"For children, reading level and experience level are not always the same. Eager readers are often interested in ideas and topics that seem advanced, but situations and subjects that sixth graders can handle with aplomb may be emotionally confusing for a younger child. Early and eager readers deserve stories they can get into, information that's challenging and up-to-date, and ideas that are new and stimulating, all while remaining age appropriate....

Each book is a creation of genius and inventiveness, and their design and illustration represent such diverse trends as the Russian Constructivists, Italian Futurists and Postwar Neo-romantics. They are also mirrors of their times reflecting social concerns from a child's and family's perspectives throughout the twentieth and into the twenty-first century. Fearlessly confronting the frontiers between a child's picturebook and art, this is a collection...

Collects the reading suggestions from twenty-five independent booksellers, including Milwaukee's Boswell Book Company, Tampa's Inkwood Books, and Los Angeles' Skylight Books.

"This tenth edition of the classic reference covers approximately 26,500 in-print titles, most of which have been recommended in at least two reviewing journals. Arranged thematically, entries provide annotations with succinct plot summaries, ISBNs, book length, price, reading level, and review citations. Audio and ebook formats are noted, as are foreign-language versions and award-winning and series titles"--