2002 Notable Children's Books announced

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For Immediate Release

January 2002

2002 Notable Children's Books announced

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has selected its 2002 list of Notable Children's Books.

The list of titles includes fiction and nonfiction, poetry and picture books of special interest, quality, creativity and value to children from preschool through age 14.

The books are:

Younger Readers

Agee, Jon, "Milo's Hat Trick," published by Michael di Capua/Hyperion Books for Children
Alarcón, Francisco X, "Iguanas in the Snow," illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez, published by Children's Book Press
Barton, Byron, "My Car," published by Greenwillow/HarperCollins
Booth, Philip, "Crossing," illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, published by Candlewick
Crews, Donald, "Inside Freight Train," published by William Morrow/HarperCollins
Ehlert, Lois, "Waiting for Wings," published by Harcourt
Falconer, Ian, "Olivia Saves the Circus," published by An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum
Falwell, Cathryn, "Turtle Splash: Countdown at the Pond," published by Greenwillow/HarperCollins
Fraustino, Lisa Rowe, "The Hickory Chair," illustrated by Benny Andrews, published by Arthur A.Levine/Scholastic
Graham, Bob, "Let's Get A Pup,' Said Kate," published by Candlewick
Henkes, Kevin, "Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick," published by Greenwillow/HarperCollins
Hoberman, Mary Ann, "You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together," illustrated by Michael Emberley, published by Megan Tingley Books/Little Brown
Inkpen, Mick, "Kipper's A to Z: An Alphabet Adventure," published by Red Wagon Books/Harcourt
Jenkins, Emily, "Five Creatures," illustrated by Tomek Bogacki, published by Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux
Little, Jean, "Emma's Yucky Brother," illustrated by Jennifer Plecas, published by HarperCollins
Livingston, Star, "Harley," illustrated by Molly Bang, published by Sea Star
Look, Lenore, "Henry's First-Moon Birthday," illustrated by Yumi Heo, published by An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum
Lunge-Larsen, Lise, "The Race of the Birkebeiners," illustrated by Mary Azarian, published by Houghton Mifflin
Mills, Claudia, "Gus and Grandpa at Basketball," illustrated by Catherine Stock, published by Farrar Straus Giroux
McKissack, Patricia C., "Goin' Someplace Special," illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, published by An Anne Schwartz Book/ Atheneum.
Montes, Marisa, "Juan Bobo Goes to Work," illustrated by Joe Cepeda, published by HarperCollins
Palatini, Margie, "The Web Files," illustrated by Richard Egielski, published by Hyperion
Ryan, Pam Muñoz, "Mice and Beans," illustrated by Joe Cepeda, published by Scholastic
Simont, Marc, "The Stray Dog," published by HarperCollins
Soto, Gary, "Chato and the Party Animals," illustrated by Susan Guevara, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons
Steen, Sandra and Susan Steen, "Car Wash," illustrated by G. Brian Karas, published by Putnam.
Stevens, Janet and Susan Stevens Crummel, "And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon," illustrated by Janet Stevens, published by Harcourt
Willey, Margaret, "Clever Beatrice," illustrated by Heather Solomon, published by Atheneum.
Woodson, Jacqueline, "The Other Side," illustrated by E. B. Lewis, published by Putnam

