Members
Allison Barney
Limitless Libraries Coordinator
Nashville Public Library
Nashville, TN
KearyBramwell
Youth Collection Specialist Librarian
Mount Prospect Public Library
Mount Prospect, IL
B. Allison Gray
Branch Manager
Santa Barbara Public Library System
Goleta, Ca
Chrystal Carr Jeter
Library Associate: Children's Specialist
Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library
Willoughby Hills, OH
Joyce Laiosa
Adjunct Professor
University of Albany (SUNY)
Albany, N.Y.
BettyeL. Smith
Branch Manager
DC Public Library
Washington, DC
Jennifer S. Smith
Professor of Library Services
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Gwen M. Taylor
Lewis Clark State College
Lewiston, ID
LarenceWawro
Children's Librarian
King County Library System
Seattle, WA
Bina Williams
Children’s Librarian
Bridgeport Public Library
Bridgeport, CT
Committee Chair:
Edith Ching
Adjunct Professor
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Association for Library Service to Children/ALA
Notable Children's Books - Nominated Titles for Discussion
2015Midwinter Meeting–Chicago
FICTION (INCLUDING FICTION GRAPHIC NOVELS AND FICTION VERSE NOVELS)
*Acampora, Paul. I Kill the Mockingbird. Roaring Brook Press.
Alexander, Kwame. The Crossover.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Auxier, Jonathan. The Night Gardener.Abrams/Amulet.
*Averbeck, Jim. A Hitch at the Fairmont.Illus. by Nick Bertozzi.Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
*Barnhill, Kelly. The Witch’s Boy.Algonquin Young Readers.
*Bell, Cece. El Deafo. Abrams/Amulet Books.
Blakemore, Megan Frazer. The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill.Bloomsbury
*Booth, Coe. Kinda Like Brothers. Scholastic Press.
Boyne, John. Stay Where You Are & Then Leave. Illus. by Oliver Jeffers.Henry Holt and Company.
Brown, Skila. Caminar.Candlewick Press.
*Camper, Cathy. Lowriders in Space (Book 1).Illus. by Raul the Third. Chronicle Books.
*Carleson, J. C. The Tyrant’s Daughter. Random House/Alfred A. Knopf.
*Carroll, Emily. Through the Woods.Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry Books.
*Cheng, Andrea. The Year of the Fortune Cookie (An Anna Wang novel).Illus. by Patrice Barton.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers.
*Cohn, Edith. Spirit’s Key.Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers.
*Cronin, Doreen. The Chicken Squad, The First Misadventure. Illus. by Kevin Cornell.Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
*Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Madman of Piney Woods.Scholastic Press.
*Daly, Cathleen. Emily’s Blue Period. Illus. by Lisa Brown.Roaring Brook Press.
Dauvillier,Loïc. Hidden : A Child’s Story of the Holocaust : L'Enfant Caché. Illus. by Marc Lizano and Greg Salsedo.Translated by Alexis Siegel.First Second.
Davies, Nicola The Lion Who Stole My Arm. Illus. by Annabel Wright.Candlewick Press.
*de Fombelle, Timothée.Vango: between sky and earth :Entre ciel et terre. Trans. By Sarah Ardizzone.Candlewick Press.
*de los Santos, Marisa and David Teague.Saving Lucas Biggs.HarperCollins.
*DiCamillo, Kate. Leroy Ninker Saddles up: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume One.Illus. by Chris Van Dusen.Candlewick Press.
*DumonTak, BibiMikis and the Donkey: Mikis de ezeljongen. Illus. by Philip Hopman.Trans. by Laura Watkinson.Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.
*Durham, Paul. The Luck Uglies.Illus. by PeturAntonsson.HarperCollins.
*Ehrlich, Esther. Nest. Random House/Wendy Lamb Books.
Elliott, L. M. Across a War-Tossed Sea. Disney-Hyperion Books.
Engle, Margarita. Silver People: Voices From the Panama Canal. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
*Faulkner, Matt. Gaijin: American Prisoner of War. Disney-Hyperion Books.
