It’s that time of year again — when we get to declare the books that are absolutely, indisputably, unequivocally THE BEST kids’ books of the whole year! We love these books so much that we think you’ll unequivocally agree that they are certainly, positively, unmistakably really very good. Starting with… FOR THE OLDER KIDS: The Best Worst Thing by Kathleen Lane I was in love with Maggie, the smart, curious, beautifully neurotic narrator of Kathleen Lane's middle reader novel, from page one.