March 2: Best children's books for family literacy announced
Among the many children’s books published last year, thirteen were chosen by the Pennsylvania Center for the Book to form A Baker’s Dozen: The Best Children’s Books for Family Literacy for 2009.
Winners include: Chicken, Pig, Cow by Ruth Ohi (Annick Press); A Child’s Day: An Alphabet of Play by Ida Pearle (Harcourt); Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea (Hyperion Books for Children); The Doghouse by Jan Thomas (Harcourt); Fabulous Fishes by Susan Stockdale (Peachtree); Friends and Pals and Brothers, Too by Sarah Wilson, illustrated by Leo Landry (Henry Holt); How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham (Candlewick); A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann (Alfred A. Knopf); The Life of a Car by Susan Steggall (Henry Holt); Me Hungry! by Jeremy Tankard (Candlewick); Old Bear by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow); One by Kathryn Otoshi (Ko Kids Books); Sergio Makes a Splash! by Edel Rodriguez (Little, Brown & Co.).
Selection criteria, annotations, tips for using the books, and more are available at
A Baker’s Dozen website: http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/familylit/bakersdozen/2009/index.html.
The Pennsylvania Center for the Book, sponsored by the Penn State University Libraries, is one of fifty-one similar organizations nationwide established by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Its mission is to study, honor, celebrate, and promote books, reading, libraries, and literacy to the citizens and residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For more information, visit www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu or contact Karla M. Schmit, Assistant Director, Pennsylvania Center for the Book, 814-863-5521.
Winners include: Chicken, Pig, Cow by Ruth Ohi (Annick Press); A Child’s Day: An Alphabet of Play by Ida Pearle (Harcourt); Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea (Hyperion Books for Children); The Doghouse by Jan Thomas (Harcourt); Fabulous Fishes by Susan Stockdale (Peachtree); Friends and Pals and Brothers, Too by Sarah Wilson, illustrated by Leo Landry (Henry Holt); How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham (Candlewick); A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann (Alfred A. Knopf); The Life of a Car by Susan Steggall (Henry Holt); Me Hungry! by Jeremy Tankard (Candlewick); Old Bear by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow); One by Kathryn Otoshi (Ko Kids Books); Sergio Makes a Splash! by Edel Rodriguez (Little, Brown & Co.).
Selection criteria, annotations, tips for using the books, and more are available at
A Baker’s Dozen website: http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/familylit/bakersdozen/2009/index.html.
The Pennsylvania Center for the Book, sponsored by the Penn State University Libraries, is one of fifty-one similar organizations nationwide established by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Its mission is to study, honor, celebrate, and promote books, reading, libraries, and literacy to the citizens and residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For more information, visit www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu or contact Karla M. Schmit, Assistant Director, Pennsylvania Center for the Book, 814-863-5521.
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