ALSC best childrens books for you & your litt... Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children’s books. According to the Notables Criteria, “notable” is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children’s books, notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome...

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak... Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak has to be one of my favorite books as a mom to read. I am not sure if it is because my son is awild thing, with a vivid imagination that gets sent to his room to think alot which often leads to bigger adventures in his room, or if it is the wonderful illustration. But what ever it is we always come back to it. A timeless classic. -This book transcends time as rambunctious little...