The Wisconsin State Reading Association Children's Literature Committee creates a master recommendation list of some of the best of the newest picture books published each year. This slideshow is what was presented at the WSRA Convention in February 2018 of text sets committee members created with recommended books rom the master recommendation list to use in the classroom.

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WSRA Children’s Literature Committee
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Find our complete lists online

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Our Selection Criteria
➔ Appeal for Students
➔ Value for Classroom Use
➔ Represents High-Quality Literature
➔ Authenticity
➔ Real-World Awareness
➔ Encourages Thought-Provoking Response
➔ Engaging Storytelling
➔ Artistry of Writing Craft
➔ Exemplary Illustrations
➔ Focus on Diversity (using We Need Diverse Books definition)

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Windows, Mirrors, & Sliding Glass Doors
Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop
“Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds
that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange. These
windows are also sliding glass doors, and readers have only
to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever
world has been created or recreated by the author. When
lighting conditions are just right, however, a window can
also be a mirror. Literature transforms human experience
and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see
our own lives and experiences as part of the larger human
experience. Read, then, becomes a means of self-
affirmation, and readers often seek their mirrors in books.”
Bishop, R.S. (1990). Mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors. Perspectives, 6(3), pp. ix-xi.

5. Books That Inspire the Writer
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6. Wordless
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7. Spark Your Imagination
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8. STEM
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9. STEM
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Refugees and Immigrants
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11. Relationships
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12. Relationships
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13. Relationships
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Conversations About Race
Opening Up the Conversations

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Conversations About Race
Everyday Diversity

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Conversations About RaceConversations About Race
Embracing Acceptance & Inclusivity

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