NCTE/CLA Notable Children's Book in the English Language Arts2007

Given by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

30 Works 21,470 Books 1,863 Reviews 4.1
The charge of the seven-member national committee of the Children's Literature Assembly (CLA) of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is to select thirty titles each year that best show more exemplify the criteria established for the Notables Award. Books considered for this annual list are works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry written for children, grades K-8. The books must meet one or more of the following criteria:

deal explicitly with language, such as plays on words, word origins, or the history of language;
demonstrate uniqueness in the use of language or style;
invite child response or participation. In addition, books are to:
have an appealing format;
be of enduring quality;
meet generally accepted criteria of quality for the genre in which they are written. show less
Years:
All, 2023 (26), 2022 (27), 2021 (29), 2020 (25), 2019 (28), 2018 (29), 2017 (30), 2016 (29), 2015 (30), 2014 (30), 2013 (30), 2012 (30), 2011 (30), 2010 (30), 2009 (30), 2008 (29), 2007 (30), 2006 (30), 2005 (30), 2004 (30), 2003 (31), 2002 (30), 2001 (22), 2000 (24), 1999 (29), 1998 (30), 1997 (31)
WorkYear
Once Upon a Banana by Jennifer Armstrong
2007
Max's Words by Kate Banks
2007
Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement by Ann Bausum
2007
Hugging the Rock by Susan Taylor Brown
2007
I Lost My Tooth In Africa by Penda Diakité
2007
The Illustrator's Notebook by Mohieddine Ellabbad
2007
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano by Margarita Engle
2007
The Braid by Helen Frost
2007
Wolves by Emily Gravett
2007
The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon by Mini Grey
2007
Move! by Steve Jenkins
2007
AlphaOops!: The Day Z Went First by Alethea Kontis
2007
Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly by Gail Carson Levine
2007
The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
2007
Rules by Cynthia Lord
2007
Gossamer by Lois Lowry
2007
Oh Rats! The Story of Rats and People by Albert Marrin
2007
Porch Lies by Patricia McKissack
2007
Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans
2007
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo
2007
Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo
2007
Jazz by Walter Dean Myers
2007
Something Invisible by Siobhan Parkinson
2007
The Big Bad Wolf and Me by Delphine Perret
2007
Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry by Joyce Sidman
2007
To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel by Siena Cherson Siegel
2007
A True and Faithful Narrative by Katherine Sturtevant
2007
Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 by Ernest L. Thayer
2007
Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon by Catherine Thimmesh
2007
Scaredy Squirrel by Mélanie Watt
2007

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