The Notable Children’s Videos, Recordings, and Interactive Software for Kids lists are compiled annually by committees of the Association for Library Service to children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). These lists were released in January 2011 at the ALA Midwinter meeting in San Diego, CA. The items on these lists, for children 14 years of age and younger, exhibit especially commendable quality, show respect for children’s intelligence and imagination, and reflect and encourage the interests of children in exemplary ways.

Videos

The American Presidents: 1754-1861—Revolution and the New Nation/Expansion and Reform. DVD. 40 min. Disney Educational. 2010. ISBN 1-59753-247-9. $29.99. Gr 3-8.

Anatomy of a Puff. DVD. 15 min. Human Relations Media. 2009. ISBN 978-1-55548-809-3. $139.95. Gr 7 Up.

Chicken Little. DVD. 8 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-29594-9. $59.95. PreS-Gr 2.

Cliques: Where Do You Fit In? DVD. 15 min. Human Relations Media. 2009. ISBN 978-1-55548-800-0. $129.95. Gr 5-9.

Crow Call. DVD. 18 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-29600-7. $59.95. PreS-Gr 2.

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins. DVD. 20 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-19646-8. $59.95. Gr 2-5.

Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists: Edgar Degas. DVD. 22 min. Getting to Know. 2010. ISBN 978-0-9843668-3-5. $29.95. Gr 2-5.

Katie Loves the Kittens. DVD. 9 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-29626-7. $59.95. PreS-Gr 2.

Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken. DVD. 15 min. Nutmeg Media. 2010. ISBN 1-933938-76-5. $49.95. PreS-Gr 2.

May I Pet Your Dog? DVD. 14 min. Nutmeg Media. 2010. ISBN 1-933938-74-9. $49.95. PreS-Gr 3.

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed. DVD. 11 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-29631-1. $59.95. PreS-Gr 2.

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! DVD. 7 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-22634-9. $59.95. PreS-Gr 1.

The Pluto Files. DVD. 56 min. Prod. by WGBH Foundation. Dist. by PBS. 2010. ISBN 978-1-60883-204-0. $24.99. Gr 7 Up.

Songs of Freedom. DVD. 27 min. with hardcover book. Blue Sky Project Inc. 2010. ISBN 978-0-5780-4112-4. $35. Gr 2-5.

Splat the Cat. DVD. 9 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-22633-1. $59.95. PreS-Gr 3.

Spoon. DVD. 8 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-22635-6. $59.95. PreS-Gr 2.

That Book Woman. DVD. 12 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-22636-3. $59.95. Gr 1-4.

Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival. DVD. 20 min. Nutmeg Media. 2010. ISBN 1-933938-72-2. $49.95. K-Gr 3.

RECORDINGS

Alchemy and Meggy Swann. By Karen Cushman; read by Katherine Kellgren. 4 CDs. 4:23 hrs. Listening Library. 2010. ISBN 978-0-3077-1024-6. $38. Gr 5-8. (2011 Odyssey Honor Audiobook).

Boom! By Mark Haddon; read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. 3 CDs. 3:46 hrs. Listening Library. 2010. ISBN 978-0-7393-8136-7. $28. Gr 5-8.

The Call of the Wild. By Jack London; read by Jeff Daniels. 3 CDs. 3:10 hrs. Listening Library. 2010. ISBN 978-0-3077-1028-4. $30. Gr 6 Up.

Cantilena: Night Songs from Around the World. Vocals by Patrice O’Neill. CD. 57 min. Yellow Tail Records. 2010. $16. PreS-K.

Chicken Little. By Rebecca and Ed Emberley; read by Walter Mayes. CD. 8 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-29651-9: $12.95; CD with hardcover book, ISBN 978-0-545-29673-1: $29.95. PreS-Gr 2.

Clementine: Friend of the Week. By Sara Pennypacker; read by Jessica Almasy. 2 cassettes or 2 CDs. 2 hrs. Recorded Books. 2010. cassette: ISBN 978-1-4407-7788-1, CD: ISBN 978-1-4407-7792-9. $30.75. Gr 2-4.

Crocodile Tears: The Alex Rider Adventure Series, Book 8. By Anthony Horowitz; read by Simon Prebble. 9 cassettes or 9 CDs. 9:45 hrs. Recorded Books. 2010. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4407-5450-0: $67.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4407-5454-8: $97.75. Gr 5-9.

The Curious Garden. By Peter Brown; read by Katherine Kellgren. CD. 8 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-29659-5. $12.95; CD with hardcover book, ISBN 978-0-545-29675-5: $29.95. PreS-Gr 3.

