The New York Times Book Review Unveils Notable Children’s Books of 2013 List
Rainbow Rowell appears twice (Eleanor & Park; Fangirl); topics as disparate as World War II, aliens, and magical cats are represented (Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein, The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, and The Cats of Tanglewood Forest by Charles de Lint); and picture books with sumptuously illustrated spreads abound (Bluebird by Richard Staake, The Dark by Lemony Snicket and John Klassen, Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad by Monica Edinger).
