CCBC CHOICES 2005

CCBC CHOICES 2007

New (c2006) Books for Children and Young Adults Recommended by the

Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC)

School of Education, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Selected by Kathleen T. Horning, Merri V. Lindgren,

Hollis Rudiger, and Megan Schliesman

CCBC Choices is the CCBC’s annual best-of-the-year list. The final CCBC Choice 2007 publication will include annotations and recommended ages for all of the books on the chosen, as well as an author/title/subject index, and a commentary on the publishing year. CCBC Choices 2007 will be available at the CCBC after March 3, 2007. (See the back page for information on obtaining CCBC Choices 2007.)

The Natural World

Arnold, Caroline. A Killer Whale’s World. Picture Window Books, 2006. 24 pages (lib. 1-4048-1321-7, $25.26)

Butterworth, Chris. Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea. Illustrated by John Lawrence. Candlewick Press, 2006. 27 pages (trade 0-7636-2989-8, $16.99)

Chrustowski, Rick. Turtle Crossing. Henry Holt, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-8050-7498-8, $16.95)

Hatkoff, Isabella, Craig Hatkoff, and Dr. Paula Kahumbu. Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship. Photographs by Peter Greste. Scholastic Press, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-439-82973-9, $16.99)

Jenkins, Steve and Robin Page. Move! Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-618-64637-X, $16.00)

Sabuda, Robert and Matthew Reinhart. Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Other Sea Monsters. Candlewick Press, 2006. 12 pages (trade 0-7636-2229-X, $27.99)

Schaefer, Lola M. An Island Grows. Illustrated by Cathie Felstead. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-06-623930-3, $16.99; lib. 0-06-623931-1, $17.89)

Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner. Wild Lives: A History of the People & Animals of the Bronx Zoo. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 86 pages (trade 0-375-80630-X; lib. 0-375-90630-4, $20.99)

Seasons and Celebrations

Gershator, Phillis and David Gershator. Summer is Summer. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Henry Holt, 2006.

32 pages (trade 0-8050-7444-9, $16.95)

Lin, Grace and Ranida T. McKneally. Our Seasons. Illustrated by Grace Lin. Charlesbridge, 2006. 32 pages

(lib. 1-57091-360-9, $15.95)

Montes, Marisa. Los Gatos Black on Halloween. Illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Henry Holt, 2006. 32 pages

(trade 0-8050-7429-5, $16.95)

Moore, Clement Clarke. The Night Before Christmas. Illustrated by Gennady Spirin. Marshall Cavendish, 2006. 27 pages (trade 0-7614-5298-2, $16.99)

Steinhöfel, Andreas. An Elk Dropped In. Translated from the German by Alisa Jaffa. Illustrated by Kerstin Meyer. U.S. edition: Front Street, 2006. 78 pages (trade 1-932425-80-2, $16.95)

Stringer, Lauren. Winter Is the Warmest Season. Harcourt, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-15-204967-3)

Folklore, Mythology, and Traditional Literature

Daly, Jude. To Everything There Is a Season. Eerdmans, 2006. 24 pages (trade 0-8028-5286-6, $16.00)

DeFelice, Cynthia. One Potato, Two Potato. Illustrated by Andrea U’Ren. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.

32 pages (trade 0-374-35640-8, $16.00)

Forest, Heather, reteller. The Little Red Hen: An Old Fable. Illustrated by Susan Gaber. Little Folk / August House, 2006. (trade 0-87483-795-2, $16.95)

Gerstein, Mordicai. The White Ram: A Story of Abraham and Isaac. Holiday House, 2006. 36 pages (trade

0-8234-1897-9, $16.95)

Henderson, Kathy. Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War. Illustrated by Jane Ray. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2006. 72 pages (trade 0+7636-2782-8, $16.99)

Hodges, Margaret. Dick Whittington and His Cat. Illustrated by Melisande Potter. Holiday House, 2006.

32 pages (trade 0-8234-1987-8, $16.95)

Hurston, Zora Neale, collector. The Six Fools. Adapted by Joyce Carol Thomas. Illustrated by Ann Tanksley. HarperCollins, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-06-00646-3, $15.99; lib. 0-06-000647-1, $16.89)

MacDonald, Margaret Read, reteller. Conejito: A Folktale from Panama. Illustrated by Geraldo Valério. August House, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-87483-779-0, $16.95)

MacDonald, Margaret Read, reteller. Go to Sleep, Gecko! A Balinese Folktale. Illustrated by Geraldo Valério. August House, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-87483-780-4, $16.95)

MacDonald, Margaret Read, reteller. Tunjur! Tunjur! Tunjur! A Palestinian Folktale. Collected by Ibrahim Muhawi and Sharif Kanaana. Illustrated by Alik Arzoumanian. Marshall Cavendish, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-7614-5225-7, $16.95)

Nesbit, E. Jack and the Beanstalk. Illustrated by Matt Tavares. Candlewick Press, 2006. 48 pages (trade

0-7636-2124-2, $16.99)

Oberman, Sheldon, reteller. Solomon and the Ant and Other Jewish Folktales. Introduction and commentary by Peninnah Schram. Boyds Mills Press, 2006. 165 pages (trade 1-59078-307-7, $19.95)

