Each year, 12,500 school children from different regions of the United States read newly published children’s books and vote for the ones they like best. These Children’s Choices, selected from more than 800 titles, can be counted on as books children really enjoy reading. Co-sponsored by the International Literacy Association (ILA) and the Children’s Book Council (CBC), this reading list is designed for use not only by educators, librarians and media specialists, administrators, and booksellers but also by parents and families, caregivers, and anyone who wishes to encourage young people to read for pleasure.