Thursday, December 12, 2013

WHO'S ON TOP: CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Top 5 Children’s Books:
Picture Books:
1. THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT, by Drew Daywalt 
2. GOODNIGHT, GOODNIGHT, CONSTRUCTION SITE, by Shern Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld 
3.THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, by Clement C. Moore 
4. PRESS HERE, by Herve Tullet 
5. STEAM TRAIN, DREAM TRAIN, by Shern Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld
Spotlight:
STEAM TRAIN, DREAM TRAIN
Shern Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld



The team behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site returns with another fabulous book for bedtime! The dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are loaded: polar bears pack the reefer car with ice cream, elephants fill the tanker cars with paints, tortoises stock the auto rack with race cars, bouncy kangaroos stuff the hopper car with balls. Sweet and silly dreams are guaranteed for any budding train enthusiasts!

Middle Grade:
1. RUSH REVERE AND THE BRAVE PILGRIMS, by Rush Limbaugh 
2. WONDER, by R. J. Palacio 
3. THE LEGO IDEA BOOK, by Daniel Lipowitz 
4. FROZEN, by RH Disney 
5. LEGO PLAY BOOK, by Daniel Lipowitz  
Spotlight:
FROZEN
RH Disney



Walt Disney Animation Studios presents an epic tale of adventure and comedy with Frozen. When a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, Anna, a young dreamer, must team up with Kristoff, a daring mountain man, and his reindeer on the grandest of journeys to find Anna's sister, the Snow Queen Elsa, and put an end to her icy spell. Encountering mystical trolls, a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Everest-like extremes, and magic at every turn, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom from destruction.Frozen: The Junior Novelization retells the whole exciting story and features eight pages of full-color scenes from the movie!

Young Adult:
1. THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak 
2. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, by John Green 
3. LOOKING FOR ALASKA, by John Green 
4. THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER, by Stephen Chbosky 
5.MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, by Ransom Riggs and Cassandra Jean
Spotlight:
MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Ransom Riggs and Cassandra Jean



A horrific family tragedy sends Jacob 16 to a remote island off Wales, to the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, where he finds unusual old photographs. The children, one his grandfather, were more than peculiar, perhaps dangerous, quarantined for good reason - and maybe still alive.

Series:
1. DIVERGENT, by Veronica Roth 
2.THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins 
3.DIARY OF A WIMPY, by Jeff Kinney 
4.HEROES OF OLYMPUS, by Rick Riordan 
5.THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS, by Cassandra Clare  
Spotlight:
DIVERGENT
Veronica Roth

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, Tris also learns that her secret might help her save the ones she loves . . . or it might destroy her.


Disclaimer: All blurbs come from Goodreads.com, all list come from NYTimes.com.  

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