Pinkney, Jerry. The Little Red Hen. Dial, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-8037-2935-9, $16.99)

Yolen, Jane. This Little Piggy and Other Rhymes To Sing and Play. Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. Musical arrangements by Adam Stemple. Candlewick, 2005. 80 pages (trade 0-7636-1348-7, $19.99)

Historical People, Places, and Events

Allen, Thomas B. Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent: How Daring Slaves and Free Blacks Spied for the Union During the Civil War. Illustrated by Carla Bauer. National Geographic, 2006. 191 pages (trade 0-7922-7889-5, $16.95; lib. 0-7922-7890-9, $25.90 )

Barretta, Gene. Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin. Henry Holt, 2006. 32 pages

(trade 0-8050-7917-3, $16.95)

Bausum, Ann. Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement. National Geographic, 2006. 79 pages (trade 0-7922-4173-8, $18.95)

Fradin, Judith Bloom, and Dennis Brindell Fradin. 5,000 Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft’s Flight from Slavery. National Geographic, 2006. 96 pages (0-7922-7885-2, $19.95; lib. 0-7922-7886-0, $29.90)

Freedman, Russell. Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Holiday House, 2006.

114 pages (trade 0-8234-2031-0, $18.95)

Haney, Eric L. Inside Delta Force: The Story of America’s Elite Counterterrorist Unit. Delacorte Press, 2006. 246 pages (trade 0-385-73251-1, $15.95)

Hopkinson, Deborah. Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America. Scholastic Nonfiction / Scholastic, 2006. 120 pages (trade 0-439-63901-8, $18.99)

Macy, Sue. Freeze Frame: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics. Foreword by Peggy Fleming. National Geographic, 2006. 96 pages (trade 0-7922-7887-9, $18.95; lib. 0-7922-7888-7, $28.90)

McKinley, Michael. Ice Time: The Story of Hockey. Tundra Books, 2006. 80 pages (trade 0-88776-762-1, $18.95)

Murphy, Claire Rudolf. Children of Alcatraz: Growing Up on the Rock. Walker, 2006. 64 pages (trade

0-8027-9577-3, $17.95; lib. 0-8027-95781, $18.85)

Oppenheim, Joanne. Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference. Foreword by Elizabeth Kikuchi Yamada. Afterword by Snowden Becker. Scholastic Nonfiction / Scholastic, 2006. 287 pages (trade 0-439-56992-3, $22.99)

Rubin, Susan Goldman with Ela Weissberger. The Cat with the Yellow Star: Coming of Age in Terezin. Holiday House, 2006. 40 pages (trade 0-8234-1831-6, $16.95)

Schmemann, Serge. When the Wall Came Down: The Berlin Wall and the Fall of Soviet Communism. A New York Times Book / Kingfisher, 2006. 127 pages (trade 0-7534-5994-9, $15.95)

Thimmesh, Catherine. Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 80 pages (trade 0-618-50757-4, $19.95)

Trollinger, Patsi B. Perfect Timing: How Isaac Murphy Became One of the World’s Greatest Jockeys. Illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue. Viking, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-670-06083-6, $15.99)

Biography and Autobiography

Adler, David A. Satchel Paige: Don’t Look Back. Illustrated by Terry Widener. Harcourt, 2006. 32 pages

(trade 0-15-205585-1, $16.00)

Burleigh, Robert. Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay: The Boy Whose Dream Was Everest. Illustrated by

Ed Young. Atheneum, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-689-83042-4, $16.95)

Demi. Su Dongpo: Chinese Genius. Lee & Low, 2006. 48 pages (trade 1-58430-256-9, $24.00)

Engle, Margarita. The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano. Illustrated by Sean Qualls. Henry Holt, 2006. 183 pages (trade 0-8050-7706-5, $16.95)

Fleischman, Sid. Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2006. 210 pages

(trade 0-06-085094-9, $18.99; lib. 0-06-085095-7, $19.89)

Love, D. Anne. Of Numbers and Stars: The Story of Hypatia. Illustrated by Pam Paparone. Holiday House, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-8234-1621-6, $16.95)

McCully, Emily Arnold. Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight Became an Inventor. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-374-34810-3, $16.00)

Ray, Deborah Kogan. To Go Singing through the World: The Childhood of Pablo Neruda. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-374-37627-1, $17.00)

Contemporary People, Places, and Events

Bledsoe, Lucy Jane. How to Survive in Antarctica. Holiday House, 2006. 101 pages (trade 0-8234-1890-1, $16.95)

Demarest, Chris L. Hurricane Hunters! Riders on the Storm. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2006. 40 pages (trade 0-689-86168-0, $17.95)

Gibbons, Gail. Ice Cream: The Full Scoop. Holiday House, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-8234-2000-0, $16.95)

Hudson, Cheryl Willis. Construction Zone. Photographs by Richard Sobol. Candlewick Press, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-7636-2684-8, $15.99)

Jansen, Hanna. Over a Thousand Hills I Walk With You. Translated from the German by Elizabeth D. Crawford. U.S. edition: Carolrhoda, 2006. 342 pages (lib. 1-57505-927-4, $16.95)

Peterson, Cris. Fantastic Farm Machines. Photographs by David R. Lundquist. Boyds Mills Press, 2006.

