We, the three members of the BOB Command Team, have made our contender picks.  And, thanks to the hard work of our SLJ Support Team, now have fifteen eager judges waiting to receive their battle instructions.

Starting on January 15th, stop by often to find the contenders list, battle bracket, judge info, and more!

This will be the sixth annual SLJ’s Battle of the Kids’ Books – and we look forward to being delighted and surprised by this year’s judges’ decisions and rom our loyal followers’ responses to them.

So let’s begin the speculating! Tell us in the comments what you think the 16 contenders will be.  One lucky reader who guesses the most correct titles will receive a small book-related prize.

Here is a look back of the final results in the last five Battles: