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2007 Notable Children's Books in the English Language Arts

Poetry

Myers, Walter Dean. (2006). Jazz. Illustrated by Christopher Myers. New York: Holiday House.

Sidman, Joyce. (2006). Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry. Illustrated by Michelle Berg. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

Thayer, Earnest. (2006). Casey at the Bat. Illustrated by Joe Morse. Tonawanda, NY: KCP Poetry/Kids Can Press.


Historical Fiction

Frost, Helen. (2006). The Braid. New York: Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Morpurgo, Michael. (2006). The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips. New York: Scholastic Press.

Sturtevant, Katherine. (2006). A True and Faithful Narrative. New York: Farrar, Straus Giroux.

Realistic Fiction

Brown, Susan Taylor. (2006). Hugging the Rock. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press.

Lin, Grace. (2006). The Year of the Dog. New York: Little Brown.

Lord, Cynthia. (2006). Rules. New York: Scholastic Press.

Parkinson, Siobhán. (2006). Something Invisible. New York: Roaring Brook.


Fantasy/Folklore

Lowry, Lois. (2006). Gossamer. Boston, MA: Walter Lorraine Books/Houghton Mifflin.

McKissack, Patricia. (2006). Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters. Illustrated by Andre Carrilho. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House.

Morpurgo, Michael. (2006). Beowulf. Illustrated by Michael Forman. Cambridge:, MA: Candlewick.

Perret, Delphine. (2006). The Big Bad Wolf and Me. New York: Sterling.

 

Biography/Autobiography/Memoir

Engle, Margarita. (2006). The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano. Illustrated by Sean Qualls. New York: Henry Holt.

Ellabbad, Mohieddin. (2006). The Illustrator’s Notebook. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Siegel, Sienna. (2006). To Dance: A Ballerina’s Graphic Novel. Illustrated by Mark Siegel. Richard Jackson Books/Simon & Schuster.


Informational

Bausum, Ann. (2006). Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement. Washington, DC: National Geographic.

Jenkins, Steven and Robin Page. (2006). Move! Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

Levine, Gail Carson. (2006). Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly. New York: Collins/HarperCollins.

Marrin, Albert. (2006). Oh, Rats!: The Story of Rats and People. Illustrated by C. B. Mordan. New York: Dutton.

McLimans, David. (2006). Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet. New York: Walker Books.

Thimmesh, Catherine. (2006). Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

Picture Books

Armstrong, Jennifer. (2006). Once Upon a Banana. Illustrated by David Small. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Banks, Kate. (2006). Max’s Words. Illustrated by Boris Kulikov. New York: Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Diakité, Penda. (2006). I Lost My Tooth in Africa. Illustrated by Baba Wagué Diakité. New York: Scholastic Press.

Gravett, Emily. (2006). Wolves. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Grey, Mini. (2006). The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon. New York: Knopf/Random House.

Kontis, Alethea. (2006). AlphaOops: The Day the Z Went First. Illustrated by Bob Kolar. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.

Watt, Mélanie. (2006). Scaredy Squirrel. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.

 

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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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