Books For Children Suggested by the Children's Literature Center in the Library of Congress books for children no. 11 a list of noteworthy books published in the United States during 1994 Edited by Margaret N. Coughlan Children's Literature Center Library of Congress Washington 1995 [Graphic Omitted] ISBN 0882-5443 S/N 030-001-00154-7 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop:SSOP Washington, D.C. 20402-9328 [Graphic Omitted] books for children Since 1964 Books for Children has been published by the Children's Literature Center in the Library of Congress for parents, teachers, librarians, and those interested in the best of this country's current children's literature. HOW SELECTIONS ARE MADE The editor and an advisory committee of children's book specialists meet on an average of once a month during the year to examine newly published titles-nearly four thousand hardcover and paperbound books in 1994-to choose those they consider to be most noteworthy. Selection criteria have remained constant over the years. Quality of plot, theme, style, pace, characterization, and setting is essential for any story to be satisfying. In addition, for the picture-story book, the art-and its harmony with the text-is vital. For nonfiction books, accuracy, organization, timeliness, and clarity of presentation as well as quality of writing and illustration need to be evaluated. [Graphic Omitted] WHAT IS SELECTED AND FOR WHOM The selected books run the gamut from rhymes, concepts, and picture stories to adventure, fantasy, natural history, biography, and science. Books are chosen for readers from the toddler stage to the teenage years. Some are to be read aloud; some are for instruction, some are for fun, some are to be borrowed from a school or public library or bought as gifts. All were chosen with the intent of stimulating the imaginations of children and adults alike. up to 6 [Graphic Omitted] BARNYARD BANTER (By) Denise Fleming. New York: Holt, 1994 unp. $15.95 ISBN 0-8050-1957-X Multimedia collages capute the clucking, mooing, cooing, and hee-hawing on a farm as a goose pursues a dragonfly. BIG FAT HEN Illustrated by Keith Baker. San Diego: Harcourt (1994) unp. $13.95 ISBN 0-15-292869-3 An inviting counting book, with large, clear pictures, shows a mother hen, six friends, and their chicks. BITTER BANANAS By Isaac Olaley. Illustrated by Ed Young (Honesdale, Penn. J Boyd Mills (1994) unp. $14.95 ISBN 1-56397-039-2 Bold illustrations and catchy refrains draw listeners into this story of a young entrepreneur in an African rain forest who manages to outwit a pack of baboons thirsty for his palm sap. GOODNIGHT GORILLA (By) Peggy Rathmann. (New York) Putnam (1994) unp. $12.95 ISBN 0-399-22445-9 A suspenseful, funny picture story about a mischievous gorilla who lifts his keeper's keys, releases the other animals, and then, all follow the unsuspecting keeper home-to bed. GRANDFATHER AND I (By) Helen E. Buckley (Illustrated by) Jan Ormerod. New York: Lothrop/Morrow, 1994. unp. $13.00 ISBN 0-688-12533-6 In a world of busy adults and siblings, only grandfather has the time to read and walk with his young grandchild. With appealing, warm illustrations. Also, a companion book, Grandmother and I (ISBN 0-688-12531-X). A HAT FOR MINERVA LOUISE (By) Janet Morgan Stoeke. New York: Dutton/Penguin (1994) unp. $12.99 ISBN 0-525-45328-8 Deceptively simple line drawings add to the humor of a hen's struggles on a snowy day to keep her head and tail warm. HI (By) Ann Herbert Scott. Illustrated by Glo Coalson. New York: Philomel/Putnam, 1994. Unp. $14.95 ISBN 0-399-21964-1 Powerful, unpretentious illustrations capture the poignancy of tiny Margarita's yearning for someone in the long line at the post office to return her greeting. I LOVE ANIMALS (By) Flora McDonnell. Cambridge, Mass: Candlewick Press, 1994. unp. $14.95 ISBN-56402-387-7 Brightly colored endpapers and double-paged spreads entice toddlers to name animals that waddle, strut, bleat, and bray around