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Florian, Douglas. (2009). Dinothesaurus: Prehistoric Poems and Paintings. New York: Simon & Schuster. |
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Dinothesaurus: Prehistoric Poems and Paintings |
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Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts |
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Notables · Friday, November 20, 2:30-5:15 PM @ the NCTE National Convention, Philadelphia, PA
1. deal explicitly with language, such as plays on words, word origins, or the history of language; 2. demonstrate uniqueness in the use of language or style; 3. invite child response or participation. In addition, books are to: 4. have an appealing format; 5. be of enduring quality; 6. meet generally accepted criteria of quality for the genre in which they are written. |
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POETRY |
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Heard, Georgia. (2009). Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems. New York: Roaring Brook Press. |
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Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems |
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Hoberman, Mary Ann and Winston, Linda. (2009). The Tree that Time Built. Illustrated by Barbara Fortin. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks. |
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The Tree that Time Built |
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Hughes, Langston. (2009). My People. Illustrated by Charles R. Smith, Jr. New York: Simon & Schuster. |
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My People |
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HISTORICAL AND REALISTIC FICTION |
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Myers, Walter Dean. (2009). Looking Like Me. Illustrated by Chris Myers. New York: Egmont. |
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Looking Like Me |
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Nelson, Marilyn. (2009). Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. New York: Penguin. |
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Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World |
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Children’s Literature Assembly |
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Ruddell, Deborah. (2009). A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk: A Forest of Poems. Illustrated by Joan Rankin. New York: Simon & Schuster. |
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A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk: A Forest of Poems |
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Sidman, Joyce. (2009). Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors. Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski. New York: Houghton Mifflin. |
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Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors |
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Baskin, Nora Raleigh. (2009). Anything but Typical. New York: Simon & Schuster. . |
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Anything but Typical |
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Carmichael, Clay. (2009). Wild Things. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press. |
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Wild Things |
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Davis, Tanita S. (2009). Mare’s War. New York: Random House. |
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Mare’s War |
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Grimes, Nikki. (2009). Rich, A Dyamonde Daniel Book. Illustrated by Christie, R. G. New York: Penguin. |
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Rich, A Dyamonde Daniel Book |
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Fantasy/Folklore |
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O’Conner, Barbara. (2009). The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis. New York: FSG. |
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The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis |
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Stead, Rebecca. (2009). When You Reach Me. New York: Random House. |
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When You Reach Me |
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Stoffels, Karlijn. (2009). Heartsinger. New York: Scholastic. |
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Heartsinger |
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Compestine, Ying Chang. (2009). A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts. New York: Henry Holt. |
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A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts |
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Pinkney, Jerry. (2009). The Lion and the Mouse. New York: Little Brown.
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The Lion and the Mouse |
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Information/Biography |
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Bryan, Ashley. (2009). Ashley Bryan: Words to My Life’s Song. Photographs by Bill McGinness. New York: Simon & Schuster. |
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Ashley Bryan: Words to My Life’s Song |
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Osborne, Linda Barrett. (2009). Traveling the Freedom Road: From Slavery and the Civil War through Reconstruction. New York: Abrams. |
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Traveling the Freedom Road: From Slavery and the Civil War through Reconstruction |
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Russell, Ching Yeung. (2009). Tofu Quilt. New York: Lee and Low. |
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Tofu Quilt |
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Sandler, Martin W. (2009). The Dust Bowl through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Helped Remedy a National Disaster. New York: Walker.
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The Dust Bowl through the Lens |
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Black, Michael Ian. (2009). Chicken Cheeks. Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. New York: Simon & Schuster. |
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Chicken Cheeks |
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Picture Books |
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Chin, Jason. (2009). Redwoods. New York: Roaring Brook Press. |
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Redwoods |
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Coffelt, Nancy. (2009). Big, Bigger, Biggest! New York: Henry Holt. |
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Big, Bigger, Biggest! |
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Feldman, Eve B. (2009). Billy and Milly, Short and Silly! Illustrated by Tuesday Mourning. New York: Penguin. |
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Billy and Milly, Short and Silly! |
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Gerstein, Mordicai. (2009). A Book. New York: Roaring Brook Press. |
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A Book |
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Sturm, James, Arnold, Andrew, and Frederick-Frost, Alexis. (2009). Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles into Comics. New York: First Second. |
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Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles into Comics |
Mora, Pat. (2009). Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros. Illustrated by Raphael Lopez. New York: HarperCollins.. |
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Book Fiesta! |
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Patricelli, Leslie. (2009). Higher! Higher! New York: Candlewick. |
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Higher! Higher! |
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Grace, Lin. (2009). Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. New York: Little, Brown. |
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon |
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2010 Notables |
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2010 Committee: Janelle Mathis--Chair, April Bedford, Mary Lee Hahn, Jonda McNair, Mary Napoli, Kathy Short, Quinn White, Deanna Day—Past Chair |
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Call for Notable Children’s Books for Language Arts committee members: Interested and qualified persons should send a query email to incoming NCBLA chair, Mary Lee Hahn at mlhahn@earthlink.net, for an application form, committee expectations, obligations, and guidelines. New NCLBA committee members are chosen based on the following: Current CLA member, representative of the geographic regions of the United States (Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, South, and North), at least one member must be a current K-8 classroom teacher, and not currently serving on any other national book committees (ALA, IRA, NCTE, or other). All applicants will need to complete a one-page application, send a current curriculum vitae or resume, sign an obligation of membership form, and write 2-5 original book annotations--to Mary Lee on or before December 31, 2009. |
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Raffle
The Children’s Literature Association announces that YOU can win one of two sets of Notable Children's Book winners at NCTE at the Sunday morning CLA breakfast. Raffle tickets will be available (3 tickets for $5) at the Friday evening NCBLA presentation and at the CLA breakfast. You must be present to win. |
