KidLit Gems

Listed alphabetically. Click to visit each children’s book recommendation.

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1 ZANY ZOO: Lori Degman, Colin Jack

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ART & MAX: David Wiesner

THE ADVENTURES OF BEEKLE: THE UNIMAGINARY FRIEND

THE ADVENTURES OF BEEKLE THE UNIMAGINARY FRIEND: Dan Santat

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THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: Barbara Robinson

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THE BEST PET OF ALL: David LaRochelle, Hanko Wakiyama

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BINK & GOLLIE: Kate DiCamillo, Alison McGhee, Tony Fucile

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CLEMENTINE: Sara Pennypacker, Marla Frazee

DANGEROUS!: Tim Warnes

DANGEROUS!:                                    Tim Warnes

EIGHT DAYS: A STORY OF HAITI: Edwidge Danticat, Alix Delinois

EIGHT DAYS: A STORY OF HAITI: Edwidge Danticat, Alix Delinois

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THE EMPORER’S EGG: Martin Jenkins, Jane Chapman

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EVERY SOUL A STAR:                  Wendy Mass

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THE EVOLUTION OF CALPUNIA TATE: Jacqueline Kelly

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GASTON: Kelly DiPucchio, Christian Robinson

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GRANDPA GREEN:                          Lane Smith

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HEN HAD HER HAM: Meish Goldish, Andy San Diego

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HUSH LITTLE BABY:                    Sylvia Long

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I AM MALALA:                                Malala Yousafzai                                  and Christina Lamb

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IF YOU EVER WANT TO BRING AN ALLIGATOR TO SCHOOL, DON’T!: Elise Parsley

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INSIDE OUT & BACK AGAIN:               Thanhha Lai

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I LOVE YOU, STINKY FACE:           Lisa McCourt, Cyd Moore

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THE INVISIBLE BOY:                    Tracy Ludwig & Patrice Barton

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IT’S AN ORANGE AARDVARK: Michael Hall

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KIRA-KIRA:                                   Cynthia Kadohata

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LITTLE PUPPY AND THE BIG GREEN MONSTER: Mike Wohnoutka

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A LONG WALK TO WATER:         Linda Sue Park

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MAPLE:                                                 Lori Nichols

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MICK HARTE WAS HERE:        Barbara Park

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MISS MAPLE’S SEEDS:                    Eliza Wheeler

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MY DAD IS BIG AND STRONG, BUT . . .: Coralie Saudo, Kris Di Giacomo

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THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN: Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao

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ONLY MY DAD AND ME: Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Tiphanie Keeke

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PERSEPOLIS, THE STORY OF A CHILDHOOD: Marjane Sartropi

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SOLD:                                              Patricia McCormick

THE STORY OF FROG BELLY RAT BONE: Timothy Basil Ering

THE STORY OF FROG BELLY RAT BONE: Timothy Basil Ering

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: Harper Lee

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD:      Harper Lee