The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division within the American Library Association announced its 2012 Notable Children's Books on January 22, 2012 at the ALA's Midwinter Meeting in Dallas. For the committee, the term "notable" is used to refer to a book that is...
...worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children's books, notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways.
The final (but uncorrected) list, posted at the ALSC website, is lengthy and the reader can peruse it at his/her leisure. However, I would like to note those Canadian books that made the list, bolding the Canadian author or illustrator or publisher. Congratulations to all of you for creating outstanding literature for our children.Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb on January 25, 2012
Notables for Younger Children
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen Published by Candlewick Press
Notables for Middle Readers
Migrant by Maxine Trottier and illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault Published by Groundwood Books
Notables for Older Readers
Queen of Hearts by Martha Brooks Published by Farrar Straus Giroux (from Groundwood Books) Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Arni and illustrated by Moyna Chitrakar Published by Groundwood Books
Stones for My Father by Trilby Kent Published by Tundra Books
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