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From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse_at_wisc.edu>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:51:00 -0600
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It's great to see which books are admired and recommended within the CCBC community of readers. The "faves" I've chosen to mention represent some of my personal highlights during 2011. Each book is worthy of attention for a different reason. I’ve listed them in no specific order. Peace, Ginny
1. There Is No Long Distance Now: Very Short Stories by Naomi Shihab Nye (Greenwillow) Is there any kind of writing at which Naomi Nye cannot excel? Her short, short fiction is so varied, some of it humorous, some not, all of it accessible and enjoyable. A cross-over book to be sure, and an absolute treat!
2. Junonia by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow) A very approachable and - yes - quiet novel probably best enjoyed by older elementary school age readers. I savored this novel when I read the ARC, but it was when I heard Kevin Henkes talk about writing it, I realized how superbly he had created believable fiction with absolutely unobtrusive layers to discover when rereading, something I can imagine some readers will want to do time and again. Me, too! 3. Lucky for Good by Susan Patron (Atheneum) I want to keep reading about Lucky forever, because next to Heidi, Judy Bolton and Wonder Woman, she might be my absolutely favorite fictional main character. We've seen the last of Lucky in this third novel set in Hard Pan. Young readers are "lucky" to have a trilogy featuring this remarkable protagonist. Here she has civil conversations with her peers about religion and yet she stays in character. Such dialogues are unique in our society and certainly most unusual in novels for children. Bravo to Susan Patron!
4. Mouse & Lion an Aesop Fable adapted by Rand Burkert and illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert (Michael di Capua Books / Scholastic) Although it’s difficult to wait for another book by the eminent artist Nancy Burkert, her occasional books for children are always extremely. The narrative approach and handsome artwork are distinctive, significant and appealing. What a treat! 5. Ten Little Caterpillars written by Bill Martin, Jr., and illustrated by Lois Ehlert (Beach Lane Books / Simon & Schuster) There are never words adequate to describe Lois Ehlert’s uses of shape and color, not to mention her ingenious visualization of Martin’s poem. Preschoolers will learn easily and recite themselves while they continue discovering what Ehlert’s artwork unfolds on each page. Delightful! 6. The Conference of the Birds by Peter Sis (The Penguin Press) is arguably one of the most elegantly produced books of the year. It’s a beautiful volume to hold because of the tactile pleasures of t he inspired choices of paper stock. Some of the spreads remind me of some of Sis’s earlier books for children, and this isn’t a negative comment, only an observation that this artist continues to grow in his renditions of labyrinths, odysseys and – of course – birds. Even though this handsome volume was published with an adult audience in mind - perhaps even as a coffee table tome - sophisticated teens will probably move easily within ancient wonder of this classic twelfth century epic Persian poem. A labor of love for which one navigating within this weary world can be grateful!
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It's great to see which books are admired and recommended within the CCBC community of readers. The "faves" I've chosen to mention represent some of my personal highlights during 2011. Each book is worthy of attention for a different reason. I’ve listed them in no specific order. Peace, Ginny
1. There Is No Long Distance Now: Very Short Stories by Naomi Shihab Nye (Greenwillow) Is there any kind of writing at which Naomi Nye cannot excel? Her short, short fiction is so varied, some of it humorous, some not, all of it accessible and enjoyable. A cross-over book to be sure, and an absolute treat!
2. Junonia by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow) A very approachable and - yes - quiet novel probably best enjoyed by older elementary school age readers. I savored this novel when I read the ARC, but it was when I heard Kevin Henkes talk about writing it, I realized how superbly he had created believable fiction with absolutely unobtrusive layers to discover when rereading, something I can imagine some readers will want to do time and again. Me, too! 3. Lucky for Good by Susan Patron (Atheneum) I want to keep reading about Lucky forever, because next to Heidi, Judy Bolton and Wonder Woman, she might be my absolutely favorite fictional main character. We've seen the last of Lucky in this third novel set in Hard Pan. Young readers are "lucky" to have a trilogy featuring this remarkable protagonist. Here she has civil conversations with her peers about religion and yet she stays in character. Such dialogues are unique in our society and certainly most unusual in novels for children. Bravo to Susan Patron!
4. Mouse & Lion an Aesop Fable adapted by Rand Burkert and illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert (Michael di Capua Books / Scholastic) Although it’s difficult to wait for another book by the eminent artist Nancy Burkert, her occasional books for children are always extremely. The narrative approach and handsome artwork are distinctive, significant and appealing. What a treat! 5. Ten Little Caterpillars written by Bill Martin, Jr., and illustrated by Lois Ehlert (Beach Lane Books / Simon & Schuster) There are never words adequate to describe Lois Ehlert’s uses of shape and color, not to mention her ingenious visualization of Martin’s poem. Preschoolers will learn easily and recite themselves while they continue discovering what Ehlert’s artwork unfolds on each page. Delightful! 6. The Conference of the Birds by Peter Sis (The Penguin Press) is arguably one of the most elegantly produced books of the year. It’s a beautiful volume to hold because of the tactile pleasures of t he inspired choices of paper stock. Some of the spreads remind me of some of Sis’s earlier books for children, and this isn’t a negative comment, only an observation that this artist continues to grow in his renditions of labyrinths, odysseys and – of course – birds. Even though this handsome volume was published with an adult audience in mind - perhaps even as a coffee table tome - sophisticated teens will probably move easily within ancient wonder of this classic twelfth century epic Persian poem. A labor of love for which one navigating within this weary world can be grateful!
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