The American Booksellers Association has announced the finalists for their awards.  Their awards celebrate the books that make indie booksellers great as well as the great read aloud books.  Winners will be announced on April 18th. 

E.B. WHITE READ-ALOUD AWARD FINALISTS – MIDDLE READER

  

The False Prince by Jennifer A. Neilsen

The Last Dragonslayer: The Chronicles of Kazam, Book 1 by Jasper Fforde

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Patricia Castelao

  

Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani

Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage

Wonder by RJ Palacio

 

E.B. WHITE READ-ALOUD AWARD FINALISTS – PICTURE BOOK

 

Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin Stead

Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown

 

Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen

Oh, No! by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann

 

Too Tall Houses by Gianna Marino

Z Is for Moose by Kelly Bingham, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky