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!
It's a Book

It's a Book

Lane Smith
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Roaring Brook Press, 2010   ISBN: 978-1596436060
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Somewhere Among

Somewhere Among

Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu
Poetry
For ages 12 and up
Simon and Schuster, 2016   ISBN: 978-1481437868
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Hello Nature: Draw, Collect, Make and Grow

Hello Nature: Draw, Collect, Make and Grow

Nina Chakrabarki
Coloring and activity book
For ages 8 and up
Laurence King Publishing, 2016   ISBN: 978-1780677354
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Ink and Bone

Ink and Bone

Rachel Caine
Fiction  Series
For ages 14 and up
Penguin, 2015   ISBN: 978-0451472397
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Dear Hank Williams

Dear Hank Williams

Kimberly Willis Holt
Fiction
For ages 8 to 12
Henry Holt, 2015   ISBN: 978-0805080223
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Timeline: A Visual History of Our World

Timeline: A Visual History of Our World

Peter Goes
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 10 and up
Gecko Press, 2016   ISBN: 978-1776570690
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Little One

Little One

Jo Weaver
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Peachtree Publishers, Ltd., 2016   ISBN: 978-1561459247
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In the Town All Year 'Round

In the Town All Year 'Round

Rotraut Susanne Berner
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 12
Chronicle Books, 2008   ISBN: 978-0811864749
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The Big Book of Animals of the World

The Big Book of Animals of the World

Ole Konnecke
Nonfiction large format board book
For ages 3 to 6
Gecko Press, 2015   ISBN: 978-1776570126
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Julia Vanishes

Julia Vanishes

Catherine Egan
Fiction
For ages 13 and up
Random House, 2016   ISBN: 978-0553524840
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Bob the Artist

Bob the Artist

Marion Denchars
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Laurence King Publishing, 2016   ISBN: 978-1780677675
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Tell Me Three Things

Tell Me Three Things

Julie Buxbaum
Fiction
For ages 14 and up
Random House, 2016   ISBN: 978-0553535648
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Everland

Everland

Wendy Spinale
Fiction
For ages 12 and up
Scholastic Press, 2016   ISBN: 978-0545836944
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Legend

Legend

Marie Lu
Fiction  Series
For ages 13 and up
Penguin, 2011   ISBN: 978-0399256752
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Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Sharon Creech
Poetry
For ages 9 to 12
HarperCollins, 2012   ISBN: 978-0060540241
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