32 pages (trade 1-59078-271-2, $17.95)

Issues in Today’s World

Fleischman, Paul. Dateline: Troy. Collages by Gwen Frankfeldt and Glenn Morrow. New updated edition. Candlewick Press, 2006. 80 pages (trade 0-7636-3083-7, $18.99; pbk. 0-7636-3084-5, $7.99)

Greenfield, Eloise. When the Horses Ride By: Children in the Times of War. Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Lee & Low, 2006. 36 pages (trade 1-58430-249-6, $17.95)

Jacobson, Sid and Ernie Colón. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. Foreword by the Chair and Vice Chair of the 9/11 Commission, Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton. Hill and Wang / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 133 pages (trade 0-8090-5738-7, $30.00; pbk. 0-8090-5739-5, $16.95)

Ludwig, Trudy. Just Kidding. Illustrated by Adam Gustavson. Tricycle Press, 2006. 32 pages (trade

1-58246-163-5, $15.95)

Schlosser, Eric, and Charles Wilson. Chew On This: Everything You Don’t Want to Know About Fast Food. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 304 pages (trade 0-618-71031-0, $16.00)

Understanding Oneself and Others

Brisson, Pat. I Remember Miss Perry. Illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch. Dial, 2006. 32 pages (trade

0-8037-2981-2, $16.99)

Bunting, Eve. One Green Apple. Illustrated by Ted Lewin. Clarion, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-618-43477-1, $16.00)

Cruise, Robin. Little Mamá Forgets. Illustrated by Stacey Dressen-McQueen. Melanie Kroupa Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-374-34613-5, $16.00)

Harris, Robie H. It’s Not the Stork! A Book about Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families, and Friends. Illustrated by Michael Emberley. Candlewick Press, 2006. 59 pages (0-7636-004-7, $16.99)

Levithan, David and Billy Merrell, editors. The Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing about Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 272 pages (pbk. 0-375-83290-4, $9.95; lib. 0-375-93290-9, 17.99)

The Arts

Ehrhardt, Karen. This Jazz Man. Illustrated by R. G. Roth. Harcourt, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-15-205307-7, $16.00)

George-Warren, Holly. Honky-Tonk Heroes & Hillbilly Angels: The Pioneers of Country & Western Music. Illustrated by Laura Levine. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-618-19100-3, $16.00)

Hong, Chen Jiang. The Magic Horse of Han Gan. Translated from the French by Claudia Zoe Bedrick.

U.S. edition: Enchanted Lion, 2006. 37 pages (trade 1-59270-063-2, $16.95

Marcus, Leonard S., compiler and editor. The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy. Candlewick Press, 2006. 202 pages (trade 0-7636-2625-2, $19.99)

McDonnell, Patrick. Art. Little, Brown, 2006. 40 pages (trade 0-316-11491-X, $14.99)

Myers, Walter Dean. Jazz. Illustrated by Christopher Myers. Holiday House, 2006. 44 pages (trade 0-8234-1545-7, $18.95)

Nathan, Amy. Meet the Musicians: From Prodigy (or Not) to Pro. Henry Holt, 2006. 168 pages (trade

0-8050-7743-X, $17.95)

Rubin, Susan Goldman. Andy Warhol: Pop Art Painter. Abrams, 2006. 48 pages (trade 0-8109-5477-X, $18.95)

Schubert, Leda. Ballet of the Elephants. Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. A Deborah Brodie Book /

Roaring Brook Press, 2006. 32 pages (trade 1-59643-075-3, $17.95)

Sís, Peter. Play, Mozart, Play! Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2006. (trade 0-06-112181-9, $16.99;

lib. 0-06-112182-7, $17.89)

Sousa, Jean. Faces, Places and Inner Spaces: A Guide to Looking at Art. Abrams, 2006. 48 pages (trade

0-8109-5966-6, $18.95

Winter, Jonah. Dizzy. Illustrated by Sean Qualls. Arther A. Levine Books / Scholastic, 2006. 48 pages (trade

0-439-50737-5, $16.99)

Poetry

Brown, Calef. Flamingos on the Roof. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 64 pages (trade 0-618-56298-2, $16.00)

Florian, Douglas. Handsprings. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2006. 48 pages (trade 0-06-009280-7, $15.99;

lib. 0-06-009281-5, $16.89)

Greenfield, Eloise. The Friendly Four. Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. Amistad / HarperCollins, 2006.

47 pages (trade 0-06-000759-1, $16.99; lib. 0-06-000760-5, $17.89)

Grimes, Nikki. Thanks a Million. Illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera. 30 pages (trade 0-688-17292-X, $15.99;

lib. 0-688-17293-8, $16.89)

Hollyer, Belinda, selector. She’s All That! Poems About Girls. Illustrated by Susan Hellard. Kingfisher, 2006. 128 pages (trade 0-7534-5852-7, $14.95)

Lawson, JonArno. The Man in the Moon-Fixer’s Mask. Illustrated by Sherwin Tjia. U.S. edition: Wordsong / Boyds Mills, 2006. 79 pages (trade 1-932425-82-9, $14.95)

MacLachlan, Patricia and Emily MacLachlan Charest. Once I Ate a Pie. Illustrated by Katy Schneider. Joanna Cotler Books / HarperCollins, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-06-073531-7, $15.99; lib. 0-06-073532-5, $16.89)

Norman, Lissette. My Feet are Laughing. Illustrated by Frank Morrison. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.