the farm. LIFE SIZE ANIMAL COUNTING BOOK New York: Dorling Kindersley; distributed by Houghton, 1994. unp. $12.95 ISBN 1-56458-517-4 Crisp, true-to-life photographs distinguish the puppies, kittens, guinea pigs, barn owls, and other creatures waiting to be counted. MY CAT JACK (By) Patricia Casey. Cambridge, Mass: Candlewick Press, 1994. unp. $14.95 ISBN 1-56402-410-5 A beguiling introduction to the charms of a cat, in vivid language and energized black crayon lines. Part of the Read and Wonder series. [Graphic Omitted] OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY: A BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES Selected and illustrated by Alan Marks. New York: North-South Books (1994) 97p. $19.95 ISBN 1-55858-285-1 Sixty nursery rhymes, illustrated with silhouettes and watercolor paintings. LOS POLLITOS DICEN/THE BABY CHICKS SING Collected and adapted by Nancy Abraham Hall and Jill Syverson-Stork. Illustrated by Kay Chorao. Boston: Little, Brown (1994) 32p. $15.95 ISBN 0-316-34010-3 From Spanish-speaking countries, a bilingual collection of traditional nursery rhymes, songs, and games. A QUIET NIGHT IN (By) Jill Murphy. Cambridge, Mass: Candlwick Press, 1994. unp. $12.95 ISBN 1-56402-248-X In an amusing story, three little elephants manage to foil their mother's plans for a quiet celebration of their father's birthday. SO MUCH (By) Trish Cooke. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Cambridge, Mass: Candlewick Press, 1994. unp. $14.95 ISBN 1-56402-344-3 Beguilingly pictured, this variant on the cumulative story shows the members of an exuberant black family, coming to hug, kiss, squeeze, and wrestle with the baby. [Graphic Omitted] WAG WAG WAG (By) Peter Hansard. Illustrated by Barbara Frith. Cambridge, Mass: Candlwick Press, 1994. unp. $14.95 ISBN 1-56402-301-X An outing to the park and home again is the base for this engaging introduction to dogs. Part of the Read and Wonder series. 6 to 8 [Graphic Omitted] BEAST FEAST Poems and paintings by Douglas Florian. San Diego: Harcourt (1994) 48p. $14.95 ISBN 0-15-295178-4 Twenty-one clever poems about animals, each accompanied by a watercolor painting. DE COLORES AND OTHER LATIN-AMERICAN FOLK SONGS FOR CHILDREN Selected, arranged, and translated by Jose-Luis-Orozco. Illustrated by Elisa Kleven. New York: Dutton/Penguin (1994) 56p. $16.99 ISBN 0-525-45260-5 Twenty-seven songs, chants, and rhymes in English and Spanish are accompanied by simple musical arrangements and lively illustrations. THE CREATION (By) James Weldon Johnson. Illustrated by James E. Ransome. New York: Holiday (1994) unp. $15.95 ISBN 0-8234-1069-2 Naturalistic paintings show a contemporary African-American storyteller enthralling his young audience with this classic with this classic rendition of the creation story. FIRE IN THE MOUNTAIN By Jane Kurtz. Illustrated by E. B. Lewis. New York: Simon & Schuster (1994) unp. $15.00 ISBN 0-671-88268-6 Satisfying pictures complement this retelling of a traditional Ethiopian folktale of a clever shepherd boy and his sister who manage to outwit a rich miser. THE FROG PRINCESS Retold by J. Patrick Lewis. Paintings by Gennady Spirin. New York: Dial/Penguin (1994) 32p. $15.00 ISBN 0-8037-1623-0 A sumptuously illustrated Russian variant of a familiar folktale, in which the youngest son of a tsar is forced to marry an ugly frog. GRANDFATER'S DREAM (By) Holly Keller. New York: Greenwillow/Morrow (1994) unp. $14.00 ISBN 0-688-12339-2 Softly colored pictures enhance this moving story of an old man's dream to have the cranes, symbols of good luck and long life, return to the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. HOW TO MAKE AN APPLE PIE AND SEE THE WORLD By Marjorie Priceman. New York: Knopf/Random (1994) unp. $15.00 ISBN 0-679-83705-1 If your market is closed, and you want to make a special apple pie, you might have to travel by boat, train, car, bus, and even parachute to find the best ingredients. [Graphic Omitted] JOHN HENRY By Julius Lester. Pictures by Jerry Pinkney. New York: Dial/Penguin (1994) unp. $16.99 ISBN 0-8037-1606-0 A rhythmic retelling of a legendary hero's exploits, accompanied by luminous, naturalistic paintings. LUKA'S QUILT (By) Georgia Guback. New York: Greenwillow/Morrow (1994) unp. $14.00 ISBN 0-688-12154-3 Bright, detailed cut-paper collages enlarge this story of a grandmother who makes a quilt that honors both Hawaiian tradition and her granddaughter's wishes. MAKING FRIENDS WITH FRANKENSTEIN: A BOOK OF MONSTROUS POEMS AND PICTURES (By) Colin McNaughton. Cambridge, Mass: Candlewick Press, 1994. 