Our Choice: Annual, 2007

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.

2007 Starred Selections

Art, Music, Poetry, Plays Audio Beginning Readers Biography, Memoir and Speaking Out Early Chapter Books Young Adult Fiction

History, Geography and Culture Junior Fiction Middle Years Fiction Nature Picture Books

Science and Technology Short Stories Sports Teen Fiction Video and DVD

Art, Music, Poetry, Plays Casey at the Bat Earth Magic Exit Point Stuffed The Raven I Did It Because...: How A Poem Happens I Did It Because...: How A Poem Happens	Audio Canada is for Kids: Volume 3 Murmel Murmel Munsch! Smorgasbord Snooze Music
Beginning Readers Best Friends, No Matter What Best Friends, No Matter What Best Friends, No Matter What	Biography, Memoir and Speaking Out Hiding Edith: A True Story
Early Chapter Books Wide as Wings Keeley and the Mountain	History, Geography and Culture Genocide Genocide P is for Puffin: A Newfoundland and Labrador Alphabet
Junior Fiction Gemini Summer Gemini Summer I Am a Taxi I Am a Taxi Odd Man Out Odd Man Out Rex Zero and the End of the World Safe House Stealing Home	Middle Years Fiction Pigboy Pigboy
Nature Alligator and Crocodile Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife Alligator and Crocodile Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife Bear Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife Bear Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife Birds of Prey Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife Birds of Prey Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife Creatures: Great and Small Rainforest Bird Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife Rainforest Bird Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife Tale of a Great White Fish: A Sturgeon Story I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids' Guide to the Cycle of Life and Death I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids' Guide to the Cycle of Life and Death	Picture Books Augustine I Remember Miss Perry Listen, Said the Donkey: Tales of the First Christmas Precious and the Boo Hag Secret of the Dance The Birdman The Hockey Tree The Hockey Tree What Are You Doing, Sam? When You Were Small Yetsa's Sweater
Science and Technology Build It! Structures, Systems and You Build It! Structures, Systems and You Change It! Solids, Liquids, Gases and You Change It! Solids, Liquids, Gases and You Climate Change Climate Change Jurassic Poop: What Dinosaurs (and Others) Left Behind Jurassic Poop: What Dinosaurs (and Others) Left Behind Science Detectives: How Scientists Solved Six Real-Life Mysteries Science Detectives: How Scientists Solved Six Real-Life Mysteries Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses? Squirt! The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read about Blood Squirt! The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read about Blood	Short Stories Friendships
Sports The Matchless Six: The Story of Canada	Teen Fiction Exit Point Stuffed Tell Tell
Video and DVD At Home with Mrs. Hen At Home with Mrs. Hen Pajama Party!	Young Adult Fiction Kanada Keturah and Lord Death Me and the Blondes Out of Focus Out of Focus Shattered Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen Street Pharm The Blue Helmet The Cannibals The Cannibals The Cannibals The Convicts The Convicts The Convicts The Droughtlanders The Droughtlanders The Raintree Rebellion The View from a Kite The Year of Secret Assignments The Year of Secret Assignments Three Songs for Courage Megiddo's Shadow Pirate