Publishers Weekly Names the Best Children’s Books of 2013
This just in (over the weekend): Publishers Weekly released their batch of best books for 2013. There always seems to be an outlier or two in the PW list, which I appreciate. Last year it was Hilda and the Ghost Giant, this year it’s the graphic novel Bad Machinery. I can’t say I agree with that pick, but I like the boldness, PW – liking the boldness. They hand out the bests in three categories – Picture Books, Fiction, Nonfiction.
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Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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I’m always a little peeved when they put out best books lists so soon. I suppose they can do that since they use advance copies. I, for one, am not done reading books for 2013.