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December 21, 2015 by Mary Ann Cappiello

Best Books 2015, Happy New Year 2016

December 21, 2015 by Mary Ann Cappiello   1 comments

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We wish all of you a peaceful and joyous holiday season. On January 4th, we’ll be back with a regular posting. In the meantime, we wanted to share a collection of “Best of 2015” lists. Please feel free to add to our collection of links by submitting a favorite “best of” listing of your own in a comment. We look forward to the full slate of ALA Youth Media Awards being announced on Monday, January 11th. Even if you are far from Boston, you and your students can watch the awards announcement live via webcast. 


We’d like to extend our deep appreciation to the teachers, librarians, authors, illustrators, and publishers who join us in our efforts to put wonderful books in the hands of children. 

Happy New Year to all!
Katie, Grace,  Erika, and Mary Ann 

Best of 2015
Click on each title for the full list. 

NCTE’s Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children 2016

NCTE’s Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children 2016
** This year, for the first time, the Orbis Pictus and Charlotte Huck Awards were announced at the annual NCTE Convention.

Horn Book Fanfare 2015

New York Times Best Illustrated Books 2015

New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2015

Kirkus Reviews: Best Middle Grade Books of 2015

Kirkus Reviews: Best Picture Books of 2015

School Library Journal: Best Picture Books of 2015

School Library Journal: Best Middle Grade Books of 2015

School Library Journal: Best Nonfiction of 2015

School Library Journal: Top Ten Graphic Novels of 2015

School Library Journal’s Top Ten Apps of 2015

School Library Journal Top Ten Audio Books 2015

Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2015


Publisher’s Weekly: Best Picture Books of 2015

Publisher’s Weekly: Best Middle Grade Books of 2015

NSTA: Outstanding Science Trade Books K-12 for 2016

Scholastic’s 2015 “Kids and Family Reading” Research Report

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About Mary Ann Cappiello

Mary Ann is a professor of language and literacy at Lesley University. A former public school language arts and humanities teacher, she is a passionate advocate for and commentator on children’s books. Mary Ann is the co-author of Teaching with Text Sets (2013) and Teaching to Complexity (2015) and Text Sets in Action: Pathways Through Content Area Literacy (Stenhouse, 2021). She has been a guest on public radio and a consultant to public television. From 2015-2018, Mary Ann was a member of the National Council of Teachers of English's Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction (K-8) Committee, serving two years as chair.

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  1. Deborah B Ford says

    December 22, 2015 at 2:21 pm

    Great post!! Thanks for all you do and have a happy holiday!
    Deb

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