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins. By Barbara Kerley; read by Jonathan Pryce. CD. 20 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-19679-6. $12.95; CD with paperback book, ISBN 978-0-545-19703-8: $18.95; CD with hardcover book, ISBN 978-0-545-19697-0: $29.95. Gr 2-5.

Epossumondas Plays Possum. By Colleen Salley; read by Cynthia Darlow. cassette or CD. 15 min. Recorded Books. 2010. cassette: ISBN 978-1-4193-3122-0, CD: ISBN 978-1-4193-3123-7. $15.75. K-Gr 3.

Forge. By Laurie Halse Anderson; read by Tim Cain. 7 CDs. 7:51 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4233-6737-6. $74.97. Gr 6-10.

Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices. By Walter Dean Myers; read by a full cast. 2 CDs. 1:30 hrs. Live Oak Media. 2010. ISBN 978-1-43010-930-3. $22.95; with paperback book, ISBN 978-1-43010-840-5: $28.95; with hardcover book, ISBN 978-1-43010-882-5: $39.95. Gr 6 Up

If You Were a Penguin. By Florence Minor; read by Antonia Bath. CD. 9:04 min. with hardcover book. Live Oak Media. 2010. ISBN 978-1-43010-864-1. $28.95. PreS-Gr 3. PreS-Gr 2.

Jungle Gym. Vocals by Justin Roberts. CD. approx. 40 min. Prod. by Carpet Square Records. Dist. by CDBaby.com. 2010. $15.98. PreS-Gr 3.

The King and the Thrush: Tales of Goodness and Greed. Read by Tim Jennings and Leanne Ponder. CD. approx. 49 min. Eastern Coyote. 2010. ISBN 978-0-9793554-4-8. $12. Gr 3 Up.

The Magician’s Elephant. By Kate DiCamillo; read by Juliet Stevenson. 3 CDs. 2:55 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4418-8905-8. $49.97. Gr 4-6.

Mockingbird. By Katherine Erskine; read by Angela Jayne Rogers. 4 cassettes or 4 CDs. 4:30 hrs. Recorded Books. 2010. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4407-4660-4: $41.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4407-4664-2: $51.75. Gr 5-7.

The New Explorers Club. Vocals by the Flannery Brothers. CD. 45 min. Flantastic! Prods. 2010. $15. K-Gr 3.

One Crazy Summer. By Rita Williams-Garcia; read by Sisi Aisha Johnson. 5 cassettes or 5 CDs. 5:15 hrs. Recorded Books. 2010. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4498-2220-0: $33.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4498-2196-8: $46.75. Gr 4-7.

Ranky Tanky. Vocals by Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem. CD. 50 min. Prod. by Mayhem Music. Dist. by CDBaby.com. 2010. $15. PreS-Gr 2.

Splat the Cat. By Rob Scotton; read by Scotty Huff and Robert Reynolds. CD. 7 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-22641-7. $12.95; CD with hardcover book, ISBN 978-0-545-23794-9: $29.95. PreS-Gr 2.

They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group. By Susan Campbell Bartoletti; read by Dion Graham. 4 CDs. 4 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4418-7156-5. $69.97. Gr 7 Up.

The True Meaning of Smekday. By Adam Rex; read by Bahni Turpin. 9 CDs. 10:38 hrs. Listening Library. 2010. ISBN 978-0-3077-1112-0. $65. Gr 5-7. (2011 Odyssey Winner)

The Water Seeker. By Kimberly Willis Holt; read by Will Patton. 6 CDs. 7 hrs. Listening Library. 2010. ISBN 978-0-3077-1094-9. $37.Gr 5-8.

What to Do About Alice? By Barbara Kerley; read by Katherine Kellgren. CD. 15 min. Weston Woods. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-29663-2. $12.95; CD with hardcover book, ISBN 978-0-545-29679-3: $29.95; CD with paperback book, ISBN 978-0-545-29821-6: $18.95. Gr 2-5.

Great Interactive Software

Disney Online Kerpoof Studios. Disney Online (kerpoof.com). Online. $4.39/month, $24.97/6 months, $44.79/12 months. Free version avail. PreS-Gr 6.

Generation Cures: Caduceus. FableVision (fablevisionstudios.com/project.php?id=1). Online. Gr 5-8.

Zoodles 3.4.4. Inquisitive Minds (zoodles.com). Download. $7.95/month, $39.95/6 months. Free version avail. PreS-Gr 5.