The Best Children's Books of the YearUnder Five2014

Vergeben durch Children's Book Committee, Bank Street College Center for Children's Literature

Andere Namen: CBCA Selected Book of the Year for Children (Englisch), Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year (Englisch), Bank Street Book of the Year (Englisch), Bank Street CBC Best Children's Book of the Year (Englisch), Bank Street CBC Best Children's Book of the Year, Outstanding Merit (Englisch), Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year (Englisch), Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year (Englisch), CBCA Book of the Year for Children (Englisch), Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year (Englisch), CSCBC Children's Book of the Year (Englisch)
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The Children's Book Committee was founded more than 100 years ago to help parents, teachers, and librarians choose the books that children will find captivating and transforming.
One of the most mehr anzeigen comprehensive annotated book lists for children, aged infant through 16. The Committee reviews over 6,000 titles annually for accuracy and literary quality and considers their emotional impact on children. The best 600 books published each year, both fiction and nonfiction, are listed with annotations, according to age and category.

Included are the past editions that are currently available online. Reference copies of editions published in print before 2010 may be found in the Bank Street College Library.
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(4), *Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Fantasy (1), *Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Folk and Fairy Tales (1), *Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Historical Fiction (1), *Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, Biography and Memoir (4), *Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, History (2), *Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, Reference (1), *Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) (1), *Under Five (16), *Under Five, Concept Books (1), Ages Five, Six and Seven (42), Ages Five, Six and Seven—Beginning Readers (11), Ages Seven, Eight and Nine—Biography (4), Ages Seven, Eight and Nine—Boys and Girls (5), Ages Seven, Eight and Nine—Easy to Read (7), Ages Seven, Eight and Nine—Fantasy, Folk Tales and Legends (21), Ages Seven, Eight and Nine—Stories About Animals (9), Ages Three, Four and Five (27), Collections (10), Five to Nine (1,014), Five to Nine & Nine to Twelve (2), Five to Nine, 2011; Five to Nine, 2012 (1), Five to Nine, Fiction, Adventure 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Books, Reference (1), Nine to Twelve, Information Books, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) (12), Nine to Twelve, Information Books, STEM Trailblazer Biographies (1), Nine to Twelve, Information Books, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) (16), Nine to Twelve, Information Books, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) [STEM Trailblazer Biographies] (3), Nine to Twelve, Information Books, World (5), Nine to Twelve, Poetry (7), Paperback Reprints—For Older Boys and Girls (33), Paperback Reprints—For Special Interests (9), Paperback Reprints—For Young Children, Under Nine (39), Poesie, Dichtkunst, Lyrik (14), Recursively Added (12), Recursively added (4), STEM under 5 (1), Starred for Outstanding Merit (1), Twelve to Fourteen (563), Twelve to Fourteen & Fourteen and Older (1), Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Adventure and Mystery (7), Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Animals (2), Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Coming of Age (29), Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Fantasy (32), Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Folk and Fairy Tales (2), Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Historical Fiction (27), Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Magical Realism (2), Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Science Fiction (7), Twelve to Fourteen, Fiction, Today (26), Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, Activities (3), Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, Arts (1), Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, Biography (7), Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, Biography and Memoir (10), Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, History (11), Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, Reference (1), Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, Religion (1), Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) (5), Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) (6), Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, STEM (1), Twelve to Fourteen, Poetry (1), 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WerkJahr
Momo and Snap Are Not Friends von Airlie Anderson2014
Rain! von Linda Ashman2014
Please, Papa von Kate Banks2014
This Monster Cannot Wait! von Bethany Barton2014
Big Snow von Jonathan Bean2014
Vampire Baby von Kelly Bennett2014
Over in a River: Flowing Out to the Sea von Marianne Berkes2014
Night Light von Nicholas Blechman2014
Open Very Carefully: A Book with Bite von Nick Bromley2014
Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? von Eve Bunting2014