Middle Readers

Allen, Thomas B., "Remember Pearl Harbor: American and Japanese Survivors Tell Their Stories," published by National Geographic.
Anderson, M.T., "Handel: Who Knew What He Liked," illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, published by Candlewick
Blumberg, Rhoda, "Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy," published by HarperCollins
Bruchac, Joseph, "Skeleton Man," published by HarperCollins
Carbone, Elisa, "Storm Warriors," published by Knopf
Christensen, Bonnie, "Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People," published by Knopf.
Creech, Sharon, "Love That Dog," published by Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins
Curlee, Lynn, "Brooklyn Bridge," published by Atheneum
Freedman, Russell, "In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys," published by Clarion
Goodall, Jane, "The Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours," published by A Byron Preiss Book/Scholastic
Fritz, Jean, "Leonardo's Horse," illustrated by Hudson Talbott, published by Putnam
Gauthier, Gail, "The Hero of Ticonderoga," published by Putnam.
Gündisch, Karin, "How I Became an American," translated by James Skofield, published by Cricket Books
Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane, "Celebrating Ramadan," illustrated by Lawrence Migdale, published by Holiday House
Haas, Jessie, "Runaway Radish," illustrated by Margot Apple, published by Greenwillow/HarperCollins
Horvath, Polly, "Everything on a Waffle," published by Farrar Straus Giroux
Huck, Charlotte, "The Black Bull of Norroway: A Scottish Tale," illustrated by Anita Lobel, published by Greenwillow/HarperCollins
Hurst, Carol Otis, "Rocks in His Head," illustrated by James Stevenson, published by Greenwillow/HarperCollins
Kerley, Barbara, "The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: An Illuminating History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturer," illustrated by Brian Selznick, published by Scholastic
King-Smith, Dick, "Lady Lollipop," illustrated by Jill Barton, published by Candlewick
Kramer, Stephen, "Hidden Worlds: Looking Through a Scientist's Microscope," photographs by Dennis Kunkel, published by Houghton Mifflin
Kurlansky, Mark, "The Cod's Tale," illustrated by S.D. Schindler, published by Putnam.
Macy, Sue, "Bull's Eye: A Photobiography of Annie Oakley," published by National Geographic
Martin, Jacqueline, "The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish," illustrated by Beth Krommes, published by Houghton Mifflin.
McDonald, Megan, "Judy Moody Gets Famous!" illustrated by Peter Reynolds, published by Candlewick
Morgenstern, Susie, "A Book of Coupons," translated by Gill Rosner, illustrated by Serge Bloch, published by Penguin Putnam/Viking
Park, Linda Sue, "A Single Shard," published by Clarion.
Rumford, James, "Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354," published by Houghton Mifflin
Ryan, Pam Muñoz, "Esperanza Rising," published by Scholastic
Shreve, Susan, "Blister," published by Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic
Wiles, Deborah, "Love, Ruby Lavender," published by Gulliver Books/Harcourt
Yin, "Coolies," illustrated by Chris Soentpiet, published by Philomel
Zoehfeld, Kathleen, "Dinosaur Parents, Dinosaur Young: Uncovering the Mystery of Dinosaur Families," illustrated by Paul Carrick and Bruce Shillinglaw, published by Clarion

Older Readers

Alexander, Lloyd, "The Gawgon and the Boy," published by Dutton
Almond, David, "Heaven Eyes," published by Delacorte Press
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell, "Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850," published by Houghton Mifflin
Crossley-Holland, Kevin, "The Seeing Stone," published by Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic
Cummings, Priscilla, "A Face First," published by Dutton
Dash, Joan, "The World at Her Fingertips: The Story of Helen Keller," published by Scholastic
Dickinson, Peter, "The Ropemaker," published by Delacorte
Fleischman, Paul, "Seek," published by Cricket Books
Greenberg, Jan (editor), "Heart to Heart: New Poems Inspired by Twentieth-Century American Art," published by Abrams
Greenberg, Jan and Sandra Jordan, "Vincent van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist," published by Delacorte
Hesse, Karen, "Witness," published by Scholastic
Hoose, Phillip, "We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History," published by Farrar Straus Giroux
Jiménez, Francisco, "Breaking Through," published by Houghton Mifflin
Lawlor, Laurie, "Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit," published by Holiday House
Mosher, Richard, "Zazoo," published by Clarion
Myers, Walter Dean, "The Greatest: Muhammad Ali," published by Scholastic
Na, An, "A Step from Heaven," published by Front Street
Naidoo, Beverley, "The Other Side of Truth," published by HarperCollins
Nelson, Marilyn, "Carver: A Life in Poems," published by Front Street
Nicholson, William, "Slaves of the Mastery," published by Hyperion
Rochelle, Belinda (editor), "Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art," published by Amistad/HarperCollins
Taylor, Mildred, "The Land," published by Phyllis Fogelman/Penguin Putnam
Warren, Andrea, "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps," published by HarperCollins
Wolff, Virginia Euwer, "True Believer," published by Atheneum

All Ages

Janeczko, Paul (editor), "A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems," illustrated by Chris Raschka, published by Candlewick
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," illustrated by Christopher Bing, published by Handprint Books.
Rappaport, Doreen, "Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," illustrated by Bryan Collier, published by Jump at the Sun/Hyperion
Wiesner, David, "The Three Pigs," published by Clarion.
Williams, Vera B., "Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart," published by Greenwillow/HarperCollins

For the annotated 2002 list and past Notable Children's Book lists, please visit the
ALSC Web site. More information about Notable Children's Books is available
online.

Members of the 2002 Notable Children's Books Committee are: Toni A. Bernardi, chair, San Francisco Public Library; Rita Auerbach; East Patchogue, NY; Revital Balas, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York; Elizabeth Guldseth, Montgomery County (Md.) Dept. of Public Libraries; Walter Minkel,
School Library Journal, New York; Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library; Katie O'Dell, Multnomah County (Ore.) Library; Penny Peck, San Leandro (Calif.) Public Library; Marion Hanes Rutsch, Our Lady of Lourdes School Library, Bethesda, Md.; Maria Salvadore, Washington, D.C.; Maureen White, University of Houston at Clear Lake School Library; and Wendy Woodfill, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, Minn.