The Notable Children’s Recording Committee has been busy listening to hundreds of recordings for young people. We’re down to the wire on our nominated titles, which will be discussed at ALA Midwinter in Atlanta. Our meetings are open to ALSC members and other ALA Midwinter attendees, and we’d love to see you there. Our (nearly complete) list and our schedule follow below.
Happy New Year!
The 2017 Notable Children’s Recordings Committee:
Marianne Martens-Chair, Sue Conolly, Suzzanne Fuchs, Allison Gray, Allison Knight, Hanna Lee, Cecily Pilzer, Cindy Vanderbrink, & David M. Self
Committee’s Midwinter Schedule:
| ALSC | 234989 | 2017 Notable Children’s Recordings Committee Meeting I (ALSC) | 1/20/2017 | 8:30 AM | 4:00 PM | Hilton | Room 220 |
| ALSC | 235006 | 2017 Notable Children’s Recordings Committee Meeting II (ALSC) | 1/21/2017 | 8:30 AM | 5:30 PM | Hilton | Room 220 |
| ALSC | 235000 | 2017 Notable Children’s Recordings Committee Meeting III (ALSC) | 1/22/2017 | 1:30 PM | 9:00 PM | Hilton | Room 220 |
Following is a complete list (92) of the recorded books and music which will be discussed:
BOOKS:
| Title | Format | Publisher | Minutes | Price | Ages |
| 1. 28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World | CD | Live Oak Media | 69 | $31.95 | All Ages |
| 2. Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abe Lincoln | CD and book | Spoken Arts | TK | ||
| 3. All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook | DA & print on Demand CD | Harper Audio | 581 | $24.99 | 10-14 |
| 4. Amber Brown is On the Move | CD | Live Oak Media | 140 | $22.95 | 7-10 |
| 5. Anna and the Swallow Man | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 391 | n.a. | TK |
| 6. Arf | CD | Scholastic Audio | 399 | $64.99 | 9-12 |
| 7. As Brave as You | CD | AudioWorks: An Imprint of Simon & Shuster Audio Division | 422 | $17.99 | 8+ |
| 8. Beastly Bones | CD | Recorded Books, Inc. | 420 | $66.75 | 12-14 |
| 9. Beetle Boy | CD | Recorded Books, Inc. | 435 | $66.75 | 8-12 |
| 10. The Bronze Key | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 510 | $25.56 | 10-14 |
| 11. The Cat Who Came in Off the Roof | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 242 | n.a. | 6-12 |
| 12. Curse of the Boggin | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 311 | $20.09 | 8-12 |
| 13. Dara Palmer’s Major Drama | CD | Recorded Books, Inc. | 360 | $51.75 | 8+ |
| 14. Demon Dentist | DA & print on Demand CD | Harper Audio | 286 | $22.99 | 9-12 |
| 15. Dream on, Amber | CD | Recorded Books Inc. | 265 | $46.75 | 9-12 |
| 16. The Extra Yard | CD | Simon and Schuster Audio | 360 | $29.99 | 10-12 |
| 17. Furthermore | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 493 | $27.70 | 7+ |
| 18. The Gauntlet | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 369 | $40.00 | 9-14 |
| 19. Ghost | CD | Simon & Schuster Audio | 210 | $14.99 | 10-14 |
| 20. The Girl Who Could Not Dream | CD | Recorded Books, Inc. | 565 | $87.75 | 9+ |
| 21. The Girl Who Drank the Moon | CD | Recorded Books | 570 | $87.75 | 10-14 |
| 22. Grayling’s Song | CD | Recorded Books, Inc. | 300 | $46.75 | 10+ |
| 23. Grimm’s Fairy Tales | DA & CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 218 | $19.99 | 8+ |
| 24. Groovy Joe: Ice Cream and Dinosaurs | CD | Orchard/Scholastic/Weston Woods | 12 | $29.95 (with hardcover book) | 3-6 |
| 25. Hours of the Bees | CD | Brilliance Audio | 521 | $24.99 | 9+ |
| 26. If the Magic Fits | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 439 | $16.48 | 9+ |
| 27. Journey’s End | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 393 | $40.00 | 8-12 |
| 28. Julius Zebra: Rumble With the Romans! | CD | Brilliance Audio | 157 | $19.99 | 5+ |
| 29. Just My Luck | DA & print on Demand CD | Harper Audio | 306 | $15.99 | TK |
| 30. The Last Bogler: How to Catch a Bogle | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 466 | n.a. | TK |
| 31. Last Man Out | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 340 | $27.81 | 8-12 |
| 32. The League of Beastly Dreadfuls Book 2: The Dastardly Deed | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 446 | $40.00 | TK |
| 33. The Left Behinds: Abe Lincoln and the Selfie that Saved the Union | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 418 | n.a. | 8-12 |
| 34. Life of Zarf: The Troll Who Cried Wolf | CD | Recorded Books Inc. | 205 | $30.75 | 8-12 |
| 35. Lockwood & Co.: The Creeping Shadow | DA | “BOT • Listening Library Penguin Random House Audio |
778 | $75.00 | 12+ |
| 36. Making Mistakes on Purpose | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 370 | $19.88 | 8-12 |
| 37. Mama’s Nightingale | CD | Recorded Books | 25 | $15.75 | 5-10 |
| 38. Max at Night | CD | Recorded Books | 15 | $15.75 | 3-6 |
| 39. Milo Speck: Accidental Agent | CD | Recorded Books, Inc. | 325 | $51.75 | 8-12 |
