Monday 9 February 2015

ALSC 2015 Notables: youngCanLit selections

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division within the American Library Association, announced its 2015 Notable Children's Books, Recordings and Videos at the ALA's Midwinter Meeting.

The lists for all notables are posted at the ALSC website.  However, I would like to note those Canadian books that made the list, bolding the Canadian author or illustrator. 

Congratulations 
to all of you 
for creating outstanding work 
for our children.




NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS

YOUNGER READERS (Preschool to Grade 2)

The Most Magnificent Thing
by Ashley Spires
Kids Can Press



Naptime 
by Iris De Moüy
Translated by Shelley Tanaka
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press

Weeds Find a Way
by Cindy Jensen-Elliott
Illustrated by Carolyn Fisher
Beach Land Books

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
by Marc Barnett
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Candlewick Press











MIDDLE READERS (Grades 3-5)


The Boundless
by Kenneth Oppel
HarperCollins Canada










OLDER READERS (Grades 6-8)


The Night Gardener
by Jonathan Auxier
Puffin


This One Summer
by Mariko Tamaki
Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
Groundwood Books










NOTABLE CHILDREN'S RECORDINGS


The Boundless. Brilliance Audio, CD. 616.846.5256. Ages 9-14
for book:

The Boundless
by Kenneth Oppel
HarperCollins Canada







The Madman of Piney Woods. Listening Library, CD.  212.782.9463. Ages 10-14

for book:

The Madman of Piney Woods
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Scholastic Canada






NOTABLE CHILDREN'S VIDEOS


I Want My Hat Back, 9 min., Weston Woods, DVD, Ages 4-8 

from book:
I Want My Hat Back
by Jon Klassen
Candlewick Press




A Sea Turtle Story, 10 min., National Film Board of Canada, DVD, 1-800-542-2164, Grades 5 and up







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