We’re thrilled to announce that seventeen Transatlantic clients made appearances on this year’s edition of Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year! Chosen by their Children’s Book Committee, each title is selected for literary quality and excellence of presentation as well as the potential emotional impact of the books on young readers. Other criteria include credibility of characterization and plot, authenticity of time and place, age suitability, positive treatment of ethnic and religious differences, and the absence of stereotypes.
In fiction, we have:
Double Bass Blues by Andrea Loney (Knopf BFYR)
Andrea is represented by Andrea Cascardi
Stone River Crossing by Tim Tingle (Lee & Low)
Tim is represented by Andrea Cascardi
Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide (Katherine Tegen Books)
Tina is represented by Andrea Cascardi
Sea Bear by Lindsay Moore (Greenwillow Books)
Lindsay is represented by Fiona Kenshole
The Magic Boat by Kit Pearson and Katherine Farris (Orca Book Publishers)
Kit and Katherine are represented by Amy Tompkins
The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden by Heather Smith and illustrated by Rachel Wada (Orca Book Publishers)
Heather and Rachel are represented by Amy Tompkins
The Justice Project by Michael Betcherman (Orca Book Publishers)
Michael is represented by Amy Tompkins
Light a Candle by Godfrey Nkongolo and Eric Walters (Orca Books Publishers)
Eric is represented by Amy Tompkins
And in nonfiction:
From An Idea to Google by Lowey Bundy Sichol and illustrated by CS Jennings (HMH)
Lowey is represented by Elizabeth Bennett and CS is represented by Tim Travaglini
Under Pressure: The Science of Stress by Tanya Lloyd Kyi (Kids Can Press)
Tanya is represented by Amy Tompkins
The Tornado Scientist: Seeing Inside Severe Storms by Mary Kay Carson (HMH BFYR)
Mary Kay is represented by Andrea Cascardi
No More Excuses: Dismantling Rape Culture by Amber Keyser (Lerner)
Amber is represented by Fiona Kenshole
To see the full list of nominees, please visit:
https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-childrens-books-of-the-year/