Best of the Best

Children’s Books of 2012

Linda Mullen

The Baldwin SchoolBryn Mawr, PA

A Home for Birdby Philip C. Stead

(1)

And Then It’s Springby Julie Fogliano

illustrated by Erin E. Stead

(2)

Bear Has a Story to Tellby Philip C. Stead

illustrated by Erin E. Stead

(3)

The Bear in the Bookby Kate Banks

illustrated by Georg Hallensleben

(4)

Creepy Carrotsby Aaron Reynolds

illustrated by Peter Brown

(9)

Greenby Laura Vaccaro Seeger

(14)

Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

by Robert Byrd

(36)

In a Glass Grimmlyby Adam Gidwitz

illustrated by Hugh D’Andrade(39)

Sadie and Ratzby Sonya Hartnett

illustrated by Ann James(44)

Kelly Grimmett

Friends SeminaryNew York, NY

Machines Go to Work in the Cityby William Low

(20)

One Cool Friendby Toni Buzzeo

illustrated by David Small(26)

Penny and Her Dollby Kevin Henkes

(27)

Fifty Cents and a Dreamby Jabari Asim

illustrated by Bryan Collier

(37)

I Have a Dreamby Martin Luther King, Jr.illustrated by Kadir Nelson

(38)

Twelve Kinds of Iceby Ellen Bryan Obed

illustrated by Barbara McClintock(52)

Wonderby R.J. Palacio

(55)

Keeping the Castleby Patrice Kindl

(64)

Julie Tomer

Andrew Mellon Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PA

Monsieur Marceau: Actor Without Words

by Leda Schubertillustrated by Gerard DuBois

(21)

Chuck Close: Face Bookby Chuck Close

(35)

Little White Duck: A Childhood in China

by Na Liuillustrated by Andrés Vera Martinez

(42)

The Spindlersby Lauren Oliver

illustrated by Bruno Iacopo

(45)

Splendors and Gloomsby Laura Amy Schlitz

(46)

Three Times Luckyby Sheila Turnage

(50)

Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature’s Undead

by Rebecca L. Johnson

(56)

Fairy Ring: Or, Elsie and Frances Fool the World

by Mary Losure

(61)

No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem

Booksellerby Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

(67)

Marti Trzepacz

Strath Haven Middle SchoolWallingford, PA

I, Too, Am Americaby Langston Hughes

illustrated by Bryan Collier

(16)

Island: A Story of the Galapagosby Jason Chin

(40)

The One and Only Ivanby Katherine Applegate

illustrated by Patricia Castelao

(49)

Titanic: Voices from the Disasterby Deborah Hopkinson

(51)

Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the

Holocaustby Doreen Rappaport

(58)

Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most

Dangerous Weaponby Steve Sheinkin

(59)

One Times Squareby Joe McKendry

(68)

Sonby Lois Lowry

(70)

Catherine Stuart

Rosemont School of the Holy Child

Cold Snapby Eileen Spinelli

illustrated by Marjorie Priceman

(8)

National Geographic Book of Animal Poetryby J. Patrick Lewis

(22)

Nighttime Ninjaby Barbara DeCosta

illustrated by Ed Young

(23)

The Mighty Miss Maloneby Christopher Paul Curtis

(48)

Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad

by Henry Cole

(53)

Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure

by Martin W. Sandler

(63)

Liar & Spyby Rebecca Stead

(65)

Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different

by Karen Blumenthal

(71)

Martha Lambertsen

Wallingford Elementary SchoolWallingford, PA

Each Kindnessby Jacqueline Woodsonillustrated by E.B. Lewis

(11)

Extra Yarnby Mac Barnett

illustrated by Jon Klassen

(12)

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaursby Mo Willems

(13)

Jimmy the Greatestby Jairo Buitrago

illustrated by Rafael Yockteng

(17)

Oh, No!by Candace Fleming

illustrated by Eric Rohmann

(25)

Z is for Mooseby Kelly Bingham

illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

(32)

Lulu and the Duck in the Parkby Hilary McKay

illustrated by Priscilla Lamont

(43)

Who Could That be at This Hour?by Lemony Snicketillustrated by Seth

(54)

Diana Lamey

Cheltenham School DistrictRetired

Boot and Shoeby Marla Frazee

(5)

Charley’s First Nightby Amy Hest

illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

(7)

Just Ducksby Nicola Davies

illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino

(18)

Step Gently Outby Helen Frost

illustrated by Rick Lieder

(29)

It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw

by Don Tateillustrated by R. Gregory Christie

(41)

Dramaby Raina Telgemeier

(60)

Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95

by Phillip M. Hoose

(66)

Summer of the Gypsy Mothsby Sara Pennypacker

(72)

Lynne Rudolph

Cheltenham School DistrictRetired

Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball

Teamby Audrey Vernick

illustrated by Steven Salerno

(6)

Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building

by Christy Hale

(10)

Homerby Elisha Cooper

(15)

Sleep Like a Tigerby Mary Logue

illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski

(28)

This is Not My Hatby Jon Klassen

(30)

Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poemsby Kate Coombs

illustrated by Meilo So

(31)

Starry River of the Skyby Grace Lin

(47)

Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America

by Andrea Davis Pinkney

(62)

Carol Kennedy

Garnet Valley School District, Retired

Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle

by Claire A. Nivola

(19)

Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas

by Molly Bang & Penny Chisholmillustrated by Molly Bang

(24)

A Black Hole is Not a Holeby Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano

illustrated by Michael Carroll

(33)

The Beetle Bookby Steve Jenkins

(34)

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an

American Friendshipby Russell Freedman

(57)

The Revolution of Evelyn Serranoby Sonia Manzano

(69)

The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and

Opportunityby Elizabeth Rusch

(73)

We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March

by Cynthia Y. Levinson

(74)