Editor's Choice Collection for 2016
These are the books that I reviewed in 2016 that I found particularly entertaining and engaging, and some of them taught me things that I did not know. Many of these titles were published recently, while others have been in print for some time. They are all either stand-alone titles, or the first title in a series, and all of them would make wonderful gifts for a birthday or for the holiday season. Enjoy!Strange Trees: And the Stories Behind Them
Bernadette Pourpuie
Illustrator: Cecile Gambini
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Princeton Architectural Press, 2016 ISBN: 978-1616894597
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Illustrator: Cecile Gambini
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Princeton Architectural Press, 2016 ISBN: 978-1616894597
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Brick by Brick
Giuliano Ferri
Wordless Board Book
For ages 3 to 5
Minedition, 2016 ISBN: 978-9888341184
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Wordless Board Book
For ages 3 to 5
Minedition, 2016 ISBN: 978-9888341184
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The Night Gardener
Terry and Eric Fan
Picture Book
For ages 6 and up
Simon and Schuster , 2016 ISBN: 978-1481439787
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Picture Book
For ages 6 and up
Simon and Schuster , 2016 ISBN: 978-1481439787
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Boris
Cynthia Rylant
Poetry
For ages 14 and up
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006 ISBN: 0152058095
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Poetry
For ages 14 and up
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006 ISBN: 0152058095
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Untaken
J.E. Anckorn
Fiction
For ages 13 and up
Curiosity Quills Press, 2015 ISBN: 978-1620076231
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Fiction
For ages 13 and up
Curiosity Quills Press, 2015 ISBN: 978-1620076231
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Lumière
Jacqueline E Garlick
Fiction Series
For ages 13 and up
Skyscape, 2015 ISBN: 978-1503944558
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Fiction Series
For ages 13 and up
Skyscape, 2015 ISBN: 978-1503944558
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Last Stop on Market Street
Matt de la Pena
Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Penguin, 2015 ISBN: 978-0399257742
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Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Penguin, 2015 ISBN: 978-0399257742
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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
Don Brown
Nonfiction Graphic Novel
For ages 12 and up
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015 ISBN: 978-0544157774
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Nonfiction Graphic Novel
For ages 12 and up
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015 ISBN: 978-0544157774
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Women Who Changed the World: 50 Amazing Americans
Laurie Calkhoven
Illustrator: Patricia Castelao
Nonfiction
For ages 8 to 11
Scholastic, 2016 ISBN: 978-0545889629
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Illustrator: Patricia Castelao
Nonfiction
For ages 8 to 11
Scholastic, 2016 ISBN: 978-0545889629
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Gordon and Tapir
Sebastian Meschenmoser
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
NorthSouth, 2016 ISBN: 978-0735842533
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Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
NorthSouth, 2016 ISBN: 978-0735842533
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The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
Barb Rosenstock
Illustrator: Mary GrandPre
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Random House, 2014 ISBN: 978-0307978486
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Illustrator: Mary GrandPre
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Random House, 2014 ISBN: 978-0307978486
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