Fitzgerald, Laura Marx. Under the Egg.Dial Books for Young Readers.
Foxlee, Karen. Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy.Alfred A. Knopf.
*Funke, Cornelia. Emma and the Blue Genie :Emma und der BlaueDschinn. Illus. by Kerstin Meyer.Trans. By Oliver Latsch.Random House.
*Giff, Patricia Reilly. Winter Sky.Random House/Wendy Lamb Books.
*Godin, Thelma Lynne. The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen. Illus. by Vanessa Brantley-Newton.Lee and Low.
*Graff, Lisa. Absolutely Almost.Penguin/Philomel Books.
*Grove, S.E. The Glass Sentence (The Mapmakers Trilogy Book 1).Penguin Group/Viking.
*Hahn, Mary Downing. Where I Belong.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Clarion Books.
*Hanlon, Abby. Dory Fantasmagory.Illus. by Abby Hanlon. Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin Group.
*Harrington, Karen. Courage for Beginners.Little Brown Books for Young Readers.
*Harris, Teresa E. The Perfect Place. Clarion.
Herrera, Robin. Hope is a Ferris Wheel. Abrams/Amulet.
*Hiaasen, Carl. Skink—No Surrender.Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Holczer, Tracy. The Secret Hum of a Daisy.G. P. Putnam’s Sons.
*Holm, Jennifer L. The Fourteenth Goldfish.Random House.
Johnson, Jaleigh. The Mark of the Dragonfly.Delacorte Press.
*Johnson, Varian. The Great Greene Heist. Scholastic Press/Arthur A. Levine.
*Kadohata, Cynthia. Half A World Away. Simon & Schuster/Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Lamana, Julie T. Upside Down In the Middle of Nowhere. Chronicle Books.
*Larson, Kirby. Dash.Scholastic Press.
*Levine. Kristin. The Paper Cowboy.Penguin Young Readers Group/G. P. Putnam’s Sons.
*Levy, Dana Alison. The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher.Random House/Delacorte Press.
Lloyd, Natalie. A Snicker of Magic.Scholastic Press.
*Loftin, Nikki. Nightingale’s Nest.Penguin/Razorbill.
Lord, Cynthia. Half a Chance.Scholastic Press.
*Lovejoy, Sharon. Running Out of Night.Delacorte Press/Random House.
MacLachlan. Patricia. Fly Away. Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry Books.
*Maguire, Gregory. Egg and Spoon.Candlewick Press.
*Mann, Elizabeth. Little Man: A Novel. Miyaka Press.
*Martin, Ann M. Rain Reign.Macmillan/Feiwel & Friends.
*Messner, Kate. Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets. Illus. by Brian Floca.Scholastic Press.
*Milford, Kate. Greenglass House. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Clarion Books.
Moses, Shelia P. The Sittin’ Up.G. P. Putnam’s Sons for Young Readers.
*Moulton, Erin E. Chasing the Milky Way.Penguin Group/Philomel.
*Muten, Burleigh. Miss Emily. Illus. Matt Phelan.Candlewick.
*Nye, Naomi Shihab. The Turtle of Oman: A Novel. HarperCollins/Greenwillow Books.
Oppel, Kenneth. The Boundless.Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
*Peet, Mal & Elspeth Graham. Night Sky Dragons.Illus. by Patrick Benson.Candlewick Press.
Philbrick, Rodman. Zane and the Hurricane.Blue Sky Press.
*Pinkney, Andrea Davis. The Red Pencil.Illus. by Shane Evans. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Preus, Margi. West of the Moon.Abrams/Amulet.
*Rundell, Katherine. Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms.Illus. by Melissa Castrillón.Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
*Ryan, Carrie and John Parke Davis. The Map to Everywhere.Illus. by Todd Harris. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
*Ryan, Pam Muñoz. Tony Baloney: Buddy trouble.Illus. by Edwin Fotheringham.Scholastic Press.
*Sadler, Marilyn. Ten Eggs in a Nest.Illus. by Michael Fleming.Random House.
