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Smithsonian Magazine has just published their list of Notable Books for Children: 2002, so this month's Bibliophile page will focus on Children's Literature.
Here are the top 10 recommended titles by suggested age group as listed in Smithsonian. Check out the December 2002 issue of Smithsonian Magazine at your library for further reviews and more information.
Ages 1-6
JETHRO BYRD: FAIRY CHILD written and illustrated by Bob Graham (Candlewick, $15.99)
KNICK-KNACK PADDYWACK illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky (Dutton, $18.99)
CHIMP AND ZEE AND THE BIG STORM written and illustrated by Catherine and Laurence Anholt (Penguin Putnam, $16.99)
COURAGE written and illustrated by Bernard Waber (Houghton Mifflin, $12)
THE BIRDWATCHERS written and illustrated by Simon James (Candlewick, $15.99)
"SLOWLY, SLOWLY, SLOWLY," SAID THE SLOTH written and illustrated by Eric Carle, foreword by Jane Goodall (Penguin Putnam, $16.99)SHARK IN THE PARK written and illustrated by Nick Sharratt (Random House, $14.95)
JAZZY IN THE JUNGLE written and illustrated by Lucy Cousins (Candlewick, $14.99)
MR. PUTTER AND TABBY CATCH THE COLD written and illustrated by Arthur Howard (Harcourt, $14)
MIKE MULLIGAN AND MORE: A VIRGINIA LEE BURTON TREASURY written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton (Houghton Mifflin, $20)
Ages 6-10
THE CASTAWAY written and illustrated by James Stevenson (HarperCollins/Greenwillow, $15.95)
ME AND UNCLE ROMIE by Claire Hartfield, paintings by Jerome Lagarrigue (Pengiun Putnam, $16.99)
FIELD TRIPS written and illustrated by Jim Arnosky (HarperCollins, $15.95)
THE THREE LITTLE WITCHES STORYBOOK by Georgie Adams, illustrated by Emily Bolam (Hyperion, $15.99)
NIGHT OF THE MOONJELLIES written and illustrated by Mark Shasha (Purple House, $17.95)
TRAVELS WITH TARRA by Carol Buckley (Tilbury House, $16.96)
GEORGIE LEE by Sharon Phillips Denslow, illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins (HarperCollins, $15.95)
DREAM CARVER by Diana Cohn, illustrated by Amy Cordova (Chronicle, $15.95)
IF THE WORLD WERE A VILLAGE by David J. Smith, illustrated by Shelagh Armstrong (Kids Can Press, $15.95)
THE BAREFOOT BOOK OF ANIMAL TALES retold by Naomi Adler, illustrated by Amanda Hall (Barefoot, $19.99)
Ages 10 and up
PHOTOGRAPHY: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY by Martin W. Sandler (Oxford University Press, $29.95)
THE MUSIC THIEF by Peni R. Griffin (Henry Holt, $16.95)
FORBIDDEN FOREST: THE STORY OF LITTLE JOHN AND ROBIN HOOD by Michael Cadnum (Scholastic, $17.95)
HOOT by Carl Hiassen (Knopf, $15.95)
JERICHO WALLS by Kristi Collier (Henry Holt, $16.95)
UNDER THE ICE by Kathy Conlan (Kids Can Press, $16.95)
THE ANNOYANCE BUREAU by Lucy Frank (Simon & Schuster, $16.95)
SMALL WORLDS: MAPS AND MAP-MAKING by Karen Romano (Scholastic, $17.95)
A BAG OF LUCKY RICE by George Reichart, illustrated by Mark Mitchell (David R. Godine, $17.95)
HANDBOOK FOR BOYS: A NOVEL by Walter Dean Myers (HarperCollins, $15.95)
