Joanne Rocklin's LOVE, PENELOPE is on the 2019 ILA Children's Choices Reading list!

We are pleased to announce that LOVE, PENELOPE (Amulet/Abrams Books for Young Readers) by Joanne Rocklin and illustrated by Lucy Knisley is on the 2019 ILA Children's Choices Reading list in the Advanced Readers category (grades 5-6). Each year, 12,500 school children from different regions of the U.S. read newly published children’s and young adults’ trade books and vote for the ones they like best. These Children’s Choices, selected from more than 900 titles, can be counted on as books children truly enjoy reading. This list, a project cosponsored by the International Literacy Association (ILA) and the Children’s Book Council (CBC), is designed for use not only by educators, librarians and media specialists, administrators, and booksellers but also by families and caregivers—and everyone who wishes to encourage young people to read for pleasure.

Please join us in congratulating Joanne Rocklin and Lucy Knisley on their book being included in this prestigious award list.

Also, Joanne Rocklin is available for school visits. For details about Joanne, her books and her author appearances, just visit Balkin Buddies. We'll be happy to help.