Highlights of 2018: Stars, Awards, and Best Books – Peachtree Publishing Company Inc.

With some amazing books from this past spring and fall, 2018 has been a great year so far. And it looks like others agree! As this year heads to a close, check out some of our titles that have received high praise and been included on best books lists.

Countdown:
2979 Days to the Moon
Written by Suzanne Slade
Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez

★ “Elegant and informative, this is sure to attract casual browsers and true space nerds alike.” ―Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

★ “Captivating free-verse narrative…vivid mixed-media illustrations that stun with photographic realism and varied perspectives…this well-researched title offers a stirring introduction to one of humankind’s most impressive undertakings.” ―Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

★ “Stunning… Slade’s carefully crafted, often alliterative text, written in free verse, is both succinct and readable, drawing this large topic down to the most necessary and interesting facts with enough detail to excite young teens as well as adults who may have lived through the missions.… Truly out of this world. A must-buy for most poetry collections.” ―School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

Parents’ Choice Gold Award ―Parents’ Choice Foundation, 2018

Eureka! Gold Nonfiction Children’s Book Award ―California Reading Association, 2018

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 ―NSTA / CBC, 2019

Booklist’s Top 10 Sci-Tech Books for Youth 2018

Best STEM Books ―ASEE / ITEEA / NSTA / SEPA / CBC, 2019

Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book ―Best Information Books for Older Readers 2018

The Planetary Society‘s 2018 Recommended Space Books for Kids

Air & Space/Smithsonian magazine’s Best Children’s Books of 2018

Celebrate Science‘s 17 Favorite STEM Books of 2018

Mackin Books in Bloom‘s 2018 Favorite Nonfiction

My Storytime Corner‘s Best Children’s Books of 2018

Hoover Library’s Staff Picks of 2018: Nonfiction

Leaf Litter Critters
Written by Leslie Bulion
Illustrated by Robert Meganck

★ “The poems are expertly crafted in a variety of forms (identified in the backmatter). The language is lively and the imagery appropriate. With alliteration, internal rhymes, and careful rhythm, these will be a delight to read aloud and learn…. Meganck’s engaging digital drawings give each creature pop-eyes and attitude…. A delightful, memorable introduction to an unsung ecosystem.” ―Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award Silver Honor ―California Reading Association, 2018

Moonbeam Children’s Book Award (Silver, Children’s Poetry) ―Independent Publisher, 2018

In the Rain
Written by Elizabeth Spurr
Illustrated by Manelle Oliphant

★ “This charming board book…will inspire conversation and simple science explorations.” ―Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

My Storytime Corner‘s Best Children’s Books of 2018

Miguel y su valiente caballero:
El joven Cervantes sueña a don Quijote
Written by Margarita Engle
Illustrated by Raúl Colón

★ “With the assistance of Mlawer and Lázaro, National Young People’s Poet Laureate Engle brings to children the childhood of the great storyteller Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra in his native tongue….the Spanish translation by Mlawer and Lázaro beautifully captures the rhythm and language of the original…. Colón’s remarkable pen-and-ink-and-watercolor illustrations have an old-masters quality that perfectly complements the narrative… This is a worthy translation of a beautiful and engaging book.” ―Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

A Fuse #8 Production: 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2018 Bilingual Books for Kids

Best Children’s Picture Books of the Year in Spanish ―Bank Street College of Education, 2019

Am I Yours?
Written and illustrated by Alex Latimer

★ “This is a must-have addition to any children’s collection and a surefire crowd-pleaser at a dinosaur storytime. One might call it a roaring success.” ―Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

The Snow Lion
Written by Jim Helmore
Illustrated by Richard Jones