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CLAUDIA LEWIS AWARD
Bank Street
  • ALA Notable
  • Bulletin Blue Ribbon Selection
  • School Library Journal Best Book
  • Junior Library Guild
  • IRA Teachers' Choice 2012
  • Librarians' Choice
  • Accelerated Reader Title






  • The Minnesota Book Award

    "...a  dazzling celebration of imagination." Publishers Weekly starred

    World Book Encyclopedia Outstanding Collection

    IRA/CBC Children's Choice
     "Readers facing this upstream swim ... will find much they can relate to in this engaging volume." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred
    Claudia Lewis Award
    Hornbook Fanfare


    "Glowing with warmth and gentle humor... " School Library Journal starred 


    Myra Cohn Livingston Poetry Award
    School Library Journal Best Book
    NCTE Notable Book
    Book Links: A Lasting Connection
    Children's Literature Choice


    "... exquisitely crafted poems reverberate with eloquent yet effortless language." School Library Journal, Best Books




    SCBWI  Golden Kite Award
    Myra Cohn Livingston Award

    "The selections beg to be read aloud and shared." School Library Journal starred
    Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award

    "An invitation to experience joy and wonder." Publishers Weekly starred


    Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award

    "Parents and teachers will want to hug this book and share it with the first preschooler they meet."
    Children's Literature

     




    Claudia Lewis Award
    John Burroughs Nature Award
    The ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award
    NCTE Notable Children's Book Language Arts

    "...sure to captivate in this collection about a hummingbird who sets up house in the author's backyard..." Booklist, starred
    American Library Association Notable Book
    School Library Journal Best Book
    Riverbank Review Book of Distinction
    "Highly Commended" Charlotte Zolotow Award

    "Enchanting poems and winsome illustrations ...these haiku-like verses make an inviting introduction to poetry." School Library Journal, Best Book


    "A charming ode to imagination." Newsday


    "[A] joyful, sun-soaked picture book which celebrates a father-daughter day in the park." Booklist, starred

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    CLAUDIA LEWIS AWARD
    Bank Street
  • ALA Notable
  • Bulletin Blue Ribbon Selection
  • School Library Journal Best Book
  • Junior Library Guild
  • IRA Teachers' Choice 2012
  • Librarians' Choice
  • Accelerated Reader Title







  • "...a  dazzling celebration of imagination." Publishers Weekly starred


     "Readers facing this upstream swim ... will find much they can relate to in this engaging volume." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred



    "Glowing with warmth and gentle humor... " School Library Journal starred 



    "... exquisitely crafted poems reverberate with eloquent yet effortless language." School Library Journal, Best Books





    "The selections beg to be read aloud and shared." School Library Journal starred

    "An invitation to experience joy and wonder." Publishers Weekly starred


    "Parents and teachers will want to hug this book and share it with the first preschooler they meet."
    Children's Literature

     





    "...sure to captivate in this collection about a hummingbird who sets up house in the author's backyard..." Booklist, starred

    "Enchanting poems and winsome illustrations ...these haiku-like verses make an inviting introduction to poetry." School Library Journal, Best Book

    "A charming ode to imagination." Newsday

    "[A] joyful, sun-soaked picture book which celebrates a father-daughter day in the park." Booklist, starred

    ............................................................................



    Home     Kristine's Books     Poetry Aloud    Appearances   Teachers/Parents     Kids     Bio     E-mail


     

     

    Poetry +PLUS+ Newsletter

     


     

     

     
    Copyright © 1997 - 2013 
    Kristine O'Connell George. All rights reserved.
    Site Information & Privacy Notice | Site Map
    Poems, excerpts, audio, video, text, and art images on this site are copyrighted and used with the permission of their creators. Please respect their rights!
    Content may NOT be re-posted or re-used electronically or in print without permission.
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