best of the best children’s books of 2009 grades k - 8

Best of the Best

Children’s Books of 2009

Grades K - 8

Catherine Stuart

Rosemont School of the Holy Child

Rosemont, PA

Orangutan Tongswritten and illustrated by Jon Agee

(1)

Birdsby Kevin Henkes

illustrated by Laura Dronzek(8)

Nic Bishop Butterflies and Mothswritten and photographed by

Nic Bishop(22)

Anything but Typicalby Nora Raleigh Baskin

(32)

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tateby Jacqueline Kelly

(41)

A Faraway Islandby Annika Thor

(55)

Pat Markey

Welsh Valley Middle School

Narberth, PA

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11written and illustrated by Brian Floca

(24)

Federico Garcia Lorca by Georgina Lazaro

illustrated by Enrique S. Moreiro(42)

Anne Frank: Her Life in Words and Picturesby Menno Metselaar and

Ruud van der Rol(45)

When You Reach Meby Rebecca Stead

(51)

Marcelo in the Real Worldby Francisco X. Stork

(53)

Tales from Outer Suburbiawritten and illustrated by Shaun Tan

(54)

Martha Trzepacz

Strath Haven Middle School

Wallingford, PA

Redwoodswritten and illustrated by Jason Chin

(4)

Duck! Rabbit!by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld(16)

Eidiby Bodil Bredsdorff

(23)

Years of Dust: The Story of the Dust Bowlby Albert Marrin

(44)

Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting

by Jim Murphy(46)

The Frog Scientistby Pamela Turner

photographs by Andy Comins(56)

Leviathanby Scott Westerfeld

illustrated by Keith Thompson(58)

Martha Lambertsen

Wallingford Elementary School

Wallingford, PA

I Spy Fly Guywritten and illustrated by Tedd Arnold

(2)

Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Dayby Kate McMullan

illustrated by R.W. Alley(12)

Little Mouse Gets Readywritten and illustrated by Jeff Smith

(19)

The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis

by Barbara O’Connor(26)

Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles into Comics

written and illustrated byJames Sturm, Andrew Arnold and

Alexis Frederick-Frost(28)

You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?written by Jonah Winter

illustrated by Andre Carrilho(30)

Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves,

Deputy U.S. Marshallby Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

illustrated by R. Gregory Christie(47)

Julie Tomer

Andrew Mellon Middle School

Pittsburgh, PA

The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer’s

Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colorsby Chris Barton

illustrated by Tony Persiani(21)

Mission Control, This is Apollowritten by Andrew Chaikin and Victoria Kohl

illustrated by Alan Bean(34)

Mare’s Warby Tanita S. Davis

(35)

Crossing Stonesby Helen Frost

(37)

The Lost Conspiracyby Frances Hardinge

(38)

Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faithby Deborah Heiligman

(39)

Carol Kennedy

Garnet Valley Middle School

Glen Mills, PA

The Negro Speaks of Riversby Langston Hughes

illustrated by E.B. Lewis(10)

The Lion and the Mousewritten and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

(15)

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

by Phillip Hoose(40)

The Carbon Diaries 2015by Saci Lloyd

(43)

Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t

You Grow Wearyby Elizabeth Partridge

(48)

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg

by Rodman Philbrick(50)

Linda Mullen

The Baldwin School

Bryn Mawr, PA

Thunder-Boomer!by Shutta Crum

illustrated by Carol Thompson(6)

Red Sings from the Treetops: A Year in Colorsby Joyce Sidman

illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski(18)

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

written and illustrated by Grace Lin(25)

Return to Senderby Julia Alvarez

(31)

The Magician’s Elephantby Kate DiCamillo

illustrated by Yoko Tanaka(36)

The Storm in the Barnwritten and illustrated by Matt Phelan

(49)

Diana Lamey

Cheltenham School District

Retired

Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring the Earth to Life

by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholmillustrated by Molly Bang

(3)

My Peopleby Langston Hughes

photographs by Charles R. Smith Jr.(9)

My Abuelitawritten by Tony Johnston

illustrated by Yuyi Morales(11)

Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day

written by Pat Moraillustrated by Rafael Lopez

(13)

Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friendswritten and illustrated by

Wong Herbert Yee(20)

Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream

by Tanya Lee Stone(52)

Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland

by Sally M. Walker(57)

Gail Pratzon

The Baldwin School

Bryn Mawr, PA

Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales

written and illustrated by Lucy Cousins(5)

Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!

written and illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes(7)

Gracias/Thanksby Pat Mora

illustrated by John Parra(14)

All the Worldby Liz Garton Scanlon

illustrated by Marla Frazee(17)

A Whiff of Pine, A Hint of Skunk:

A Forest of Poemsby Deborah Ruddell

illustrated by Joan Rankin(27)

Pharaoh’s Boatwritten and illustrated by David Weitzman

(29)

Diego: Bigger Than Lifewritten by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

illustrated by David Diaz(33)