The Association for Library Service to Children (a division of the American Library Association) recently announced its 2013 list of Notable Children’s Books. The list of titles includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and picture books, all of special interest, quality, creativity, and value to children 14 years of age and younger.
MPL’s Children’s Librarian would like to add one more title to the list. It's the book she had hoped would win the Caldecott Award:
MPL's Honorary Pick
Read on for ALSC's top picks for this year! If you are interested in any of the books from the list, it is easy to request it. Click on the title of the book, then click the REQUEST box along the top and follow the instructions.
Or, call the Library at 412-372-0500 and we will be glad to help you. You will be notified when the book is ready for you to pick up!
The ALA List
Younger Readers
“And Then It’s Spring.” By Julie Fogliano. Illus. by Erin E. Stead.
From "And Then It's Spring"
“Bear Has a Story to Tell.” By Philip C. Stead. Illus. by Erin E. Stead.
“Black Dog.” By Levi Pinfold. Illus. by the author.
“Charley's First Night.” By Amy Hest. Illus. by Helen Oxenbury.
From "Charley's First Night"
“Creepy Carrots!” By Aaron Reynolds. Illus. by Peter Brown. (2013 Caldecott Honor Book)
“Demolition.” By Sally Sutton. Illus. by Brian Lovelock.
“Dogs on Duty.” By Dorothy Hinshaw Patent.
“Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building.” By Christy Hale. Illus. by the author.
“Extra Yarn.” By Mac Barnett. Illus. by Jon Klassen. (2013 Caldecott Honor Book)
“Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors.” By Hena Khan. Illus. by Mehrdokht Amini.
“Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs.” By Mo Willems. Illus. by the author.
“Green.” By Laura Vaccaro Seeger. Illus. by the author. (2013 Caldecott Honor Book)
“Hippopposites.” By Janik Coat.
“Infinity and Me.” By Kate Hosford. Illus. by Gabi Swiatkowska.
“Just Ducks.” By Nicola Davies. Illus. by Salvatore Rubbino.
“Let's Go for a Drive!” By Mo Willems. Illus. by the author.
“Machines Go to Work in the City.” By William Low. Illus. by the author.
“Magritte’s Marvelous Hat : A Picture Book.” By D. B. Johnson. Illus. by the author.
“Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert.” By Gary D. Schmidt. Illus. by David Diaz.
“More.” By I. C. Springman. Illus. by Brian Lies.
“Nighttime Ninja.” By Barbara DaCosta. Illus. by Ed Young.
“Oh, No!” By Candace Fleming. Illus. by Eric Rohmann.
“One Cool Friend.” By Toni Buzzeo. Illus. by David Small. (2013 Caldecott Honor Book)
“One Special Day: A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters.” By Lola M. Schaefer. Illus. by Jessica Meserve.
“Penny and Her Doll.” By Kevin Henkes. Illus. by the author.
“Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons.” By Eric Litwin. Illus. by James Dean.
“Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover.” By Cece Bell. Illus. by the author.
“Sleep Like a Tiger.” By Mary Logue. Illus. by Pamela Zagarenski. (2013 Caldecott Honor Book)
“This Is Not My Hat.” By Jon Klassen. Illus. by the author. (2013 Caldecott Medal Book)
“Up, Tall, and High!” By Ethan Long. Illus. by the author. (2013 Geisel Medal Book)
“Z Is for Moose.” By Kelly Bingham. Illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky.
From "Z is for Moose"
Middle Readers
“Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story behind an American Friendship.” By Russell Freedman.
“The Beetle Book.” By Steve Jenkins. Illus. by the author.
“A Black Hole Is Not a Hole.” By Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano.
“Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon.” By Steve Sheinkin. (2013 Newbery Honor Book)
“Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team.” By Audrey Vernick.
“Each Kindness.” By Jacqueline Woodson. Illus. by E. B. Lewis. (2013 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book)
“Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin.” By Robert Byrd. Illus. by the author.
“Face Book.” By Chuck Close.
From "Face Book"
“George Bellows: Painter with a Punch!” By Robert Burleigh.
“Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller.” By Doreen Rappaport.
“Iceberg, Right Ahead!: The Tragedy of the Titanic.” By Stephanie Sammartino McPherson.
“In a Glass Grimmly.” By Adam Gidwitz.
“Island: A Story of the Galápagos.” By Jason Chin.
“Liar & Spy.” By Rebecca Stead.
“Lulu and the Duck in the Park.” By Hilary McKay
“May B.” By Caroline Starr Rose.
“The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity.” By Elizabeth Rusch.
From "The Mighty Mars Rovers"
“Moonbird : A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95.” By Phillip M. Hoose.
“The One and Only Ivan.” By Katherine Applegate. Illus. by Patricia Castelao. (2013 Newbery Medal Book)
“See You at Harry’s.” By Jo Knowles.
“Splendors and Glooms.” By Laura Amy Schlitz. (2013 Newbery Honor Book)
“Starry River of the Sky.” By Grace Lin.
“Three Times Lucky.” By Sheila Turnage. (2013 Newbery Honor Book)
“Titanic: Voices from the Disaster.” By Deborah Hopkinson.
“Twelve Kinds of Ice.” By Ellen Bryan Obed.
“Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad.” By Henry Cole.
“Wonder.” By R. J. Palacio.
“Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature's Undead.” By Rebecca L. Johnson.
Older Readers
“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.” By Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
“Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance during the Holocaust.” By Doreen Rappaport.
“A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return.” By Zeina Abirached.
“Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure.” By Jim Murphy and Alison Blank.
“My Family for the War.” By Anne C. Voorhoeve. Trans. by Tammi Reichel.
“My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece.” By Annabel Pitcher.
“The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano.” By Sonia Manzano
“Seraphina.” By Rachel Hartman.
“Son.” By Lois Lowry.
“Son of a Gun.” By Anne de Graaf.
“Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different.” By Karen Blumenthal.
“Temple Grandin: How the Girl who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World.” By Sy Montgomery.
“We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March.” By Cynthia Y. Levinson.
All Ages
“Little Bird.” By Germano Zullo.
“National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs that Squeak, Soar, and Roar!” Ed. by J. Patrick Lewis.
From "National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry"
“Step Gently Out.” By Helen Frost.
“The Year Comes Round : Haiku through the Seasons.” By Sid Farrar.
“Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems.” By Kate Coombs.
From "Water Sings Blue"
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