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Five Pajama Press titles are Bank Street Best Books

Posted on March 27th, 2015 by pajamapress

Five Pajama Press titles have been selected for the Bank Street College of Education’s The Best Children’s Books of the Year, 2015 Edition:

Nat The Cat Can Sleep Like That - a not-quite-ready-for-bedtime story by Victoria Allenby, illustrated by Tara AndersonNat the Cat Can Sleep Like That
Written by Victoria Allenby, illustrated by Tara Anderson
Under Five, Animals (Fiction)

Skydiver: Saving the Fastest Bird in the World  by Celia GodkinSkydiver: Saving the Fastest Bird in the World
Written and illustrated by Celia Godkin
Ages 9–12, Ecology

Cat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends by Rob LaidlawCat Champions: Caring for our Feline Friends
Written by Rob Laidlaw
Ages 9–12, Science

Moon At Nine by Deborah Ellis - the true story of two girls who fell in love in post-revolution Iran Moon at Nine
Written by Deborah Ellis
Ages 12–14, Today

Graffiti Knight by Karen Bass, winner of the Geoffrey Bilson Award and the CLA Young Adult Book AwardGraffiti Knight
Written by Karen Bass
Ages 14+, Historical Fiction

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Three Pajama Press books featured on Bank Street Best Books list 2013

Posted on May 26th, 2013 by pajamapress

Pajama Press is pleased to announce that all three of the books we published in our first season have been selected for Bank Street College of Education’s “Best Children’s Books of the Year 2013” list.

No Shelter Here: Making the World a Kinder Place for Dogs by Rob Laidlaw and Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphan’s Rescue from War by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch appear in the Information Books section for ages nine to twelve, while True Blue by Deborah Ellis was selected for Fiction ages fourteen and up.

Congratulations to Rob, Marsha and Deborah.

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