*Senzai, N. H. Saving Kabul Corner.Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Sovern, Megan Jean. The Meaning of Maggie.Chronicle Books.
*Spinelli, Eileen. Another Day as Emily.Illus. by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff.Knopf Books for Young Readers.
*St. Antoine, Sara. Three Bird Summer.Candlewick.
*Telgemeier, Raina. Sisters.Illus. by Reina Telgemeier.Colors by Braden Lamb. Scholastic/GRAPHIX .
Turnage, Sheila. The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing.Penguin/Kathy Dawson Books.
*Venkatraman, Padma. A Time to Dance.Nancy Paulsen Books / Penguin.
*Webb, Holly. The Case of the Stolen Sixpence: Book 1 (The Mysteries of Maisie Hutchins) Illus. by Marion Lindsay. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers.
White, J. A. The Thickety; A Path Begins. Illus. by Andrea Offerman.HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books.
*Wiles, Deborah. Revolution (The Sixties Trilogy).Scholastic.
*Willems, Mo. Waiting is Not Easy.Disney Book Group/Hyperion Books for Children.
*Wilson, N. D. Boys of Blur. Random House Books for Young Readers.
Woods, Brenda. The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond.Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books.
*Yelchin, Eugene..Arcady’s Goal. Henry Holt and Co.
NONFICTION
Athans, Sandra K. Secrets of the Sky Caves: Danger and Discovery on Nepal’s Mustang Cliffs. Lerner/Millbrook Press.
Bausum, Ann. Stubby The War Dog: The True Story of World War I’s Bravest Dog. National Geographic.
Bolden, Tonya.Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
*Broom, Jenny. Animalium.Illus. by Katie Scott.Candlewick/Big Picture Press.
Brown, Don. He Has Shot the President! April 14, 1865: The Day John Wilkes Booth KilledPresident Lincoln. Roaring Brook Press.
*Burns, Loree Griffin. Beetle Busters : A Rogue Insect and the People who Track It.. Photographer: Ellen Harasimowicz. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Burns, Loree Griffin. Handle With Care : An Unusual Butterfly Journey. Photographer Ellen Harasimowicz.Lerner/Millbrook Press.
*The Children’s Education Staff at Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Marilyn Smith, Ashley Gamell and Sara Epstein with Patricia Hulse, Sara Nafici, David William Daly, Becky Beer Laboy and Niall Dunne. The Kid’s Guide to Exploring Nature. Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
*Dillon, Patrick. The Story of Buildings: From the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House and Beyond. Illus. by Stephen Biesty.Candlewick Press.
Farrell, Mary Cronk. Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific. Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers.
*Freedman, Russell. Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Clarion Books.
*Freedman, Russell. Because They Marched: The People’s Campaign for Voting Rights that Changed America. Holiday House.
*Jarrow, Gail. Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat. Calkins Creek.
*Krull, Kathleen. Lives of the Explorers: Discoveries, Disasters (and what the Neighbors Thought). Illus. by Kathryn Hewitt.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for Young Readers.
*Markle, Sandra. The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats: A Scientific Mystery. Lerner/Millbrook Press.
*Mitchell, Don. The Freedom Summer Murders.Scholastic.
*Montgomery, Sy. Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa’s Fastest Cat (Scientist in the Field Series).Photographer Nic Bishop.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers.
*Mulder, Michelle. Every Last Drop: Bringing Clean Water Home. Orca Book Publishers.
Rubin, Susan Goldman. Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi. Holiday House.
Sheinkin, Steve. The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny and the Fight for Civil Rights. Roaring Brook Press.
PICTURE BOOKS
*Aylesworth, Jim. My Grandfather’s Coat.Illus. by Barbara McClintock.Scholastic Press.
*Barnett, Mac. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole. Illus. by Jon Klassen.Candlewick Press.
*Barnett, Mac.Telephone. Illus. by Jen Corace. Chronicle Books.
Barton, Byron. My Bus.Harper Collins Publishers/Greenwillow Books.
*Becker, Aaron. Quest.Candlewick Press.
