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Winter 2009–2010: December | January | February

December 2009  read this issue

Best books for preschoolers
     • Birds, written by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek, Greenwillow, 3–6 years
     • Bubble Trouble, written by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Polly Dunbar, Clarion, 4–8 years
     • Higher! Higher!, written and illustrated by Leslie Patricelli, Candlewick, (2–5 years)
     • The Lion & the Mouse, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, Little, (2–7 years)
     • All the World, written by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Marla Frazee,
        Beach Lane/Simon & Schuster, (2–7 years)
     • The Sleepy Little Alphabet: A Bedtime Story for Alphabet Town, written by Judy Sierra,
        illustrated by Melissa Sweet, Knopf, (4–6 years)
     • The Mitten, retold by Jim Aylesworth, illustrated by Barbara McClintock, Scholastic, 4–7 years
     • Button Up!: Wrinkled Rhymes, written by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Petra Mathers,
        Harcourt, (4–7 years)

Best books for primary graders
     • Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters, written by Lenore Look,
        illustrated by LeUyen Pham, Schwartz & Wade/Random, 6–9 years
     • Orangutan Tongs, written and illustrated by Jon Agee, Hyperion, 5–8 years
     • Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors, written by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by
        Pamela Zagarenski, Houghton, 5–8 years
     • Redwoods, written and illustrated by Jason Chin, Porter/Roaring Brook, 6–9 years
     • Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11,written and illustrated by Brian Floca, Jackson/Atheneum,
        6–9 years
     • The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau, written and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino,
        Knopf, 5–8 years

Best books for middle graders
     • War Games, by Audrey Couloumbis and Akila Couloumbis, Random, 10–14 years
     • Heart of a Shepherd, by Rosanne Parry, Random, 9–12 years
     • The Storm in the Barn, written and illustrated by Matt Phelan, Candlewick,9–12 years
     • When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead, Lamb/Random, 9–12 years
     • A Faraway Island, by Annika Thor, trans. from the Swedish by Linda Schenck, Delacorte, 9–12 years
     • Mission Control, This Is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon, written by
        Andrew Chaikin and Victoria Kohl, illustrated by Alan Bean, Viking, 10–14 years
     • Just the Right Size: Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little, written by
        Nicola Davies, illustrated by Neal Layton, Candlewick, 9–12 years
     • Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Grow Weary, by
        Elizabeth Partridge, Viking, 10–14 years

Best books for teenagers
     • The Carbon Diaries 2015, by Saci Lloyds, Holiday, 12 years and up
     • Marcelo in the Real World, by Francisco X. Stork, Levine/Scholastic, 14 years and up
     • Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith , by Deborah Heiligman, Holt, 12 years and up
     • Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, by Phillip Hoose, Kroupa/Farrar, 12 years and up
     • Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream, by Tanya Lee Stone, Candlewick,
        12 years and up

January 2010  read this issue

Five great books by Katherine Paterson
     • The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks, written by Katherine Paterson, illustrated by Leo and
        Diane Dillon, Dutton, 4 years and up
     • The Smallest Cow in the World, written by Katherine Paterson, illustrated by Jane Clark Brown,
        HarperCollins, 4–8 years
     • Jip, by Katherine Paterson, Dutton, 10 years and up
     • Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom, by Katherine Paterson, Dutton, 12 years and up
     • Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson, HarperCollins, 12 years and up

Stormy weather
     • Odd and the Frost Giants, written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Brett Helquist, HarperCollins,
        8–12 years
     • The Great Death, by John Smelcer, Holt, 10–13 years
     • The Storm in the Barn, by Matt Phelan, Candlewick, 8–12 years
     • The Dust Bowl Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Helped Remedy a
        National Disaster, by Martin W. Sandler, Walker, 11–14 years

Picture book biographies
     • The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy), written by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by
        Edwin Fotheringham, Scholastic, 7–10 years
     • Sojourner Truth’s Step-Stomp Stride, written by Andrea David Pinkney, illustrated by
        Brian Pinkney, Disney/Jump, 5–8 years
     • In the Belly of an Ox: The Unexpected Photographic Adventures of Richard and Cherry Kearton,
        written and illustrated by Rebecca Bond, Houghton, 7–10 years
     • The Champion of Children: The Story of Janusz Korczak, written and illustrated by
        Tomek Bogacki, Farrar/Foster, 7–10 years
     • An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers, written by Natasha Wing, illustrated by
        Julie Breckenreid, Holt, 7–10 years

Animal tales
     • Pouch!, written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein, Putnam, 2–5 years
     • Pet Shop Lullaby, written and illustrated by Mary Ann Fraser, Boyds Mills, 3–6 years
     • Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep!, written by Maureen Wright, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand,
        Cavendish, 4–7 years
     • A Very Big Bunny, written and illustrated by Marisabina Russo, Random/Schwartz & Wade,
        4–7 years

February 2010 read this issue

Five questions for Matt Phelan
     • The Storm in the Barn, by Matt Phelan, Candlewick, 8–12 years

Newbery winners
     • When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead, Lamb/Random, 10–12 years
     • The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly, Holt, 10–12 years
     • The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, by Rodman Philbrick, Blue Sky/Scholastic,
        9–12 years
     • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin, Little, 10–12 years
     • Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, by Phillip Hoose, Kroupa/Farrar, 11–14 years

Caldecott winners
     • The Lion & the Mouse, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, Little, 4–8 years
     • All the World, written by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Marla Frazee, Beach Lane, 4–8 years
     • Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors, written by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by
       Pamela Zagarenski, Houghton, 5–9 years

Coretta Scott King and Pura Belpré winners
     • Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal,
        written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, Carolrhoda, 8–12 years
     • My People, written by Langston Hughes, illustrated by Charles R. Smith Jr., Seo/Atheneum,
       5–8 years
     • Return to Sender, by Julia Alvarez, Knopf, 12 years and up
     • Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day; Celebremos El día de los niños/El día de
       los libros, written by Pat Mora, illustrated by Rafael López, Rayo/HarperCollins, 3–6 years

Sibert winners
     • Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream, by Tanya Lee Stone, Candlewick,
       12 years and up
     • The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New
        Colors, written by Chris Barton, illustrated by Tony Persiani, Charlesbridge, 7–10 years
     • Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, by Brian Floca, Jackson/Atheneum, 5–8 years
     • Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, by Phillip Hoose, Kroupa/Farrar, 11–14 years

Printz winners
     • Going Bovine, by Libba Bray, Delacorte, 14 years and up
     • Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith, by Deborah Heiligman, Holt, 12 years and up
     • Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance, 1973, by John Barnes, Viking,
        14 years and up
     • Punkzilla, by Adam Rapp, Candlewick, 12 years and up
     • The Monstrumologist, by Rick Yancey, Simon, 14 years and up

From the Editor
     • Marcelo in the Real World, by Francisco X. Stork, Levine/Scholastic, 14 years and up