ILLINOIS READS 2016 – Draft 8/14 Grade (Age) Book Titles/Publisher/Year Author Residency Illinois Connection/Notes PreK Birth – 4 yrs *Good Night, Gorilla, Putnam, 1994 (classic) Peggy Rathman *California Lived in Illinois two years while studied commercial art at the American Academy * Peter’s Trucks, IntoPrint Publishing, 2013 Sallie Wolf Chicago 2014 IL READS author * Bike on, Bear!, Aladdin, 2015 Cynthea Liu Chicago * Friendshape, Scholastic, Fall 2015 Amy Krause Chicago 2014 IL READS author. Rosenthal Tom Lichtenheld, IL illus. 2013 IL READS author *Who Said Coo?, Beach Lane Books, 2010 Deborah Peoria Ruddell Illustrator: Robin Lueb * Steam Train, Dream Train, Chronicle, 2013 Sherri Duskey Chicago Tom Lichtenheld – IL illus. Both were 2013 IL Rinker burbs - both READS authors K – 2 Ages 5 -7 * My Grandfather’s Coat, Scholastic, 2014 Jim Aylesworth Chicago 2014 IL READS author. Has Classroom NAPPA Silver Award, SLJ, Kirkus and Publisher's Connections sheet. CCBC Choices 2015 Books, Weekly Starred Review, New York Public Library: 100 Sydney Taylor Book Award's,Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books 2014 and School Library Journal Best Books of 2014, *Yum! Yuck!, Charlesbridge, 2005 Julia Durango Ottawa JD-2014 IL READS author/2015 Prairie State and Award Linda Sue Park *New York LSP - Born and raised in Urbana. * The Noisy Paintbox, Knopf, 2014 Barb Rosenstock Chicago 2014 IL READS author. Caldecott Honor Book suburbs * Mama Built a Little Nest, Beach Lane Books, 2014 Jennifer Ward Edwardsville Received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist. * Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Sally M. Walker DeKalb 2013 IL READS Author Winnie-the-Pooh, Holt, 2015 * A Tree is Nice, HarperCollins, 1987 Janice May Udry Born in Jville Caldecott *Add to Wiki 3 – 5 Ages 8 - 10 * The House That George Built, Charlesbridge, 2012 Suzanne Slade Chicago 2014 IL READS author. Teacher’s Guide, suburbs Common Core Plan and Reader’s Theater * Josephine, Chronicle, 2014 Patricia Hruby Champaign Storyteller too. NPR Best Book 2014, Coretta ILLINOIS READS 2016 – Draft 8/14 Powell Scott King Honor Book for illus 2015, Robt F Sibert Medal Honor, Jr. Library Guild 2014 *The Detective’s Assistant, Little Brown, 2015 Kate Hannigan Chicago *The Show Must Go On!, HMH, 2014 Kate and Sarah *Norwood, Born and raised in Peoria. Sarah is the illustrator. Klise MO This is part of the Three-Ring Rascals Series. *Stick Dog Tom Watson Chicago *Wanderville Wendy McClure Chicago 6 – 8 Ages 11 - 13 * Need, Mifflin, 2015 Joelle Chicago 2014 IL READS author. Attended Millikin. Book Charbonneau area has been optioned for a major motion picture. * Hold Fast, Scholastic, 2013 reprint 2015 Blue Balliett Hyde Park 2013 IL READS author. NY Times Best Seller, Kirkus & Booklist Starred Reviews, Notable Social Studies Trade Book – NCSS & CBC * Bird, Antheneum, 2014 Crystal Chan Chicago Curriculum Guide for Book * The Keepers: The Box and the Dragonfly, Ted Sanders Urbana *Add to Wiki HarperCollins, 2015 * Blind, Viking, 2014 Rachel Chicago Splits time between Chicago and Bejing. Dewoskin * Fantastic Fugitives, Sky Pony Press, 2016 Brianna Dumont Chicago * Add to Wiki 9 – 12 Ages 14 - 18 * Tempest, St. Martin’s Griffin, 2012 Julie Cross Champaign Tempest is an International Best Seller * Bone Gap, Balzer + Bray, 2015 Laura Ruby Chicago * Me Being Me, Is Exactly as Insane as You Being Todd Hasak- Evanston 2015 IL READS author. You, Simon Pulse, 2015 Lowy *Oblivion, Egmont USA, 2014 Sasha Dawn Chicago * Add to Wiki *The Carnival at Bray, Elephant Rock Productions, Jessie Ann Foley Chicago Helen Shehan YA Prize and Michael L. Printz 2014 Honor Book, 2015 *Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession and the Search Robert Kurson Chicago NY Times Bestselling author of Shadow Divers. for a Legendary Pirate Ship, Random House, 2015 Book was released in June. Adult *Paris, He Said, Bloomsbury, 2015 Christine Sneed Evanston and Urbana * Dollface: A Novel of the Roaring Twenties, Penguin, Renee Rosen Chicago 2013 ILLINOIS READS 2016 – Draft 8/14 * Made in America, Triumph Books, 2014 Chris Chelios Chicago area *The Blade Itself, Minotaur Books, 2007 Marcus Sakey Chicago The Blade Itself film rights were bought by Ben Affleck. * Turn of Mind, Grove Press, 2012 Alice LaPlante Raised in NY Times Bestseller; Wellcome Trust Book Prize; Chicago NY Times and Booklist Editor's Choice; NPR, *Add to Wiki Vogue, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Globe and U of I Mail Summer Reading Picks; San Francisco Chronicle 2011 Holiday Gift Guide Selection. (Currently Newsday Best Book of the Year, Amazon 10 Best lives in Palo Thriller and Mystery Books, Washington Post Alto, CA) Notable Fiction, The Guardian Best Thrillers, Kirkus Reviews Top 25 Best in Fiction, Globe and Mail Best Mysteries and Thrillers, Shelf Awareness Top Pick. * Hidden Man or author pick David Ellis Chicago .