Friends, Friends, Friends

Animal Lovers

Sports Fans

Fun and Funnier

Memorable Characters

Amazon Best Books of the Year

• Picture Books
• Ages 6-8
• Ages 9-12
• Nonfiction

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

• 2018 Guide Book to Gift Books – This is a 27 page annotated listing of books that would make great gifts for children of all ages.

Goodreads

• Picture Books
• Chapter Books

Kirkus Review

• Kirkus Best Picture Books of the Year
• Kirkus Best Chapter Books of the Year

National Public Radio

• Best Kid’s Books of 2018

National Science Teachers Association

• Outstanding Science Books of the Year

National Council of Social Studies Teachers

• Notable Social Studies Books of the Year

New York Public Library 

• Best Books 2018

New York Times

• Notable Children’s Books of the Year
• Best Illustrated Books of the Year

Parents’ Choice Awards

• Picture Books
• Fiction
• Nonfiction

Publisher’s Weekly

• Picture Books
• Chapter Books

School Library Journal

• Picture Books
• Beginning Chapter Books
• Chapter Books
• Nonfiction 

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