Starred Selection

Listen, Said the Donkey: Tales of the First Christmas

Listen, Said the Donkey: Tales of the First Christmas (cover)

Written by Jean Little Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann

Scholastic Canada

Each animal in the Bethlehem stable tells how it came to be part of the Christmas story. The award-winning creators of Pippin the Christmas Pig cast a classic tale in a new and wondrous light.

Starred Selections by Year

Our Choice: Annual, 2006

Our Choice Cover 2006

Our Choice (now known as Best Books for Kids & Teens) is your guide to the best new Canadian books, magazines, audio and video for children and teens. Whether you’re stocking a bookshelf in a classroom, library or at home, every title in this guide has been given the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s stamp of approval.

Below you will find the Starred Selections from Our Choice. While each book in the guide is considered to be the cream of the crop, Starred Selections are titles of exceptional calibre.

Expert committees of educators, booksellers, school and public librarians from across Canada have handpicked the materials listed below. Committees look for excellence in writing, illustration or performance. Most importantly, these committees focus on selecting materials that will appeal to children and young adults.

2006 Starred Selections

Fairy Tales & Lengends

Middle Years Fiction