32 pages (trade 0-374-35096-5, $16.00)

Poe, Edgar Allan. The Raven. Illustrated by Ryan Price. (Visions in Poetry) KCP Poetry / Kids Can Press, 2006. 48 pages (trade 1-55337-473-8, $16.95)

Rex, Adam. Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich. Harcourt, 2006. 40 pages (trade 0-15-205766-8, $16.00)

Shannon, George. Busy in the Garden. Illustrated by Sam Williams. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2006.

36 pages (trade 0-06-000464-9, $15.99; lib. 0-06-000465-7, $16.89)

Sidman, Joyce. Meow Ruff. Illustrated by Michelle Berg. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 32 pages (trade

0-618-44894-2, $16.00)

Siebert, Diane. Tour America: A Journey Through Poems and Art. Illustrated by Stephen T. Johnson. Chronicle, 2006. 56 pages (trade 0-8118-5056-0, $17.95)

Thayer, Ernest L. Casey at the Bat. Illustrated by Joe Morse. (Visions in Poetry) KCP Poetry / Kids Can Press, 2006. 48 pages (trade 1-55337-827-X, $16.95)

Walker, Alice. There is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me. Illustrated by Stefano Vitale. HarperCollins, 2006. 24 pages (trade 0-06-057080-6, $16.99; lib. 0-06-057081-4, $17.89)

Weatherford, Carole Boston. Dear Mr. Rosenwald. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Scholastic Press, 2006.

32 pages (trade 0-439-49522-9, $16.99)

Concept Books

Adler, David A. You Can, Toucan, Math: Word Problem-Solving Fun. Illustrated by Edward Miller. Holiday House, 2006. 28 pages (trade 0-8234-1919-3, $16.95)

Bar-el, Dan. Alphabetter. Illustrated by Graham Ross. Orca, 2006. 32 pages (trade 1-55143-439-3, $17.95)

Goldstone, Bruce. Great Estimations. Henry Holt, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-8050-7446-5, $16.95)

McLeod, Bob. SuperHero ABC. HarperCollins, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-06-074514-2, $15.99; lib. 0-06-074515-0, $16.89)

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Black? White! Day? Night! A Book of Opposites. A Neal Porter Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2006. 20 pages (trade 1-59643-185-7, $16.95)

Picture Books for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Aston, Dianna Hutts. Mama Outside, Mama Inside. Illustrated by Susan Gaber. Henry Holt, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-8050-7716-2, $15.95)

Brown, Lisa. How to Be. HarperCollins, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-06-054635-2, $15.99; lib. 0-06-054636-0, $16.89)

Chodos-Irvine, Margaret. Best Best Friends. Harcourt, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-15-20-5694-7, $16.00)

Elya, Susan Middleton. Bebé Goes Shopping. Illustrated by Steven Salerno. Harcourt, 2006. 32 pages (trade

0-15-205426-X, $16.00)

Fleming, Denise. The Cow Who Clucked. Henry Holt, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-8050-7265-9, $16.95)

Frazee, Marla. Walk On! A Guide for Babies of All Ages. Harcourt, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-15-205573-8, $16.00)

Hindley, Judy. Baby Talk: A Book of First Words and Phrases. Illustrated by Brita Granström. Candlewick Press, 2006. 24 pages (trade 0-7636-2971-5, $15.99)

Horáček, Petr. Silly Suzy Goose. Candlewick Press, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-7636-3040-3, $14.99)

Ichikawa, Satomi. My Father’s Shop. U.S. edition: Kane / Miller, 2006. 32 pages (trade 1-929132-99-9, $15.95)

Landström, Lena. Boo and Baa Have Company. Illustrated by Olof Landström. Translated from the Swedish by Joan Sandin. U.S. edition: R&S Books, 2006. 32 pages (trade 91-29-66546-9, $15.00)

Martin, David. All for Pie, Pie for All. Illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev. Candlewick Press, 2006. 24 pages

(trade 0-7636-2393-8, $15.99)

McCarty, Peter. Moon Plane. Henry Holt, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-8050-7943-2, $16.95)

Milgrim, David. Time to Get Up, Time to Go. Clarion, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-618-51998-X, $15.00)

Reiser, Lynn. Play Ball with Me! Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 24 pages (trade 0-375-83244-0, $9.95)

Rueda, Claudia. Let’s Play in the Forest While the Wolf is Not Around. Scholastic Press, 2006. 32 pages (trade

0-439-82323-4, $16.99)

Schories, Pat. Jack and the Night Visitors. Front Street, 2006. 24 pages (trade 1-932425-33-0, $13.95)

Shannon, David. Good Boy, Fergus! Blue Sky Press / Scholastic, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-439-49027-8, $15.99)

Weeks, Sarah. Overboard! Illustrated by Sam Williams. Harcourt, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-15-205046-9, $14.00)

