Top 20 Books of 2014 (15-11)

Travis Jonker and I are counting down the top 20 books of 2014. Head on over to Mr. Jonker's blog to read our annotations. 

20-16 | 15-11 | 10-6 | 5-1

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Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton| Candlewick

"One of the things i have been trying with my books is to tell stories as much as possible through images rather than through words. If the story can be read without language, it should have the ability to be understood by the very young." - Chris Haughton  

Download an activity kit.

Read all of Chris Haughton's books. 

Number One Sam by Greg Pizzoli | Disney-Hyperion

4 Questions and 2 Sentence Starters with Greg Pizzoli 

Watch the book trailer for The Watermelon Seed. 

Lil' Readers buttons by Greg Pizzoli 

Buy art by Greg Pizzoli. 

Pizzoli's pals appear on a READ poster. 

Louise Loves Art by Kelly Light | Balzer & Bray (HarperCollins)

Kelly Light participated in a Sharp-Schu trifecta.

Why Picture Books Are Important by Kelly Light

Becky Anderson sat down with Kelly Light. 

Louise interviewed Matthew Winner. 

The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm | Random House

Top 5 Reasons Why Science is Cool! 

The Fourteenth Goldfish was a Global Read Aloud selection. 

Jennifer L. Holm participated in a Sharp-Schu trifecta. 

A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd | Scholastic

Download the A Snicker of Magic activity booklet. 

Natalie Lloyd finished my sentences on September 19. 

"There's a Lion in My Closet" by Natalie Lloyd

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20-16 | 15-11 | 10-6 | 5-1

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