Editor's Choice Collection for 2017

These are the books that I reviewed in 2017 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!
Noah Webster's Fighting Words

Noah Webster's Fighting Words

Tracy Nelson Maurer
Illustrator:  Mircea Catusanu 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Millbrook Press, 2017   ISBN: 978-1467794107
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Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books

Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books

Michelle Markel
Illustrator:  Nancy Carpenter 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Chronicle Books , 2017   ISBN: 978-0811879224
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Under the Sea

Under the Sea

Kate Riggs
Illustrator:  Tom Leonard 
Board Book
For ages 2 to 4
Creative Editions, 2017   ISBN: 978-1568463025
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A Most Magical Girl

A Most Magical Girl

Karen Foxlee
Fiction
For ages 9 to 12
Random House, 2016   ISBN: 978-0553512854
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Burning Glass

Burning Glass

Kathryn Purdie
Fiction
For ages 13 and up
HarperCollins, 2016   ISBN: 978-0062412362
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Hate That Cat: A Novel

Hate That Cat: A Novel

Sharon Creech
Poetry
For ages 8 to 12
HarperCollins, 2008   ISBN: 978-0061430923
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Waiting for the Magic

Waiting for the Magic

Patricia MacLachlan
Illustrator:  Amy June Bates 
Fiction
For ages 8 to 12
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011   ISBN: 978-1416927457
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Not Quite Narwhal

Not Quite Narwhal

Jessie Sima
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Simon and Schuster, 2017   ISBN: 978-1481469098
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The Tree: A Fable

The Tree: A Fable

Neal Layton
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Candlewick, 2017   ISBN: 978-0763689520
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Reach for the Moon, Little Lion

Reach for the Moon, Little Lion

Hildegard Muller
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Holiday House, 2017   ISBN: 978-0823437771
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Love Is

Love Is

Diane Adams
Illustrator:  Claire Keane 
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Chronicle Books LLC, 2017   ISBN: 978-1452139975
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The Fox Wish

The Fox Wish

Kimiko Aman
Illustrator:  Komako Sakai 
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Chronicle Books, 2017   ISBN: 978-1452151885
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Storyworlds: Nature

Storyworlds: Nature

Thomas Hegbrook
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
360 Degrees, 2016   ISBN: 978-1944530013
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Mary Anning's Curiosity

Mary Anning's Curiosity

Monica Kulling
Illustrator:  Melissa Castrillon 
Historical Fiction
For ages 8 to 10
Groundwood Books, 2017   ISBN: 978-1554988983
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Flora and the Chicks

Flora and the Chicks

Molly Idle
Board Book
For ages 2 to 4
Chronicle Books, 2017   ISBN: 978-1452146577
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