2015 marked several landmark birthdays for books in The Scholastic Library & Archive. We pulled out some of our darlings that celebrated anniversaries this year – check them out!
18th Birthdays
A is for Asia written by Cynthia Chin-Lee and illustrated by Yumi Heo
The Adventures of Captain Underpants: An Epic Novel by Dav Pilkey
Baby Tamer written and illustrated by Mark Teague
Bad, Badder, Baddest by Cynthia Voigt
The Frightful Story of Harry Walfish story and pictures by Brian Floca
California Diaries #1: Dawn by Ann M. Martin
Harlem: A Poem by Walter Dean Myers with pictures by Christopher Myers
The Hunterman and the Crocodile retold and illustrated by Baba Wagué Diakité
The Library Card by Jerry Spinelli
The Librarian from the Black Lagoon written by Mike Thaler with pictures by Jared Lee
Michelle Kwan: Heart of a Champion, An Autobiography by Michelle Kwan
Mysterious Thelonius by Chris Raschka
Poppleton written by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Mark Teague
A Ring of Tricksters: Animal Tales from America, the West Indies, and Africa written by Virginia Hamilton and illustrated by Barry Moser
Wild, Wild Hair written by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by George Ford
25th Birthdays
The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids: Vampires Don’t Wear Polka Dots by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thronton Jones with illustrations by John Steven Gurney
Beach Party by R.L. Stine
The Boy Who Owned the School: A Comedy of Love by Gary Paulsen
Do Like Kyla written by Angela Johnson with paintings by James E. Ransome
A Fire in My Hand: A Book of Poems by Gary Soto
Iktomi and the Ducks: A Plains Indian Story retold and illustrated by Paul Goble
The Journey: Japanese Americans, Racism, and Renewal painting and text by Sheila Hamanaka
Molly By Any Other Name by Jean Davies Okimoto
Moog-Moog, Space Barber by Mark Teague
North American Indian Sign Language by Karen Liptak with illustrations by Don Berry
Soda Jerk poems by Cynthia Rylant and paintings by Peter Catalanotto
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: A Novel by Avi
‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving story and pictures by Dav Pilkey
We Keep a Store by Anne Shelby with paintings by John Ward
With Love from Koko written by Faith McNulty and illustrated by Annie Cannon
50th Birthdays
Clifford Gets a Job story and pictures by Norman Bridwell
Helen Keller’s Teacher written by Mickie Davidson and ilulstrated by Wayne Blickenstaff
Runaway Slave: The Story of Harriet Tubman written by Ann McGovern with pictures by R.M. Powers
What Happened When Jack and Daisy Tried to Fool the Tooth Fairies written by Russell Hoban with pictures by Lillian Hoban
The Witch Next Door story and pictures by Norman Bridwell
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to these great books!
Be sure to have a slice of cake in their honor over the holidays.
