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         <title>Best of 2011</title>
         <description><![CDATA[It's time for all the best books lists to come out. Here's a round-up:
<a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2011/childrens-picture#book/book-1">Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2011</a> - picture book list
<a href="http://www.bnkst.edu/cbc/best-books-2011/">Bankstreet Best Books of the Year </a> - extensive list broken down by age, going to 14 years and up.
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/best-childrens-books-of-2011/2011/11/15/gIQAwyLfiO_story.html">Washington Post Best Children's Books</a> - includes picture books, nonfiction and fiction
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/books/notable-childrens-books-of-2011.html?pagewanted=all">New York Times Notable Children's Books</a> - includes picture books, middle grade and young adult.
<a href="http://www.parents.com/fun/entertainment/books/best-kids-books-2011/">Parents.com 20 Best Children's Books</a> - nominated by librarians, teachers and literacy experts and voted on by parents and kids.

And a few of my favorites:
<strong>Me...Jane </strong>by Patrick McDonnell for the animal lover in your life.
<strong>I Want my Hat Back </strong>by Jon Klassen for a kid with a dark sense of humor.
<strong>Grandpa Green</strong> by Lane Smith great as a gift to or from a Grandpa.
<strong>Press Here</strong> by Herve Tullet for the rambunctious toddler who usually can't sit for a whole book.
<strong>Wonderstruck</strong> by Brian Selznick told in words and pictures this book will inspire a visit to the Museum of Natural History and the Panorama at the Queens Museum of Art.

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