Best Books for Children

Below are links to some great book lists for kids.  Check them out and find some great new books to read!!

SCASL     The South Carolina Association of School Librarians website contains lists of Picture and Children's Book Award Nominees.  Below are the 2008/2009 Picture and Children's Book Award Nominee Lists:

                        Picture Book Award Nominees                                                Children's Book Award Nominees
                                2008/2009                                                                                    2008/2009
            17 Things I’m Not Allowed To Do Anymore                                            Archer's Quest, by Linda Sue Park,

                        by Jenny Offill                                                                      The Big One-Oh, by Dean Pitchford
            An Egg is Quiet, by Dianna Hutts Aston                                                Bringing Ezra Back, by Cynthia DeFelice
            Big Chickens, by Leslie Helakoski                                                          Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker
            Chickens to the Rescue, by John Himmelman                                           The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich, by
            Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars: Space                                                         Greg Trine

                    Poems and Paintings, by Douglas Florian                                         Dexter, the Tough, by

            Don’t Touch My Hat, by James Rumford                                                           Margaret Peterson Haddix
            Fancy Nancy, by Jane O'Connor                                                            Drita, My Homegirl, by Jenny Lombard
            Henry’s Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine                                                    The Earth Dragon Awakes, by Laurence Yep
            Hero Cat, by Eileen Spinelli                                                                  Feathers, Jacqueline Woodson
            I Lost My Tooth in Africa, by Penda Diakite                                          Free Baseball, by Sue Corbett

            I Saw an Ant on the Railroad Track,                                                      Gossamer, by Lois Lowry

                         by Joshua Prince                                                                          The Homework Machine, by Dan Gutman
            Library Lion, by Michelle Knudsen                                                         How to Save Your Tail, by
            Mama, I’ll Give You the World,                                                                          Mary Elizabeth Hanson

                    by Roni Schotter                                                                          Jack Plank Tells Tales, by Natalie Babbit
            Not Afraid of Dogs, by Susanna Pitzer                                                  The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,
            One Potato, Two Potato, by Cynthia DeFelice                                                      Kate DiCamillo
            Secret Science Project That Almost                                                       Pompeii, Mary Pope Osborne

                    Ate the School, by Judy Sierra                                                     Room One, by Andrew Clements
            Show-and-Tell Lion, by Barbara Abercrombie                                         Roxie and the Hooligans, by
            Superhero ABC, by Bob McLeod                                                                         Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
            What a Day It Was at School, by Jack Prelutsky                                    The Winner's Walk, Nancy Ruth Patterson
            Winter is the Warmest Season, by Lauren Stinger

ALSC Children's Book Awards    The Amerian Library Association's division of Library Services to Children great webiste of notable award-winning books.  Check out these great links!

SCDOE    The South Carolina Department of Education's division of School Library Media Services provides a list of 100 Suggested Titles for Elementary students.  You're sure to find some good books here!

NCL    You can search our Newberry County Library catalog online to find many great reads.