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Every December, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly select the best children’s books published that year. This year, RIF rounded-up all three lists to extract the “best of the best.” Below are the extraordinary books that made all three lists.
Publishers Weekly: Using just the four words in the title... [Gravett] ingeniously chronicles a big friendly bear's encounter with some fresh produce. (ages 1-4)
School Library Journal: When Trixie takes her "one-of-a-kind" companion to preschool, she's shocked to see Sonja with the same stuffed animal, and the ensuing argument is not resolved until both girls realize—at 2:30 a.m.—that they have the wrong toy. Genuine emotions, affable humor, and blithesome illustrations make this book irresistible. (ages 3-8)
Publisher's Weekly: The author pairs his remarkable artistry with journal entries, historical context and period photography to create a powerful account of his childhood in Cold War-era Prague. (ages 8+)
Kirkus Reviews: Eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman is known for two things: being the first child born free in Buxton, Canada, and throwing up on the great Frederick Douglass. [This book has] a setting so thoroughly evoked, with characters so real, that readers will live the story, not just read it. (ages 9+)
School Library Journal: When J.J.'s Mum requests more time for her birthday, the 15-year-old musician goes on a quest that leads him into the fairyland of Tír na n'Óg and the heart of his family's deepest secrets. Fantasy, folklore, and musical zeal harmonize into a tantalizing and finely tuned coming-of-age tale. (ages 13+) |
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Orange Pear Apple Bear
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity 
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain 
Elijah of Buxton 
The New Policeman 
