ILA Children’s Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Resources for a selection of titles recognized by this list since 2015 -- recognizing books evaluated and recommended by children
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- 4,820 Resources including
- 541 Videos
- 202 Book Readings
- 578 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, Marjory Wentworth, and Ekua Holmes
(Selection, 2018)
36 Resources9 Awards



The Terrible Two
by Mac Barnett, Jory John, and Kevin Cornell
(Selection, 2016)
33 Resources2 Awards

Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
by Chris Barton and Don Tate
(Selection, 2017)
32 Resources8 Awards


Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
by Rita Williams-Garcia and Frank Morrison
(Selection, 2018)
28 Resources9 Awards








Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
by Laurel Snyder and Julie Morstad
(Selection, 2016)
23 Resources5 Awards




The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons
by Natascha Biebow and Steven Salerno
(Selection, 2020)
22 Resources6 Awards

The Crossover (Graphic Novel)
by Kwame Alexander and Dawud Anyabwile
(Selection, 2020)
22 Resources5 Awards


Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History
by Walter Dean Myers and Floyd Cooper
(Selection, 2018)
21 Resources3 Awards

The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors
by Drew Daywalt and Adam Rex
(Selection, 2018)
21 Resources3 Awards

Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package
by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen
(Selection, 2018)
21 Resources2 Awards

Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal
by Jeff Kinney
(Selection, 2020)
21 Resources3 Awards


Happy Birthday, Babymouse
by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
(Selection, 2015)
20 Resources1 Awards

The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls
(Selection, 2016)
20 Resources5 Awards

The Terrible Two Get Worse
by Mac Barnett, Jory John, and Kevin Cornell
(Selection, 2017)
20 Resources3 Awards


Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
by Gail Jarrow
(Selection, 2019)
20 Resources8 Awards
