The Bank Street College of Education’s Best Children’s Book of the Year List is curated by the Children’s Book Committee to inform families, educators and librarians what they believe to be the best children books of the year. This year, a number of works by our illustrators made it onto the list for their incredible work. These works includes Grandma’s Purse by Vanessa Brantley Newton, Gordon: Bark to the Future by Ashley Spires, I Got the Christmas Spirit written by Connie Schofield-Morrison and Illustrated by Frank Morrison, Let the Children March and Starstruck both illustrated by Frank Morrison, Snail Mail illustrated by Julia Patton, The Great Dictionary Caper illustrated by Eric Comstock, and finally, Terrific Tongues! illustrated by Jia Liu. The wonderful books and illustrators included showed exemplary impacts in children literature.

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K.G. Campbell’s A Small Zombie Problem has received a starred review from Booklist! The book, coming out on June 4th,  is the first in a trilogy about August DuPont and his darkly comic adventures in the Louisiana bayou. The reviewer writes, “Campbell’s series-starter is an off-kilter delight featuring many of his own illustrations, which, though unseen, should be a fantastic addition, considering his artwork for Kate DiCamillo’s Flora and Ulysses (2013).”

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Goodnight ’70s illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez and written by Peter Stein came out May 7th. This funny trip down memory lane is set in a classic 1970s room, lava lamps and all! This parody of the children’s classic, Goodnight Moon, has readers say goodnight to long hair, Pop Rocks, and beanbag chairs.

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It’s back! My Shoes and I written by Rene Colato Lainez and illustrated by Fabricio Vanden Broeck has received a Starred review from Kirkus for its new bilingual version due to come out May 31^st 2019. Kirkus praises the thoughtful artwork, writing “Brush-stroked spreads depicting various landscapes—lush, green scenes, muddy trails, mountains, cities, the river—are reminiscent of Central American artwork often depicted on murals, souvenir trinkets, or postcards. Not until the last spread does Vanden Broeck finally unveil René’s smiling face in its entirety.”

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The School Library Journal has recognized Frank Morrison’s amazing artwork in Starstruck in a recent Starred Review. Calling the book “a stellar biography for young readers who have their eyes on the stars,” the reviewer also wrote
that “Morrison’s illustrations show Neil’s ‘starstruck’ wonder.” Starstruck is truly shining bright!

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The last two weeks of February were full of snow much fun as Sarah Dillard’s I Wish It Would Snow, was showcased at the Mad River Glen Ski Area as the featured story for SkiStory. All the way down the mountain, pages from the book were hidden, allowing children to ski down the mountain safely, while also being able to enjoy the story. Our very own, Lori Nowicki got to experience the snowy mountain with Sarah Dillard. See below for pictures of their fun journey.

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The first two books in Joanie Stone’s newly illustrated chapter book series, Kid and the Chameleon came out today. In this series about an unusual friendship, Tessy wants to do human things like ride her bike while Newton wants to do chameleon things like sitting on rocks. Follow their adventures as they work to be friends despite their different interests!

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