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2010 Best Children's Books: The Complete List (page 2)

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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 12, 2010
Kirkus Star STABLE
by Ted Lewin, illustrated by Ted Lewin
"Beautiful. (author's note) (Picture book. 4-8)"
As he did in his acclaimed At Gleason's Gym (2007), Lewin conveys the spirit of a Brooklyn institution through sumptuously detailed, luminous watercolors. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 12, 2010
Kirkus Star MOON OVER MANIFEST
by Claire Vanderpool
"The absolute necessity of story as a way to redemption and healing past wounds is at the heart of this beautiful debut, and readers will cherish every word up to the heartbreaking yet hopeful and deeply gratifying ending. (author's note) (Historical fiction. 10-14)"
When 12-year-old Abilene jumps off the train in Manifest, Kan., in 1936 to stay with her father's boyhood friend, little does she know her sojourn will take her back, via mesmerizing tales, newspaper clippings, curious mementoes and World War I letters, to Manifest as it was in 1918—and into the life of the mysterious boy nicknamed Jinx. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 12, 2010
Kirkus Star ZORA AND ME
by Victoria Bond, T.R. Simon
"Absolutely outstanding. (Historical fiction. 10-16)"
The childhood of African-American literary giant Zora Neale Hurston is brought to life with this fictionalized account. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 4, 2010
Kirkus Star ART & MAX
by David Wiesner, illustrated by David Wiesner
"In this illustrator's world, mind-blowing art comes from accident, if you're brave enough (like Max) to smile and take an awkward leap. (Picture book. 4-10)"
Two lizards, one an unbridled enthusiast and the other a restrained snoot, stumble along a circuitous creative path together, making art through mishap and engaging all kinds of media along the way. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
Kirkus Star THERE'S GOING TO BE A BABY
by John Burningham, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
"Heavy paper, generous trim, amusing endpapers and, above all, beautifully evoked relationships combine for a winning package. (Picture book. 2-6)"
Burningham and Oxenbury team for a poignant treatment of a preschooler's ambivalence about a forthcoming new sibling. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
Kirkus Star THE MEMORY BANK
by Carolyn Coman, illustrated by Rob Shepperson
"Brilliantly crafted, thoroughly enjoyable and, though so very like Dahl, unique as a fascinating new way to ponder dreams and memories. (Fiction. 8-12)"
Children's literature has a long history of cruel parents, but Hope Scroggins's are so heartless, they kick their tiny girl Honey out of the car for laughing… and never turn back. Read full book review >