Winter, Jeannette. Mama: A True Story in Which a Baby Hippo Loses His Mama During a Tsunami, But Finds a New Home, and a New Mama. Harcourt, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-15-205495-2, $16.00)

Yang, James. Joey and Jet in Space. A Richard Jackson Book / Atheneum, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-689-86927-4, $15.95)

Picture Books for School-Aged Children

Balouch, Kristen. Mystery Bottle. Hyperion, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-7868-0999-X, $15.99)

Becker, Shari. Maxwell’s Mountain. Illustrated by Nicole Wong. Charlesbridge, 2006. 32 pages

(lib. 1-58089-047-4, $15.95)

Best, Cari. Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen. Illustrated by Christine Davenier. Melanie Kroupa Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-374-36386-2, $16.00)

Bunting, Eve. Pop’s Bridge. Illustrated by C. F. Payne. Harcourt, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-15-204773-5, $17.00)

Charles, Veronika Martenova. The Birdman. Illustrated by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko and Stéphan Daigle. Tundra Books, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-8876-740-0, $17.95)

Diakité, Penda. I Lost My Tooth in Africa. Illustrated by Baba Wagué Diakité. Scholastic Press, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-439-66226-5, $16.99)

Falconer, Ian. Olivia Forms a Band. An Anne Schwartz Book / Atheneum, 2006. 40 pages (trade 1-4169-2454-X, $17.95)

Freymann, Saxton. Fast Food. Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic, 2006. 24 pages (trade 0-439-11019-X, $12.99)

Grey, Mini. The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-375-83691-8, $16.95; lib. 0-375-93691-2, $18.99)

Grindley, Sally. It’s My School. Illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain. U.S. edition: Walker & Company, 2006. 24 pages (trade 0-8027-8086-5, $15.95; lib. 0-8027-8087-3, $16.85)

Headley, Justina Chen. The Patch. Illustrated by Mitch Vane. Charlesbridge, 2006. 32 pages (lib. 1-58089-049-0, $15.95)

Henkes, Kevin. Lilly’s Big Day. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-06-074236-4, $16.99;

lib. 0-06-074237-2, $17.89)

Hopkinson, Deborah. Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building. Illustrated by James E. Ransome. Schwartz & Wade Books / Random House, 2006. 40 pages (trade 0-375-83610-1, $16.95; lib. 0-375-93610-6, $18.99)

Huggins, Peter. Trosclair and the Alligator. Illustrated by Lindsey Gardiner. Star Bright Books, 2006. 24 pages (trade 1-932065-98-9, $15.95)

Joosse, Barbara. Wind-Wild Dog. Illustrated by Kate Kiesler. Henry Holt, 2006. 40 pages (trade 0-8050-7053-2, $16.95)

Krishnaswami, Uma. Bringing Asha Home. Illustrated by Jamel Akib. Lee & Low, 2006. 32 pages (trade

1-58430-259-3, $16.95)

Lee, Milly. Landed. Illustrated by Yangsook Choi. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.

40 pages (trade 0-374-34314-4, $16.00)

Lehman, Barbara. Museum Trip. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 40 pages (trade 0-618-58125-1, $15.00)

Look, Lenore. Uncle Peter’s Amazing Chinese Wedding. Illustrated by Yumi Heo. An Anne Schwartz Book / Atheneum, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-689-84458-1, $16.95)

Lorbiecki, Marybeth. Jackie’s Bat. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. Simon & Schuster, 2006. 32 pages (trade

0-689-84102-7, $15.95)

Meddaugh, Susan. Just Teenie. Walter Lorraine Books / Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-618-68565-0, $16.00)

Pitzer, Susanna. Not Afraid of Dogs. Illustrated by Larry Day. Walker & Company, 2006. 32 pages (trade

0-8027-8067-9, $16.95; lib. 0-8027-8068-7, $17.85)

Rappaport, Doreen. Freedom Ship. Illustrated by Curtis James. Jump at the Sun / Hyperion, 2006. 32 pages

(trade 0-7868-0645-1, $15.99)

Raven, Margot Theis. Night Boat to Freedom. Illustrated by E. B. Lewis. Melanie Kroupa Books / Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2006. 40 pages (trade 0-374-31266-4, $16.00)

Schwarz, Viviane. Shark and Lobster’s Amazing Undersea Adventure. Colored by Joel Stewart. Candlewick Press, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-7636-2910-3, $15.99)

Shulman, Mark. Mom and Dad are Palindromes: A Dilemma for Words … and Backwards. Illustrated by Adam McCauley. Chronicle Books, 2006. 28 pages (trade 0-8118-4328-9, $15.95)

Smith, Lane. John, Paul, George & Ben. Hyperion, 2006. 40 pages (trade 0-7868-4893-6, $16.99)

Smith, Linda. Mrs. Crump’s Cat. Illustrated by David Roberts. HarperCollins, 2006. 32 pages (trade

0-06-028302-5, $15.99; lib. 0-06-443551-2, $16.89)

Wiesner, David. Flotsam. Clarion, 2006. 40 pages (trade 0-618-19457-6, $17.00)

Willis, Jeanne. Gorilla! Gorilla! Illustrated by Tony Ross. U.S. edition: Atheneum, 2006. 24 pages (trade

