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Best Children's Books of 2011

A look at some of the Best Book lists of 2011.

What are the best books for children that were published in 2011? Well that depends on who you ask.

Here are a few of the lists that have come out in the past few weeks:

School Library Journal has lists for Picture Books, Fiction and Nonfiction. Some of our favorites on their lists are Little White Rabbit, by Kevin Henkes, and Wonderstruck, by Brian Selznick.

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The New York Times lists Notable book for Young Adult, Middle Grade and Picture Books. Check out I Want My Hat Back, by Jon Klassen, or The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman, by Meg Wolitzer.

Kirkus Reviews has a Best Children's Books list, done alphabetically, which includes Inside Out and Back Again, by Thanhha Lai, and Blackout, by John Rocco.

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Horn Book Fanfare lists Picture Books, Fiction and Nonfiction. Included in their lists are Balloons Over Broadway, by Melissa Sweet, and The Money We'll Save, by Brock Cole.

Publisher's Weekly also has lists for Picture Books, Fiction and Nonfiction. Some of their choices are Amanda and her Alligator, by Mo Willems, and The House Baba Built, by Ed Young.

The Ossining Public Library has all these books and many more in the Children's Room. Come by and check some out!

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