100 Memorable Books Published in 2011 [Part 1 of 2]



SCENARIO

Fast forward to 2021. I'm having a lively discussion about children's literature with a group of pre-service teachers and librarians. I mention that in 2011 I read 2,063 books. A gentleman in the front row raises his hand and asks,"Can you name 100 books you read in 2011?" I think about his question for a moment and then name these memorable titles.

The titles are listed in the order in which I thought of them.


*Travis Jonker and I created a list of the Top 20 Books of 2011.



*A Dog is a Dog by Stephen Shaskam. [Chronicle Books | Grades PreK-1]



*Little Chicken's Big Day by Katie and Jerry Davis [Margaret K. McElderry Books | Grades PreK-1]



*You Will Be My Friend by Peter Brown [Little, Brown & Company | Grades K-3]



Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier [Amulet | Grades 4-7]




*Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes [Greenwillow Books |Grades PreK-1]



*Squish #1: Super Amoeba by Jennifer and Matthew Holm [Random House | Grades 2-6]




Tell Me the Day Backwards by Albert Lamb, illustrated by David McPhail [Candlewick | Grades PreK-1]



* A Dog's Way Home by Bobbie Pyron [HarperCollins | Grades 4-7]



The Summer I Learned to Fly by Dana Reinhardt [Random House | Grades 6-9]



*Hound Dog True by Linda Urban [Harcourt | Grades 4-6]



Sparrow Road by Shelia O'Connor [Penguin | Grades 5-8]




*Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal [Chronicle Books | Grades 1-3]



* A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness [Candlewick | Grades 7-10]



*These Hands by Margaret Mason, illustrated by Floyd Cooper [Houghton Mifflin |Grades 1-4]



*The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson [Random House | Grades 4-6]



*Monday is One Day by Arthur Levine, illustrated by Julian Hector [Scholastic | Grades PreK-1]




*My Name is Elizabeth by Annika Dunklee, illustrated by Matthew Forsythe [Kids Can Press | Grades PreK-2]



*Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco by Jarrett J. Krosoczka [Random House | Grades 2-5]



*Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace by Eric Wight [Simon and Schuster | Grades 1-4]



*Balloons over Broadway by Mellisa Sweet [Houghton Mifflin |Grades 1-3]




*Little Owl's Night by Divya Srinivasan [Penguin | Grades PreK-1]



*Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists [First Second | Grades PreK-3]



*We Are Not Eaten by Yaks by C. Alexander London [Penguin | Grades 3-6]



* Bookspeak!: Poems About Books by Laura Purdie Salas, illustrated by Josee Bisaillon [Clarion Books | Grades 2-5]



* Addie on the Inside by James Howe [Atheneum Books for Young Readers | Grades 6-8]



* The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm [Simon and Schuster | Grades 5-8]



*Stars by Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated by Marla Frazee [Beach Lane Books | Grades 1-3]



*Monkey Boy to Lunch Lady by Jarrett J. Krosoczka



* Close to Famous by Joan Bauer [Viking | Grades 5-8]



* Peaceful Pieces: Poems About Quilts and Peace by Anna Grossnickle Hines [Henry Holt | Grades 2-5]


I'll post 51-100 tomorrow.

Comments

  1. Thank you SO MUCH for posting this list! I am eager to read The Friendship Doll and Over and Under as soon as I can get them. My TBR piles grow and grow! Joy!

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  2. Love this list and love that Little Chicken's Big day Made the list. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. John, please stop listing books I haven't read. My pockets are shrinking. Thank you.

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  4. Pre-service teachers would be so lucky to learn from you.

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  5. loving this list! Thank you. (Just purchased A Monster Calls. Can't wait to read.)

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