2006 Notable Children's Books

All elementary school libraries should have these books.

CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected its 2006 list of Notable Children's Books.
The list of titles includes fiction and nonfiction, poetry and picture books of special interest, quality, creativity and value to children from preschool through age 14.

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Younger Readers

Agee, Jon. “Terrific.” Illus. Hyperion/Michael di Capua.
Arnold, Katya. “Elephants Can Paint Too!” Illus. Simon & Schuster/Anne Schwartz.
Arnold, Tedd. “Hi! Fly Guy.” Illus. Scholastic/Cartwheel.
Beaumont, Karen. “I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!” Illus. by David Catrow. Harcourt.
Bloom, Suzanne. “A Splendid Friend, Indeed.” Illus. Boyds Mills Press.
Del Negro, Janice. “Willa and the Wind.” Illus. by Heather Solomon. Marshall Cavendish.
DiCamillo, Kate. “Mercy Watson to the Rescue.” Illus. by Chris Van Dusen. Candlewick.
Ehlert, Lois. “Leaf Man.” Illus. Harcourt.
Graham, Bob. “Oscar's Half Birthday.” Illus. Candlewick.
Grey, Mini. “Traction Man Is Here!” Illus. Knopf.
Guy, Ginger Foglesong. “Siesta.” Illus. by René King Moreno. HarperCollins/Greenwillow.
Hicks, Barbara Jean. “Jitterbug Jam: A Monster Tale.” Illus. by Alexis Deacon. Farrar.
Juster, Norton. “The Hello, Goodbye Window.” Illus. by Chris Raschka. Hyperion/Michael di Capua.
Karas, G. Brian. “On Earth.” Illus. Putnam.
Kerley, Barbara. “You and Me Together: Moms, Dads, and Kids Around the World.” Illus. National Geographic.
Mora, Pat. “Doña Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart.” Illus. by Raúl Colón. Knopf.
Muth, Jon J. “Zen Shorts.” Illus. Scholastic.
Park, Linda Sue and Julia Durango. “Yum! Yuck! A Foldout Book of People Sounds.” Illus. by Sue Ramá. Charlesbridge.
Priceman, Marjorie. “Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride.” Illus. Simon & Schuster/Anne Schwartz.
Richardson, Justin and Peter Parnell. “And Tango Makes Three.” Illus. by Henry Cole. Simon & Schuster.
Rohmann, Eric. "Clara and Asha." Illus. Roaring Brook.
Rylant, Cynthia. “Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas.” Illus. by Suçie Stevenson. Simon & Schuster.
Sayre, April Pulley. “Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust.” Illus. by Ann Jonas. HarperCollins/Greenwillow.
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. “Walter Was Worried.” Illus. Roaring Brook.
Shannon, George. “White is for Blueberry.” Illus. by Laura Dronzek. HarperCollins/Greenwillow.
Silverman, Erica. “Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa.” Illus. by Betsy Lewin. Harcourt.
Van Leeuwen, Jean. “Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day.” Illus. by Ann Schweninger. Dial.
Willems, Mo. “Leonardo the Terrible Monster.” Illus. Hyperion.
Winthrop, Elizabeth. “Squashed in the Middle.” Illus. by Pat Cummings. Henry Holt

Middle Readers

Alarcón, Francisco X. “Poems to Dream Together/Poemas para soñar juntos.” Illus. by Paula Barragán. Lee & Low.
Anderson, M.T. “Whales on Stilts.” Illus. by Kurt Cyrus. Harcourt.
Armstrong, Alan. “Whittington.” Illus. by S.D. Schindler. Random House.
Birdsall, Jeanne. “The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy.” Knopf.
Borden, Louise. “The Journey that Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey.” Illus. by Allan Drummond. Houghton.
Burleigh, Robert. “Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light.” Illus. Abrams.
Collard, Sneed B. “The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America's Lost Grasslands.” Photographs by Sneed B. Collard. Houghton.
Delano, Marfé Ferguson. “Genius: A Photobiography of Albert Einstein.” National Geographic.
Erdrich, Louise. “The Game of Silence.” Illus. HarperCollins.
Giovanni, Nikki. “Rosa.” Illus. by Bryan Collier. Holt.
Goscinny, René. “Nicholas.” Tr. By Anthea Bell. Illus. by Jean-Jacques Sempé. Phaidon.
Greene, Stephanie. “Queen Sophie Hartley.” Clarion.
Himelblau, Linda. “The Trouble Begins.” Delacorte.
Holm, Jennifer L. and Matthew Holm. “Babymouse: Queen of the World!” Illus. by Matthew Holm. Random House.
Johnson-Davies, Denys. “Goha the Wise Fool.” Illus. by Hag Hamdy and Hany. Philomel.
Kerrin, Jessica Scott. “Martin Bridge, Ready for Takeoff!” Illus. by Joseph Kelly. Kids Can Press.
“A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms.” Ed. by Paul B. Janeczko. Illus. by Chris Raschka. Candlewick.
McKissack, Patricia C. and Onawumi Jean Moss. “Precious and the Boo Hag.” Illus. by Kyrsten Brooker. Simon & Schuster/Anne Schwartz.
Menchú, Rigoberta with Dante Liano. “The Girl from Chimel.” Illus. by Domi. Tr. by David Unger. Groundwood.
Napoli, Donna Jo. “The King of Mulberry Street.” Random House/Wendy Lamb.
Russo, Marisabina. “Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived World War II.” illus. Simon & Schuster/Anne Schwartz.
Sabuda, Robert and Matthew Reinhart. “Dinosaurs: Encyclopedia Prehistorica.” Illus. Candlewick.
Say, Allen. “Kamishibai Man.” Illus. Houghton/Walter Lorraine.
Sidman, Joyce. “Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems.” Illus. by Beckie Prange. Houghton.
Singer, Marilyn. “Central Heating: Poems about Fire and Warmth.” Illus. by Meilo So. Knopf. Taback, Simms. “Kibitzers and Fools: Tales My Zayda Told Me.” Illus. Viking.
Turner, Pamela S. “Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes.” Illus. Houghton.
Williams, Mary. “Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan.” Illus. by R. Gregory Christie. Lee & Low.
Winter, Jeanette. “The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq.” Illus. Harcourt.
Winter, Jonah. “Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates.” Illus. by Raúl Colón. Simon & Schuster/Anne Schwartz.
Woodson, Jacqueline. “Show Way.” Illus. by Hudson Talbott. Putnam.