| 40. A Most Magical Girl | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 494 | $45.00 | 8-12 |
| 41. My Pen | CD | Live Oak Media | 7 | $29.95 | 4-8 |
| 42. Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi | DA | Scholastic Audio | 329 | $24.50 | TK |
| 43. A Necklace of Raindrops and Other Stories | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 97 | n.a. | TK |
| 44. Need | CD | Recorded Books, Inc. | 525 | $77.75 | 13-14 |
| 45. One Wish | DA | Hachette Audio | 583 | (audible) | 7-12 |
| 46. The Passion of Dolssa | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 703 | $60.00 | 12+ |
| 47. Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes | CD | Recorded Books | 123 | $25.75 | 10-14 |
| 48. Raymie Nightingale | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 266 | $30.00 | 10-14 |
| 49. Redeemed | CD | Recorded Books, Inc. | 570 | $87.75 | 8+ |
| 50. Samurai Rising | CD | Recorded Books | 285 | $51.75 | 12+ |
| 51. Save Me a Seat | CD | Scholastic Audio | 240 | $29.99 | 8-12 |
| 52. Serafina and the Twisted Staff | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 629 | $23.16 | 8-12 |
| 53. Skinny-bones & Almost Starring Skinnybones | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 303 | n.a. | TK |
| 54. Skyborn | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 549 | $45.00 | 8-12 |
| 55. Soldier Boys | CD | Recorded Books, Inc. | 330 | $51.75 | 10-14 |
| 56. Some Kind of Courage | CD | Scholastic Audio | 318 | 8-12 | |
| 57. Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos | CD | Scholastic Audio | 8 | $12.95 | 4-8 |
| 58. Stick and Stone | CD | Scholastic Audio | 5 | $12.95 | TK |
| 59. Sticks and Stones | CD | Scholastic Audio | 190 | $39.99 | 8-12 |
| 60. Storms | CD | Live Oak Media | 12 | $19.95 | 4-6 |
| 61. Sweet Home Alaska | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 482 | $45.00 | 9-13 |
| 62. The Sea Pony | CD | Live Oak Media | 58 | $15.95 | 5+ |
| 63. The Secret Horses of Briar Hill | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 298 | $30.00 | 8-12 |
| 64. The Secrets of Solace | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 582 | $50.00 | 9-14 |
| 65. The Trilogy of Two | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 705 | n.a. | 5+ |
| 66. The Trouble with Twins | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 254 | $18.75 | 8-12 |
| 67. This is a Moose | DA | Vox Book (book + attached audio reader) | 9 | $42.95 | 6-8 |
| 68. Transmit Joy — an awesome (audio) storybook | CD | Light Publications | 65 | $14.99 | 6-10 |
| 69. Tru and Nelle | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 320 | $40.00 | 8-12 |
| 70. Unbound | CD | Scholastic Audio | 213 | $24.99 | 9-12 |
| 71. We Stood Up: Reflections on the Civil Rights Movement | DA & CD | Clamorhouse Kids | 55 | $9.99 | 8-12 |
| 72. What Elephants Know | CD | Recorded Books, Inc. | 405 | $66.75 | 8-12 |
| 73. Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln? | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 58 | $8.52 | TK |
| 74. Who Is Hillary Clinton? | DA | BOT • Listening Library Penguin Random House Audio |
56 | $22.00 |
10+ |
| 75. The Wild Ones, The Wild Ones: Moonlight Brigade | CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 532 | $29.99 | 8-12 |
| 76. The Wild Robot | DA | Hachette | 8-12 | ||
| 77. Wolf Hollow | DA & CD | Listening Library: An Imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing | 415 | $40.00 | 10-14 |
| 78. Wolfie the Bunny | DA | Vox Book (book + attached audio reader) | 7 | $42.95 | 3-6 |
| 79. The Worst Night Ever | CD | Brilliance Audio | 265 | $19.99 | 10+ |
MUSIC:
| Title | Format | Publisher | Minutes | Price | Ages |
| 80. Animal Tracks | CD | Laura Doherty Music | 35 | $15.00 | 3-7 |
| 81. Arriba Abajo | CD | Salsana | 50 | $15.00 | TK |
| 82. Bucket of WOW! | CD | S-Team Productions | 35 | $12.98 | 3-8 |
| 83. Dream Too Much | CD | Amazon Music | 28 | $11.99 | All ages |
| 84. Feel What U Feel | DA & CD | Furious Rose Records | 30 | $9.99 | 3+ |
| 85. Justin Roberts Greatest Hits | CD | Carpet Square Records | 45 | $9.99 | 4+ |
| 86. Lemonade | CD | Carpet Square Records | 35 | $12.99 | All ages |
| 87. One | CD | Aya World Productions | 35 | n/a | All ages |
| 88. The Playground Zone | CD | School Time Music, LLC | 18 | $6.00 | 3+ |
| 89. Post Folk Absurdist | Funkenships | 40 | $13.99 | 6+ | |
| 90. Saddle Up: The Okee Dokee Brothers | CD | Okee Dokee Brothers | 40 | $20.00 | TK |
| 91. Songs About Us | CD | Muzic School | 15 | $12.00 | All ages |
| 92. Wake Up & Sing | CD | Red Yarn Productions | 33 | n/a | All ages |
You might also be interested in looking at the 2017 Notable Children’s Videos discussion list which will be posted tomorrow and the 2017 Notable Children’s Books discussion list which will be posted on Thursday.
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