Category: Books by Format
Review: A Boy Called Dickens
In honor of the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth—February 7—Random House Children’s Books has published A Boy Called Dickens by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by John Hendrix.
Best New Books for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and you know what that means: time to read some love stories! Here are just a few selections with which you’re sure to fall in love. So snuggle up with your favorite little reader and share a good laugh, a cuddle, and a whole lotta love.
Review: Coral Reefs by Jason Chin
By Nina Schuyler, The Children’s Book Review Published: January 27, 2012 Coral Reefs By Jason Chin Reading level: Ages 5 and up Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Flash Point (October 25, 2011) Source: Publisher What to expect: Science, Nature, Biology, Marine life, Water
Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2012
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.
(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award, 2012
The Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.
Caldecott Medal, 2012
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Newbery Medal Winners, 2012
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Fancy Nancy Dress Up App
Make Nancy look extra fancy in this first-ever official Fancy Nancy game app!
Everneath by Brodi Ashton
Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. Now she’s returned—to her old life, her family, her boyfriend—before she’s banished back to the underworld . . . this time forever.
