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It is impossible not to be jazzed in the run up to Children's Book Week 2012, running May 7-13, with free goodies designed by illustrious illustrators like David Wiesner (Tuesday, Art & Max) and Lane Smith (John, Paul, George & Ben, It's a Book) for the asking! You can send a self-addressed stamped envelope for up to 25 copies of Wiesner's poster (left) or print out a copy of Smith's bookmark (right) commemorating the annual celebration of children's book on your own cardstock. And whatever you do, don't forget to vote! Grades K-2 can choose from among five finalists each in the Book of the Year and Illustrator of the Year categories. Third and fourth graders, fifth and sixth graders, and teens can select a book, author and illustrator of the year from the finalists in their age divisions.


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*Never Forgotten (Junior Library Guild Selection)* by Patricia C. McKissack, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon - click here for our children's picture book review

Picture books:
Patricia McKissack and Leo and Diane Dillon's
Never Forgotten

*Fish on a Walk* by Eva Muggenthaler - click here for our children's picture book review

Picture books:
Eva Muggenthaler's
Fish on a Walk

*Listen to My Trumpet! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)* by Mo Willems - click here for our independent beginning readers book review

Independent readers:
Mo Willems'
Listen to My Trumpet! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)

*The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Fishy Business* by Maxwell Eaton - click here for our independent readers graphaic novel book review

Independent readers:
Maxwell Eaton's
The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Fishy Business
*Apple Pie ABC* by Alison Murray - click here for our children's picture book review Was Ted Williams the greatest hitter to ever live? The debate continues. After your readers have finished this short biography of the Boston Red Sox slugger, they can enter the fray. Unquestionably, Williams was one of a handful of exceptional players. Not only his exploits on the field but also away from the ballpark during both World War II and the Korean War are chronicled in this picture book.. Click here for more of the curledupkids.com review of Matt Tavares's There Goes Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived.
 
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