Easy readers are books with simple words and short sentences for children who are learning how to read. While picture books are read to a child by an adult, easy readers are meant to be read by the child himself. Easy readers are the bridge between picture books and chapter books. (You’ll know you’ve found an easy reader when you …
2013 Nominations: Middle Grade Fiction
A Girl Called Problem by Katie Quirk Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Nominated by: Patricia Tilton Reviewed by: Julie Williams | Sherry Early A Song for Bijou by Josh Farrar Walker Books for Young Readers Nominated by: Brandy Painter Reviewed by: Heidi G. | Jennifer Donovan | Jennifer Rumberger | Mark Buxton | Ms. Yingling | Sherry Early A Summer …
2013 Nominations: Young Adult Speculative Fiction
A Corner of White: Book 1 of The Colors of Madeleine by Jaclyn Moriarty Arthur A Levine Nominated by: Svale Reviewed by: aquafortis | T.S. Davis A Matter of Days by Amber Kizer Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers Nominated by: Jen Robinson Reviewed by: Sherry Early A Touch of Scarlet by Eve Marie Mont KTeen Nominated by: SarahP Reviewed …
2013 Nominations: Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction
“Who Could That Be at This Hour?” (All the Wrong Questions) by Lemony Snicket Little, Brown Nominated by: Sam @ Parenthetical Reviewed by: Charlotte A Box of Gargoyles by Anne Nesbet HarperCollins Nominated by: Jenn Reese Reviewed by: Charlotte A Question of Magic by E. D. Baker Bloomsbury USA Nominated by: Jennifer Reviewed by: Charlotte | Jennifer | Kristen A …
2013 Nominations: Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books
Easy Readers A Big Guy Took My Ball! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems Disney Hyperion Nominated by: Danielle Smith Reviewed by: dianapettis | Reshama A Pet Named Sneaker (Beginner Books(R)) by Joan Heilbroner Random House Books for Young Readers Nominated by: MotherReader Ant and Honey Bee: A Pair of Friends in Winter by Megan McDonald / G. …
2012 Nominations: Graphic Novels
Elementary/Middle: A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Madeleine L’Engle Farrar, Straus & Giroux Nominated by: Lizjonesbooks Reviewed by: Debra Touchette | Jennifer All-Action Classics No. 4: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Sterling Publishing Nominated by: Inhabiting Books Amulet #5: Prince of the Elves by Kazu Kibuishi GRAPHIX Nominated by: Sarah Sammis Reviewed by: Debra …
2012 Nominations: Fiction Picture Books
A Poem as Big as New York City: Little Kids Write About the Big Apple by Universe Nominated by: Mary Ann Scheuer Reviewed by: Mary Ann Scheuer All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri Little, Brown Publisher/ Author Submission Reviewed by: Sadler4Kids All the Awake Animals Are Almost Asleep by Crescent Dragonwagon Little, Brown Nominated by: Peaceful Reader Reviewed by: …
2012 Nominations: Fantasy/Science Fiction
Elementary/Middle: 13 Hangmen by Art Corriveau Amulet Nominated by: Liviania Reviewed by: Sherry Early A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle Amulet Nominated by: The Cath in the Hat Reviewed by: Sherry Early Above World by Jenn Reese Candlewick Press Nominated by: Rae Carson Reviewed by: Charlotte | Sherry Early Alibi’s Ghosts, The Larger-Than-Life Small World of a Medium’s …
2011 Nominations: Young Adult Fiction
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Young Adult Fiction category. 365 Days by KE PayneBold Strokes Books Nominated by: Nora Olsen A & L Do Summer by Jan BlazaninEgmont USA Nominated by: Pat Zietlow MillerReviewed by: jordynface Absolute Value of Mike, The by Kathryn ErskinePhilomel Nominated by: jama rattiganReviewed by: Paula Adios, Nirvana by Conrad WesselhoeftHoughton Mifflin …
2011 Nominations: Non-Fiction Picture Books
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Non-Fiction Picture Books category. A Butterfly Is Patient by Dianna Hutts AstonChronicle Books Nominated by: Roberta Gibson A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis by Matt de la PenaDial Nominated by: Edith CampbellReviewed by: JeanLittleLib | semurray A Place for Fish by Melissa StewartPeachtree Nominated by: Danielle Smith …