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August 10, 2010

In The Plot Chickens, by Mary Jane and Herm Auch, Henrietta the hen decides to be a writer. This picture book is a humorous way to explain to kids what it takes to be a writer.

Happy Reading!

—Sondra Eklund




Nonfiction
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book
edited by Anita Silvey

The Gift of an Ordinary Day
The Gift of an Ordinary Day
by Katrina Kenison



Children's Nonfiction
Almost Astronauts
Almost Astronauts
by Tanya Lee Stone

My People
My People
by Langston Hughes
photographs by Charles R. Smith Jr.


Fiction
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
by Alan Bradley

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley



Children's Fiction
Clementine
Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker
pictures by Marla Frazee

Half-Minute Horrors
Half-Minute Horrors
edited by Susan Rich


Old Favorites
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare



Teen Fiction
White Cat
White Cat
by Holly Black

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
by Stephenie Meyer



Picture Books
The Plot Chickens
The Plot Chickens
by Mary Jane and Herm Auch

City Dog, Country Frog
City Dog, Country Frog
by Mo Willems
pictures by Jon J Muth


Sonderquotes

"It is never too late to have your life changed by a children's book."

Jerry J. Mallett,
Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Children's Book
edited by Anita Silvey