90p. $19.95 ISBN 1-56402-308-7 Light-hearted insults and grusome rhymes, paired with equally comic-macabre drawings. [Graphic Omitted] MARTHA CALLING (By) Susan Meddaugh. Boston: Houghton, 1994. unp. $14.95 ISBN 0-395-69825-1 In this sequel to Martha Speaks (1992), Martha, the talking dog, wins a weekend stay at the Come-On-Inn. MY FARM (By Alison Lester. Boston: Houghton, 1994. unp. $14.95 ISBN 0-395-68193-6 An account of the daily activities on an Australian farm by the sea in the year a child receives her long-awaited palomino pony. PIGSTY By Mark Teague. New York: Scholastic (1994) unp. $13.95 ISBN 0-590-45915-5 A humorously illustrated cautionary tale of a boy who is so messy that his room becomes a hotel for pigs. POCKETFUL OF NONSENSE By James Marshall. New York: Golden (1994) 18p. $12.95 ISBN 0-307-17552-9 Rib-tickling verses, original and familiar, are happily paired with Marshall's zany characters. [Graphic Omitted] THE RATTLEBANG PICNIC By Margaret Mahy. Pictures by Steven Kellogg. New York: Dial/Penguin (1994) unp. $14.95 ISBN 0-8037-1318-5 Granny's hard-as-a-rock pizza comes in handy when the MacTavishes' rattlebang car loses a wheel in the path of an erupting volcano. SWAMP ANGEL By Anne Isaacs. Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. New York: Dutton/Penguin (1994) unp. $14.99 ISBN 0-525-45271-0 Exaggeration in illustration and text is the key to this original tall tale about Angelica Longrider, the greatest woodsmen in all Tennessee. THREE TERRIBLE TRINS (By) Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by Mark Teague. New York: Crown/Random (1994) 105p. $15.00 ISBN 0-517-59828-0 Mrs. Gray, a mouse widowed for the third time, dedicates her trins, Thomas, Richard, and Henry, to the sacred task of avenging their father's death. WINTER POEMS Selected by Barbara Rogasky. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. New York: Scholastic (1994) 40p. $15.95 ISBN 0-590-42872-1 Acrylic paintings of the New Hampshire landscape complement a delightful assortment of poems. WIZARD AND WART Story by Janice Lee Smith. Pictures by Paul Meisel (New York) Harper-Collins (1994) 64p. (An I can read book) $14.00 ISBN 0-06-022960-8 A wizard's magic backfires when he becomes embroiled in a romantic triangle involving a snake, a rabbit, and a cat. ZEKE PIPPIN (By) William Steig (New York) HarperCollins (1994) unp. $15.00 ISBN 0-06-205076-1 Economic yet comic in text and line is the story of Zeke's love affair with a sleep-inducing harmonica that leads him through danger to fame and fortune. [Graphic Omitted] 8 to 10 [Graphic Omitted] THE ARABIAN NIGHTS Retold by Neil Philip. Illustrated by Sheila Moxley. New York: Orchard (1994) 157p. $19.95 ISBN 0-531-06868-4 Acrylic paintings and crisp language make these sixteen classic stories inviting to young readers. THE BARN (By) Avi. New York: Orchard (1994) 106p. $13.95 ISBN 0-531-06861-7 Nine-year-old Ben, in this taut narrative, convinces his reluctant siblings to fulfill their sick father's dream and build a new barn on their Oregon homestead. THE BIG BUG BOOK By Margery Facklam. Illustrated by Paul Facklam. Boston: Little, Brown (1994) 32p. $15.95 ISBN 0-316-27389-9 A satisfyingly succinct introduction to insects, with life-sized, full-color paintings. CLEOPATRA (By) Diane Stanley (and) Peter Vennema. Illustrated by Diane Stanley. New York: Morrow (1994) $15.00 ISBN 0-688-10413-4 Based on fragmentary historical records, this meticulously illustrated biographical account brings to life a remarkable and controversial woman. THE HEADLESS HAUNT AND OTHER AFRICAN-AMERICAN GHOST STORIES Collected and retold by James Haskins. Illustrated by Ben Otero. (New York) HarperCollins (1994) 116p. $14.00 ISBN 0-06-022994-2 A handsome volume of ghost stories and anecdotes, illustrated with dramatic black-and-white drawings. [Graphic Omitted] HOB AND THE GOBLINS (By) William Mayne. Illustrated by Norman Messenger. (New York: Dorling Kindersley. 