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November 22, 2004

2004 Notable Children's Books

Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books and recordings. There are selections for

Younger Readers...
Steve Jenkins & Robin Page. What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
Explore the many amazing things that animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails.

Middle Readers...
Sharon Creech. Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
With the help of her wise old grandmother, twelve-year-old Rosie manages to work out some problems in her relationship with her best friend, Bailey, the boy next door.

Older Readers...
Theresa Nelson. Ruby Electric
Twelve-year-old Ruby Miller, movie buff and aspiring screen writer, tries to resolve the mysteries surrounding her little brother's stuffed woolly mammoth and their father's five year absence.

and Listeners.
Ann M. Martin. A Corner of the Universe
The summer that Hattie turns twelve, she meets the childlike uncle she never knew and becomes friends with a girl who works at the carnival that comes to Hattie's small town. Read by Judith Ivey.