Here are my favorite reads of 2014 for children in elementary grades.  Perhaps they reveal a bit too much about my quirky personality!

More great reads for elementary kids will be part of my Graphic Novel and Nonfiction lists, coming soon.

Aviary Wonders, Inc. Spring Catalog and Instruction Manual by Kate Samworth

The Day My Father Became a Bush by Joke van Leeuwen

Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon

Emma and the Blue Genie by Cornelia Funke

Fly Away by Patricia MacLachlan

Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse by Toben Kuhlmann

The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy

My Heart Is Laughing by Rose Lagercrantz

The Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan

Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny by John Himmelman

These are only selected from the books I managed to read this year, so please share other favorites of your own in the comments!