Book Lists for Kids

2012 Children's Choice

Children's Choices is a project of the International Reading Association and the Children's Book Council. Voted on by 10,000 school children from all over the United States, these books are their favorite newly published titles.

BEGINNING AND YOUNG READERS (Grade K - 2)

Call Number
Author
Title
E BLISS
Bliss
Bailey
E WILSON
Wilson
Bear's Loose Tooth

E TORREY

Torrey
Because
E FREEDMAN
Freedman
Blue Chicken
E METZGER
Metzger
Detective Blue
E BJORKMAN
Bjorkman
Dinosaurs Don't, Dinosaurs Do
E INTRIAGO
Intriago
Dot
E JANNI
Janni
Every Cowgirl Needs Dancing Boots
E MUIR
Muir
Gibbus Moony Wants to Bite You
E DIPUCCHIO
DiPucchio
Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet
E PALATINI
Palatini
Goldie and the Three Hares
E LORD
Lord
Happy Birthday Hamster
E NUMEROFF
Numeroff
If You Give a Dog a Donut
E STEVENS
Stevens
Little Red Pen
E LONG
Long
Otis and the Tornado
E LITWIN
Litwin
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes
E BUNTING
Bunting
Pirate Boy
E SEGAL
Segal
Pirates Don't Take Baths
E DORMAN
Dorman
Pirates of the Sea!
E TULLET
Tullet
Press Here
E MORTIMER
Mortimer
Pumpkin Cat
E FOLEY
Foley
Purple Little Bird
E RAPUNZEL
Gibb
Rapunzel
E EHLERT
Ehlert
RRRalph
E BEAUMONT
Beaumont
Shoe-la-la!
E KANN
Kann
Silverlicious
E EGIELSKI
Egielski
Sleepless Little Vampire
E SCOTTON
Scotton
Splish, Splash, Splat!
E BATTERSBY
Battersby
Squish Rabbit
E ANTLE
Antle
Suryia and Roscoe
E MARTIN
Martin
Ten Little Caterpillars
E LAMINACK
Laminack
Three Hens and a Peacock
E DIPUCCHIO
DiPucchio
Zombie in Love
     

 

MIDDLE READERS (Grades 3 - 4)

Call Number Author Title
J 355.5 GOL Goldish Army: Civilian to Soldier
J HOLM Holm Babymouse #14: Mad Scientist
E BRUEL Bruel Bad Kitty Meets the Baby
J VARON Varon Bake Sale
E POLACCO Polacco Bun Bun Button
. Searl

Carn Terrier: Hero of Oz

. Yaw Color-Changing Animals
E OMALLEY O'Malley Desk Stories
J 615.95 OWE Owen Disgusting Food Invaders
. Sandler Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints
J 811 DAK Dakos Funeral in the Bathroom: And Other Bathroom Poems
. Lunis Glow-in-the-Dark Animals
E OMALLEY O'Malley Great Race
E BUDNITZ Budnitz Hole in the Middle
. DK Publishing LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
J 688.72 LIP DK Publishing LEGO Ideas Book
. Hamilton Monstrous Book of Monsters
ON ORDER National Geographic National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weird But True
ON ORDER Blake Painter and Ugly
E YOUNG Young Pet for Miss Wright
. Krensky Play Ball, Jackie!
. D'Yans Razzle-Dazzle Ruby
636.7559 Patent Saving Audie: A Pit Bull Puppy Gets a Second Chance
E SMALLEY Smalley Sheila Says We're Weird
J SANTAT Santat Sidekicks
J HOLM Holm Squish #1: Super Amoeba
. Norworth Take Me Out to the Ball Game
. Lossani Vincent Van Gogh and the Colors of the Wind
J 031 WEI National Geographic Weird But True 3

ADVANCED READERS (Grades 5 - 6)

Call Number Author Title
YA F TENNAPEL TenNapel Bad Island
J SNIEGOSKI Sniegoski BONE: Quest for the Spark
J GREENWALD Greenwald Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading
J 133.1 STE Stern Cursed Grounds
J RUSSELL Russell Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
. Person

Ghostly Alcatraz Island

J 646.7 BUC Buchholz How to Survive Anything
. Levine Lost & Found
YA F SCHMIDT Schmidt Okay for Now
. Collins Prince of Dorkness: More Notes from a Totally Lame Vampire
. Bowen Quarterback Season
. Stein Racing in the Rain: My Life as a Dog
. Barrow Saving Zasha
YA F OLIVER Oliver Sound Bender
. Ford Stickman Odyssey
. Ganeshram Stir It Up
J SMITH Smith Storm Runners
J MYRACLE Myracle Ten
. Korman Titanic #1: Unsinkable
J MCMANN McMann Unwanteds
J SELZNICK Selznick Wonderstruck
J 001.9 BOR Borgenicht Worst-Case Scenario: Survive-o-Pedia Junior Edition
J HATKE Hatke Zita the Spacegirl

Read more about the Children's Choice Awards at the
International Reading Association's
site.

 


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