Read on Wisconsin Jump Start

Read on Wisconsin is a great initiative that suggests quality literature to the kids of Wisconsin. Originally started as an initiative by former First Lady Jessica Doyle, the CCBC took over administration of this program in 2011.  YSS will be joining as one of the partners in the program. The committees to select next school year's titles met last week and the lists have just been released.  Here is a sneak peek at the first four month's titles so you can stock up for your collection and start thinking of tie-ins and programs for your community!

September:

                Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers

                A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka.  Schwartz & Wade, 2011

                Back to School Tortoise by Lucy M. George.  Illustrated by Merel Eyckerman.  

                       U.S. edition:  Albert Whitman, 2011

                Primary (Grades K-2)

                Cork & Fuzz: Short & Tall by Dori Chaconas. Illustrated by Lisa McCue. Viking, 2006
                Dog & Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories  by Laura Vaccaro Seeger.  A Neal Porter Book /               

                                Roaring Brook    Press, 2007

                Intermediate (Grades 3-5)

                What Really Happened to Humpty (from the Files of a Hard-Boiled Detective) by Jeanie

                            Franz Ransom.  Illustrated by Stephen Axelsen.  Charlesbridge, 2009

                Middle School

               Hidden by Helen Frost.  Frances Foster Books / Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011

                Bluefish by Pat Schmatz. Candlewick Press, 2011

                High School

                The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.  Dutton, 2012

October:

                Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers

                Job Site by Nathan Clement.  Boyds Mills Press, 2011

                Monday is One Day by Arthur A. Levine.  Illustrated by Julian Hector.  Scholastic Press, 2011

                Primary (Grades K-2)

                Mouse & Lion by Rand Burkert.  Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert.  Michael di Capua Books /                        Scholastic, 2011

                Intermediate (Grades 3-5)

                Eyes on the Goal by John Coy.  Feiwel and Friends, 2010

                Middle School

                Warp Speed by Lisa Yee.  Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Inc., 2011

                High School

                Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol.  First Second, 2011

November:

                Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers

                Gracias / Thanks by Pat Mora.  Illustrated by John Parra.  Translated by Adriana Dominguez. 

                               Lee & Low, 2009
                Loon Baby by Molly Beth Griffin.  Illustrated by Anne Hunter.  Houghton Mifflin, 2010

                Primary (Grades K-2)

                Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup by Jorge Argueta. Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng. Groundwood,2009

                Intermediate (Grades 3-5)

                Diego Rivera:  His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh.  Abrams, 2011

                My Papa Diego and Me: Memories of My Father and His Art by Guadalupe Rivera Marín.

                                Children’s Book Press, 2009

                Middle School

                Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor.  Viking, 2011

                High School

                Up Close: Harper Lee by Kerry Madden.  Viking, 2009

December:

                Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers

                Cradle Me by Debby Slier.  Star Bright Books, 2012

                The Twins’ Blanket by Hyewon Yum.  Frances Foster Books / Farrar Straus Giroux, 2011

                While You Are Sleeping: A Lift-the-Flap Book of Time Around the World by Durga Bernhard.

                                Charlesbridge, 2011

                Primary (Grades K-2)

                Little Dog Lost:  A True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic by Mônica Carnesi.  Nancy Paulsen

                                Books / Penguin, 2012

                Intermediate (Grades 3-5)

                Rich:  A Dyamonde Daniel Book by Nikki Grimes.  Putnam, 2010

                Middle School

                Drawing from Memory by Allen Say.  Scholastic Press, 2011

                High School

                Now is the Time for Running by Michael Williams.  U.S. edition:  Little, Brown, 2011