Editor's Choice collection for 2019

These are the books that I reviewed in 2019 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!
The Matchbox Diary

The Matchbox Diary

Paul Fleischman
Illustrator:   Bagram Ibatoulline 
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Candlewick Press, 2016   ISBN: 978-0763676384
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Turtle in Paradise

Turtle in Paradise

Jennifer L. Holm
Fiction
For ages 8 to 10
Random House, 2011   ISBN: 978-0375836909
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Mister Cleghorn's Seal

Mister Cleghorn's Seal

Judith Kerr
Fiction
For ages 7 to 9
HarperCollins Children's Books, 2015   ISBN: 978-0008157302
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A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home

A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home

Henry Cole
Fiction
For ages 8 to 10
HarperCollins, 2010   ISBN: 978-0061704123
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This Is Our Earth

This Is Our Earth

Laura Lee Benson
Illustrator:  John Corrozza 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Charlesbridge, 1994   ISBN: 978-0881068382
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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

Jen Bryant
Illustrator:  Boris Kulikov 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Random House, 2016   ISBN: 978-0449813379
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Genesis

Genesis

Bernard Beckett
Fiction
For ages 14 and up
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010   ISBN: 978-0547335926
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Airman

Airman

Eoin Colfer
Fiction
For ages 12 and up
Disney-Hyperion, 2009   ISBN: 978-1423107514
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The Dead Gentleman

The Dead Gentleman

Matthew Cody
Fiction
For ages 12 and up
Random House, 2011   ISBN: 978-0375855962
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Alchemy and Meggy Swann

Alchemy and Meggy Swann

Karen Cushman
Historical Fiction
For ages 12 and up
Clarion Books, 2011   ISBN: 978-0547577128
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George's Marvelous Medicine

George's Marvelous Medicine

Roald Dahl
Illustrator:   Quentin Blake 
Fiction
For ages 7 to 11
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2002   ISBN: 978-0375822063
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Matilda

Matilda

Roald Dahl
Illustrator:   Quentin Blake 
Fiction
For ages 8 and up
Penguin, 2004   ISBN: 978-0142402535
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Classic Poetry

Classic Poetry

Selected by Michael Rosen
Illustrator:  Paul Howard 
Poetry
For ages 8 and up
Candlewick, 2009   ISBN: 978-0763642105
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My people

My people

Langston Hughes
Photographer: Charles R. Smith Jr.
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Simon and Schuster, 2009   ISBN: 1416935401
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Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life

Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life

Candace Fleming
Nonfiction
For ages 10 to 14
Simon and Schuster, 2003   ISBN: 0689835493
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