Category Archives: Best Books

THAT IS *NOT* A GOOD IDEA is a Virginia Readers’ Choice!


Mo Willems’s THAT IS *NOT* A GOOD IDEA! was named to the 2014-2015 Virginia Readers’ Choice list of Primary titles by the Virginia State Reading Association. Congratulations, Mo! https://www.vsra.org/virginia-readers-choice/  

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ALSC Notable Books 2014


Many W&P clients were honored with places on the ALA/ALSC Notable Children’s Books list. Congratulations to Aaron Becker, Bryan Collier, Angela Dominguez, LeUyen Pham, and Mo Willems! http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb  

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NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing


More year-end accolades: The New York Public Library has named several books by Wernick & Pratt clients to its 2013 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing (http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/100titlesforreadingandsharing2013.pdf). Congratulations to Aaron Becker’s Journey; Lita Judge’s How Big Were Dinosaurs?; Knock Knock: My Father’s Dream for Me, illustrated by Bryan Collier; The Boy Who Loved Math, illustrated […]

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HuffPo Best Picture Books 2013


The Huffington Post named Aaron Becker’s Journey and Knock Knock: My Father’s Dream for Me, illustrated by Bryan Collier, and The Boy Who Loved Math, illustrated by LeUyen Pham, to its Best Picture Books of 2013 list! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/minhle/best-picture-books-of-201_b_4378532.html  

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Horn Book Fanfare 2013


Congratulations to Journey by Aaron Becker and Bo at Ballard Creek, illustrated by LeUyen Pham, which were named to the Horn Book Fanfare 2013 list! http://www.hbook.com/2013/12/blogs/read-roger/fanfare/  

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NPR Book Concierge


Aaron Becker’s Journey and Lita Judge’s How Big Were Dinosaurs? made NPR’s Book Concierge list of the Best Books of 2013! http://apps.npr.org/best-books-2013/  

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New York Times Notable Children’s Books 2013


More great news for Aaron Becker’s Journey and LeUyen Pham’s The Boy Who Loved Math: both were named to the New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2013 list! http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/books/review/notable-childrens-books-of-2013.html  

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Kirkus Best Books of 2013


The Boy Who Loved Math, illustrated by LeUyen Pham, and Journey by Aaron Becker were named to the Kirkus Best Books of 2013 list! Congratulations! https://www.kirkusreviews.com/issue/best-of-2013/section/children/  

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