The Children Who Loved Books von Peter Carnavas2014
Missing Mommy: A Book About Bereavement von Rebecca Cobb2014
Senor Pancho Had a Rancho von René Colato Laínez2014
Max and the Tag-Along Moon von Floyd Cooper2014
Maisy's First Numbers: A Maisy Concept Book von Lucy Cousins2014
Baby and Me von Nosy Crow2014
Little Dinos Don't Push von Michael Dahl2014
Dinosaur Rescue! von Penny Dale2014
I Love You, Nose! I Love You, Toes! von Linda Davick2014
Don't Spill the Milk! von Stephen Davies2014
How Far Do You Love Me? von Lulu Delacre2014
Bye-Bye Baby Brother! von Sheena Dempsey2014
Maria Had a Little Llama von Angela Dominguez2014
Me First! von Michaël Escoffier2014
Rainbow Stew von Cathryn Falwell2014
The Day My Mom Came to Kindergarten von Maureen Fergus2014
Wenn du einen Wal sehen willst von Julie Fogliano2014
Oh! If Only... von Michael Foreman2014
Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug! von Mem Fox2014
The Story of Fish and Snail von Deborah Freedman2014
Spring Blossoms von Carole Gerber2014
How to Bicycle to the Moon to Plant Sunflowers: A Simple but Brilliant Plan in 24 Easy Steps von Mordicai Gerstein2014
I Spy on the Farm von Edward Gibbs2014
Little Naomi, Little Chick von Avirama Golan2014
Catty Jane Who Loved to Dance von Valeri Gorbachev2014
Me Too! (I Like to Read®) von Valeri Gorbachev2014
Ollie and Claire von Tiffany Strelitz Haber2014
A Moose That Says Moo von Jennifer Hamburg2014
Busy-Busy Little Chick von Janice N. Harrington2014
What's in There?: All About Before You Were Born von Robie H. Harris2014
Cheer Up, Mouse! von Jed Henry2014
When Charley Met Grampa von Amy Hest2014
Katie and the Puppy Next Door von John Himmelman2014
Noisy Bug Sing-Along von John Himmelman2014
Noisy Frog Sing-Along von John Himmelman2014
Animal Opposites von Petr Horáček2014
Lullaby (For a Black Mother) von Langston Hughes2014
Bobbo Goes to School von Shirley Hughes2014
Flora and the Flamingo von Molly Idle2014
Nurse Clementine von Simon James2014
My First Day von Steve Jenkins2014
Now I'm Big! von Karen Katz2014
The Purim Superhero von Elisabeth Kushner2014
Once Upon a Memory von Nina Laden2014
Thumpy Feet von Betsy Lewin2014
You Can Do It! von Betsy Lewin2014
Hello, Mama Wallaroo von Darrin Lunde2014
Ah Ha! von Jeff Mack2014
The Things I Can Do von Jeff Mack2014
Lost Cat von Roger Mader2014
Which Is Round? Which Is Bigger? von Mineko Mamada2014
You Make Me Smile von Layn Marlow2014
Peep and Ducky von David Martin2014
Trixie Ten von Sarah Massini2014
Don't Sneeze at the Wedding (Life Cycle) von Pamela Mayer2014
Bella Loves Bunny von David McPhail2014
My Mother Goose: A Collection of Favorite Rhymes, Songs, and Concepts von David McPhail2014
If You Were a Panda Bear von Wendell Minor2014
Lucky Ducklings von Eva Moore2014
Ready and Waiting for You von Judi Moreillon2014
1,2,3... by the Sea von Dianne Moritz2014
Quick Duck! von Mary Murphy2014
Warte, warte - wo willst du hin?: Pappbilderbuch von Hatsue Nakawaki2014
A Single Pearl von Donna Jo Napoli2014
Baby Parade von Rebecca O'Connell2014
Xander's Panda Party von Linda Sue Park2014
Animal ABC von Marcus Pfister2014
The Silver Moon: Lullabies and Cradle Songs von Jack Prelutsky2014
Stick! von Andy Pritchett2014
Daisy Gets Lost von Chris Raschka2014
Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle von Chris Raschka2014
This Little Hamster von Kass Reich2014
Steam Train, Dream Train von Sherri Duskey Rinker2014
Whale Shines: An Artistic Tale von Fiona Robinson2014
Truck Stop von Anne Rockwell2014
Yummy!: Good Food Makes Me Strong! von Shelley Rotner2014
Uh-Oh, Dodo! von Jennifer Sattler2014
Eat Like a Bear von April Pulley Sayre2014
Oliver and his Alligator von Paul Schmid2014
Dee Dee and Me von Amy Schwartz2014
Bully von Laura Vaccaro Seeger2014
Peanut and Fifi Have A Ball von Randall De Seve2014
Who Put the Cookies in the Cookie Jar? von George Shannon2014
Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great von Bob Shea2014
Patch von David Slonim2014
Dunkel von Lemony Snicket2014
When No One is Watching von Eileen Spinelli2014
Hello, My Name Is Ruby von Philip C. Stead2014
Ol' Mama Squirrel von David Ezra Stein2014
Wie versteckt man einen Löwen von Helen Stephens2014
Construction Kitties (Christy Ottaviano Books) von Judy Sue Goodwin Sturges2014
Ball von Mary Sullivan2014
Das Lämmlein und der Schmetterling von Arnold Sundgaard2014
Boom! Boom! Boom! von Jamie A. Swenson2014
The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf von Mark Teague2014
Polar Bear Morning von Lauren Thompson2014
Cub's Big World von Sarah L. Thomson2014
Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes von Roseanne Thong2014
The Very Big Carrot von Satoe Tone2014
Alphabet Trucks von Samantha R. Vamos2014
Digger, Dozer, Dumper von Hope Vestergaard2014
Loula Is Leaving for Africa von Anne Villeneuve2014
What Will Hatch? von Jennifer Ward2014
Mi Familia Calaca / My Skeleton Family von Cynthia Weill2014
Colors for Zena von Monica Wellington2014
Time-Out for Sophie von Rosemary Wells2014
Gobble You Up! von Gita Wolf2014
When a Dad Says "I Love You" von Douglas Wood2014
Doug Unplugged von Dan Yaccarino2014
Dog Loves Counting von Louise Yates2014
Wee Rhymes: Baby's First Poetry Book von Jane Yolen2014
Penguin on Vacation von Salina Yoon2014
Don't Eat the Baby von Amy Young2014
My Blue Is Happy von Jessica Young2014