1-4169-1490-0, $15.95)

Wood, Nancy. Mr. and Mrs. God in the Creation Kitchen. Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering. Candlewick Press, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-7636-1258-8, $16.99)

Woodruff, Elvira. Small Beauties: The Journey of Darcy Heart O’Hara. Illustrated by Adam Rex. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-375-82686-6, $15.95; lib. 0-375-92686-0, $17.99)

Wormell, Chris. George and the Dragon. U.S. edition: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 32 pages (trade 0-375-83315-3, $16.95; lib. 0-375-93315-8, $18.99)

Books for Beginning and Newly Independent Readers

Arnold, Tedd. Super Fly Guy. Cartwheel Books / Scholastic Inc., 2006. 30 pages (trade 0-439-63904-2, $5.99)

Chaconas, Dori. Cork & Fuzz: Short and Tall. Illustrated by Lisa McCue. Viking, 2006. 32 pages (trade

0-670-05985-4, $13.99)

Delacre, Lulu. Rafi and Rosi: Carnival! (An I Can Read Book) Rayo / HarperCollins, 2006. 63 pages

(trade 0-06-073597-X, $15.99; lib. 0-06-073598-8, $16.89)

DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride. Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. Candlewick Press, 2006.

72 pages (trade 0-7636-2332-6, $12.99)

Gregorich, Barbara. Waltur Buys a Pig in a Poke and Other Stories. Illustrated by Kristin Sorra. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 56 pages (trade 0-618-47306-8, $15.00)

Kenah, Katharine. The Best Teacher in Second Grade. Illustrated by Abby Carter. (An I Can Read Book) HarperCollins, 2006. 48 pages (trade 0-06-053564-4, $15.99; lib. 0-06-053565-2, $16.99; pbk. 0-06-053566-0, $3.99)

Kvasnosky, Laura McGee. Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways. Candlewick Press, 2006. 42 pages (trade

0-7636-2689-9, $14.99)

Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter & Tabby Spin the Yarn. Illustrated by Arthur Howard. Harcourt, 2006. 44 pages (trade 0-15-205067-1, $14.00)

Silverman, Erica. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Partners. Illustrated by Betsy Lewin. Harcourt, 2006. 42 pages (trade 0-15-202125-6, $15.00)

Thomas, Shelley Moore. Happy Birthday, Good Knight. Illustrated by Jennifer Plecas. Dutton, 2006. 48 pages (trade 0-525-47184-7, $13.99)

Fiction for Children

Abrahams, Peter. Behind the Curtain: An Echo Falls Mystery. Laura Geringer Books / HarperCollins, 2006.
346 pages (trade 0-06-073704-2, $15.99; lib. 0-06-073705-0, $16.89)

Balliett, Blue. The Wright 3. Illustrated by Brett Helquist. Scholastic Press, 2006. 318 pages (trade
0-439-69367-5, $16.99)

Collins, Suzanne. Gregor and the Marks of Secret. (Book Four in the Underland Chronicles) Scholastic Press, 2006. 343 pages (trade 0-439-79145-6, $16.99)

Cushman, Karen. The Loud Silence of Francine Green. Clarion, 2006. 240 pages (trade 0-618-50455-9, $16.00)

Delaney, Joseph. Curse of the Bane. Illustrated by Patrick Arrasmith. (The Last Apprentice: Book Two)
U.S. edition: Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2006. 455 pages (trade 0-06-076621-2, $16.99; lib. 0-06-076622-0, $17.89)

DiCamillo, Kate. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. Candlewick Press, 2006. 198 pages (trade 0-7636-2589-2, $18.99)

Ellis, Deborah. I am a Taxi. (The Cocalero Novels) Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press, 2006.

205 pages (trade 0-88899-735-3, $16.95)

Fine, Anne. Notso Hotso. Illustrated by Tony Ross. U.S. edition: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 92 pages (trade 0-374-35550-9, $15.00)

Flanagan, John. The Burning Bridge. (Ranger’s Apprentice: Book Two) Philomel, 2006. 262 pages (trade

0-399-24455-7, $16.99)

Fletcher, Susan. Alphabet of Dreams. Ginee Seo Books / Atheneum, 2006. 294 pages (trade 0-689-85042-4, $16.95)

Giblin, James Cross. The Boy Who Saved Cleveland: Based on a True Story. Illustrated by Michael Dooling. Henry Holt, 2006. 64 pages (trade 0-8050-7355-8, $15.95)

Glatshteyn, Yankev. Emil and Karl. Translated from the Yiddish by Jeffrey Shandler. A Neal Porter Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2006. 194 pages (trade 1-59643-119-9, $17.95)

Grimes, Nikki. The Road to Paris. G.P Putnam’s Sons/ Penguin, 2006. 153 pages (trade 0-399-24537-5, $15.99)

Han, Jenny. Shug. Simon & Schuster, 2006. 248 pages (trade 1-4169-0942-7, $14.95)

Hartnett, Sonya. The Silver Donkey. Llustrated by Don Powers. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2006. 266 pages (trade 0-7636-2937-5, $15.99)

Holm, Jennifer L. BabyMouse: Rock Star. Illustrated by Matthew Holm. Random House, 2006. 91 pages (pbk.
0-375-83232-7, $5.95)

Holm, Jennifer L. Penny from Heaven. Random House, 2006. 274 pages (trade 0-375-83687-X, $15.95;

lib. 0-375-93687-4, $17.99

Holt, Kimberly Willis. Part of Me: Stories of a Louisiana Family. Henry Holt, 2006. 208 pages (trade

0-8050-6360-9, $16.95)

Jenkins, Emily. Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic. Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Schwartz & Wade Books / Random House, 2006.

