Constantly Changing, always updating the lists of good books and resources. Have a suggestion? Send it to us. And please let us know if any of the links need updating!
Need a good book? Try these lists!New York Public Library 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know simple, a great list of fantastic picture books.
Caldecot Medal "The Medal shall be awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published by an American publisher in the United States in English during the preceding year."
Coretta Scott King Award Home Page the Coretta Scott King Book Awards annually recognize outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience.
Theodore Geisel (aka Dr. Suess) Award The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.Silbert Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year.
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2010
Cool Resources:
WorldCat is brilliant. It is difficult for some libraries to keep their collections in sync (up to date.) So we suggest finding your local library and then searching for books within their own system. Many libraries offer interlibrary loan which allows them to borrow books from all over the world and many offer this service at little or no cost. Visit www.worldcat.org and explore, we bet you'll like what you find.
The director of our local library suggested this site. She thought we'd like it and, as usual, she is right. Its worth a visit just to check out the Awards page. While some of the lists are incomplete, the Newberry only goes back to 1982, others make up for it. For instance the Nobel list enlightened us. We are not too hot on the site's colors/layout, but found that the comprehensive lists and information make up for the style completely! Visit www.fantasticfiction.co.uk. Check out the preferences link in the upper right hand corner which you can set to look at US books only, enjoy.
In honor of National Poetry Month (April) we added this resource. From poet's biographies to extensive lists of poetry --this is great place to start if you want to learn about poetry. Learn more, go to www.poets.org.
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