Wow! 2013 was quite a year for books. I kept getting nervous while choosing the next book since I kept reading good books. I was ready to be let down, but thankfully there were very few let downs for me. Please enjoy the following top 5s from my reading year. Let it be noted that these lists haven't been balanced in any way...they are my from the heart favs!
Top 5 Picture Books
What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms and Blessings, by Joyce Sidman
The Mighty Lalouche, by Matthew Olshan
Ball, by Mary Sullivan
The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin, by Jen Bryant
Top 5 Tween Books
P.S. Be Eleven, by Rita Willaims-Garcia
Flora & Ulysses, by Kate DiCamillo
Seeing Red, by Kathryn Erskine
The Real Boy, by Anne Ursu
From Norvelt to Nowhere, by Jack Gantos
Top 5 YA Books
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, by Holly Black
Boxers & Saints, by Gene Luen Yang
Proxy, by Alex London
Winger, by Andrew Smith
Paper Valentine, by Brenna Yovanoff
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