1994) 140p. $12.95 ISBN 1-56458-713-4 Skillfully built-up suspense gives way to mayhem when an invisible household spirit battles the evil infesting Fairy Ring Cottage. JACQUES-HENRI LARTIGUE: BOY WITH A CAMERA By John Cech. New York: Four Winds/Macmillan (1994) 32p. $15.95 ISBN 0-02-718136-7 An album of photographs taken in the early twentieth century reveals the then unconventional work of one of France's photographic geniuses whose love affair with the camera began at age seven. THE LAST TALES OF UNCLE REMUS As told by Julius Lester. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. New York: Dial/Penguin (1994) 156p. $17.99 ISBN 0-8037-1303-7 A potpourri of stories, ranging from pourquoi to trickster tales, pictured in black-and-white drawings and full-color spreads. THE LIBRARIAN WHO MEASURED THE EARTH (By) Kathryn Lasky. Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. Boston: Little, Brown (1994) 48p. $16.95 ISBN 0-316-51526-4 The life and work of the ancient Greek librarian, geographer, and astronomer who made the first mathematically based map of the world. THE PASSOVER JOURNEY: A SEDER COMPANION By Barbara Diamond Goldin. Illustrated by Neil Waldman. (New York) Viking/Penguin (1994) 56p. $15.99 ISBN 0-670-82421-6 A masterful introduction to the story of Exodus and to the Seder and its rituals. Accompanied by striking watercolor paintings. THE PINATA MAKER/EL PINATERO (By) George Ancona. San Diego: Harcourt (1994) unp. $16.95 ISBN 0-15-261875-9 The work of Don Ricardo, a seventy-five-year-old pinata maker in a southern Mexican village, is documented in color photographs and bilingual text. PINK AND SAY (By) Patricia Polacco. New York: Philomel/Putnam (1994) unp. $15.95 ISBN 0-399-22671-0 A true story of the friendship between two young Union soldiers, one black, one white, who meet on a Georgia battlefield, only to be separated at Andersonville Prison. TWELVE TALES (By) Hans Christian Anderson. Selected, translated, and illustrated by Erik Blegvad. New York: McElderry/Macmillian (1994) 92p. $18.95 ISBN 0-689-50584-1 A dozen favorite tales, engagingly retold and illustrated with appealing full-color drawings WHAT DO YOU SEE & HOW DO YOU SEE IT?: EXPLORING LIGHT, COLOR, AND VISION (By) Patricia Lauber. Photographs by Leonard Lessin. New York: Crown/Random (1994) 48p. $17.00 ISBN 0-517-59390-4 The workings of the eye and brain are skillfully presented through succinct text and handsome photographs and drawings. 11 and up [Graphic Omitted] THE BOYS FROM ST. PETRI (By) Bjarne Reuther. Translated by Anthea Bell. New York: Dutton/Penguin (1994) 215p. $14.99 ISBN 0-525-45121-8 Based on actual events that took place in Denmark in 1942, this compelling novel of friendship, loyalty, and courage, tells of the daring exploits of six boys dedicated to harassing the Nazis. THE DREAM KEEPERS AND OTHER POEMS (By) Langston Hughes. