It's that time of year again. The round ups and best of lists should be hitting the net. Already Mock Caldecott and Mock Newberys have sprung up. Now it's my turn!As I was reviewing what I read this year I realized it has been a bit of a great year for kid's books. I only review things that I like here, and while there were quite a few things that I read that didn't make the blog this year, the stuff that I liked, I really liked. So then I was thinking, should I figure out Top 5s that may show up on an ALA list, or should I pick Top 5s that I simply love? The latter won out.
So, without further ado, I present my favourites of 2008.
Top 5 Picture Books
Ladybug Girl, by Soman and Davis
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, by Frazee
Wonder Bear, by Nyeu
Don't Worry Bear, by Foley
Chalk and Cheese, by Warnes
Top 6 Tween Titles (Sorry...I just couldn't whittle it down!)
My One Hundred Adventures, by Horvath
Cicada Summer, by Beaty
A Thousand Never Evers, by Burg
Brooklyn Bridge, by Hesse
Savvy, by Law
The Remarkable and Very True Story of Lucy and Snowcap, by Bouwman
Top 5 YA Titles
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks, by Lockhart
Madapple, by Meldrum
Gossip of the Starlings, by de Gramont
Little Brother, by Doctrow
Bliss, by Myracle
So there you have it. Don't see your favourites? Leave a comment and let others know why they should be in the Top 5!
3 comments:
Great list. Great blog. I'm still reading frantically to finish some books I am sure to want to add to my top list. I'm running out of time.--Cindy
Thanks for this list. The only tween one I've read here was Savvy, which I quite enjoyed as the voice was great and the content very different. I'm looking forward to checking out some of these other titles as well!
Thanks for dropping by! The end of the year lists are always dicey! What a great year 08 was for books!
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