Beschreibungen

The Children's Book Committee was founded more than 100 years ago to help parents, teachers, and librarians choose the books that children will find captivating and transforming.
One of the most comprehensive annotated book lists for children, aged infant through 16. The Committee reviews over 6,000 titles annually for accuracy and literary quality and considers their emotional impact on children. The best 600 books published each year, both fiction and nonfiction, are listed with annotations, according to age and category.

Included are the past editions that are currently available online. Reference copies of editions published in print before 2010 may be found in the Bank Street College Library. (English, Von Mitgliedern verfasst)
By Child Study Children's Book Committee of Child Study Association of America (1967-1977) and at Bank Street College (subsequently)

[Succeeds CBCA Book of the Year for Children.
Succeeded by Bank Street CBC Best Children's Book of the Year.]

from Bank Street: About the Children's Book Committee

We began in 1909 as part of the family life education program of the Child Study Association of America, an organization devoted to guiding parents in their understanding of child development.

At the time, a nascent "parent education" movement fostered a growing awareness of the emotional needs of children, and of how books might affect children's feelings of themselves and the world around them. As "expert" opinions of psychiatrists, psychologists, and educators filtered down to parents, the Child Study Association decided to evaluate current literature for children, and to prepare and publish booklists to guide parents, librarians, and teachers in the selection of developmentally appropriate reading materials. Interestingly enough, the Committee decided right from the start to publish only positive reviews and recommendations.

Its first product was a modest pamphlet, but more ambitious lists soon followed. Eventually, with a rapidly expanding number of new children's books being published, the Committee adopted a more organized reviewing process, which continues to this day.

For many years the Committee's reviews appeared in the monthly (and later quarterly) magazine published by the Association. When the magazine was discontinued, the Committee compiled its own annual booklet, the "Children's Books of the Year," which has been published and distributed yearly since 1936.

The Committee eventually expanded its mandate in a number of significant ways. It collected and edited anthologies of children's stories and published specific lists in response to requests from parents, organizations, or specific needs that arose in the community. It also arranged lectures to promote public interest in children's literature and invited children to discuss their preferences in books, which eventually led to the inclusion of Young Reviewers on the Committee.

In addition, the Committee established an annual award in 1942 to encourage the writing and publishing of books "for children and young people dealing realistically with some of the problems in the world." The Committee now also bestows an annual award for the best poetry book for young readers as well as an award for a nonfiction book that "serves as an inspiration for young readers."

By 1977, the Child Study Association was forced to discontinue its programs because of financial difficulties, but the Children's Book Committee was invited to continue its groundbreaking work at the Bank Street College of Education, where it remains to this day. Here its outreach broadened, not only in increasing the circulation of its list, but in the wider range of its membership.

Today's Committee comprises some 40 members—all volunteers—from various professions and backgrounds concerned with children and books: writers, illustrators, editors, librarians, teachers, and parents. Members use their skills and expertise to foster the unique point of view bequeathed to us by our founding organization—namely, how books can affect young readers, and what books can do for them. (English, Von Mitgliedern verfasst)
[Succeeds CBCA Selected Book of the Year for Children
Succeeded by CSCBC Children's Book of the Year.]

from Bank Street:
About the Children's Book Committee
We began in 1909 as part of the family life education program of the Child Study Association of America, an organization devoted to guiding parents in their understanding of child development.

At the time, a nascent "parent education" movement fostered a growing awareness of the emotional needs of children, and of how books might affect children's feelings of themselves and the world around them. As "expert" opinions of psychiatrists, psychologists, and educators filtered down to parents, the Child Study Association decided to evaluate current literature for children, and to prepare and publish booklists to guide parents, librarians, and teachers in the selection of developmentally appropriate reading materials. Interestingly enough, the Committee decided right from the start to publish only positive reviews and recommendations.