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. New York: Knopf/Random (1994) 83p. $12.00 ISBN 0-679-84421-X A new edition of a work, originally published in 1932, enlarged and enriched by elegant woodcuts. THE EAR, THE EYE, AND THE ARM By Nancy Farmer. New York: Orchard (1994) 311p. $18.95 ISBN 0-531-06829-3 A compelling novel set in Zimbabwe in 2194 centers on General Matsika's stolen children, the underworld forces that enslave them, and the mutant detectives who seek to rescue them. [Graphic Omitted] THE EXAMINATION (By) Malcolm Bosse. New York: Farrar (1994) 296p. $17.00 ISBN 0-374-32234-1 In this picaresque tale, set in sixteenth-century China, practical Hong guides his scholarly elder brother on a perilous journey to Beijing for the national examination. FLOUR BABIES (By) Anne Fine. Boston: Little, Brown (1994) 178p. $14.95 ISBN 0-316-28319-3 Funny and touching by turns, this story focuses on the maturing of Simon Martin, after he and his classmates are each given a bag of flour to care for, as if it were a real baby. FOCUS: FIVE WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS (By) Sylvia Wolf. Morton Grove, Ill.: Albert Whitman (1994) 63p. $18.95 ISBN 0-8075-2531-6 A well-documented account of the lives of five women whose careers span the history of photography, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. THE FROZEN WATERFALL (By) Gaye Hicyilmaz. New York: Farrar (1994) 325p. $17.00 ISBN 0-374-32482-4 An engrossing tale of the struggle of a courageous, determined twelve-year-old Turkish girl to make a place for herself in the alien climate of Switzerland. THE GLORY FIELD (By) Walter Dean Myers. New York: Scholastic (1994) 375p. $14.95 ISBN 0-590-45897-3 Six incidents chronicle the history of the Lewis family, descended from the slave Muhammad Bilal and held together by a plot of land and a pair of shackles. IT'S NOTHING TO A MOUNTAIN (By) Sid Hite. New York: Holt (1994) 214p. $15.95 ISBN 0-8050-2769-6 Strong in character and setting, this remarkable novel deals with the power of time, friendship, and family love in healing the grief of fourteen-year-old Lisette and twelve-year-old Riley over the accidental death of their parents. IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL (By) Robie H. Harris. Illustrated by Michael Emberley. Cambridge, Mass: Candlewick Press, 1994. 89p. $19.95 ISBN 1-56402-199-8 A straightforward, scientific, yet sensitive, treatment of sex and sexuality, lightened by humorous illustrations. JAZZ: MY MUSIC, MY PEOPLE By Morgan Monceaux. New York: Knopf/Random (1994) 64p. $18.00 ISBN 0-679-85618-8 A capsule history of jazz told through the lives of its great musicians-horn players, pianists, composers, and singers-from Buddy Bolden to Sarah Vaughan. Illustrated with portraits by the author. JERICHO (By) Janet Hickman. New York: Greenwillow/Morrow (1994) 135p. $14.00 ISBN 0-688-13398-3 Strong, well drawn characters and their relationships are the strengths of this spare, perceptive novel which subtly connects the emotional experiences of twelve-year-old Angela to those of her great-grandmother, now reliving the emotional turmoils of her past. [Graphic Omitted] JULIE (By) Jean Craighead George. Illustrated by Wendell Minor. (New York) HarperCollins (1994) 226p. $15.00 ISBN 0-06-023528-4 Julie's difficulties in adjusting to her father's marrying a non-Eskimo and to the modern changes in traditional Eskimo life that threaten her beloved wolves mark this sequel to Julie of the Wolves. MISSING SISTERS (By) Gregory Maguire. New York: McElderry/Macmillan (1994) 151p. $14.95 ISBN 0-689-50590-6 A humorous, compassionate story about Alice Colossus, a resident at a convent orphanage, whose chance discovery that she is a twin sends her on a search for family and self. MY BROTHER FRED (By) Jill Pinkwater. New York: Dutton/Penguin (1994) 211p. $15.99 ISBN 0-525-44778-4 An uproarious battle of wits ensues when recalcitrant Class 6A hits the books to prove that its new permanent teacher, the unflappable Mr. Fred, is really a space alien. MY BROTHER, MY SISTER, AND I (By) Yoko Kawashima Watkins. New York: Bradbury/Macmillan (1994) 275p. $16.95 ISBN 0-02-792526-9 Sequel to So Far From the Bamboo Grove, this novel follow the Kawashima family as they battle poverty, sickness, and injustice in postwar Japan. OLIVER TWIST (By) Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Don Freeman. New York: Books of Wonder/Morrow (1994) 442p. $20.00 ISBN 0-688-12911-0 A new edition of a favorite classic, enhanced by the vitality of Freeman's black-and-white drawings and robust, full-color paintings. REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM (By) Kate Douglas Wiggin. Illustrations by Helen Mason Grose. New York: Books of Wonder/Morrow (1994) 291p. $17.00 ISBN 0-688-13481-5 An appealing facsimile of the first edition of a much-loved classic. UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER: U.S. GRANT AND THE CIVIL WAR (By) Albert Marrin. New York: Atheneum/Macmillan, 1994. 