Holiday Gift Ideas

Thinking about what to give the children on your holiday gift list?  Check out the titles on the just released  New York Times list of Best Illustrated Books for Children for 2009.  This annual selection represents the titles  judged to be among the best of the thousands published each year.  Adam Gopnik, author of Paris to the Moon and Angels and Ages: a short book about Darwin, Lincoln, and modern life was among the three member panel of judges.  Preview the books first by checking them out from the library.

What to Read Now and Why – from Newsweek

A list of fifty books, both fiction and nonfiction that is both comprehensive and thought- provoking. (Newsweek Web Exclusive June 27, 2009)

Best Book Lists for 2008

Lists of Best Books of 2008 compiled on one web site.

Lists  are from  major newspapers and other organizations. Very handy to have all these lists in one place!

NPR’s Booksellers Picks for 2008

A list of suggestions from booksellers through NPR!

New York Times 100 Notable Books for 2008!

A list of notable books for 2008 organized by title. The list includes fiction and nonfiction titles.

Publisher’s Weekly Best Books of the Year – 2008

Annual list compiled by the editors of Publisher’s Weekly. Titles are organized in categories – fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, religion, lifestyle and children’s. Each title has a brief annotation.

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6610357.html?nid=3335

USA Today’s Best Seller List for the Last 15 Years

 

 USA Today is celebrating the 15th anniversary of it’s best seller list.  They have compiled a list of 150 best sellers. Take a look!  Are you surprised by some of the titles?

Library Booklists

Summer Reading Recommendations from NPR

A booklist for your summer reading pleasure

College Bound Reading List

Thanks to the Arrowhead Library System ( Janesville, WI) this is an extensive list of books organized by subject. Each title has a brief annotation. A comprehensive list!

http://als.lib.wi.us/Collegebound.html