*Bildner, Phil. The Soccer Fence: A Story of Friendship, Hope and Apartheid in South Africa. Illus. by Jesse Joshua Watson.Penguin/G. P. Putnam’s Sons.
*Black, Ian. Naked! Illus. by Debbie RidpathOhi. Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers.
*Blackall, Sophie. The Baby Tree.Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books.
*Bloom, C. P. The Monkey Goes Bananas. Illus. by Peter Raymundo.Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Bluemle, Elizabeth. Tap Tap Boom Boom. Illus. by G. Brian Karas.Candlewick Press.
*Bolden, Tonya. Beautiful Moon: A Child’s Prayer. Illus. by Eric Velasquez. Abrams Books for Young Readers
*Boyd, Lizi. Flashlight. Chronicle Books.
*Brown, Peter. My Teacher is a Monster! (No I am Not.)Little Brown & Co.
Bunting, Eve. Washday.Illus. by Brad Sneed.Holiday House.
*Burk, Rachelle. Don’t Turn the Page. Illus. by Julie Downing.Creston Books.
*Camcam, Princesse. Fox’s Garden.Enchanted Lion Books.
Carle, Eric and Friends.What’s Your Favorite Animal? Eric Carle and friends. Nick Bruel, Lucy Cousins, Susan Jeffers, Steven Kellogg, Jon Klassen, Tom Lichtenheld, Peter McCarty, Chris Raschka, Peter Sís, Lane Smith, Erin Stead, Rosemary Wells, Mo Willems. Illus. by ditto.Henry Holt and Company.
*Cole, Tom Clohosy. Wall.Candlewick/Templar.
*Colón, Raúl. Draw! Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books.
*Copeland, Missy. Firebird.Illus. by Christopher Myers.G. P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin.
*Curato, Mike. Little Elliot, Big City.Henry Holt and Co. Books for Young Readers.
*Davies, Benji. The Storm Whale.Henry Holt and Co. Books for Young Readers.
*De Moüy, Iris. Naptime.Illus. by Shelley Tanaka.House of Anasi Press/Groundwood Books.
Dempsey, Kristy. ADance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream. Illus. by Floyd Cooper.Penguin/Philomel Books.
*DiPucchio, Kelly. Gaston.Illus. by Christian Robinson.Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Dolan, Elys. Weasels.Candlewick Press.
*Donofrio, Beverly. Where’s Mommy? (Mary and the Mouse).Illus by Barbara McClintock.Schwartz & Wade.
*Dubuc, Marianne. The Lion and the Bird :Le lion et l'oiseau. Trans. by Claudia Zoe Bedrick.Enchanted Lion Books.
*Escoffier, Michaël. Take Away the A. Illus. by Kris DiGiacomo. Enchanted Lion Books.
*Frazee, Marla. The Farmer and the Clown.Simon & Schuster/Beach Lane Books.
*Gill, Deirdre. Outside.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
*Hall, Michael. It’s an Orange Aardvark!.HarperCollinsPublishers/Greenwillow.
*Hancocks, Helen. Penguin in Peril.Candlewick Press/Templar.
*Hatanaka, Kellen. Work, An Occupational ABC. House of Anasi Press/Groundwood Books.
*Harrison, Hannah E. Extraordinary Jane.Dial Books for Young Readers.
*Haughton, Chris. Shh! We Have a Plan. Candlewick Press.
*Heap, Sue. Mine!Candlewick Press.
*Holland, Loretta. Fall Leaves. Illus. by Elly MacKay.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers.
*Hurley, Jorey. Nest. Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books.
*Jeffers, Oliver. Once Upon an Alphabet.Penguin Young Readers Group/Philomel Books.
*Johnston, Tony. Winter is Coming. Illus. by Jim LaMarche.Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books.
*Joyce, William. The Numberlys.Illus by William Joyce and Christina Ellis.Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
*Kennedy, Anne Vittur. The Farmer’s Away! Baa! Neigh! Candlewick Press.
Lee, Chuku H. Beauty and the Beast .Illus. by Pat Cummings.Harper Collins / Amistad.