116 pages (trade 0-375-83604-7, $16.95; lib. 0-375-93604-1, $18.99)

King-Smith, Dick. The Catlady. Illustrated by John Eastwood. U.S. edition: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 71 pages (trade 0-375-82985-7, $15.95; lib. 0-375-92985-1, $17.99)

Kadohata, Cynthia. Weedflower. Atheneum, 2006. 260 pages (trade 0-689-86574-0, $16.95)

Kladstrup, Kristin. The Book of Story Beginnings. Candlewick Press, 2006. 360 pages (trade 0-7636-2609-0, $15.99)

Laird, Elizabeth with Sonia Nimr. A Little Piece of Ground. U.S. edition: Haymarket, 2006. 221 pages (pbk.

1-931859-38-8, $9.95)

Lin, Grace. The Year of the Dog. Little, Brown, 2006. 134 pages (trade 0-316-06000-3, $14.99)

Look, Lenore. Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything. Illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf. Atheneum, 2006. 164 pages (trade

0-689-86460-4, $15.95)

Lord, Cynthia. Rules. Scholastic Press, 2006. 200 pages (trade 0-439-44382-2, $15.99)

Lowry, Lois. Gossamer. Walter Lorraine Books / Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 140 pages (trade 0-618-68550-2, $16.00)

MacLachlan, Patricia. Grandfather’s Dance. Joanna Cotler Books / HarperCollins, 2006. 84 pages (trade
0-06-027560-X, $14.99)

McKay, Hilary. Caddy Ever After. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2006. 218 pages (trade 1-4169-0930-3, $15.95)

McKissack, Patricia C. Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters. Illustrated by André Carrilho. Schwartz & Wade Books / Random House, 2006. 146 pages (0-375-83619-5, $18.95; lib.

0-375-93619-X, $20.99)

Patron, Susan. The Higher Power of Lucky. Illustrated by Matt Phelan. A Richard Jackson Book / Atheneum, 2006. 134 pages (trade 1-4169-0194-9, $16.95

Riordan, Rick. The Sea of Monsters. (Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Book 2) Miramax Books / Hyperion, 2006. 279 pages (trade 0-7868-5686-6, $17.95)

Roberts, Ken. Thumb on a Diamond. Illustrated by Leanne Franson. Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press, 2006. 128 pages (trade 0-88899-629-2, $15.95; pbk. 0-88899-705-1, $6.95)

Roy, Jennifer. Yellow Star. Marshall Cavendish, 2006. 227 pages (trade 0-7614-5277-X, $16.95)

Sachar, Louis. Small Steps. Delacorte Press, 2006. 257 pages (trade 0-385-73314-3, $16.95; lib. 0-385-90333-2, $19.99)

Sayres, Meghan Nuttall. Anahita’s Woven Riddle. Amulet Books / Harry N. Abrams, 2006. 352 pages (trade

0-8109-5481-8, $16.95)

Schlitz, Laura Amy. A Drowned Maiden’s Hair: A Melodrama. Candlewick Press, 2006. 389 pages (trade

0-7636-2930-8, $15.99)

Skelton, Matthew. Endymion Spring. U.S. edition: Delacorte Press, 2006. 392 pages (trade 0-385-73380-1, $17.95; lib. 0-385-90397-9, $19.99)

Springer, Nancy. The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery. Sleuth / Philomel, 2006.

216 pages (trade 0-399-24304-6, $10.99)

Thomson, Sarah L. The Secret of the Rose. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2006. 296 pages (trade 0-06-087250-0, $16.99; lib. 0-06-087251-9, $17.89)

Vejjajiva, Jane. The Happiness of Kati. Translated from the Thai by Jane Vejjajiva and Prudence Borthwick.

U.S. edition: Atheneum, 2006. 139 pages (trade 1-4169-1788-8, $15.95)

Whittenberg, Allison. Sweet Thang. Delacorte Press, 2006. 149 pages (trade 0-385-73292-9, $15.95; lib.

