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Recommendations by Independent Children’s Bookstores across the Nation THETHE ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION OF OF BOOKSELLERS BOOKSELLERS FOR FOR CHILDREN CHILDREN You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You Series, illustrated by cover artist, Michael Emberley

The New York Times bestselling series by Mary Ann Hoberman is designed with budding readers in mind. Each of the tales or stories is set in three columns with color-coded type

as a script for two voices to read separately and together. Each has a twist which will delight and amuse young readers. Award-winning bestsellers.

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The 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury: Celebrated Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud Selected by Janet Schulman like millions before and after me,

This is a new edition of a 1997 anthology in somehow knew that sharing a book which Janet Schulman has added 15 new classic picture books, some familiar like 2005 Caldecott I,with a young child who's cuddled up winner Kevin Henkes, and some new voices. It

includes a recommended list of books, complete next to you is one of the nicest rewards with descriptive annotations to guide parents. (3-8) of parenting. Alfred A. Knopf $40.00 Janet Schulman, editor of The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury “ “ fter nearly forty years of working in the children's The Most Important 20 Minutes of your Day…Read with a Child A book publishing industry, is the literacy initiative of the Association of Booksellers for Children. This initiative I find it gratifying to see that is part of a larger national campaign to promote the value of reading as an essential more and more Americans under- building block to the cognitive, emotional, and social development of the individual. stand that books help give children The ABC Best Books for Children Catalog supports this national literacy campaign a leg up on the ladder of life. by providing suggestions for out standing books, chosen by a committee of Janet Schulman, editor of “ The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury children’s booksellers. The catalog also includes the 2005 winner of the E.B. White Read Aloud Award, nominated by the independent bookstores across the nation who are members of the Association of Booksellers for Children.

The Association of Booksellers for Children is a Abbreviations: national membership association that offers a support PW Publisher’s Weekly network for professional children’s booksellers who SLJ School Library Journal share the goal of encouraging quality and service ALA American Library Association within the children’s book industry. ✪ Starred Review Prices are subject to change without notice. Paperback Published by the Association of Booksellers for Children (pb) and board (bd) editions are listed when available, Volume XV, September 2005 suggested ages are indicated in parentheses following Catalog editor: Anne Irish book descriptions. If books are out of stock, ask your Catalog design and layout: Susan Kummer bookstore to order them. ABC logo design: Lorraine Ortner–Blake Babies & Toddlers

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RAISE INDEPENDENT READERS 18 Featured Favorites Pumpkin Circle Story of a Garden Tales from the Odyssey Q is for Quark El cículo de las Mary Pope Osborne David Schwartz, illustrated by Kim Doner calabazas Now all six exciting A is for atom, B is for Historia de installments in the black hole, C is for un Huerto dramatic journey of clone. This companion George Levenson, photographs by Samuel Thaler Odysseus are avail- to the best-selling The circle of life—from seed to pumpkin and able in a boxed set. math book G is for back again—is chronicled in this beautifully “Just right for the Googol will have kids photographed book for children. (4-8) chapter book crowd”—Kirkus. ✪ PW (6-10) racing to the science lab. (10 & up) Tricycle Press (pb) $7.95 Disney Children’s Books (pb) $24.95 Tricycle Press $15.95 The Chronicles Mañana, Iguana of Narnia Ann Whitford Paul, Nate the Great and C.S. Lewis illustrated by Ethan Long the Snowy Trail A boxed set of the seven Iguana cannot get any- Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, books that tell of the magical one to help him prepare illustrated by Marc Simont adventures that start with a for the festival. An Nate the Great, super sleuth, trip through the bedroom updated story of the has his own mystery when his wardrobe into the fantastical Little Red Hen with a birthday present disappears. world of Narnia. Great read Mexican twist. (3-5) It is difficult to look for some- aloud series. (7 & up) Holiday House (pb) $6.95 thing when you don’t know HarperCollins Children’s Books (pb) $19.99 what the present will be. (6-9) Dell Yearling (pb) $4.50 Trickster’s Queen Pippi Longstocking Tamora Pierce Astrid Lindgren Suki’s Kimono The fantasy adventure series Chieri Uegaki, illustrated by Pippi, an irreverent and which began in Trickster’s Stéphane Jorisch irrepressible girl, has Choice continues as Aly Favorites Featured Rather than try to fit in, Suki delighted children with the takes on a role as spy for chooses to wear her beloved tales of survival on her own the underground rebellion to kimono on the first day of which are sparked by her overthrow the rulers of the school. Award-winning independent spirit and her Copper Isles. (12 & up) good-natured hijinks. (7-10) book celebrating a child’s Random House free spirit. (4-7) Puffin Books (pb) $5.99 (pb) $8.95 Kids Can Press (pb) $5.95

My Friend I Am Lavina Rabbit Eric Rohmann Cumming A Child’s Susan Lowell Mouse knows that Rabbit always Calendar Lavina is sent by means well, but John Updike her widowed father trouble has a habit from the Arizona Twelve poems follow a of following him. mountains to his family and their friends Mouse delivers a gentle lesson on accepting friends sister in San throughout the seasons. as they are. 2003 Caldecott Medal winner (3-5) Francisco where Caldecott Honor Medal, ✪ ✪ Lavina can learn to become a lady. The difficult Roaring Brook Press (pb) $5.95 PW, SLJ. (4-8) adjustment eventually leads to a place for Holiday House (pb) $6.95 Lavina in both worlds. (8-12) Milkweed Books for Young Readers (pb) $6.95 Stuart Little 60th Anniversary Edition The Best E.B. White, illustrated by Garth Williams Another Storybook The beloved classic story of a little mouse on a Perfect Day Ever big adventure celebrates its 60th anniversary. Ross Richard Scarry Winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal. Macdonald Great read aloud. (5 & up) A single In a salute to volume HarperCollins Publishers $16.99 vintage comics treasury of and retro celebrated printing, children’s author and illustrator, Richard Love, Ruby Lavender sunny colors Scarry. A happy collection of tales and Deborah Wiles pour across poems featuring his beloved animal un Niño! con Lea the pages of this energetic wake-up characters. (2-5) While Ruby’s beloved grandmother is off in Hawaii, ✪ ✪ Ruby corresponds with her to tell her of all the book. PW, Kirkus (4-7) Random House

events that are happening in what she mistakenly 20 minutos más importantesLos de su día. Roaring Brook Press (pb) $6.95 Children’s Books $15.95 thought would be a boring, horrible summer. An ALA Notable Children’s Book. (8-12) Harcourt Children’s Books (pb) $5.95 UNCHAIN YOUR MIND • THINK INDEPENDENT 19 Recipient BEST of the READ ALOUD 2005 Book of the Year 2005 Wild About Books E.B. White Judy Sierra, illustrated by Marc Brown When Molly, the librarian, accidentally Award drives the book mobile into the zoo, she takes advantage of the situation to introduce reading to all the animals. Soon she has them going “wild about books.” (4-8) Random House $16.95

The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) is Chosen and a national organization made up of independent awarded by the children’s booksellers. The E.B.White Read Aloud Award, established in 2004, honors a book that Independent reflects the universal read aloud standards that were Children’s © Charlotte’s Web copyright 1952 by E.B. White. established by the work of the author E.B White in his Text copyright © renewed 1980 by E.B. White. Bookseller classic books for children: Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, Illustration copyright © renewed 1980 by Estate of Garth Williams. Used with members and The Trumpet of the Swan. ABC members choose permission of HarperCollins Publishers. of ABC one book each year for distinction based on its universal appeal as a “terrific” read aloud book for children.

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