2020 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
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A Plan for Pops. Written by Heather Smith and illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan. Published by Orca Book Publishers. Beverly, Right Here. Written by Kate DiCamillo. Published by Candlewick Press. Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come. Written by Sue Macy and illustrated by Stacy Innerst. Published by Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster. Born to Ride: A Story About Bicycle Face. Written by Larissa Theule and illustrated by Kelsey Garrity-Riley. Published by Abrams. Carter Read the Newspaper. Written by Deborah Hopkinson and illustrated by Don Tate. Published by Peachtree Publishing. Dream within a Dream. Written by Patricia MacLachlan. Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books. Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson. Written by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Cannaday Chapman. Published by Abrams. Free Lunch. Written by Rex Ogle. Published by Norton Young Readers. Freedom Soup. Written by Tami Charles and illustrated by Jacqueline Alcantara. Published by Candlewick Press. Genesis Begins Again. Written by Alicia D. Williams. Published by A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book/Atheneum Book for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster. Going Home with Daddy. Written by Kelly Starling Lyons and illustrated by Daniel Minter. Published by Peachtree Publishing. Grandpas’ Stories: A Book of Remembering. Written by Joseph Coelho and illustrated by Allison Colpoys. Published by Abrams. I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage. Compiled by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Published by Lee & Low Books. Insect Superpowers: 18 Real Bugs that Smash, Zap, Hypnotize, Sting, and Devour! Written by Kate Messner and illustrated by Jillian Nickell. Published by Chronicle Books. Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons. Written by Laura Salas and illustrated by Mercè López. Published by Millbrook Press. Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks. Written by Jason Reynolds and illustrated by Alexander Nabaum. Published by Caitlyn Dlouhy/Atheneum Books. |
New Kid. Written by Jerry Craft. Published by Quill Tree Books. Other Words for Home. Written by Jasmine Varga. Published by Harper Collins. Rise: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou. Written by Bethany Hegedu and illustrated by Tonya Engel. Published by Lee & Low Books. Say Something. Written by Peter Reynolds. Published by Orchard Books. Searching for Lottie. Written by Susan J. Ross. Published by Holiday House. Small World. Written by Ishta Mercurio and illustrated by Jen Corace. Published by Abrams. Soaring Earth: A Companion Memoir to Enchanted Air. Written by Margarita Engle. Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Sofia Valdez, Future Prez. Written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts. Published by Abrams. Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War. Written by Duncan Tonatiuh. Published by Abrams. Thanku: Poems of Gratitude. Edited by Miranda Paul and illustrated by Marlena Myles. Published by Millbrook Press. The Bell Rang. Written by James E. Ransome. Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. The Magic of Letters. Written by Tony Johnston and illustrated by Wendell Minor. Published by Neal Porter Books. To Night Owl from Dogfish. Written by Holly Goldberg Sloan and illustrated by Meg Wolitzer. Published by Dial Books for Young Readers. Room on our Rock. Written by Kate Temple and Joi Temple and illustrated by Terri Rose Baynton. Published by Kane/Miller Books. 
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2019 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Selection Committee Members
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Jeanne Gilliam Fain, Chair (Lipscomb University, Tennessee)
Vera Ahihya, (Brooklyn Arbor Elementary, New York) Elizabeth Bemiss (University of West Florida) S. Rebecca Leigh (Oakland University, Michigan) |
Janine Schall (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Jennifer Summerlin (University of Alabama-Birmingham) Kathryn Will (University of Maine, Farmington) |
NOTABLES OVERVIEW
The charge of the seven-member national committee is to select 30 books that best exemplify the criteria established for the Notables Award. Books considered for this annual list are works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry written for children, grades K-8. The books selected for the list must:
- be published the year preceding the award year (i.e. books published in 2015 are considered for the 2016 list);
- have an appealing format;
- be of enduring quality;
- meet generally accepted criteria of quality for the genre in which they are written; and
- meet one or more of the following criteria:
- deal explicitly with language, such as plays on words, word origins, or the history of language;
- demonstrate uniqueness in the use of language or style; and/or
- invite child response or participation.
- deal explicitly with language, such as plays on words, word origins, or the history of language;
INFORMATION FOR PUBLISHERS
- Review the criteria listed above to confirm that the book(s) you wish to submit are eligible for the Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts award.
- Ship one copy of each book you wish to nominate directly to each committee member.
- Contact the committee chair, Jeanne Fain, for more information and for the mailing addresses of the committee members.
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