Its first product was a modest pamphlet, but more ambitious lists soon followed. Eventually, with a rapidly expanding number of new children's books being published, the Committee adopted a more organized reviewing process, which continues to this day.

For many years the Committee's reviews appeared in the monthly (and later quarterly) magazine published by the Association. When the magazine was discontinued, the Committee compiled its own annual booklet, the "Children's Books of the Year," which has been published and distributed yearly since 1936.

The Committee eventually expanded its mandate in a number of significant ways. It collected and edited anthologies of children's stories and published specific lists in response to requests from parents, organizations, or specific needs that arose in the community. It also arranged lectures to promote public interest in children's literature and invited children to discuss their preferences in books, which eventually led to the inclusion of Young Reviewers on the Committee.

In addition, the Committee established an annual award in 1942 to encourage the writing and publishing of books "for children and young people dealing realistically with some of the problems in the world." The Committee now also bestows an annual award for the best poetry book for young readers as well as an award for a nonfiction book that "serves as an inspiration for young readers."

By 1977, the Child Study Association was forced to discontinue its programs because of financial difficulties, but the Children's Book Committee was invited to continue its groundbreaking work at the Bank Street College of Education, where it remains to this day. Here its outreach broadened, not only in increasing the circulation of its list, but in the wider range of its membership.

Today's Committee comprises some 40 members—all volunteers—from various professions and backgrounds concerned with children and books: writers, illustrators, editors, librarians, teachers, and parents. Members use their skills and expertise to foster the unique point of view bequeathed to us by our founding organization—namely, how books can affect young readers, and what books can do for them. (English, Von Mitgliedern verfasst)
[Succeeded by CBCA Book of the Year for Children]

from Bank Street:
About the Children's Book Committee
We began in 1909 as part of the family life education program of the Child Study Association of America, an organization devoted to guiding parents in their understanding of child development.

At the time, a nascent "parent education" movement fostered a growing awareness of the emotional needs of children, and of how books might affect children's feelings of themselves and the world around them. As "expert" opinions of psychiatrists, psychologists, and educators filtered down to parents, the Child Study Association decided to evaluate current literature for children, and to prepare and publish booklists to guide parents, librarians, and teachers in the selection of developmentally appropriate reading materials. Interestingly enough, the Committee decided right from the start to publish only positive reviews and recommendations.

Its first product was a modest pamphlet, but more ambitious lists soon followed. Eventually, with a rapidly expanding number of new children's books being published, the Committee adopted a more organized reviewing process, which continues to this day.

For many years the Committee's reviews appeared in the monthly (and later quarterly) magazine published by the Association. When the magazine was discontinued, the Committee compiled its own annual booklet, the "Children's Books of the Year," which has been published and distributed yearly since 1936.

The Committee eventually expanded its mandate in a number of significant ways. It collected and edited anthologies of children's stories and published specific lists in response to requests from parents, organizations, or specific needs that arose in the community. It also arranged lectures to promote public interest in children's literature and invited children to discuss their preferences in books, which eventually led to the inclusion of Young Reviewers on the Committee.

In addition, the Committee established an annual award in 1942 to encourage the writing and publishing of books "for children and young people dealing realistically with some of the problems in the world." The Committee now also bestows an annual award for the best poetry book for young readers as well as an award for a nonfiction book that "serves as an inspiration for young readers."

By 1977, the Child Study Association was forced to discontinue its programs because of financial difficulties, but the Children's Book Committee was invited to continue its groundbreaking work at the Bank Street College of Education, where it remains to this day. Here its outreach broadened, not only in increasing the circulation of its list, but in the wider range of its membership.

Today's Committee comprises some 40 members—all volunteers—from various professions and backgrounds concerned with children and books: writers, illustrators, editors, librarians, teachers, and parents. Members use their skills and expertise to foster the unique point of view bequeathed to us by our founding organization—namely, how books can affect young readers, and what books can do for them. (English, Von Mitgliedern verfasst)
For full list, see here.

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(See also Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature)

(See also Cook Prize)

The Children's Book Committee was founded more than 100 years ago to help parents, teachers, and librarians choose the books that children will find captivating and transforming. One of the most comprehensive annotated book lists for children, aged infant through 16. The Committee reviews over 6,000 titles annually for accuracy and literary quality and considers their emotional impact on children. The best 600 books published each year, both fiction and nonfiction, are listed with annotations, according to age and category. Included are the past editions that are currently available online. Reference copies of editions published in print before 2010 may be found in the Bank Street College Library. (English, Von Mitgliedern verfasst)

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