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1998 Notable Children's Books in the English Language Arts
 

Author: A True Story
Written by Helen Lester


Bearsie Bear and the Surprise Sleepover Party
Written by Bernard Waber


Bunny Cakes
Written by Rosemary Wells


Cuckoo/Cucú
Written by Lois Ehlert


Dinorella: A Prehistoric Fairy Tale
Written by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Illustrated by Henry Cole


Ella Enchanted
Written by Gail Carson Levine


Gabriella’s Song
Written by Candace Fleming
Illustrated by Giselle Potter


Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English
Written by Alma Flor Ada
English Translation by Rosa Zubizarreta
Illustrated by Simón Silva


Give Me A Sign! What Pictograms Tell Us Without Words
Written by Tiphaine Samoyault


The Great Frog Race and Other Poems
Written by Kristine O’Connell George
Illustrated by Kate Kiesler


In Enzo’s Splendid Garden
Written by Patricia Polacco


In the Swim
Written by Douglas Florian


Mailing May
Written by Michael O. Tunnell
Illustrated by Ted Rand


Meanwhile
Written by Jules Feiffer


Mississippi Mud: Three Prairie Journals
Written by Ann Turner
Illustrated by Robert J. Blake


Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street
Written by Roni Schotter
Illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker


Out of Darkness: the Story of Louis Braille
Written by Russell Freedman
Illustrated by Kate Kiesler


Out of the Dust
Written by Karen Hesse


Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story
Written by Ken Mochizuki
Illustrated by Dom Lee


Poems Have Roots
Written by Lilian Moore
Illustrated by Tad Hills


Radiance Descending
Written by Paula Fox

Seedfolks
Written by Paul Fleischman


Sun and Spoon
Written by Kevin Henkes


Treasures in the Dust
Written by Tracey Porter


Voices of the Heart
Written by Ed Young


Water Dance
Written by Thomas Locker


White Wash
Written by Ntozake Shange


Who Said That? Famous Americans Speak
Written by Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by Davis Catrow


The Window
Written by Michael Dorris


Wringer
Written by Jerry Spinelli

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Publishers wishing to submit books for consideration for the 2009 list should contact Deanna Day at day@vancouver.wsu.edu.

Criteria for Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
 

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