The finalists have been announced for the 2014 Indies Choice/E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards. Booksellers across the country will vote on their picks and choose the winners. Here are the finalists in the children’s and YA categories:
BOOK OF THE YEAR – YOUNG ADULT
Dark Triumph, by Robin LaFevers
The Dream Thieves, by Maggie Stiefvater
Eleanor & Park: A Novel, by Rainbow Rowell
More Than This, by Patrick Ness
Rose Under Fire, by Elizabeth Wein
The Summer Prince, by Alaya Dawn Johnson
E.B. WHITE READ-ALOUD AWARD – MIDDLE READER
Counting By 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Flora and Ulysses, by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by K.G. Campbell
The Mouse With the Question Mark Tail, by Richard Peck, illustrated by Kelly Murphy
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy, by Karen Foxlee
Rooftoppers, by Katherine Rundell, illustrated by Terry Fan
The Year of Billy Miller, by Kevin Henkes
E.B. WHITE READ-ALOUD AWARD – PICTURE BOOK
Crankenstein, by Samantha Berger, illustrated by Dan Santat
The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey, by Emily Winfield Martin
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, by Peter Brown
Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great, by Bob Shea
Warning: Do Not Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt, Matthew Forsythe
Waking Brain Cells 
As to the read-aloud picture books, great to see CRANKENSTEIN make an appearance, as this was a huge favorite this past year with my own students. Likewise, UNICORN THINKS HE’S PRETTY GREAT is another that captured their fancy, and of course, Peter Brown’s MR. TIGER GOES WILD is a flat-out masterpiece. THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT is yet another that dazzled my young ones, appearing on their list of favorites for the year. WARNING is a nice title too, but I must check out DREAM ANIMALS ASAP.
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