<>Journals Reveal Their Choices in Best Books:
Three journals have presented theirs lists of best books of 2014 giving us all a good chance to look and see what we may have missed.
Kirkus listed the hilarious early chapter book
Let’s Get Cracking by Cyndi Marko, first title in the “Kung Pow Chicken” series and perfect for next summer.
Booklist includes Kenneth Oppel’s
Boundless on their list. And as I mentioned in my last post, the
School Library Journal list is here. They include one of my favorite nonfiction titles of the year:
Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What we Eat by Gail Jarrow.
I hope you have fun perusing the lists, happy that you have already purchased some of the titles, and deciding which other ones you will add to your collection. My “to read” list just doubled.
A Perfectly Messed-Up Story by Patrick McDonnell is a terrific read-aloud for story time. The main character, Louie, is happily skipping along, but when you turn the page you see he was headed for a splat of jelly someone spilled on the book. His story becomes completely derailed as more damage is found. Kids will love his reaction to the mess and while there is one page that is dictatorial about how to treat books, they will enjoy the message.
(The Nebraska Library Commission receives free copies of children’s and young adult books for review from a number of publishers. After review, the books are distributed free, via the Regional Library Systems, to Nebraska school and public libraries.)
