MotherReader has challenged all of us to come up with a list of top five books for various ages.  What fun!  These are my faves of what I have read so far this year:

PICTURE BOOKS

Dizzy by Jonah Winter
An Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Aston
For You Are a Kenyan Child by Kelly Cunnane
Meow Ruff by Joyce Sidman
Summer Is Summer by Phillis and David Gershator

ELEMENTARY

Desperate Journey by Jim Murphy
Gossamer by Lois Lowry
Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins
Henrietta, There’s No One Better by Martine Murray
Rules by Cynthia Lord

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Anatopsis by Chris Abouzeid
Bella at Midnight by Diane Stanley
Clay by David Almond
Corydon and the Island of Monsters by Tobias Druitt
Sweet Thang by Allison Whittenberg

HIGH SCHOOL

Monster Blood Tattoo by D. M. Cornish
Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Ptolemy’s Gate by Jonathan Stroud
Rash by Pete Hautman
Wait for Me by An Na

The picture book and teen ones were easy for me this year, but I struggled with the elementary books.  Looks like I need to read more of those!