Thursday, December 29, 2011

2011 Best of the Best Best Book Lists

It's that time of year again. As 2011 comes to a close, it's time to start reflecting on the best books of the year. Over 6,000 books are published each year for kids, some more memorable than others. In just a few short weeks, the American Library Association will host their annual winter meeting where they will award the most distinguished books the year. Sometimes those books stay with us for years and years, other times they fall from sight; sometimes they are the popular choices, other times obscure. To sum it up, how many people know what book won the Newbery Medal the year Charlotte's Web received an honor?

I'll start with my personal favorites from this year in picture books, middle-grade fiction, and non-fiction (combined picture and chapter books). Below, you'll find a summary image of each lists' best books with a link to the complete list.

Happy Reading! There's a lot to look forward to in 2012.

Lewis Favorites

Fiction:


Dead End in Norvelt
Wonderstruck

The Apothecary
Breadcrumbs 
Wildwood
The Girl Who...
Invisible Inkling



The Mostly True...
Okay For Now
Peter Nimble...


Non-Fiction


Trapped
Balloons Over Broadway
Nurse, Soldier, Spy


Amelia Lost
Can I See Your ID?
Coral Reefs


Drawing From Memory
Me... Jane
Queen of the Falls


Wheels of Change
Picture Books


I Want My Hat Back
Where's Walrus
Press Here


Along A Long Road
People
Blue Chicken


Perfect Square
Three By the Sea







Kirkus


NPR Top 5 Back Seat Reader Books





100 Scope Notes in conjunction with Watch. Connect. Read. 


Publisher's Weekly


Washington Post


New York Times Notable Children's Books



School Library Journal


Eric Carle Museum Best Picture Books of 2011


Fuse 8 Top 100




Bonus Material!
The Year End Miscellanea from 100 Scope Notes


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