2021 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
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Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball. Written by Jen Bryant & illustrated by Frank Morrison. Published by Harry N. Abrams Books. All Because You Matter. Written by Tami Charles & Illustrated by Bryan Collier. Published by Scholastic Books. Before the Ever After. Written by Jacqueline Woodson. Published by Nancy Paulsen Books. Black Brother, Black Brother. Written by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Published by Little Brown Books for Young Readers. Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks. Written by Suzanne Slade & illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera. Published by Harry N. Abrams Books. Fighting Words. Written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Published by Dial Books. I Am Every Good Thing. Written by Derrik Barnes & illustrated by Gordon C. James. Published by Nancy Paulsen Books. If Dominican Were a Color. Written by Sili Recio & illustrated by Brianna McCarthy. Published by Denene Millner & Simon & Schuster Press. I Talk Like a River. Written by Jordan Scott & illustrated by Sydney Smith. Published by Neal Porter Books. Land of the Cranes. Written by Aida Salazar. Published by Scholastic Press. Lift. Written by Minh Lê & Illustrated by Dan Santat. Published by Little Brown Books for Young Readers. Mañanaland. Written by Pam Muñoz Ryan. Published by Scholastic Press. On Account of the Gum. Written by Adam Rex. Published by Chronicle Books. Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices. Edited by S.K. Ali & Aidsha Saeed & illustrated by Sara Alfageeh. Published by Amulet Books. Overground Railroad. Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrated by James E. Ransome. Published by Holiday House Publishers. Packs: Strength in Numbers. Written by Hannah Salyer. Published by HMH Books for Young Readers. |
Swashby and the Sea. Written by Beth Ferry & illustrated by Juana Martinez Neal. Published by HMH Books for Young Readers. Swish: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters. Written by Suzanne Slade and illustrated by Don Tate. Published by Little Brown Books for Young Readers. The Canyon’s Edge. Written by Dusti Bowling. Published by Little Brown Books for Young Readers. The Day Saida Arrived. Written by Susana Gómez Redondo & illustrated by Sonja Wimmer. Published by Blue Dot Kids Press. The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read. Written by Rita Lorraine Hubbard & illustrated by Oge Mora. Published by Schwartz & Wade. The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne. Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome & illustrated by John Parra. Published by Simon & Schuster & Paula Wiseman Books. We Are Water Protectors. Written by Carole Lindstrom & illustrated by Michaela Goade. Published by Roaring Brook Press. What I Like Most. Written by Mary Murphy & illustrated Zhu Cheng-Liang. Published by Candlewick Press. When Stars Are Scattered. Written by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed. Published by Dial Books. When You Trap a Tiger. Written by Tae Keller. Published by Random House Books for Young Readers. Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery. Written by Meeg Pincus & Illustrated by Yas Imamura. Published by Sleeping Bear Press. Write! Write! Write! Written by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater & illustrated by Ryan O’Rourke. Published by Wordsong. Published by Boyd Mill Kane. Your Name is a Song. Written by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow. Published by The Innovation Press. . Your Place in the Universe. Written by Jason Chin. Published by Neal Porter Books. |
2020 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) |
Janine Schall (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Jennifer Summerlin (University of Alabama-Birmingham) Kathryn Will (University of Maine, Farmington) Fran Wilson (Madeira Elementary, Ohio) |
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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