200p. $19.95 ISBN 0-689-31837-5 Colorful incidents from primary sources and effective black-and-white photographs make vivid this account of the famous Union general's activities during the Civil War. [Graphic Omitted] UNDER THE BLOOD-RED SUN (By) Graham Salisbury (New York) Delcorte (1994) 246p. $15.95 ISBN 0-385-32099-X Thirteen-year-old Tomi's compelling account of the events in the life of his Japanese-American family in Hawaii after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. [Graphic Omitted] WAR GAMES (By) Michael Foreman. (New York) Arcade (1994) unp. $16.95 ISBN 1-55970-242-7 A pictorial account of a Christmas episode during World War 1 when British and German troops laid down their arms and played a game of soccer. adults [Graphic Omitted] BEHOLD THE CHILD: AMERICAN CHILDREN AND THEIR BOOKS, 1621-1922 (By) Gillian Avery. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994. 226p. $29.95 ISBN 0-370-31952-4 By a British scholar, a wide-ranging, crisply narrated history of American children's books that is the first to examine the books in relation to their readers and to the society that produced them. Attractively illustrated. BIBLES AND BESTIARIES: A GUIDE TO ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS (By) Elizabeth B. Wilson. New York: Farrar (1994) 64p. $25.00 ISBN 0-374-30685-0 A fine introduction to the art of bookmaking before Gutenberg, generously illustrated with black-and-white and full-color reproductions from holdings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. CELEBRATE AMERICA IN POETRY AND ART Edited by Nora Panzer. New York: National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution/Hyperion (1994) 96p. $18.95 ISBN 1-56282-664-6 From one hundred poets and artists, an eclectic collection highlighting the diversity of past and present America. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK POSTERS Sponsored by the Children's Book Council. Text by Leonard S. Marcus. New York: Knopf (1994) 74p. $30.00 ISBN 0-679-85106-2 A brief, absorbing history of Children's Book Week, with reproductions of its posters from 1919 to the present and biographical notes about each artist. [Graphic Omitted] THE SHADOW OF A FLYING BIRD: A LEGEND FROM THE KURDISTANI JEWS Retold and illustrated by Mordecai Gerstein. New York: Hyperion (1994) unp. $15.95 ISBN 0-7868-0016-X In this dramatically illustrated story from the Kurdistani Jewish tradition, Moses prays to God, the heavens and the earth to be spared from death. A TEENY TINY BABY (By) Amy Schwartz. New York: Orchard (1994) unp. $15.95 ISBN 0-531-06818-8 For new parents and nostalgic adults, a look at the world from an infant's point of view. [Graphic Omitted] Editor Margaret N. Coughlan Children's Literature Center Assistant to the Editor Divna Todorovich Children's Literature Team, History and Literature Cataloging Division Assisted by Alice Conlon School of Library and Information Science Catholic University Committee Members Nell Colburn Prince George's County (Md.) Memorial Library System Sharon Grover Arlington County (Va.) Public Library Elizabeth Guldseth Montgomery County (Md.) Department of Public Libraries Steven Herb Pennsylvania State University (University Park, Pa.) Caroline S. Parr Central Rappahannock (Va.) Regional Library Maria Salvadore District of Columbia Public Libraries Pam Sachs Cheshire Cat Bookstore (Washington, D.C.) Victoria Velsey Georgetown Day School (Washington, D.C.) Martha Walke Thomas Jefferson Middle School (Arlington, Va.) 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