*Light, Kelly. Louise Loves Art. Harper Collins/Balzer & Bray.
Light, Steve, Have You Seen My Dragon? Candlewick Press.
*Lurie, Susan. Swim, Duck, Swim!.Photographs by Murray Head.Feiwel and Friends.
*Lyon, George Ella. What Forest Knows.Illus. by August Hall.Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
McDonald, Megan. Shoe Dog. Illus. by Katherine Tillotson.Richard Jackson Book/Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
*Miyares, Daniel. Pardon Me! Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
*Morris, Richard T. This is a Moose. Illus by Tom Lichtenheld.Little, Brown and Company.
Nelson, Kadir. Baby Bear.Harper Collins /Balzer + Bray.
*Nichols, Lori. Maple.Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books.
Offill, Jenny. Sparky.Illus. by Chris Appelhans.Random House Children’s Books/Schwartz & Wade.
*O’Neill, Gemma. Oh Dear, Geoffrey!Candlewick/Templar.
Prahin, Andrew. Brimsby’s Hats.Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers.
*Pett, Mark. The Girl and the Bicycle.Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers.
*Pizzoli, Greg. Number One Sam. Disney-Hyperion.
*Portis, Antoinette. Froodle.Roaring Brook Press.
*Ramstein, Anne-Margot and Matthias Arégui. Before After.Candlewick Press.
*Raschka, Chris. Give and Take.Simon and Schuster/Antheneum Books for Young Readers.
Reid, Aimee. Mama’s Day with Little Gray. Illus. Laura J. Bryant.Random House.
Robinson, Michelle. How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth.Illus. by Kate Hindley.Henry Holt and Company.
Rockliff, Mara. The Grudge Keeper.Illus. by Eliza Wheeler.Peachtree.
*Rocco, John. Blizzard.Disney-Hyperion.
Russell, Natalie. Lost for Words.Peachtree.
*Ruth, Greg. Coming Home.Feiwel and Friends.
*Saltzberg, Barney. Chengdu Could Not, Would Not, Fall Asleep. Disney-Hyperion.
Santat Dan. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend. Little Brown.
*Schofield-Morrison, Connie. I got the Rhythm. Illus. by Frank Morrison.Bloomsbury.
*Schwartz, Corey Rosen. Ninja Red Riding Hood.Illus. by Dan Santat.Penguin Group/G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
*Shea, Bob. Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads.Illus. by Lane Smith.Roaring Brook Press.
Sierra, Judy. E-I-E-I-O How Old MacDonald Got His Farm (with a little help from a hen). Illus by. Matthew Myers. Candlewick Press.
Spires, Ashley. The Most Magnificent Thing. Kids Can Press.
*Stower, Adam. Naughty Kitty! Scholastic/Orchard Books.
*Stower, Adam. Slam! A Tale of Consequences.Owlkids Books.
*Swenson, Jamie A. If You Were a Dog.Illus. by Chris Raschka.Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
*Tan, Shaun. Rules of Summer. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books.
*Teckentrup, Britta. Up & Down.Templar Books.
*Uegaki, Chieri. Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin. Illus. by Qin Leng. Kids Can Press.
Underwood, Deborah. Here Comes the Easter Cat. Illus. by Claudia Rueda.Penguin/Dial Books for Young Readers.
*Watkins, Adam F. R is for Robot: A Noisy Alphabet.Penguin/Price Stern Sloan.
*Willems, Mo. The Pigeon Needs a Bath.Disney-Hyperion.
*Won, Brian. Hooray for Hat!. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt books for Young Readers.
Yoon, Salina. Found. Walker Books for Young Readers /Bloomsbury.
Yuly, Toni.Early Bird.Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan.
INFORMATIONAL PICTURE BOOKS
*Applegate, Katherine. Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla.Illus. by G. Brian Karas.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Clarion.
*Bryant, Jennifer. The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus. Illus. by Melissa Sweet.Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.
Campbell, Sarah C. Mysterious Patterns: Finding Fractals in Nature. Illus. by Sarah C. Campbell and Richard P. Campbell. Highlights/Boyds Mills Press.