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1 School Library Journal | Best Books • DecemBer 2016
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Picture BooksThe White Cat and the MonkBy Jo ellen Bogart, illus. by sydney smithgRoundwood
The Uncorker of Ocean BottlesBy michelle cuevas, illus. by erin e. steaddial
Owl Sees OwlBy Laura Godwin, illus. by rob DunlaveyRandom/sChwaRtz & wade
Flora and the PeacocksBy molly Idle, illus. by authorChRoniCle
I Hear a Pickle: and Smell, See, Touch, & Taste It, Too!By rachel Isadora, illus. by authorPenguin/nanCy Paulsen Bks.
We Found a HatBy Jon klassen, illus. by author.CandlewiCk
The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to ReadBy curtis manley, illus. by kate Berubes. & s./Paula wiseman Bks.
1 Big Salad: A Delicious Counting BookBy Juana medina, illus. by authorViking
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2 School Library Journal | Best Books • DecemBer 2016
Rudas: Niño’s Horrendous HermanitasBy Yuyi morales, illus. by authorRoaRing BRook/neal PoRteR Bks.
Frank and Lucky Get SchooledBy Lynne rae Perkins, illus. by authorgReenwillow
School’s First Day of SchoolBy Adam rex, illus. by christian robinsonRoaRing BRook/neal PoRteR Bks.
This Is Not a Picture Book!sergio ruzzier, illus. by authorChRoniCle
Little PenguinsBy cynthia rylant, illus. by christian robinsonRandom/sChwaRtz & wade
The JourneyBy Francesca sanna, illus. by authorFlying eye
Before MorningBy Joyce sidman, illus. by Beth krommeshmh
Ideas Are All AroundBy Philip c. stead, illus. by authorRoaRing BRook/neal PoRteR Bks
They All Saw a CatBy Brendan Wenzel, illus. by authorChRoniCle
Chapter BooksJuana and LucasBy Juana medina, illus. by authorCandlewiCk
A Complicated Case (Detective Gordon)By Ulf Nilsson, illus. by Gitte speegeCko
3 School Library Journal | Best Books • DecemBer 2016
Middle GradeMs. Bixby’s Last DayBy John David AndersonHarper/WalDen ponD
The Girl Who Drank the MoonBy kelly Barnhillalgonquin
The Wild RobotBy Peter Brown, illus. by authorlittle, BRown
Raymie NightingaleBy kate DicamilloCandlewiCk
MakoonsBy Louise erdrich, illus. by authorhaRPeRCollins
The Inquisitor’s TaleBy Adam Gidwitz, illus. by Hatem Alydutton
Garvey’s ChoiceBy Nikki GrimesBoyds mills/woRdsong
The Land of Forgotten GirlsBy erin entrada kellygReenwillow
When the Sea Turned to SilverBy Grace Lin, illus. by authorlittle, BRown
The Best ManBy richard Peckdial
PaxBy sara Pennypacker, illus. by Jon klassenhaRPeRCollins/BalzeR + BRay
As Brave As YouBy Jason reynoldsatheneum/Caitlyn dlouhy Bks.
4 School Library Journal | Best Books • DecemBer 2016
Ghost (Track)By Jason reynoldsatheneum/Caitlyn dlouhy Bks.
Wolf HollowBy Lauren Wolfdutton
YAAshes (The Seeds of america Trilogy)By Laurie Halse Andersonatheneum/Caitlyn dlouhy Bks.
The Passion of DolssaBy Julie BerryViking
The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold)By traci cheePutnam
The Great American WhateverBy tim Federles. & s.
The Lie TreeBy Frances HardingeaBRams/amulet
We Are the AntsBy shaun David Hutchinsons. & s./simon Pulse
Still Life With TornadoBy A.s. kingdutton
Character, Driven: A NovelBy David LubartoR teen
Female of the SpeciesBy mindy mcGinnishaRPeRCollins/katheRine tegen Bks.
Burn, Baby, BurnBy meg medinaCandlewiCk
5 School Library Journal | Best Books • DecemBer 2016
Asking For ItBy Louise o’NeillqueRCus
Salt to the SeaBy ruta sepetysPhilomel
Scythe (arc of a Scythe)By Neal shustermans. & s.
The Raven King (The raven Cycle, Book 4)By maggie stiefvatersCholastiC
Highly Illogical BehaviorBy John corey Whaleydial
NonfictionSabotage: The Mission to Destroy Hitler’s Atomic BombBy Neal BascombsCholastiC/aRthuR a. leVine Bks.
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley BryanBy Ashley Bryan, illus. by authoratheneum/Caitlyn dlouhy Bks.
Jason and the ArgonautsBy robert Byrd, illus. by authordial
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All SeasonsBy Julie Fogliano, illus. by Julie morstadRoaRing BRook/neal PoRteR Bks.
Vietnam: A History of the WarBy russell Freedmanholiday house
Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded AmericaBy Gail JarrowBoyds mills/Calkins CReek
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March: Book ThreeBy John Lewis & Andrew Aydin, illus. by Nate PowelltoP shelF
Otters Love to PlayBy Jonathan London, illus. by meilo soCandlewiCk
The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden & the Trial of the CenturyBy sarah millerRandom/sChwaRtz & wade
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous PhotographBy roxane orgil, illus. by Francis VallejoCandlewiCk
Best in SnowApril Pulley sayre, illus. by authors. & s./BeaCh lane
Echo Echo: Reverso Poems About Greek MythsBy marilyn singer, illus. by Josée massedial
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel BasquiatBy Javaka steptoe, illus. by authorlittle, BRown
Some Writer: The Story of E.B. WhiteBy melissa sweet, illus. by author.hmh
The Tragic Tale of the Greak AukBy Jan thornhill, illus. by authorgRoundwood
The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two VolcanoesBy Duncan tonatiuhaBRams
Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto YoshitsuneBy Pamela turner, illus. by Gareth HindsChaRlesBRidge
Freedom in Congo SquareBy carole Boston Weatherford, illus. by r. Gregory christielittle Bee