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#77 Flotsam by David Wiesner (2006) 26 points Most of David Wiesner’s wordless picture books are all wonderful, it is hard to pick one, but I don’t want to list them all and take up spots. This one is more intricate, and a good one to ask kids to write out their version of the […]
#78 Zoom at Sea by Tim Wynne-Jones, illustrated by Eric Beddows (1993) 26 points This is far and away my favorite picture book. It did come out in the States but I don’t think it got wide distribution so this is likely its only vote. Even though it has black and white pictures, and I […]
#79 Pierre by Maurice Sendak (1962) 25 points Growing up, my first exposure to Pierre came when I joined the Kalamazoo Civic Youth Theater, a program for the kids of Kalamazoo, and did tech work on their production of Really Rosie. There I saw firsthand a sung version of the ultimate in children-being-eaten literature (here’s […]
#80 Madeline’s Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans (1953) 25 points While Ludwig Bemelmans penned many a sequel of his original smash picture book hit Madeline, I think it’s fair to say (and not too much of a spoiler) that the only one of those worth its salt at all was Madeline’s Rescue. One almost wonders if […]
#71 Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles (2005) 28 points “I come from a family with a lot of dead people.” What a great opening line. Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals, which is a lot for anybody, much less a 10-year-old. Her family runs Snowberger’s Funeral Home, where their motto is “We […]
#72 Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (2009) 27 points The first book that I’ve read in ages that I know I’ll read again and again. Simply lovely. – Pam Coughlan The individual episodes are lovely in themselves, and it’s marvelous to watch them all come together. And I have to admit, […]
#73 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (1972) 27 points My mom read this to us (my sister and I, and sometimes all the kids at church while we were waiting in costume for our own Christmas pageant) every Christmas, and we’d crack up every year. I read part of it to my […]
#74 Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (1970) 27 points This was a story that Mom and I shared. She read it to me at bedtime during my 4th-grade year. – Hilary Writt In her June/July 1999 American Libraries article “Places I Never Meant to Be: A Personal View”, Ms. Blume […]
#75 The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright (1941) 27 points This book and its sequels are some of my favorite books of all time. The characters are well defined and the stories feel fresh and immediate. – Laurie Zaepfel #51 on the last poll and #75 today. By now you’ve probably noticed that most of the […]
#76 Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (2007) 26 points Books geared to those reluctant reader boys – and boy did they work – had so many boys reading that were never readers before this series. – Cheryl Phillips These books are funny, fast reads that kids love! They have started the “diary” […]