0-385-90313-8, $17.99)

Wulf, Linda Press. The Night of the Burning: Devorah’s Story. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 210 pages (trade

0-374-36419-2, $16.00)

Fiction for Young Adults

Almond, David. Clay. U.S. edition: Delacorte Press, 2006. 247 pages (trade 0-385-73171-X, $15.95;

lib. 0-385-90208-5, $17.99)

Anderson, M. T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party. Candlewick Press, 2006. 351 pages (trade 0-7636-2402-0, $17.99)

Booth, Coe. Tyrell. Push / Scholastic, 2006. 310 pages (trade 0-439-83879-7, $16.99)

Brooks, Kevin. The Road of the Dead. U.S. edition: Chicken House / Scholastic, 2006. 339 pages

(trade 0-439-78623-1, $16.99)

Cohn, Rachel, and David Levithan. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 183 pages (trade 0-375-83531-8, $16.95; lib. 0-375-93531-2, $18.99)

Eldred, Tim. Grease Monkey. Tor, 2006. 352 pages (trade 0-765-31325-1, $27.95)

Frost, Helen. The Braid. Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 112 pages (trade 0-374-30962-0, $16.00)

Gantos, Jack. The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 185 pages (trade

0-374-33690-3, $17.00)

Gratz, Alan. Samurai Shortstop. Dial, 2006. 280 pages (trade 0-8037-3075-6, $17.99)

Greif, Jean-Jacques. The Fighter. Translated from the French. U. S. edition: Bloomsbury, 2006. 211 pages (trade 1-58234-891-X, $16.95

Hartnett, Sonya. Surrender. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2006. 248 pages (trade 0-7636-2768-2, $16.99)

Hautman, Pete. Rash. Simon & Schuster, 2006. 249 pages (trade 0-689-86801-4, $15.95)

Jaramillo, Ann. La Línea . A Deborah Brodie Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2006. 131 pages (trade 159643-154-7, $16.95)

Johnson, Harriet McBryde. Accidents of Nature. Henry Holt, 2006. 229 pages (trade 0-8050-7634-4, $16.95)

Knox, Elizabeth. Dreamhunter. (Book One of the Dreamhunter Duet) Frances Foster Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 365 pages (trade 0-374-31853-0, $19.00)

Lanagan, Margo. White Time. Eos / HarperCollins, 2006. 216 pages (trade 0-06-074393-X, $15.99;

lib. 0-06-074394-8, $16.89)

Larbalestier, Justine. Magic Lessons (Book Two in the Magic or Madness Trilogy). Razorbill / Penguin, 2006. 275 pages (trade 1-59514-054-9, $16.99)

Leavitt, Martine. Keturah and Lord Death. Front Street, 2006. 216 pages (trade 1-932425-29-2, $16.95)

Le Guin, Ursula K. Voices. Harcourt, 2006. 341 pages (trade 0-15-205678-5, $17.00)

Levine, Gail Carson. Fairest. HarperCollins, 2006. 326 pages (trade 0-06-073408-6, $16.99; lib. 0-06-073409-4, $17.89)

McCaughrean, Geraldine. Cyrano. From the play by Edmond Rostand. Harcourt, 2006. 114 pages (trade

0-15-205805-2, $16.00)

Moriarty, Jaclyn. The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie. Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic, 2006. 494 pages (trade 0-439-74051-7, $16.99)

Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. Dairy Queen. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. 275 pages (trade 0-618-68307-0, $16.00)

Na, An. Wait for Me. G.P Putnam’s Sons/ Penguin, 2006. 169 pages (trade 0-399-24275-9, $15.99)

Pfeffer, Susan Beth. Life As We Knew It. Harcourt, 2006. 337 pages (trade 0-15-205826-5, $17.00)

Portman, Frank. King Dork. Delacorte Press, 2006. 344 pages (trade 0-385-73291-0, $16.95; lib. 0-385-90312-X, $18.99)

Rosoff, Meg. Just in Case. Wendy Lamb Books / Random House, 2006. 246 pages (trade 0-385-74678-4, $16.95; lib. 0-385-90909-8, $18.99)

Sheth, Kashmira. Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet. Hyperion, 2006. 250 pages (trade 0-7868-3857-4, $15.99)

Smelcer, John. The Trap. Henry Holt, 2006. 170 pages (trade 0-8050-7939-4, $15.95)

Stassen, Jean-Philippe. Déogratias: A Tale of Rwanda. U.S. edition: First Second, 2006. 79 pages

(pbk. 1-59643-103-2, $16.95)

Sturtevant, Katherine. A True and Faithful Narrative. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. 250 pages (trade

0-374-37809-6, $17.00)

Thompson, Kate. Only Human. (The Missing Link Trilogy) U.S. edition: Bloomsbury, 2006. 312 pages (trade

1-58234-651-8, $16.95)

Turner, Megan Whalen. The King of Attolia. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2006. 387 pages (trade

0-06-083577-X, $16.99; lib. 0-06-083578-8, $17.89)

Vizzini, Ned. It’s Kind of a Funny Story. Miramax Books / Hyperion, 2006. 444 pages (trade 0-7868-5196-1, $16.95)

Vrettos, Adrienne Maria. Skin. Margaret K. McElderry Books / Simon & Schuster, 2006. 227 pages (trade

1-4169-0655-X, $16.95)

Weinstein, Lauren R. Girl Stories. Henry Holt, 2006. 237 pages (pbk. 0-8050-7863-0, $16.95)

Westerfeld, Scott. The Last Days. Razorbill / Penguin, 2006. 286 pages (trade 1-59514-062-X, $16.99)

Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. Color by Lark Pien. First Second, 2006. 233 pages (pbk.

1-59643-152-0, $16.95)

Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. U.S. edition: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 552 pages (trade 0-375-83100-2, $16.95; lib. 0-375-93100-7, $18.99)

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