Best Book for Young Children 2007
I Lost my Tooth in Africa
Penda Diakite and Baba Wague Diakite (illus.)
(Scholastic Press, 2007)
I lost my tooth in Africa is a vibrant, lively story about eight year old Amina, who takes a long journey from America to Africa, to visit her family in Mali. When Amina looses her tooth in Mali, places it under a gourd and tangles with the African tooth-fairy, she learns that growing up is also about responsibility.
Best Book for Older Readers 2007
The Illustrator's Notebook
Mohieddin Ellabbad
(Groundwood Books, 2006)
The famous Egyptian illustrator Mohieddin Ellabbad presents his "notebook" which shares how he grew up and took on his profession. He uses text, photographs, drawings, and Arabic script to communicate his aspirations as an artist. Most compelling are the questions he raises for readers, for example, "Where do stories come from?" and "How does the way you feel affect the way you draw?" Younger readers will be delighted by how he combines images and shows the change in his country over time. In this wonderfully creative and unique book, Ellabbad offers Egyptian history, breaks stereotypes, shares his personal story, and inspires readers to reflect upon their own experiences
Honor Book for Young Children 2007 My Father's Shop
Satomi Ichikawa
(Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 2006)
In Satomi Ichikawa's delightful and colorful story, we follow the adventure of young Mustafa as he learns about his father's trade as a rug seller in a southern Moroccan town and about communicating with others, in this case, tourists from around the world.
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