of my favorites include Bailey by Harry Bliss and Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt. But since I’m not a kid, I can’t vote. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Booklists & Bibliographies
Very cool. I wonder how often titles will be added? Right now the list includes Award winners and titles from YALSA’s “best book” lists. YALSA App ‘First of Its Kind’ for Discovering Teen Books — http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/01/mobile/yalsa-app-first-of-its-kind-for-discovering-teen-books/ … Continue reading
Here, There, and Everywhere: The United States Board on Books for Young People cites 40 international books for its 2011 honor list I’m always interested in this list because I know I’ll see titles that I’ve missed and want to … Continue reading
The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books for 2009 were announced today. I think they’re great choices – I usually do. But sometimes, while I feel the choices are marvels of illustration, I wonder about real child appeal. Not … Continue reading
School Library Journal has posted the 2007 Best Books list. As with all “best books” lists, it takes careful consideration and passionate lobbying to select a few from many. With head down, I admit I hadn’t read all the selected … Continue reading