Popular Picks for Young Readers by Diane Foote
Featuring contributions by active librarians from around the country, this guide offers a goldmine of quality books for children, spotlighting more than 500 titles published within the last four years. Ranging from books for new-borns through readers to age 14, the selected books encompass a wide variety of formats and themes to reflect the diversity of contemporary society. Popular Picks for Young Readers is equally useful for readers' advisory and collection development, and includes
- High-quality, well-reviewed books that are popular with kids
- Only original titles, eliminating derivative works such as those based on a movie or licensed characters
- Picture books, graphic novels, poetry, informational books, fiction, and more
- Thorough annotations, with summary, author, and publication information
- Multiple indexes for easy searching by title, author, type of book, genre, award-winners, and subject matter