The Newbery and Caldecott Awards are almost upon us. What will win? It’s the final prediction edition!
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: 2021 Caldecott Contenders
January 11, 2021 by 6 Comments
We discuss potential Caldecott winners on the podcast. I love all three of these books down to the cold cockles of my shriveled little heart. I seriously believe that each one of these books has a very good chance at some kind of Caldecott love in 2021.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Picture Books
December 31, 2020 by 5 Comments
Today I end with the biggest, longest list of them all. Picture books galore!
31 Days, 31 Lists: Great Middle Grade Novels of 2020
December 30, 2020 by 5 Comments
The penultimate list. Maybe, with lists like this one, we can all try to end 2020 on a slightly less terrible note.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Great Audiobooks for Kids
December 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment
For the very first time I have some strong opinions on the audiobooks (and their readers) of 2020. Here are the ones I thought knocked it out of the park.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Nonfiction for Older Readers
December 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
A sliver of the magnificent nonfiction for older readers on offer to kids in 2020.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Nonfiction Picture Books
December 27, 2020 by 10 Comments
In some ways, these are the books I’m the most excited about. Welcome to the end of 2020! And welcome to a list of truly wonderful books.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Unique Biographies
December 26, 2020 by
Each crop of yearly biographies runs the gamut from the uber famous to people who may not have ever even received an adult biography. I loved the sheer variety on display in 2020. Behold a sampling of some favorites.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Science & Nature Books
December 25, 2020 by
Whether it’s plants that resemble toilets, seemingly psychic horses, deer eating pythons, or the sheer scope of the universe itself, there’s something in here for everyone.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 American History Titles for Kids
December 24, 2020 by
Today’s list gets at those books that did a good job with the concept of telling the truth about our past.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Informational Fiction
December 23, 2020 by
Today’s books are marvelous amalgamations of imagination and reality. They may not be easy to characterize under a Dewey Decimal Number, but they could potentially help kids better understand the state of the world today.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Fantasy Books for Kids
December 22, 2020 by
Here are the books I read in 2020 that I thought were just stand up and cheer great. Please bear in mind, though, that I missed a LOT of middle grade books this year. This is just a sampling of what was on offer . . .
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Science Fiction for Kids
December 21, 2020 by
Today I’m breaking down the Science Fiction titles of 2020 into Picture Books, Early Chapter Books, Middle Grade Fiction, and Comics. I wouldn’t call this a definitive list of any kind, but I truly enjoyed each and every last one of these titles.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Funny Fiction for Kids
December 20, 2020 by
The bulk of what I read in 2020 wasn’t funny. The bulk of what I LIVED in 2020 wasn’t funny. So hand this to the kind that desperately needs an end-of-year pick-me-up.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Comics & Graphic Novels for Kids
December 19, 2020 by
Every year we see more and more graphic novels hit our shelves. And 2020 turned out to be a doozy of a year for the best.
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