ALA book picks 2005.(Bibliography)

Notable Children's Books.

Younger Readers

BAKER, Jeannie. Home. illus, by author. Greenwillow. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-06-623935-4.

BEAUMONT, Karen. Baby Danced the Polka. illus, by Jennifer Plecas. Dial. Tr $12.99. ISBN 0-8037-2587-6.

BROWN, Don. Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein. illus, by author. Houghton. Tr $16. ISBN 0-618-49298-4.

CHEN, Chih-Yuan. Guji Guji. illus, by author. Kane/Miller. Tr $15.95. ISBN 1-929132-67-0.

CREWS, Nina. The Neighborhood Mother Goose. illus, by author. Greenwillow. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-06-051573-2.

ENGLISH, Karen. Hot Day on Abbott Avenue. illus, by Javaka Steptoe. Clarion. Tr $15. ISBN 0-395-98527-7.

ERNST, Lisa Campbell. The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book. illus. by author. S & S. RTE $15.95. ISBN 0-689-85685-7.

FLEISCHMAN, Paul. Sidewalk Circus. illus, by Kevin Hawkes. Candlewick. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-7636-1107-7.

FOX, Mere. Where Is the Green Sheep? illus. by Judy Horacek. Harcourt. Tr $15. ISBN 0-15-204907-X.

HENKES, Kevin. Kitten's First Full Moon. illus, by author. Greenwillow. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-06-058828-4.

HOPKINSON, Deborah. Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains. illus, by Nancy Carpenter. S & S/Atheneum/An Anne Schwartz Bk. RTE $15.95. ISBN 0-689-84769-6.

KNUTSON, Barbara. Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains. Carolrhoda. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-57505-657-7.

LEHMAN, Barbara. The Red Book. illus, by author. Houghton. Tr $12.95. ISBN 0-618-42858-5.

LOOK, Lenore. Ruby Lu, Brave and True. illus, by Anne Wilsdorf. S & S/Atheneum/An Anne Schwartz Bk. RTE $15.95. ISBN 0-689-84907-9.

NEUBECKER, Robert. Wow! City! illus, by author. Hyperion. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-7868-0951-5.

PRELUTSKY, Jack. If Not for the Cat. illus. by Ted Rand. Greenwillow. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-06-059677-5.

RAVISHANKAR, Anushka. Tiger on a Tree. illus, by Pulak Biswas. Farrar. Tr $15. ISBN 0-374-37555-0.

SEEGER, Laura Vaccaro. Lemons Are Not Red. illus, by author. Roaring Brook/A Neal Porter Bk. Tr $14.95. ISBN 1-59643-008-7.

SIERRA, Judy. Wild About Books. illus, by Marc Brown. Knopf. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-375-82538-X.

THOMPSON, Lauren. Polar Bear Night. illus. by Stephen Savage. Scholastic. PLB $15.95. ISBN 0-439-49524-5.

WILLEMS, Mo. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale. illus, by author. Hyperion. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-7868-1870-0.

WORMELL, Christopher. Teeth, Tails, and Tentacles: An Animal Counting Book. illus. by author. Running Press. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-7624-2100-2.

Middle Readers

BANG, Molly. My Light. illus, by author. Scholastic/Blue Sky. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-439-48961-X.

BERNIER-GRAND, Carmen T. Cdsar: !Si, se puedel Yes, We Can! illus, by David Diaz. Marshall Cavendish. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-7614-5172-2.

BOYCE, Frank Cottrell. Millions. HarperCollins. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-06-073330-6.

BREDSDORFF, Bodil. The Crow-Girl. tr. by Faith Ingwersen. Farrar. Tr $16. ISBN 0-374-31247-8.

COMAN, Carolyn. The Big House. illus, by Rob Shepperson. Front St. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-932425-09-8.

GELMAN, Rita Golden. Doodler Doodling, illus, by Paul O. Zelinsky. Greenwil low. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-688-16645-8.

GRANDITS, John. Technically, It's Not My Fault: Concrete Poems. Clarion. Tr $15. ISBN 0-618-42833-X.

GRIMES, Nikki. What Is Goodbye? illus. by Raul Colon. Hyperion. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-7868-0778-4.

HAMILTON, Virginia. The People Could Fly: The Picture Book. illus, by Leo & Diane Dillon. Knopf. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-375-82405-7.

HESSE, Karen. The Cats in Krasinski Square. illus, by Wendy Watson. Scholastic. PLB $16.95. ISBN 0-439-43540-4.

HODGES, Margaret, retel. Merlin and the Making of the King. illus, by Trina Schart Hyman. Holiday House. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8234-1647-X.

IBBOTSON, Eva. The Star of Kazan. illus. by Kevin Hawkes. Dutton. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-525-47347-5.

JOCELYN, Marthe. Mable Riley: A Reliable Record off Humdrum, Peril and Romance. Candlewick. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-7636-2120-X.

KERLEY, Barbara. Walt Whitman: Words for America. illus, by Brian Selznick. Scholastic. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-439-35791-8.

LANDOWNE, Youme. Selavi, That Is Life: A Haitian Story of Hope. illus, by author. Cinco Puntos. Tr $17.95. ISBN 0-938317-84-9.

MATTHEWS, L. S. Fish: A Novel. Delacorte. Tr 14.95. ISBN 0-385-73180-9.

MONTGOMERY, Sy. The Tarantula Scientist, photos, by Nic Bishop. Houghton. $18. ISBN 0-618-14799-3.

MORRISON, Toni. Remember: The Journey to School Integration. Houghton. Tr $18. ISBN 0-618-39740-X.

MOSS, Marissa. Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen. illus, by C. F. Payne. S & S/A Paula Wiseman Bk. RTE $16.95. ISBN 0-689-86329-2.

PEARCE, Philippa. The Little Gentleman. illus, by Tom Pohrt. Greenwillow. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-06-073160-5.

ROGERS, Gregory. The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard. illus, by author. Roaring Brook/A Neal Porter Bk. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-59643-009-5.

RUMFORD, James. Sequoyah: The Man Who Gave His People Writing. illus, by author. …