This year we’ve cataloged too many award-winning children’s books that made us grumpy<\/strong>, all about disappearing ecosystems, abused animals, lost pets and death generally.<\/p>\n

We recommend the following <\/strong>instead:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The terrifically silly poems in Polkabats and Octopus Slacks<\/em><\/a> by Calef Brown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Awesome illustrations and historical weirdness in The Raucous Royals: Test Your Royal Wits, Crack Codes, Solve Mysteries, and Deduce Which Royal Rumors Are True<\/a><\/em> by Carlyn Beccia<\/a>, for readers age 9 and up. We also have Beccia’s equally awesome alphabet book Who Put the B in Ballyhoo?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Finally, in <\/em>The Cow That Laid an Egg<\/em>,<\/a> Marjorie can’t do a handstand or ride a bike like the other cows, but learns she’s special too when she lays her own egg (with a little help from some sympathetic chickens). Recommended for ages 4-8.<\/p>\n

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